- Country
- Ecuador
- Landscape
- Pichincha
- Description
- The Water Protection Fund for Quito (FONAG) works to conserve and recover primary water sources for the Metropolitan District of Quito, Ecuador, with a specific focus on sites in the surrounding Andean mountains at an altitude of 2,500m (8,202ft) and above. Both the western and eastern mountain ranges have similar ecosystems such as high montane forest in the lowlands, páramos in the highlands, and dry forest in the inter-Andean valleys. Local populations in the highlands consist of mostly communities of mixed backgrounds, and most of the areas are composed of private landowners.
Explore Acción Andina's forest restoration across the Andes: projects, nurseries, reforestation sites and partner communities on one map.