As a Central America-focused nonprofit, Paso Pacifico seeks to restore and protect the dry tropical forests and coastal ecosystems of Central America and Mexico, and in doing so, contribute to the recovery of endangered wildlife, the well-being of rural communities, and landscape-scale connectivity of habitats. The group believes that as a women-led organization operating in Central American countries where there is limited restoration investment, it has a unique contribution to make to Initiative 20x20.
Over the past seventeen years, Paso Pacifico's track record in Nicaragua has been significant. It began with targeted reforestation efforts in partnership with landowners and soon after launched the Return to Forest restoration project, Latin America’s first gold-level validated forest carbon project under the Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard. The group augmented restoration efforts in southwestern Nicaragua to focus on watershed restoration with over 70 small-scale landowners, mixing wildlife-friendly tree species that led to food and non-timber forest products such as Peru balsum, Ojoche. In the past three years, Paso Pacifico has expanded programs to eastern El Salvador where its community partners protect standing forests and reduce wildfires.
As a biodiversity conservation organization, Paso Pacifico designs its restoration programs to meet the habitat needs of critically endangered species like the yellow-naped Amazon parrot and the black-handed spider monkey. As a result, the group has seen a dramatic recovery of these two species over the past 15 years in Rivas, Nicaragua where it operates.
Paso Pacifico's technical strength is in implementing programs that elevate the decision-making role of farmers and other community stakeholders. It has found much success in its restoration projects when we allow farmers to dictate the timing of seedling planting, restoration area maintenance (i.e. removal of grasses and lianas), and management of resprouts and natural seeds. Based on its work in this area, Paso Pacifico is now building a digital platform to connect youth forest agents with farmers.
Country
Nicaragua
Mexico
El Salvador
As a Central America-focused nonprofit, Paso Pacifico seeks to restore and protect the dry tropical forests and coastal ecosystems of Central America and Mexico, and in doing so, contribute to the recovery of endangered wildlife, the well-being of rural communities, and landscape-scale connectivity of habitats. The group believes that as a women-led organization operating in Central American countries where there is limited restoration investment, it has a unique contribution to make to Initiative 20x20.
Over the past seventeen years, Paso Pacifico's track record in Nicaragua has been significant. It began with targeted reforestation efforts in partnership with landowners and soon after launched the Return to Forest restoration project, Latin America’s first gold-level validated forest carbon project under the Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard. The group augmented restoration efforts in southwestern Nicaragua to focus on watershed restoration with over 70 small-scale landowners, mixing wildlife-friendly tree species that led to food and non-timber forest products such as Peru balsum, Ojoche. In the past three years, Paso Pacifico has expanded programs to eastern El Salvador where its community partners protect standing forests and reduce wildfires.
As a biodiversity conservation organization, Paso Pacifico designs its restoration programs to meet the habitat needs of critically endangered species like the yellow-naped Amazon parrot and the black-handed spider monkey. As a result, the group has seen a dramatic recovery of these two species over the past 15 years in Rivas, Nicaragua where it operates.
Paso Pacifico's technical strength is in implementing programs that elevate the decision-making role of farmers and other community stakeholders. It has found much success in its restoration projects when we allow farmers to dictate the timing of seedling planting, restoration area maintenance (i.e. removal of grasses and lianas), and management of resprouts and natural seeds. Based on its work in this area, Paso Pacifico is now building a digital platform to connect youth forest agents with farmers.
Country
Nicaragua
Mexico
El Salvador
