Nature and Culture International is a left-of-center advocacy group based in Del Mar, California that promotes environmentalist policies and “sustainable development” within Latin America. 1
Nature and Culture International was founded in 1997 by Ivan Gayler to address and promote environmentally conscious development with Latin American countries. 2 The organization works in countries including Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Colombia, and Bolivia. 3 The organization also collaborates with local groups, indigenous communities, national government bodies, and international partners. 4
Collaborations and Partnerships
Nature and Culture International has collaborated with local governments and other entities such as the Andes Amazon Fund and Conservation International. The group also promotes advocacy and work with local indigenous communities. 56
The organization also advocates for conservation and environmental policies at the local, national, and international levels. Such proposals from the group include legal protections for indigenous communities, promoting indigenous land rights, and increased sustainable development. 7
Establishing legal protection of carpish montane forest of the carpish – yanachaga conservation corridor in peru; fostering community-based conservation in utcubamba key biodiversity area in peru; strengthening protection of alrededores de amaluza key biodiversity area in ecuador
IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF CO-MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTIVE CONSERVATION TO MAINTAIN THE IRRECOVERABLE CARBON OF THE FORESTS OF THE MAIJUNA KICHWA RCA; CONTRIBUTE TO THE PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SUSTENANCE OF THE TECHNICAL FILE FOR THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING THE ACR BRIDE'S VEIL; FOSTERING COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION IN UTCUBAMBA KEY BIODIVERSITY AREA IN PERU
