The main milestones were: establishing cooperation agreements with government agencies and the Shuar Federation of Zamora Chinchipe; finalizing the methodology proposal for modeling the FDN ecosystem services; engaging with communities near the mine and in the Canton of Yantzaza; selection and characterization of five agroforestry farms for sustainable production purposes; updating the El Zarza Wildlife Refuge Management Plan; and, selecting an offset or compensation area to pursue as a private protected area.