Protected by Socio Bosque
Since 2008, The Socio Bosque Program, a voluntary incentive-based scheme with combined environmental and socioeconomic targets, is Ecuador's $61M response to commercial and agricultural loss of lands that support ecotourism. It hopes to protect 4 million hectares, nearly 16% of Ecuador's total land mass, and help between 500,000 and 1 million people. https://initiative20x20.org/restoration-projects/ecuadors-socio-bosque-program