ECO-CORRIDORS FUND
​ ​for the Caucasus

The second phase of the FPA was completed in the village communities of Gndasar-West, near the Gnishik Protected Landscape, and Shahapong Conservation Area. During the inception phase of a Conservation Agreement, the Financial Participatory Approach (FPA) was adopted as a tool to support the process of collective learning in the target communities. The aim was to empower local communities to manage their own development and take part in a structured dialogue to develop the co

Conservation Agreement in new village communities of South Eastern Lesser Caucasus Corridor joined ECF sustainable land use plans. Active dialogue within the local communities in Ararat, Vayots Dzor, and Sisian regions of Armenia have resulted in the conclusion of several conservation agreements. Through the introduction of sustainable land use plans implemented by local communities, these success stories have made it possible to introduce a new conservation approach and impr