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SECURING THE BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS OF THE KABOBO-LUAMA MASSIF THROUGH STRENGTHENED PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS (DRC) The two year project will focus on developing the capacity of the local communities to manage the new Kabobo Wildlife Reserve under a new co-management agreement. Activities include 1) supporting the effective implementation of the co-management approach by improving local community governance structures; 2) strengthening community law enforcement capacity and targeting interventions to more effectively address wildlife threats; and 3) developing a comprehensive field monitoring and research program to measure impact and guide conservation interventions.
Assisting the conservation status and needs of eastern bonobos (Pan paniscus) living in a savannah-forest mosaic in the Lac Tumba Landscape, DRC. The purpose of this 1-year project is to protect bonobos in the southwestern section of the Lac Tumba landscape by determining their conservation status and needs, and identifying sub-populations for regular monitoring. Specific activities include: 1) determining bonobo population size and distribution in the project zone; and 2) improving knowledge of the threats to those populations.
USAID-Africa Great Apes Grants Validation and finalization of the Itombwe Nature Reserve for the protection of great apes
USAID-Other Africa Grants Local monitoring and protection of TL2 Forests around the Future Lomami National Park
USAID-TL2 "The purpose of this five-year cooperative agreement is to support a conservation effort in the Lomami Basin, Democratic Republic of Congo, by supporting the declaration and management of a new national park and by working with local communities on the park periphery to better secure forest resources from illegal wildlife trafficking. Specifically, this project is intended to conserve bonobos, forest elephants, and ungulates, primates, and birds targeted by the commercial trade in bushmeat, live animals, and ivory. ..Objectives over the five year agreement include: (1) park declaration with a functional management plan and framework for partnerships; (2) stronger resource tenure for communities on park periphery through regulated hunting; (3) greater human security due to effective control of criminal activity within the park and in peripheral communities; (4) increased knowledge about the site's species, habitats and threats to raise the park's profile among scientific and conservation communities; and (5) a solid management and implementation team to carry on work at the site for years to come. ..Specific activities in Year 1 include: (a) stakeholder meetings to promote park declaration and management plan development; (b) surveillance and monitoring patrols, including training of park guards, to control key threats to biodiversity and other criminal activities inside the park; (c) support to local and regional leaders to promote regulated hunting zones and rule development; (d) monitoring and outreach related to court cases of suspected criminals apprehended in the park and periphery; (e) an elephant census to monitor the degree of poaching; (f) botanical surveys and training; (g) monitoring of the bushmeat trade to understand the effectiveness of project interventions; and (h) promoting staff professional development to reinforce long-term organizational stability and sustainability.."
Africa Great Apes-International Grants Building an integrated gorilla and community health model in and around Virunga National Park, DRC
Modeling Disease Risk in Threatened Amphibians in the Albertine Rift Modeling Disease Risk in Threatened Amphibians in the Albertine Rift in Democratic Republic of Congo. In partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society, this project will support a conservation effort for the Itombwe massif clawed frog, Luvubu reed frog, white-striped reed frog, Itombwe screeching frog, Mwana screeching frog, Mukuzira long-fingered frog, Itombwe golden frog, parkers tree toad, Mokanga forest tree frog, and the Itombwe river frog in Democratic Republic of Congo, by seeking to create a predictive model of Bd distribution for the entire Albertine Rift area. Specific activities include: (1) identification of areas with the highest biosecurity risk in the Albertine Rift; (2) creation of a predictive map that can be used for identifying chytrid-free zones; (3) build an improved understanding of batrachochytrium dendrobatidis distribution and identification of species at greatest risk for developing the disease chytridiomycosis; (4) present findings at the 2014 African Amphibian Working Group meeting and will sharing information with governmental stakeholders, conservationists, and herpetologists working across Africa along with the IUCN Amphibian Specialist Group.
