Friends
of Nature Foundation / Fundación
Amigos de la Naturaleza
(FAN) is a private non profit
organization, founded in
1988, dedicated to conserve
Bolivian biodiversity and
therefore contribute
to the sustainability of
the planet.
Its actions are characterized
by having a solid scientific
foundation and technical
viability with social participation
and administrative transparency.
MISSION
Generate
opportunities and innovation
for the conservation of
biodiversity in Bolivia.
WORK AREAS
- Geographical
work areas:
- Chiquitano-Iténez
Corridor:
Noel
Kempff
Mercado
National
Park
TCO
(Communal
Native
Land)
Bajo
Paraguá
Bajo
Paraguá
Forest
Reserve
Súnsas
Mountains
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- Amboró-Madidi
Corridor:
Amboró
National
Park
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- Amboró-Tariquía Corridor:
Valleys
of
the
Santa
Cruz
Department
Incahuasi,
Iñao.
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- Thematic
work areas:
- Principal:
Management
of
Protected
Areas
Biodiversity
conservation
planning
Scientific
research
Territorial
Management
Biotrade
Biodiversity
legislation
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- Connected
themes:
Editing,
publication
and
dissemination
of
information
about
biodiversity
and
its
conservation
Support
in
the
professional
formation
of
university
students
Education
in
the
conservation
of
biodiversity
Mitigation
of
climatic
changes
and
their
effects
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ACHIEVEMENTS
During its institutional
life, FAN has accomplished
many important achievements
in different areas:
AWARDS
-
"Roy Family Award"
presented by Harvard John F.
Kennedy
University to
the Noel Kempff Climate Action
Project on
april 4, 2003
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The
Noel Kempff Mercado National
Park was declared a "NATURAL
HERITAGE TO HUMANITY"
by UNESCO on November
22, 2000 (SERNAP/FAN).
- Gold
Medal, diploma and plaque
awarded to the Noel Kempff
Climatic Action Project at the EXPO 2000
in Hannover, Germany for
having been declared a
"Global Project".
- "Cliff
Messinger" award for conservation
presented by The Nature
Conservancy (TNC), to
the most successful private
institution in Latin America
and the Caribbean (1997).
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