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Great Wilderness has five projects competing for the Carbon 14 Environmental Award! So please take the time and energy to Vote for us and recommend any of our projects to be the winner. You can vote at: http://www.c14time.com/contestsubmissions. BENEFIT CONCERT IN U.S
Good Job Rocio!
FONSOEAM NEWS
a. Two years $500,000 grant from the FIE-PROSUD to strengthen capacity of the small scale cacao farmer's association. b. Commercialization agreement between Fonmsoeam and Equitable with support from Veterinaries Without Borders, as well as with Nahualli to sell high quality cacao beans to be made into fine chocolate in
c. Organic and Fair Trade certification to farmers supported by GTZ. d. Establishment of a succesfull Volunteer and Internship Program . e. Establishment of a community extension, natural history courses, and outreach program in the Mache Chindul Ecological Reserve. f. Successful completion of the Leadership and
g. Establishment of market opportunities for Fonmsoeam's cacao beans nationally and internationally supported by Marco Lopez. h. Partnership development and General meeting with all partners currently supporting Fonmsoeam (GTZ and GW).
GREAT WILDERNESS VOLUNTEER AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN ECUADOR AND VENEZUELA
Congratulations to our 2009-2012 Volunteers and Interns!
GREAT WILDERNESS TRIPS TO ECUADOR
Living with the Farmers in the Esmeraldas Province
"Living with the local farmers is the best way to understand their needs and how we can help. So I decided to bring my tend and spend three of my four weeks in
GREAT WILDERNESS - RESEARCH PROGRAM
a. Soraya and Karl research trip to Ecuador- Forpus project. (Feb-March 09)
c. Karl's field trip to Venezuela- Forpus project. (18 July- 17 August 09-10-11-12)
MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES
a. Karl is attending conference in
b. Soraya and Karl are attending conference at Rockefeller University-NY. (
c. Bill and Vicki are attending conference in
MEDIA AND EVENTS
On March 09, Great Wilderness' conservation work in
NEW PARTNERS AND ALLIANCES a. Tangare Foundation and La Hesperia Biological Reserve and Station. Quito
b. Hato Masaguaral- Los Llanos Venezuela.
c. Hato La Fe- Los Llanos Venezuela
BOARD OF DIRECTORS - NEW MEMBERS
On May 2009, Great Wilderness welcomed Sara Trieste as new member of our Board of Directors.
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The “Trio of Strings Chamber Music Concert & Presentation”, is a benefit concert organized by Rocio Fernandez in support of rural communities and the Mache Chindul Ecological Reserve in the Esmeraldas province-Ecuador. The concert will be held this
