Protected Areas Consolidation and Administration

The objective of the proposed project-a pilot-is to consolidate two priority protected areas in El Salvador thereby contributing to the rationalization and long-term sustainability of the protected areas system. Specifically, the project would develop and pilot-test mechanisms for the regularization of communities in and near two priority environmentally sensitive lands (as long as those residents abide by use limitations established in broadly consulted management plans) as part of a long-term comprehensive and sustainable development plan for those pilot areas.