Promoting fair and equitable distribution of benefits in the value chain of coconut oil at the Private Nature Reserve of Punta Patiño
Promoting the economic value of biodiversity to improve living conditions.
The National Association for the Conservation of Nature (ANCON) established the Private Nature Reserve of Punta Patiño (PNRPP) in 1993, the largest private nature reserve in Panama. The reserve is located in a priority conservation area, the Panamanian Choco-Darién ecoregion declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The PNRPP covers an area of 26,315 hectares and combines marine environments, coastline habitats, wetlands, rivers, five types of forest and small grasslands patches.