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March 2010

Below is a list of the projects added to the Eco-Index^® database in the past 30 days, organized by country.

Regional

Building Sustainable and Competitive Tourism Enterprises in Northern Mesoamerica

Working with a number of partner organization, the Rainforest Alliance increased the number and competitiveness of tourism enterprises in Lacandonia, Mexico and Huehuetenango, Guatemala that are implementing best management practices for sustainable tourism.

Responsible organization(s): Rainforest Alliance, Regional

Principal funder(s): Overbrook Foundation, United States; New York Community Trust, United States; Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), United States; Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), Regional

Conservation Dialogues in Northern Mesoamerica I

The Rainforest Alliance organized a new series of its "Conservation Dialogues" workshops to bring together grantees of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund partners in Northern Mesoamerica - Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras.

Responsible organization(s): Rainforest Alliance, Regional

Principal funder(s): Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), United States

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Building and Implementing the Latin American Node of the Protected Areas Learning Network (PALNet)

The Latin American Node of the Protected Areas Learning Network is a Web site that shares information related to protected areas in the region.

Responsible organization(s): Universidad para la Cooperación Internacional (UCI), Costa Rica; Unión Mundial para la Naturaleza (UICN), Regional; Escuela Latinoamericana de Áreas Protegidas, (ELAP) Costa Rica

Principal funder(s): United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Regional; Global Environment Facility (GEF); UICN - World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) (site)

Conservation Dialogues in Northern Mesoamerica II

This workshop aimed to gather the information needed to develop the “Impact Report on the Northern Mesoamerican Portfolio”, part of the process to conclude the first phase of the CEPF project portfolio in Northern Mesoamerica.

Responsible organization(s): Rainforest Alliance, Regional

Principal funder(s): Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), United States

Argentina

Artificial Lakes in Central Argentina: Importance for Migratory Waterbird Conservation

This project involves research, protection, and management of migratory waterbird populations, focusing on incorporating artificial reservoirs and wetlands into the regional network of protected habitats in central Argentina.

Responsible organization(s): Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina

Principal funder(s): United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA); Universidad Nacional de Chilecito(UNCh), Argentina; Fundación Miguel Lillo, Argentina

Canada

Coordinated Ecosystem Approach to Conserving a Globally Significant Site for Neotropical Migrants

The Pelee Island Bird Observatory is leading a coordinated stewardship strategy to monitor, conserve, and restore habitat for multiple Neotropical migrants on Pelee Island, a designated Important Bird Area (IBA).

Responsible organization(s): Pelee Island Bird Observatory (PIBO), Canada

Principal funder(s): United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA)

Costa Rica

Dissemination of the Final Report from the GRUAS II Conservation Zoning Exercise in Costa Rica

The aim of this project was to publish the results of the zoning proposal for the conservation of biodiversity in Costa Rica (also known as "GRUAS II") in order to provide technical information to the entities responsible for the management, research, planning, and creation of policies related to land use.

Responsible organization(s): Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación (SINAC), Costa Rica

Principal funder(s): Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), United States

XXVIII International Course for Protected Areas: Buffer Zones and Biological Corridors for Ecosystem Management of Landscapes

This course offered tools and approaches for improving and strengthening planning and management processes for national protected area systems, their conservation units, and areas of influence.

Responsible organization(s): CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza), Regional

Principal funder(s): Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), United States

Nacientes Palmichal: Rural Community Tourism

The mission of the Asociación para el Desarrollo Sostenible de San José Rural is to protect the Negro and Tabarcia River watersheds, which provide water to three different towns with more than 40,000 residents.

Responsible organization(s): Asociación para el Desarrollo Sostenible San José Rural (ADESSARU), Costa Rica

Principal funder(s): Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones (PPD), Costa Rica - Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial; Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG), Costa Rica; Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG), Costa Rica; Municipalidad de Acosta, Costa Rica; Fondo Canje Costa Rica Canadá de Iniciativas Locales; Beneficio Palmichal, Costa Rica; Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social, Costa Rica; Java Trading Co., United States; Municipalidad de Mora, Costa Rica; Municipalidad de Puriscal, Costa Rica

El Salvador

Conservation of the Southwestern Region of Jiquilisco Bay, El Salvador

This project is conducting mangrove reforestation, environmental education, land and water patrols, and monitoring migratory and resident birds to conserve biodiversity and reduce pollution in Jiquilisco Bay, a Biosphere Reserve and Ramsar site.

