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Eco-Index® Monthly Update -- August 2011
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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.
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To assist farm managers in conserving biodiversity and benefiting from ecosystem services, the University of Nebraska at Lincoln developed the Healthy Farm Index.
Responsible organization(s): University of Nebraska, United States
Principal funder(s): United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Environmental Administration and Management of the Cerros de Jesús Biological Corridor
This project seeks to harmonize productive activities with biodiversity conservation in the Cerros de Jesús biological corridor, an area of approximately 39,000 acres on Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula.
Responsible organization(s): Fundación Cerros de Jesús (FUNCEJE), Costa Rica
Principal funder(s): Fondo Canje de Deuda Costa Rica - Canadá; Peace Corps, USA; Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR); Movimiento Cooperativo Nacional, Costa Rica; Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones (PPD), Costa Rica - Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial; Ministerio de Ambiente, Energía y Telecomunicaciones (MINAET), Costa Rica; Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación (SINAC), Costa Rica; Ministerio de Seguridad Pública, Costa Rica; Movimiento Cooperativo Nacional, Costa Rica
Jaguar Corridor Initiative, Costa Rica
The Jaguar Corridor Initiative is an international project to establish a Biological Corridor to facilitate connectivity between several blocks of protected areas and forest zones in Mesoamerica and South America for jaguars.
Responsible organization(s): Panthera, Costa Rica
Principal funder(s): Panthera, United States
Ecotourism and sustainable tourism
GREAT Green Deal - Certification Program for Sustainable Tourism, Guatemala
This is an independent certification program that offers the tourism sector a voluntary, third-party evaluation of sustainable performance that recognizes businesses whose practices are economically, socially, culturally, and environmentally responsible.
Responsible organization(s): Certificaciones de Centroamérica, Guatemala
Principal funder(s): Self-sufficient
Environmental Education Program in the Petén, Guatemala
In 2008, 2009, and 2010 staff from the Rainforest Alliance and partner organizations met with teachers from five communities in the multiple use zone of the Maya Biosphere Reserve for a series of teacher training workshops.
Responsible organization(s): Rainforest Alliance, Regional
Principal funder(s): Nespresso, Global; Plant Family Foundation, United States
Rainforest Alliance Education Program
The Learning Site contains complete lesson plans, resources, and descriptions of species and conservation projects for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Responsible organization(s): Rainforest Alliance, Regional
Principal funder(s): Weaver Family Foundation, United States; Nespresso, Global; Plant Family Foundation, United States; Victoria Foundation, United States; Brooklyn Community Foundation, United States; Con Edison, United States; Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, United States; Staples Foundation for Learning, United States
Habitat conservation and management
Through the Adopt-A-Rainforest program, donors to the Rainforest Alliance support the conservation of precious forests in Latin America.
Responsible organization(s): Rainforest Alliance, Regional
Principal funder(s): Self-sufficient
Bat Conservation Priorities and Networks in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
A Caribbean Regional Bat Workshop focused on assessing the status of all Caribbean bat species, while enhancing collaboration and communication among Caribbean bat specialists.
Responsible organization(s): Lubee Bat Conservancy, United States
Principal funder(s): United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Wildlife Without Borders Program
Neotropical Mangrove Conservation Alliance
The Mangrove Alliance aims to conserve and sustainably manage mangrove ecosystems in the Neotropics and is foreseen as a dynamic network of public and private organizations and agencies.
Responsible organization(s): BirdLife International
Principal funder(s): Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP), Regional; MacArthur Foundation, United States; United States Forest Service (USFS)
Conservation Status of Snowy Plovers Breeding in Coastal México
This project aimed to promote the conservation of the snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrines) and its habitat by assessing its distribution and abundance and by developing a conservation plan for the species.
Responsible organization(s): Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), México; ProNatura Noroeste A.C., México
Principal funder(s): United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA); Pronatura Veracruz, México; Pronatura Península de Yucatán, México; Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, México; Pronatura Chiapas, México
Shorebird Sister Schools Program
The Shorebird Sister Schools program grew out of a need to conserve the shorebirds that nest in Alaska, Canada, and the eastern end of Russia, which migrate to temperate zones to feed, rest, and reproduce during the winter.
Responsible organization(s): Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina (FVSA)
Principal funder(s): Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, United States; American Birding Association (ABA), United States; United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA)
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is building the capacity of Yasuní National Park staff to address challenges and involve local communities in the management of their natural resources.
Responsible organization(s): Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Regional
Principal funder(s): United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Wildlife Without Borders Program
The Children’s Eternal Rainforest protects more than 65,000 acres of tropical forest in Costa Rica’s Tilarán mountain range and is Costa Rica’s largest private reserve.
Responsible organization(s): Asociación Conservacionista de Monteverde, Costa Rica
Principal funder(s): Fondo Nacional de Financiamiento Forestal (FONAFIFO), Costa Rica
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Best Lessons Learned: Support to the Yasuní National Park Control and Vigilance System and Creation of the Kay Pacha Yaku Hukuma Underwater Environmental Interpretation Center in the Kichwa Center of Nueva Providencia, Ecuador
Innovative Eco-Initiative: Neotropical Mangrove Conservation Alliance
Best Monitoring and Evaluation: GREAT Green Deal - Certification Program for Sustainable Tourism, Guatemala
- Conservation Network Protects the Epic Migrations of Shorebirds
- Working with Communities to Restore Habitat and Protect Spider Monkeys in Southwest Nicaragua
- New and Notable on www.eco-index.org: Weaving for Nature
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Stories from the Field: Meghan Casey, co-founder and co-owner of Chilamate Rainforest Eco Retreat in Costa Rica, talks about her experience in maintaining a private nature reserve and starting a sustainable lodge.
On the Record: Diane Jukofsky, Vice President of Communications, Marketing and Education, Rainforest Alliance, reflects on the first 10 years of the Eco-Index.
In Print & Online: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011
Recommended Links: ConservationTraining.org
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