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Eco-Index® Monthly Update -- July 2010
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Below is a list of all of the projects that have been added to or updated on the Eco-Index during the past 30 days, organized by category.
Features
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Best Lessons Learned Innovative Eco-Initiative Monitoring and Evaluation Eco-Exchange |
Stories from the Field On the Record In Print & Online Recommended Links |
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Projects
Bird Monitoring Program in Costa Rica
CATIE’s Bird Monitoring Program is a long-term research and monitoring project that is gathering data to analyze the behavior of bird populations (migratory and resident) within landscapes dominated by pastures, cacao, coffee, and/or sugarcane.
Responsible organization(s): CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza), Regional; CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza), Regional
Principal funder(s): Optics for the Tropics, United States.; LightHawk, Regional; United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Wildlife Without Borders Program
Asociación Calidris strengthened local capacity by gaining knowledge about the attributes, functions, and ecological value of birds in protected areas on Colombia's Pacific and Caribbean coasts.
Responsible organization(s): Asociación Calidris, Colombia
Principal funder(s): Fondo para la Acción Ambiental y la Niñez (FPAAN), Colombia
Preparing Highly Effective Conservation Professionals for the Future
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hosted a conference to obtain input from accomplished conservation professionals on how to develop practical and comprehensive conservation training programs for future conservation professionals in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Responsible organization(s): Fauna & Flora International (FFI)
Principal funder(s): United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Wildlife Without Borders Program
Eco-Exchange is a quarterly, bilingual news bulletin that features stories about promising conservation initiatives and newsworthy environmental issues in the Americas.
Responsible organization(s): Rainforest Alliance, Regional
Principal funder(s): United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA); United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Wildlife Without Borders Program
Strengthening Conservation Unit Mosaics in the Serra do Mar Corridor, Brazil
The project will help consolidate four conservation unit mosaics in Brazil's Sierra do Mar Corridor, strengthening their managing bodies and the environmental organizations working in these areas.
Responsible organization(s): Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado (AMLD), Brasil; Conservation International (CI); Valor Natural (VN), Brasil
Principal funder(s): Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), United States; Nature Conservancy, The (TNC), Regional; The Leading Travel Companies (TLTC) Conservation Foundation, Regional.
Central Wisconsin Grassland Conservation Area
This project is enhancing the conservation of 130 Neotropical migratory bird species by preserving 750 acres (304 hectares), thereby providing breeding, nesting, migratory, and stopover habitat.
Responsible organization(s): Golden Sands Resource Conservation & Development Council, United States
Principal funder(s): United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA); Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, United States
Conservation Plan for Shorebirds in Colombia
The Conservation Plan for Shorebirds in Colombia includes current estimates of shorebird populations and distributions, participation in international projects to follow migratory routes, and the evaluation of limiting factors and threats to shorebirds in their overwintering areas.
Responsible organization(s): Asociación Calidris, Colombia
Principal funder(s): Fondo para la Acción Ambiental y la Niñez (FPAAN), Colombia; Ramsar Convention, Switzerland; United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA); United States Forest Service (USFS)
Leatherback Conservation on the Pacific Coast of Nicaragua
Through this project, Fauna and Flora International aims to contribute to the conservation of the critically endangered leatherback turtles on the three most important nesting beaches of Nicaragua’s Pacific Coast.
Responsible organization(s): Fauna & Flora International (FFI); Fauna & Flora International (FFI)
Principal funder(s): Donner, William H. Foundation, United States; SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, United States; United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
The Technical Assistance Project, Phase II: Avian International Monitoring Network
This project provided technical assistance to Avian International Monitoring Network partners in stewardship planning, migration monitoring, and communication and began expanding the network to Florida.
Responsible organization(s): Gulf Coast Bird Observatory (GCBO), United States; ProNatura Noroeste A.C., México; Nature Conservancy, The (TNC), Regional
Principal funder(s): United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA)
United States-Mexico Grassland Bird Conservation, Phase VIII
This project conserves 28 high-priority grassland bird species through two geographically distinct projects that focus on important breeding, migratory, and wintering areas for the species and addresses the primary threats at each site.
Responsible organization(s): Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO), United States
Principal funder(s): United States Forest Service (USFS); Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Regional; Nature Conservancy, The (TNC), Regional; Sonoran Joint Venture, United States; United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA)
Strengthening Management Capacity for Belize’s Bladen Nature Reserve
This project seeks to build the capacity of the Ya’axché Conservation Trust to effectively manage and secure sustainable funding for the Bladen Nature Reserve.
Responsible organization(s): Fauna & Flora International (FFI); Ya’axche’ Conservation Trust, Belize
Principal funder(s): Global Environment Facility (GEF); Organization of American States (OAS), Regional; Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT), Belize
Antiguan Racer Conservation Project: Advancing the Recovery of the “World’s Rarest Snake”
Fauna and Flora International aims to ensure the long-term survival of the Antiguan racer (Alsophis antiguae) in situ, as part of a coastal ecosystem that is sustainably managed for the conservation of native wildlife and for the benefit of local people.
Responsible organization(s): Fauna & Flora International (FFI)
Principal funder(s): Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund, United States; Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, United States; Munson Foundation, United States; United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); Australian High Commission, United Kingdom; Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, United Arab Emirates
Aguaxaca: An Integrated Focus for the Conservation of the Atoyac – Salado Watershed, Mexico
Aguaxaca is an integrated strategy that involves civil society, government, private groups, and communities that focuses on the conservation of the natural processes in the upper watershed of the Atoyac and Salado Rivers in the central valley of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Responsible organization(s): Instituto de la Naturaleza y la Sociedad de Oaxaca (INSO), México
Principal funder(s): Fundación Gonzalo Río Arronte, México; Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP), México; Fundación Walmart de México, A.C.
Ecological Restoration of the Río Manialtepec Watershed, Mexico
This project collaboratively conducted natural resource and social studies, implemented a land use plan, restored ecosystems, improved production and raised the standard of living, and disseminated project results and experiences.
Responsible organization(s): Instituto de la Naturaleza y la Sociedad de Oaxaca (INSO), México; Comité de Representantes para la Protección de la Cuenca del Manialtepec, México
Principal funder(s): Secretaria del Medio Ambiente Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT), México; World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Regional; United States Fish and Wildlife Service - North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Regional; Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (FMCN); Conservation International, Regional; Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL), México
Best Lessons Learned: Bird Monitoring Program in Costa Rica
Innovative Eco-Initiative: Leatherback Conservation on the Pacific Coast of Nicaragua
Best Monitoring and Evaluation: United States-Mexico Grassland Bird Conservation, Phase VIII
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- Monarch Butterflies Drive Environmental and Social Metamorphosis in Mexico
- Luxury Draped in Green: Costa Rican Hotel-Farm an Example of Sustainability
- New and Notable on www.eco-index.org: Building Capacity for Management of the Payunia-Auca Mahuida Guanaco Corridor in Patagonia, Argentina
Stories from the Field: Wilson Sucaticona, a young Peruvian farmer, learned how to grow coffee as a child and is now producing some of the best beans in the world.
On the Record: Rocio Cedeno from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Ecuador discusses how the Sustainable Coasts and Forests project is helping to safeguard natural resources along the Ecuadorian coast, while also improving the quality of life for coastal communities.
In Print & Online: Managing Wetland Habitats for Waterbirds: An International Perspective
Recommended Links: The World Bank’s Open Data Initiative
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