Assessing the conservation status and needs of western bonobos (Pan paniscus) living in a.savannah-forest mosaic in the Lac Tumba Landscape, DRC The purpose of this 1-year project is to determine the status of, and threats to needs of bonobos, in the southern section of the landscape, and to select sub-populations for regular monitoring and protection. Activities include: 1) conducting bonobos surveys to determine abundance and threats; 2) conducting village-level enquiries of bonobo presence/absence; 3) conducting pilot surveys in areas identified by communities as containing bonobos; and 4) conducting definitive line transect surveys in appropriate forest blocks.
Marine Turtle Conservation Fund The recipient will train members of a local community to conduct sea turtle patrols to count nests and protect nesting females and nests at Muanda Beach and work with local artisinal fisherman in conducting a sea turtle release and net repair compensation program.
Protecting and studying a population of 150 Grauer's gorillas living in the core of the subspecies' range The purpose of this proposal is to protect over 150 Grauers gorillas and 200 chimpanzees in low altitude Congolese forests. Specific activities include: (1) direct protection of gorilla groups through permanent field team presence; (2) camera trap monitoring of difficult to access sectors; and (3) assessment of the impact of mining activities on bushmeat hunting.
USAID-Law Enforcement Conservation of the endemic Grauer's gorilla in Kahuzi Biega National Park, DRC
Conservation Education on the Great Apes in the Northern Sector of the Grauer Landscape The purpose of this project is to train teachers and community leaders in conservation education and leadership to create an enabling environment for great ape and biodiversity conservation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Specific activities include: (1) the development of a conservation education curriculum for children and adults in the Grauer landscape; (2) a train-the-trainer course to introduce educational materials to educators; and (3) villager programs on conservation education targeting adults.
Marine Turtle Postal Fund Strengthening of the nest monitoring and launching of a sea turtle/fisherman release program on the Muanda shoreline.
Targeted Response for Protecting Okapi and Other Threatened Wildlife in Okapi Wildlife Reserve The purpose of this project is to support a conservation effort in the Okapi Faunal Reserve by strengthening law enforcement operations to ensure long-term protection. This project is intended to conserve okapis and their habitat by addressing the impacts of illegal activities such as wildlife poaching, mining, and logging within the Reserve. Specific activities include: (1) ranger support including infrastructure development, provision of field equipment, and operational assistance; and (2) aerial surveys to identify illegal activities, (e.g., mining, logging, agricultural expansion, and poaching camps) to better inform and deploy ground patrols.
Conservation of the endemic Grauer's gorilla in Kahuzi Biega National Park, DRC The purpose of this project is to increase protection of the great apes and other wildlife of Kahuzi Biega National Park by expanding law enforcement and applied research efforts to improve the management capacity of ICCN (Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature), the wildlife and protected area authority of the Democratic Republic of Congo who are responsible for protecting the park. The recipient will increase coordination among partners to implement the research and monitoring plan in accordance with protection objectives; improve capacity and methods for more efficient data collection; and continue to support law enforcement and monitoring patrols.
USAID-Africa Great Apes The recipient will support patrolling activities of western Kahuzi Biega Park; build the capacity of ecoguards in RGPU to better monitor and protect gorillas in the Kasese region; establish a regular patrolling system in RGPU to ensure proteciton of gorillas; and establish the boundaries of the RGPU through working with the community.
USAID-Wildlife Security The purpose of this project is to increase the capacity and caliber of the existing law enforcement team, provide field training and equipment to rangers, and work with local communities to help secure Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo and reduce poaching rates for one of the last great Central African elephant populations and for other endangered species. Activities include: Building capacity of law enforcement team; Testing new field equipment; Providing training; and Gathering intelligence from communities around the park about suspicious activities.
