EcoMinga Foundation

EcoMinga Foundation The Foundation is an Ecuadorian, non-governmental nonprofit organization (NGO), established in Ecuador through an agreement No. 5 of the Ministry of Environment in 2005.
Its goal is identifying and protecting areas of high biodiversity and endemism, mainly on the eastern flank of the Andes, in the center of the country. Based on scientific evaluation, the foundation has established 12 conservation areas. It is dedicated to the conservation of the unique forests of Andean foothills, cloud forests and paramos.

The reserves Almost 8000 hectares nationwide are covered in a private conservation model, which establishes the maintenance of forests in perpetuity. The reserves protect a great variety of forests and paramos in an elevation from 800–3860 m.

• Cerro Candelaria Reserve
• Olivier Currat Reserve
• Chamana Reserve
• Rio Verde Reserve
• Dracula Reserve
• Río Anzu Reserve
• Río Machay Reserve
• Río Manduriacu Reserve
• Río Zuñag Reserve
• Noah Britton Flavored Preserves
• Naturetrek Reserve
• Naturetrek Viscaya Reserve

The Foundation

Head

• Louis Jost

Management team

• Louis Jost
• Francisco Javier Robayo Guerra
• Juan Pablo Reyes Puig

The Dracula Reserve Team

Project manager Dracula Reserve

• Francisco Javier Robayo Guerra

Research

• Juan Pablo Reyes Puig
• Luis Baquero
• Mario Humberto Yánez Muñoz
• Jorge Jheobany Brito Molina
• Marco Federico Monteros Almeida

Additional Research

• Paúl Medranda

Park Guards

• Pedro Héctor Yela Casanova
• Jeovany Rodrigo Guerra Cifuentes
• Daniel Valencia Meneses

Administration and communication

• Gabriela Stefanía Puetate Huaca

Web sites

Blog Plants and animals of the EcoMinga reserves.
ecomingafoundation.wordpress.com

Facebook News and pictures of animals, plants and events. In Spanish.
facebook.com/ecominga