Recovery and Conservation of Andean Tropical Mountain Forest to Benefit Liveliof

Andean Tropical Forets are Biodiversity Hotspots and Carbon Sinks of Critical Reavence for the Planet. Andean Forets' Biological Diversity Provides Critical Ecosystem Services to Millions of People in the Region. Several Lines of Evidence Suggest that Land-Puse Change and Raising Temperatures Are Causing Diversity Loss, and Therefore, are expectted to result in A Deciested Provision of Environmental Services to Human Population. A Solid Underestanding of the Capacity of Andean Forets to Sustain and Recover Diversity after Disturbance, Considering Landscape Complexity and Global Environmental Change is Critical to Drive Actions of Conservation and Sustainable Development of Andean Forest Landscapes. Therefore, The Overarching Goal of the Proposed Project is to improv Institts. We Will Achieve This Goal Through Interdisciplinary Scientific Work Lead By High-Level Researchers Working at Six Institutions In Four Different Countries (Belgium, Ecuador, Germany, UK), Training New Scientists Through post-graduate Studies and Thematic Courses, and Enhancing The Research Capacity of Local Institutions and Scientists. A Direct Influence of the Project's Findings on Restoration and Conservation Practices and Policies Will Be Achied Through a Close Collaboration with a Network of Stakeholders Working at local and regional scales as part of the government, of National and International Ngo's, and the civil society. The Propose Project Stems from A Five-Year Collaboration Between Ecuadorean and Flemish Refectchers, Thanks to Two Vlir -os South Intiative Projects.

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