The “Sun Angel’s Gardens” is a reserve started by La Asociacion de Productores Agropecuarias La Primavera (APALP), an association created in 2007 by the people of La Primavera village to promote sustainable agriculture and the conservation of their surrounding forests. The main agricultural produce of the area is coffee and cattle farming for meat, but seeing first-hand the devastation caused by large-scale production, the association has shifted to certified organic and fairtrade production, and incorporates reforestation into old harvest sites.
The area has been unofficially protected since 1988, and in 2009, we began helping the villagers register the Sun Angel’s Gardens area as a Conservation Concession. By having the area protected, APALP aims to ensure clean and safe water resources, protect biodiversity by reducing hunting, encourage environmental education and participation of community members in conservation, and generate sustainable income through ecotourism.
The area has been unofficially protected since 1988, and in 2009, we began helping the villagers register the Sun Angel’s Gardens area as a Conservation Concession. By having the area protected, APALP aims to ensure clean and safe water resources, protect biodiversity by reducing hunting, encourage environmental education and participation of community members in conservation, and generate sustainable income through ecotourism.
The “Sun Angel’s Gardens” is a reserve started by La Asociacion de Productores Agropecuarias La Primavera (APALP), an association created in 2007 by the people of La Primavera village to promote sustainable agriculture and the conservation of their surrounding forests. The main agricultural produce of the area is coffee and cattle farming for meat, but seeing first-hand the devastation caused by large-scale production, the association has shifted to certified organic and fairtrade production, and incorporates reforestation into old harvest sites. The area has been unofficially protected since 1988, and in 2009, we began helping the villagers register the Sun Angel’s Gardens area as a Conservation Concession. By having the area protected, APALP aims to ensure clean and safe water resources, protect biodiversity by reducing hunting, encourage environmental education and participation of community members in conservation, and generate sustainable income through ecotourism.