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CONSERVING PRIORITY IBAS FOR AQUATIC MIG This next phase aims to improve the conservation of priority areas for aquatic migratory bird populations in coastal Ecuador at Ecuasal Saltlakes (1300 hectares), Corazn and Fragata Wildlife Refuge (2800 hectares) and Canal of Jambel in the Gulf of Guayaquil (55000 hectares). Ecuasal sustains habitat for 5 to10 percent of the biogeographic population of Wilson's Phalarope; Corazn and Fragata Wildlife Refuge accounts for 3 to 5 percent of biogeographic population of Wilson's Plover (beldingii) and 1percent of Whimbrel (rufiventris); and the Canal of Jambeli accounts for significant percentages of the biogeographic populations for: Wilson's Plover (beldingi) (13.3 percent), Semipalmated Sandpiper (10 percent), Whimbrel (rufiventris) (8.75 percent), Semipalmated Plover (6.7 percent) and American Oystercatcher (pitanay) (2.5 percent) biogeographic populations. The main goal of this project is to implement Ecuadors Migratory Shorebirds Action Plan, which was officially endorsed through a ministerial resolution in July 2021. Site-specific actions at Ecuasal Saltlakes include strengthening ongoing programs for habitat management, research and monitoring and environmental education. At Corazn and Fragata Wildlife Refuge, actions include updating their management plan as a mechanism to secure good governance and commitments with shrimp farmers to reduce aquatic contamination. At Canal of Jambel, grantees will deliver participatory workshops with stakeholders to implement an Integrated Coastal Management Plan endorsed by Naranjal and Balao Municipalities. This will set limits to shrimp farm expansions, reduce aquatic contamination, and identify priority conservation actions.
Phase IV of ICAPOs regional activities: Protecting top-tier hawksbill nesting beaches in the..eastern Pacific Ocean The recipient will 1. renew the hawksbil nest conservaton program at Los Cobanos, El Salvador working with FUNDARRECIFE; 2. carry out a hawksbill nest protection program at Machalilla, Ecuador with the NGO Equilibrio Azul; and intiate a hawksbill nesting protection program at Aserradores, Nicaragua working with the NGOs Marina Puesta del Sol and FFI.
Marine Turtles ConservationFund-Species Conservation Grant A conservation program for Each Pacific green turtles nesting in the Galapagos archipelago
Providing Ecological Connectivity through the Creation of Municipal Protected Areas Adjacent to the Podocarpus National Park in Ecuador Specific activities include: conducting technical studies to determine priority conservation areas; developing a municipal strategy and a joint implementation plan to support the conservation area; mapping the boundaries of the proposed municipal conservation areas and holding workshops with community representatives to validate prioritized areas to include community input; providing technical support to the municipal government for the elaboration and approval of the municipal ordinance; working with farmers to implement best practices in habitat protection in the prioritized municipal conservation areas.
COMMUNITY BASED CONSERVATION OF NMBS IN The Mache-Chindul Reserve in northwest Ecuador is a BirdLife International 'Important Bird Area' that houses at least 28 Neotropical migratory species, 3 of which are Birds of Conservation Concern. Yet, several thousand people with limited education and economic opportunities live within its borders, leading to deforestation and habitat loss. This project directly contributes to the conservation of Neotropical migratory birds and endemic taxa in this diversity hotspot via the purchase and restoration of priority habitat; protection of habitat at immediate risk of illegal land invasion; and capacity building and income diversification activities. Partners will build on previous phases by (1) acquiring 52.8 ha of strategically located habitat that was very recently deforested and restoring it before cattle impose lasting damage; (2) protecting our reserve and a nearby 3,500 ha reserve that is at immediate risk of illegal land invasion and deforestation to establish farms; and (3) empowering local artisans to make and sell woodblock prints of migratory birds in local and international markets.
CONSERVING PRIORITY IBAS FOR MIGRATORY B This project will improve the conservation of Important Bird Areas (IBAS) for migratory shorebird populations in coastal Ecuador at two key shorebird sites: Ecuasal Saltlakes (1300 hectares) and the Canal of Jambel in the Gulf of Guayaquil (aprox. 105,000 hectares). Eighteen species of shorebirds including Red Knot and Marbled Godwit were recorded at these sites. Partners want to understand how long-distance migratory shorebirds use supratidal artificial (shrimp farms) wintering habitats in the Gulf of Guayaquil and seek to create a stronger alliance with the shrimp farms' owners. At Ecuasal Saltlakes there is an ongoing program with three lines of action: ecosystem protection, environmental education and research and monitoring. Ecuasal company has implemented their Surveillance Plan to safeguard the borders of the saltlakes against intruders (artisanal fishermen, bathers, walkers). The company has increased daily patrols to the borders of the salt production plants preventing the presence of fishermen and bathers over weekends and holidays, and this phase will continue monitoring the implementation of a Surveillance Program to reduce shorebird disturbance. Additionally, they will carry out an awareness campaign directed to the local population of Jos Luis Tamayo in Salinas, which has a population of 25,000 people inhabiting right nearby Ecuasal Saltlakes.
