THE TEAM
Having explored and researched many areas of the Ecuadorian Chocó, Dr. Mika Peck, lecturer at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, and his team of biologists identified Tesoro Escondido as sheltering one of the biggest population of brown-headed spider monkeys. Mika, through the university, has been able to provide scientific knowledge, financial help and expertise working with small producers to the project.
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Proyecto Washu is a non-profit organisation, created in 2011, whose mission is to protect the critically endangered brown-headed spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps) and the biodiversity of the Ecuadorian Chocó. Through scientific research, environmental education programmes and the development of sustainable alternatives for populations who live in the Ecuadorian Chocó, Proyecto Washu has been dedicated to restoring and protecting one of the most culturally and biologically diverse region in the world. Alongside this, Proyecto Washu is working to rehabilitate brown-headed spider monkeys who have been victims of illegal wildlife trade.
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Fundación Cambugán is an Ecuadorian NGO, established in 2000, whose mission is to restore and protect forest ecosystems. Through scientific research and community development projects they wish to build sustainable development models that combine the conservation of the environment and the economic and social empowerment of the people that live in these regions.
To find out more about Fundación Cambugán's work, click here.