USAID-Africa Great Apes Grants Protecting the eastern chimpanzee in northern Katanga forests (Kabogo Forest and Luama Hunting Reserve) through community engagement
Africa Great Apes-International Grants Validation and finalization of the Itombwe Nature Reserve for the protection of great apes
USAID-Africa Great Apes Grants Conserving one of the largest populations of eastern chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes.scwienfurthii) in the Ituri Forest Landscape, DRC
African Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant Elephant conservation in the Ituri Forest: building critical infrastructure for elephant protection in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in eastern DRC
GAFC-Expend On Investmnt-Species Conservation Grant Developing a Conservation Strategy for Western Equitorial African Apes
Strengthening and scaling up anti-poaching and ecological monitoring in the Bili Uele Protected Area Complex in the DRC incorporating the transboundary context The purpose of this project is to support a conservation effort in the Bili Uele Protected Area Complex of the Democratic Republic of Congo by strengthening wildlife protection and law enforcement by the Congolese Wildlife Authority (ICCN). The project is intended to conserve eastern chimpanzees, forest elephants, lions and other species in the Bili Mbomu forest and savanna by addressing the impacts of poaching, bushmeat trade, mining, and civil conflict. Specific activities include: (1) operational support and refresher trainings for ICCN ecoguards; and (2) analysis of human activities, key wildlife populations, and the density of elephants and chimpanzees in a 3,000km2 forested area.
Great Apes Conservation Fund Conservation education on great apes in the northern sector of the Grauer Landscape
Improving ICCN law enforcement capacity though integrated law enforcement and prosecution..interventions in Kahuzi-Biega National Park, DRC This project supports a conservation efforts in Kahuzi Biega National Park (KBNP), located in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, by supporting law enforcement efforts. It conserves the most important site for the conservation of the endemic Grauers gorilla (Gorilla gorilla graueri) and other endangered species including elephants, eastern chimpanzees and many others that are endemic to the Albertine Rift by addressing the impacts of unmitigated poaching, deforestation and illegal extraction of resources, including mining, hunting, logging, charcoal production, agriculture, and grazing that pose major threats to the survival of the wildlife of KBNP. Specific activities include: 1) improving Institut pour la Conservation de la Natures (ICCN) capacity to manage information on wildlife crime, 2) supporting prosecution of wildlife crimes in cooperation with the courts and at different levels of the judiciary, and 3) building political and judiciary constituencies to improve their ability to prosecute wildlife crime.
USAID-Africa Great Apes Grants Conservation of Grauer's gorillas in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo
Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of Tayna Center for Conservation Biology, DRC: With a Special Emphasis on Pangolin Conservation The purpose of this project is to enhance the capacity of the Tayna Center for Conservation Biology (TCCB) to train a new generation of Congolese conservation professionals in the Maiko-Tayna-Kahuzi-Biega landscape in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The project is intended to develop capacity to conserve the three species of pangolins found in Central Africa [White-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis), Black-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla), and Giant Ground pangolin (Smutsia gigantea)]. Specific activities include: (1) support for three junior lecturers at TCCB to earn Masters degrees at the University of Kisangani; (2) faculty improvement at TCCB to better incorporate current wildlife conservation topics and emerging threats into existing Faculty of Science teaching curriculum; and (3) enactment of management planning in protected areas in eastern DRC, based on new applied Masters degree research on three species of pangolins conducted by TCCB junior lecturers.
USAID-Africa Small Grants Modeling Disease Risk in Threatened Amphibians in the Albertine Rift in Democratic Republic of Congo. In partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society, this project will support a conservation effort for the Itombwe massif clawed frog, Luvubu reed frog, white-striped reed frog, Itombwe screeching frog, Mwana screeching frog, Mukuzira long-fingered frog, Itombwe golden frog, parkers tree toad, Mokanga forest tree frog, and the Itombwe river frog in Democratic Republic of Congo, by seeking to create a predictive model of Bd distribution for the entire Albertine Rift area. Specific activities include: (1) identification of areas with the highest biosecurity risk in the Albertine Rift; (2) creation of a predictive map that can be used for identifying chytrid-free zones; (3) build an improved understanding of batrachochytrium dendrobatidis distribution and identification of species at greatest risk for developing the disease chytridiomycosis; (4) present findings at the 2014 African Amphibian Working Group meeting and will sharing information with governmental stakeholders, conservationists, and herpetologists working across Africa along with the IUCN Amphibian Specialist Group.
