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Organization leader

Bert De Bièvre – Technical Secretary

Organization type

Commercial trust

Accion Andina project

Project for the restoration of water basins that supply the Quito Metropolitan District.

Intervention Areas

  • Implementation of ecological restoration and ecosystem service rehabilitation processes in areas of water importance, including maintenance and monitoring activities, and incorporating community and local participation.
  • Strengthening of local community governance related to water, including support for access to safe water.
  • Participatory management of conservation areas, including threat management and control, change monitoring, and management plans.
  • Management of conservation agreements with community and private owners.
  • Execution and evaluation of non-formal environmental education processes aimed at communities, educational institutions, and key stakeholders.
  • Generation of hydroclimatic, geographic, hydrogeophysical, water quality, and carbon information.
  • Generation and participation in water and environmental footprint replacement and compensation schemes.
impact map

Explore our restoration work across the Andes with FONAG

This map shows the communities and landscapes where we’re growing native trees, restoring ecosystems, and strengthening local stewardship through Acción Andina.

Project leaders

Meet the Leaders and Communities Behind the Change

Discover the dedicated local leaders who drive our projects forward and the community members whose knowledge, hands, and hearts make restoration possible. Together, they are the true guardians of the Andean forests.

Bert De Bièvre

Technical Secretary

Technical Secretary of the Quito Water Protection Fund since 2015. PhD in Hydrology and MSc in Water Resources Engineering. Civil Engineer from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium). Researcher and professor at the University of Cuenca and leader of international conservation and water resource management projects in the Tropical Andes.

Juan José Herrera

Restoration Specialist

Environmental engineer with knowledge of ecological restoration with social participation and water management and more than six years of experience in the recovery of vegetative cover at the Water Protection Fund (FONAG), carrying out ecological restoration processes in the montane forest and páramo ecosystems that supply water to the Quito Metropolitan District.

Implementing team

All our succes is because our communities working together.

William Benavides
Execution of restoration actions.

Viviana Toapanta
Monitoring of restoration actions and follow-up on nurseries.

Patricia Marcalla
Execution of sustainable production activities.

Marco Marcillo
Specialist in Sustainable Productive Alternatives

Karina Lopez
Vegetative Cover Restoration Technician

Gonzalo Endara
Environmental Educator

Gisella Chiquin
Coordination of the team that executes the restoration actions.

Diana Soriano
Communications Coordinator

Diana Sopalo
Nursery Manager

Carla Perez
Execution of activities for the improvement of water systems.

project gallery

Best Photos of the Project: Our Story in Images

Discover the heart of our work through these powerful moments: from hands planting native trees to vibrant restored landscapes and the resilient communities leading the way.
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