Fundación Maquipucuna

Fundación Maquipucuna is an Ecuadorian non-governmental conservation non-profit created in 1988. Historically, we have worked throughout Ecuador. Now we are focused on the Maquipucuna Andean Bear Reserve. Together with local communities and governments we have created the Chocó Andino Biosphere Reserve.

Over the last 33 years we have focused our attention on conserving the remaining unprotected forests in Ecuador’s most biodiverse regions through strategic land purchases and by helping local communities find economic alternatives to thrive in harmony with nature.