Continuous study and protection of 300 Grauer's gorillas in the core of the subspecies range, DRC The purpose of this 1-year project is to ensure the long-term protection of over 300 Grauers gorillas and 200-400 eastern chimpanzees in low altitude forests. Specific activities include: 1) increasing great ape habitat protected by the Nkuba-Biruwe Conservation Project from 700 km2 to ~1000 km2 by exploring forested areas between Maiko and Kahuzi-Biega National Parks likely to host unknown gorilla populations; 2) surveying mining camps located in, or adjacent to, the Nkuba-Biruwe Conservation Area and reducing their impact on wildlife; 3) fostering collaboration between local community and government parks personnel to increase gorilla protection in Maiko National Park and adjacent community forests; and 4) promoting designation of legal conservation status for the community reserves.
USAID-Africa Great Apes Grants Conserving Grauers gorilla in the Kasese Region of DRC
Conservation of Great Apes in the Kasese region west of Kahuzi Biega National Park The purpose of this project is to conduct a standardized assessment of ape numbers and biodiversity in the Kasese region west of Kahuzi Biega National Park to produce management recommendations necessary to improve protection of ape populations. Specific activities include: (1) a biological survey to identify key areas to protect great apes in the proposed Reserve des Gorilles de Punia (RGPU) region; and (2) participatory zoning of the Kasese forest based on the results of the survey to build support of local leaders and key stakeholders for great ape conservation in the region.
Saving Grauers gorillas in community forests through direct protection, community engagement and establishing formally recognized forest concessions To ensure the survival of gorillas in community owned forest through direct protection, we will seek to: add 300km2 to the Nkuba Research and Conservation area, expand community engagement activities to address critical nutritional and food security needs: continue ongoing collaboration between Nkuba community and ICCN.
USAID-Wildlife Security The purpose of this project is to increase protection of the great apes and other wildlife of Kahuzi Biega National Park by expanding law enforcement and applied research efforts to improve the management capacity of ICCN (Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature), the wildlife and protected area authority of the Democratic Republic of Congo who are responsible for protecting the park. The recipient will increase coordination among partners to implement the research and monitoring plan in accordance with protection objectives; improve capacity and methods for more efficient data collection; and continue to support law enforcement and monitoring patrols.
Great Apes Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to enhance security of chimpanzees in the Hoyo-Virunga landscape by establishing a patrol-based law enforcement system, identifying the current status and threats of chimpanzees in the landscape, and educating communities about wildlife laws and ICCN. Support existing patrols of 28 rangers (2 teams of 14 rangers each rotate ever two) at Mt. Hoyo; provide technical support and training to rangers and management staff; conduct a survey of chimpanzees (and other biodiversity) in Mt Hoyo and the adjacent corridor; increase awareness among local communities regarding wildlife laws, the role of ICCN and the conservation of chimpanzees.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS 3-YEAR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO SECURE THE SINGLE LARGEST POPULATION STRONGHOLD OF GRAUER'S GORILLA IN EASTERN DRC. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: 1) STRENGTHENING THE PROTECTION OF THE K The purpose of this 3-year cooperative agreement.is to secure the single largest population.stronghold of Grauer's gorilla in eastern DRC..Activities include: 1) strengthening the.protection of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park.(KBNP) through improved law enforcement capacity.and effectiveness; 2) extending formal protection.to >60% of the remaining population of Grauer's.gorillas, and 60% of their habitat, through the.creation of a new formal protected area, the Oku.Community Reserve - bordering the KBNP; 3).building conservation partnerships with local.communities and reinforcing existing sustainable.livelihood initiatives to mitigate local drivers.of hunting pressure on Grauer's gorillas; 4).implementing a field monitoring and research.program that measures project impact and guides.project conservation interventions; and 5).working within existing monitoring structure to.promote and facilitate a stakeholder.collaboration sub-working group focusing on.mining and other threats to the species.