Towards a Participative Conservation of High-Andean montane forests in northwestern Ecuador Project activities will reduce the advance of unsustainable agricultural activities through the implementation of sustainable and comprehensive farming activities that will optimize the use of natural resources and promote the conservation of wildlife by identifying and designating natural restoration areas through a new incentive program promoted by the Ministry of Environment that provides a stipend to landowners relative to the extent of their land when they sign a commitment to conserve forested areas for 20 years, including establishing natural and artificial fencing to avoid uncontrolled cattle grazing in forested areas. Funding will cover 1) a meeting to publicize the project activities and identify interested community members who want to participate in the organic agriculture workshop and/or form a new Local Environmental Group in Nono, 2) a 3-day workshop with approximately 40 farmers and cattle ranchers which will include: a) the social, economic, political, and environmental impacts of conventional agriculture; b) principles of organic agriculture; c) methods for recovering degraded soils; d) examples of best practices and successes of organic agriculture; and e) a field practice on making compost and other organic fertilizers, 3) the production of compost and organic fertilizers at the community center for use by any of the contributing community farmers and cattle ranchers, 4) application of organic farminig techniques on at least 5 farms, 5) a GIS analysis of the farms to determine the location of important remnants of high Andean forests and watersheds for biological corridors, and 6) participatory reforestation activities by the existing Local Environmental Group in Pichn.
Wildlife Without Borders-Amphibians In Decline Construction of the Centro Jambatu Amphibian Assurance Facility in Quito, Ecuador. In partnership with the Zoological Society of St. Louis, this project will support a conservation effort for the critically endangered Spotted Harlequin frog, Coyne Harlequin frog, Elegant Harlequin frog, Sad Harlequin frog, Webbed Harlequin frog, and the vulnerable Amazon Harlequin frog in Ecuador, by building an additional isolated frog propagation facility or a Noahs Ark. Specific activities include: (1) building a facility approximately 60 square meters; (2) the new space will allow for expansion of the current facility by providing additional frog rooms and insect rearing facilities.
SUPPORTING PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF COASTAL TROPICAL FOREST IN ECUADOR S NEW CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE AREA (ACUS) THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE RECENTLY DECLARED MANAB CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE AREA (ACUS), A 207,000 HA BIOLOGICAL CORRIDOR COMPRISING FOUR CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES IN COASTAL ECUADOR, BY STRENGTHENING AND IMPLEMENTING INCENTIVES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE TROPICAL FOREST. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL PROTECT AND CONNECT KEY REMNANTS OF HIGHLY THREATENED DECIDUOUS, SEMI DECIDUOUS, AND SEMI HUMID FOREST ALONG ECUADOR S CENTRAL COAST THAT PROVIDE HABITAT FOR MANY THREATENED SPECIES INCLUDING THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED EQUATORIAL CAPUCHIN (CEBUS AEQUATORIALIS) AND ESMERALDAS WOODSTAR (CHAETOCERCUS BERLEPSCHI). CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND OTHER INCENTIVES FOR CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED, PROVIDING ALTERNATIVES TO DEFORESTATION AND UNSUSTAINABLE LAND USES, SUCH AS BURNING TO MAINTAIN CATTLE PASTURES AND MONOCULTURED CROPLAND, THE TWO MOST DIRECT AND IMMEDIATE THREATS TO THE REGION S FOREST COVER, BIODIVERSITY, AND CLIMATE. THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES ARE TO 1) ADVISE AND TRAIN COMMUNITY LEADERS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON THE APPLICATION OF NEW AND EXISTING POLICIES THAT SUPPORT LANDOWNERS WHO PROTECT AND RESTORE FOREST ON PRIVATE LANDS (INCLUDING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, PROPERTY TAX EXONERATION, AND LAND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE) 2) IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS WITH LOCAL L
CONSERVING PRIORITY IBAS FOR AQUATIC MIGRATORY BIRDS IV This is a follow-up project aimed at improving the conservation of priority areas (IBAS) for migratory shorebird populations in coastal Ecuador. Phase IV includes a new site in the Gulf of Guayaquil, which is considered the most important wintering area for migratory shorebirds in southwest Ecuador. The project will promote the declaration of a new Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network site and carry out the basic research and monitoring to determine the value of the mudflats for the migratory wintering populations within 110 miles of the study area. The grantee will continue monitoring the implementation of a surveillance program; install informational signs; plant mangroves along a water discharge channel to mitigate water pollution; and build capacities among university students to promote the sustainability of a research and monitoring program at wetlands in coastal Ecuador...Species that will benefit include: snowy plover, Wilson's plover, semipalmated plover, American oystercatcher, lesser yellowlegs, whimbrel, western sandpiper, least sandpiper, short-billed dowitcher and Wilsons phalarope...
