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Monthly Update
September 2010 Below is a list of all of the projects that have been added to the Eco-Index® database during the past 30 days. The listing is organized by project category.
This project is identifying resident avifauna in the Eten wetland in Lambayeque, Peru, which features coastal wetlands. Responsible organization(s): Bioclub Amigos de la Naturaleza (Biocadena), Perú Principal funder(s): Self-sufficient
The Chicamocha project aims to protect two endemic, critically endangered bird species, the chestnut-bellied hummingbird and Niceforo's wren, which inhabit the dry forest in the Chicamocha canyon in the Colombian Andes. Responsible organization(s): Fundación Conserva, Colombia Principal funder(s): Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP), Regional; IdeaWild, United States; Optics for the Tropics, United States.; British Ecological Society
The Neotropical Wetlands Training Center provides training for professionals, technicians, decision-makers, leaders of governmental and non-governmental organizations, academic centers, and grassroots organizations. Responsible organization(s): Centro Neotropical de Entrenamiento en Humedales (CNEH), Regional Principal funder(s): GesNat Consultores Ambientales, Chile; United States Forest Service (USFS); United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Wildlife Without Borders Program; World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Regional; Ramsar Convention, Switzerland
This project improved coordination between Serra do Cipó National Park staff and researchers from one of most studied regions in Brazil. Responsible organization(s): Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brasil; Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), Brasil; Fundação de Desenvolvimento de Pesquisa (FUNDEP), Brasil Principal funder(s): Conservation International, Regional; Fundação O Boticário de Proteção à Natureza, Brasil; United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Wildlife Without Borders Program; Wildlife Conservation Society, United States
Building Capacity and Sustainability in Latin American Forestry and Tourism Initiatives The Rainforest Alliance strengthened the economic capacity of small to medium-sized enterprises in the tourism sector in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador and Nicaragua and the forestry sector in Guatemala, Honduras and Peru. Responsible organization(s): Rainforest Alliance, Regional Principal funder(s): Citi Foundation, United States
FIDEES has built basic facilities for environmental education and interpretation in the low impact areas of the El Salado Estuary Protected Natural Area of Conservation Ecology. Responsible organization(s): Fideicomiso para la Protección del Estero El Salado y el Desarrollo de las Áreas Colindantes (FIDEES), México Principal funder(s): Self-sufficient
This project is implementing a bilingual (Spanish-Q'eqchi') environmental education program in the Lachuá ecoregion that integrates scientific and traditional indigenous Maya-Q'eqchi' knowledge. Responsible organization(s): Organización para la Conservación de la Naturaleza y Desarrollo Comunitario (ORCONDECO) Principal funder(s): Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Scott Neotropic Fund; United States; IdeaWild, United States; Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala; Universidad Nacional (UNA), Costa Rica; Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN), United Kingdom; Cleveland Zoological Society (CZS), United States; United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Wildlife Without Borders Program
This project will improve the conservation management and status of Haiti’s globally threatened vertebrates, and the integrity of the forest habitats they depend upon, within the key biodiversity area of the Massif de la Hotte. Responsible organization(s): BirdLife International Principal funder(s): Darwin Initiative, United Kingdom; Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, United States; Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom; Université Quisqueya, Haïti; Société Audubon Haïti
Eastern New Mexico / Texas Panhandle Habitat Protection and Community Outreach This project is expanding protection of habitat critical to declining grassland bird species of the shortgrass and shinnery oak habitats in New Mexico. Responsible organization(s): Nature Conservancy, The (TNC), Regional Principal funder(s): New Mexico Game and Fish, United States; Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV), United States; United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA)
Training and Participation of Local Communities in Mangrove Conservation in San Pedro, Piura, Peru This project raised local awareness, built capacity, promoted the conservation and sustainable management of the mangrove ecosystems, and conducted workshops to identify potential micro-businesses that would make proper use of mangrove resources. Responsible organization(s): Centro Neotropical de Entrenamiento en Humedales (CNEH), Regional Principal funder(s): United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Wildlife Without Borders Program
Creating a Future for Migratory Birds in North-Central Jamaica The Windsor Research Center improved bird habitat in north-central Jamaica by involving local communities in forest restoration and watershed management through forestry department’s program of Local Forest Management Committees. Responsible organization(s): BirdLife International; Windsor Research Centre, Jamaica Principal funder(s): Environmental Foundation of Jamaica; MacArthur Foundation, United States; BirdLife International, Regional; Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United States; Global Environment Facility (GEF); United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA)
Biocadena promotes paper recycling as a means to teach students about conservation in a fun way. Responsible organization(s): Bioclub Amigos de la Naturaleza (Biocadena), Perú Principal funder(s): Self-sufficient
This project aims to build capacity in government and non-government institutions for the conservation and adequate management of wetlands in Latin American and Caribbean protected areas. Responsible organization(s): Centro Neotropical de Entrenamiento en Humedales (CNEH), Regional Principal funder(s): GesNat Consultores Ambientales, Chile; United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Wildlife Without Borders Program; United States Forest Service (USFS)
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