Special Contributions Fund for Socio Bosque (FSB)

The Special Contributions Fund for Socio Bosque (FSB) is a financial mechanism created to contribute to the co-financing of incentives for the Socio Bosque Project in its planning, execution, and monitoring stages. The FSB aims to provide economic incentives to community and individual landowners who voluntarily commit to conserving areas of forests, páramos, and other native plant formations for a period of 20 years. It manages resources from international cooperation and private donors for this purpose, including KfW, Conservation International Foundation Ecuador, Banco Bolivariano, Banco del Pacífico, and General Motors. These economic incentives contribute to the conservation of native ecosystems and the reduction of carbon emissions caused by deforestation and forest degradation.