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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.

Birds

Avifauna of the Eten Wetland, Peru

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

Chicamocha Project: The Conservation of Two Critically Endangered Dry Forest Birds, Niceforo’s Wren and the Chestnut-Bellied Hummingbird

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

Capacity building

Neotropical Center for Training on Wetlands

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

Towards a Strong Relationship between Science, Environmental Interpretation and Management in Serra do Cipó National Park, Brazil

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

Certification and sustainable production

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

Environmental education

Construction of Elevated Trails and Observation Towers for Environmental Education and Interpretation in the El Salado Estuary

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

Participatory Bilingual Environmental Education Program with Maya-Q'eqchi' Communities in the Lachuá Ecoregion, Cobán, Guatemala

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

Habitat conservation and management

Building a Future for Haiti’s Unique Vertebrates

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)

Mangroves

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

Migratory species

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)

Waste management

Recycling Course for Schools

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

Wetlands

Strengthening Human and Institutional Resources for the Conservation and Management of Wetlands in Latin American and Caribbean Protected Areas

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)