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July 2024 News Update

July is one of the busiest times of the year at the FCAT reserve. Between visiting students, researchers, and FCAT’s year-round activities, the hustle and bustle at the field station during June mirrors the intensity of life happening every day within the forests of the reserve. Though hammock spots can be in short supply, spirits […]

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December 2023 News Update

5 Year Anniversary of the FCAT Reserve In 2018, a dream became a reality at FCAT – to create a reserve and field station dedicated to conservation, education, and research in the Chocó rainforests of Ecuador. This wasn’t just a construction project; it was a labor of love and determination. Our team, braving challenging conditions,

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June News Update

Summer is heating up at FCAT! Read below for exciting updates about our youth empowerment and education program, reforestation, regenerative agriculture, science, and more. Club Nueva Generación Club Nueva Generación, our environmental club that empowers local youth to become the next generation of conservation leaders, is approaching its one-year anniversary! Club meetings have involved engaging

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2022 Year in Review

The past few years have brought many significant changes for FCAT – and 2022 was no exception. As we are solidly rounding the corner into 2023, we are proud to reflect on FCAT’s accomplishments and successes in 2022. Thank you for all of your support, in all of its forms, that helped make this possible.

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Critically endangered frog species found at the FCAT Reserve

FCAT researchers have recently found a new population of the Bilsa white-chested frog (Leucosthethus bilsa)– an IUCN Critically Endangered species, whose previously known range was limited to a small 6 km2 area within the Bilsa Biological Reserve. As part of a larger project looking into the relationship between amphibian biodiversity and cacao production, FCATeros Darwin

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FCAT awarded grant from US Fish and Wildlife Service for Neotropical Migratory bird conservation

The project, titled ‘Community-based conservation of Neotropical migratory birds in the Ecuadorian Chocó’, will directly contribute to the conservation of Neotropical migratory birds in and around the FCAT reserve through the purchase and protection of ~122 ha of priority habitat, reforestation of 40 ha, and a suit of integrated educational and capacity building conservation initiatives

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