MULTI-HABITAT CONSERVATION OF NMBS IN EC Climate change and habitat loss in the Neotropics are critical threats to migratory birds. Climate change may promote upslope movements of many bird species, including migratory birds. Deforestation is higher in Ecuador than elsewhere in South America. The increasing frequency and severity of wildfires pose a growing threat to biodiversity. To effectively protect neotropical migrants long term, this project will address the current habitat loss and climate change crisis across seven protected reserves covering a total area of 30,265 acres along a broad altitudinal gradient. First, partners will reduce current threats by patrolling seven reserves. Second, they will monitor migratory birds within the targeted reserves to understand their distribution and abundance to inform reserve expansion. Third, they will add 685 acres of higher elevation forest to Buenaventura Reserve and 246 acres to Jorupe Reserve in southern Ecuador. Fourth, they will plant 22,320 native trees in Tropical Rainforest ecosystem to enrich habitat quality and connectivity among remaining habitat patches. Lastly, they will increase protection against forest fires at five vulnerable reserves by building the capacities of staff and local communities. The proposed activities will benefit over 20 migratory birds, including Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Olive-sided Flycatcher, and Canada Warbler.
Conservation Of Cerulean Warbler In Eastern Ecuador - This project carries out conservation activities to protect Cerulean Warblers in Ecuador.
Reducing Seabird Bycatch to Conserve the Critically Endangered Waved Albatross this project will significantly reduce fishery-related mortality of the Waved Albatross, through the adoption of an innovative bycatch mitigation fishing technique, called NISURI. In addition significant changes within the fishing community will be made to reduce harmful fishing practices to birds. This information will be shared among colleagues, governing bodies, and international advisory panels to develop long-lasting changes in the fishery practices to reduce bycatch.
STRENGTHENING REGIONAL SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF THE INTER AMERICAN CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF SEA TURTLES (IAC) FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTER AMERICAN SEA TURTLE CONVENTION WITH 15 MEMBER PARTIES INCLUDING THE U.S. THE INTENT IS TO PROMOTE REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION OF SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION WITHIN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE 1) CONVENING OF CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES, SCIENTIFIC AND CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES AND SUPPORT FOR ASSOCIATED TRAVEL AND TRANSLATION EXPENSES, 2) TRAVEL SUPPORT TO MEET WITH HIGH LEVEL GOVERNMENTAL DECISION MAKERS IN RANGE STATE COUNTRIES OF THE HIGHLY ENDANGERED EAST PACIFIC LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE TO DISCUSS MEASURES TO MINIMIZE ACCIDENTAL CAPTURE OF LEATHERBACKS IN ARTISANAL AND INDUSTRIAL FISHERIES, AND 3) TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR SECRETARIAT TO MEET WITH HIGH LEVEL GOVERNMENTAL DECISION MAKERS IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE COUNTRIES TO FOSTER NEW COUNTRY MEMBERSHIP.
LINKING COMMUNITY-ENGAGED RESEARCH WITH SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY TO ACHIEVE LASTING CONSERVATION IN THE ECUADORIAN CHOC Funds under this award are to be used to support the expansion of an innovative model for sustainable forestry that currently provides fulltime employment to 65 community members and benefits over 300 families. In doing so, the project will reduce removal of wildlife (particularly parrots and primates) and plants from the highly threatened Choc ecosystem by promoting sustainable forestry and providing alternative livelihoods for local communities. Specific activities to be conducted under this award are: (1) use community engaged research to quantify the ecological impacts of the sustainable forestry model relative to traditional methods; and, (2) implement a complementary behavior change and education campaign designed to promote involvement by communities in an established sustainable forestry program.
E. ANDEAN SUBTROPICAL FORESTS IN ECUDOR Habitat loss and climate change in the Neotropics are key threats to migratory birds. Deforestation is higher in ..Ecuador than elsewhere in South America. This project addresses crucial threats on an area of 91,428 acres in ..southeastern Ecuador. This region is a key overwintering site for Cerulean Warbler, Canada Warbler and Olive-sided ..Flycatcher. In this area, we manage the 8,305 acres large Tapichalaca reserve. We will expand the reserve with ..494 acres and maintain a 42-acre reforestation area. Together with the local community at Palanda we will continue ..our habitat enrichment program on 890 acres of shade-grown coffee plantations by maintaining 10,000 saplings on ..166 coffee farms. On 1667 acres, we will monitor all migratory bird species over a pronounced altitudinal gradient ..from Tapichalaca reserve (3400 meters) to enriched shade-grown coffee plantations (1200 meters) in order to ..identify key areas for reserve expansion and corridor creation, to understand the habitat preferences of migratory ..birds, and to collect base line data for shifts in their altitudinal ranges. We will promote the certification of bird-friendly ..coffee in the coffee farm association with a focus on migratory birds, to promote sustainability of this excellent ..high-altitude coffee in national and international markets.