Responsible organization(s): Movimiento Salvadoreño de Mujeres (MSM), El Salvador

Principal funder(s): Fondo de la Iniciativa para las Américas, El Salvador

Guatemala

Multi-Stakeholder Plan for the El Mirador-Río Azul Natural and Cultural Zone, Maya Biosphere Reserve, Petén, Guatemala

The Multisectoral Roundtable aims to create a legal and politically justified model, focusing on tourism, that will increase economic opportunities for the communities and stakeholders involved in the region’s conservation, in order to empower local stakeholders.

Responsible organization(s): Asociación Balam para la Conservación del Patrimonio Natural y Cultural Integrado (ABC), Guatemala

Principal funder(s): Wildlife Conservation Society, United States; Overbrook Foundation, United States; Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), United States

Implementation of a Special Protection System Based on Strategic Alliances with Civil Society and Organizations in the Eastern Sector of Laguna del Tigre National Park and Its Surrounding Biological Corridor

This project helped to organize, train, and provide equipment to prevent and fight forest fires and found viable, environmentally sustainable economic alternatives.

Responsible organization(s): Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Regional

Principal funder(s): United States Agency for International Development (USAID); Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), United States; United States Department of the Interior; Prospect Hill Foundation, The, United States; LightHawk, Regional; Plant Family Foundation, United States; Waka'-El Perú Project, Guatemala

Building Community Capacity to Prevent and Control Forest Fires in the Sierra Lacandon National Park, Guatemala

This project minimized the impacts of forest fires in Sierra Lacandón National Park through community organization and educational and training activities.

Responsible organization(s): Fundación Defensores de la Naturaleza, Guatemala

Principal funder(s): Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), United States

Jamaica

Bird Conservation in the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, Jamaica

This project collected data on the distribution of birds, enlisted park rangers to protect the park, restored bird habitat, and provided training, community outreach, and local business development activities.

Responsible organization(s): Jamaica Conservation & Development Trust (JCDT)

Principal funder(s): European Union (EU); United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Regional; United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA); Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), Regional; National Environment and Planning Agency, Jamaica; Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (site); Jamaica National Parks Trust Fund; Luis Kennedy Foundation, Jamaica

Mexico

Conservation of Grasslands for Neotropical Migratory Birds in Northeast Tamaulipas, Mexico

This project carried out an ecological assessment and prepared a management plan for Rancho Loreto, a 61,776 acre farm with native grasslands and associated thorny scrub that is frequented by Neotropical grassland birds during the winter.

Responsible organization(s): ProNatura Noreste, México

Principal funder(s): United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA); Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), México

Recovering Migratory Bird Habitat in the Sierra Zongolica, Mexico

Pronatura Veracruz is conducting bird monitoring and habitat restoration in the Sierra Zongolica, Veracruz, for 10 migratory bird species whose populations have suffered the most decline between 1966 and 2007.

Responsible organization(s): Pronatura Veracruz, México

Principal funder(s): United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA); Secretaria del Desarrollo Social y Medio Ambiente (SEDESMA), Mexico

Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) Management in Two Wintering Habitats in the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico

This project developed an effective conservation and management strategy for long-billed curlew populations (Numenius americanus), one of nine focal species of high conservation priority.

Responsible organization(s): ProNatura Noreste, México; Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL)

Principal funder(s): United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA)

United States

Raptor Migration Monitoring in the Western United States and Gulf Coast Region

The objective of the migration monitoring program is to conduct annual, standardized, full-season counts of migratory raptors from an established network of sites to document their long-term, regional population trends.

Responsible organization(s): HawkWatch International (HWI), United States

Principal funder(s): United States Forest Service (USFS); Earth Friends Wildlife Foundation, United States; United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA); Fledgling Fund, United States; United States Bureau of Land Management; United Way, United States; Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, United States; Charlotte Martin Foundation, United States; New Mexico Game and Fish, United States; Houston Endowment, United States (site); Arthur and Elaine Johnson Foundation, United States (site); Kinsman Foundation, United States (site); Palladium Foundation, United States; Schaffner Family Foundation, United States; Walbridge Fund, United States; Private members and donors