Improving enforcement to protect threatened wildlife in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, DRC he purpose of this project is to support rangers on the frontlines of wildlife management in the Okapi Faunal Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Political and civil instability have taken a severe toll on this area in the center of DRC in recent years. Core infrastructure was destroyed, park rangers and their families were killed, and elephants, okapis and other wildlife were targeted. In an effort to restore security to the protected area, these funds will support the restoration of infrastructure destroyed at reserve headquarters during a 2012 attack, including a secure storage facility for wildlife contraband.
USAID-Amphibians In Decline "AD-0135: Identifying disease risk in threatened amphibians in the Itombwe and Misotshi-Kabogo massifs, Democratic Republic of Congo. In partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), this project will support a conservation effort for multiple amphibian species in the Itombwe and Misotshi-Kabogo massifs of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), by determining the prevalence of amphibian diseases in the field and in specimens collected in the past..Specific activities include: (1) field surveys of chytrid fungus and ranavirus at 12 sites in Itombwe and Misotshi-Kabogo, including an anticipated 250 individual frogs; (2) laboratory tests of skin and tissue samples at the WCS molecular lab in New York, or the WCS Mobile Molecular Laboratory in DRC; (3) laboratory tests of archived amphibian specimens for chytrid fungus through histological (tissue) analysis to establish a baseline for disease monitoring; and (4) a map and model of disease distribution in relation to habitat and ecology in the broader Albertine Rift region."
African Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant Censusing the elephant population in the savannas of the Greater Virunga landscape
Protecting the Lomami National Park and its Peripheral Forests in DR Congo 1) improving management and surveillance systems within LNP; 2) supporting communities in participatory mapping and development of management plans for community concessions in the buffer zone; and 3) conducting regular monitoring and surveys of key wildlife populations and status of threats.
Implementing a Coordinated Approach to Grauer's Gorilla Biomonitoring in Eastern DRC The purpose of this project is to ensure that healthy and viable populations of great apes and ecosystems exist within effectively managed community reserves that are used sustainably by empowered local women and men. Specific activities include: 1) strengthening and improving equity within governance of community gorilla reserves to ensure consistent and continuous biomonitoring by the reserve teams; 2) equipping community gorilla reserves and train community reserves teams to carry out consistent and continuous biomonitoring of great apes and other key species; 3) organizing and implementing a program of continuous biomonitoring using standardized, best practice methodologies; 4) contributing to reducing threats to great apes through development and implementation of sustainable livelihood opportunities leading to decrease harm to great apes; and 5) building the capacity of the next generation of great apes conservationists ensuring sustainability of the conservation program.
USAID-Wildlife Security This project supports a conservation efforts in Kahuzi Biega National Park (KBNP), located in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, by supporting law enforcement efforts. It conserves the most important site for the conservation of the endemic Grauers gorilla (Gorilla gorilla graueri) and other endangered species including elephants, eastern chimpanzees and many others that are endemic to the Albertine Rift by addressing the impacts of unmitigated poaching, deforestation and illegal extraction of resources, including mining, hunting, logging, charcoal production, agriculture, and grazing that pose major threats to the survival of the wildlife of KBNP. Specific activities include: 1) improving Institut pour la Conservation de la Natures (ICCN) capacity to manage information on wildlife crime, 2) supporting prosecution of wildlife crimes in cooperation with the courts and at different levels of the judiciary, and 3) building political and judiciary constituencies to improve their ability to prosecute wildlife crime.
Africa Small Grants-International Grants Building the foundation for a range-wide okapi conservation status assessment
Great Apes Postal Fund Developing a Conservation Strategy for Western Equitorial African Apes