Amphibian Program-International Grants Emergency action for the conservation of Hyloxalus jacobuspetersi (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae), a species at the verge of extinction
Providing Ecological Connectivity through the Creation of Municipal Protected Areas Adjacent to the Podocarpus National Park in Ecuador Providing Ecological Connectivity through the Creation of Municipal Protected Areas Adjacent to the Podocarpus National Park in Ecuador
Linking community-engaged research with sustainable forestry to achieve lasting conservation in the Ecuadorian Choc to support the expansion of an innovative model for sustainable forestry that currently provides fulltime employment to 65 community members and benefits over 300 families.
A BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE BIRDS OF THE ECU BirdLife International will engage a consortium of national and international Non-Governmental, governmental, private sector and community organizations to create a consensus-based business plan (the Business Plan for the Ecuadorian Choc (BPEC)) for four northwestern provinces of Ecuador. The BPEC will develop locally appropriate strategies to address macro threats, solutions and needs identified by the Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund Tropical Andes and Tumbes-Chaco-Magdalena profiles, the Central American Caribbean and South American Highlands Business Plan currently under development, and the Canada Warbler and Cerulean Warbler Species Conservation Plans, as well as other relevant species conservation planning instruments. The planning process will bring together Ecuadorian community and civil society organizations that have been working for years to address threats included in the above-mentioned plans, help them prioritize threats, coordinate their work, implement the most effective solutions and Best Management Practices possible, and create a strategy to secure resources needed to fund the plan's implementation. Out of this business planning process, BirdLife International and its Ecuadorian Partner, Aves y Conservacin, will lead a nationally coordinated, multi-faceted, 10-year project to improve the quality and extent of 1.3 million hectares of habitat that benefits Neotropical migratory and globally threatened resident birds in 16 Key Biodiversity Areas in the highly threatened, north western Ecuadorian Choc bioregion.
Marine Turtle Conservation Fund The recipient will 1. renew the hawksbil nest conservaton program at Los Cobanos, El Salvador working with FUNDARRECIFE; 2. carry out a hawksbill nest protection program at Machalilla, Ecuador with the NGO Equilibrio Azul; and intiate a hawksbill nesting protection program at Aserradores, Nicaragua working with the NGOs Marina Puesta del Sol and FFI.
PROTECTING MIGRATORY BIRDS IN THE ECUADO Habitat loss and degradation in the Neotropics are a major threat driving population declines in migratory birds. With less than 2% of original vegetation remaining, wintering habitat is critically threatened in Western Ecuador. This project addresses habitat loss in the Choc, a key stopover and overwintering site for Olive-sided Flycatcher, Canada Warbler and Cerulean Warbler. Partners will restore and protect the Ecuadorian Choc through four objectives. First, they will monitor 18,000 acres of wintering habitat including the Canand and Tesoro Escondido reserves and new transects surrounding them. These reserves will be patrolled continuously to prevent deforestation and hunting. Second, their monitoring allows them to identify critical areas for reserve expansion. Third, they will plant 30,000 native trees on ~247 acres on private properties and thereby improve NMB habitat quality and connectivity among remaining habitat patches. Finally, they will develop bird friendly income streams like carbon compensation and bird-friendly cacao production and build the capacities of local communities and stakeholders.
Wildife Without Borders - Amphibians In Decline Construction of the Centro Jambatu Amphibian Assurance Facility in Qutio, Ecuador
PROTECTION OF CRITICAL WINTERING HABITAT Habitat loss in the neotropics is a key threat to migratory birds, and it is higher in Ecuador than elsewhere in South America. The project addresses this crucial threat by managing 11 protected areas, restoring degraded habitat, and monitoring. The grantee will also implement an outreach program and develop collaboration with national authorities to improve the management of public reserves. ..Species that will benefit include: cerulean warbler, Canada warbler, buff-breasted sandpiper baird's sandpiper, upland sandpiper, olive-sided flycatcher, pectoral sandpiper, Wilson's phalarope western and eastern wood-pewees, Swainson's thrush, swallow-tailed kite , black-and-white warbler, American redstart and Acadian flycatcher...
Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere Project activities will respond to the request for assistance from the Ministry of Environment to reduce the unsustainable hunting of wild species for the wild meat trade by 1) quantifying the impacts of the wild meat trade on wild species along the Maxus road in the Yasun National Park, 2) identifying and understanding the population that generates the demand for wild meat in order to design targeted outreach interventions to alter consumer behaviors, 3) strengthening the capacity of Yasun National Park staff to implement, enforce, and monitor laws protecting wildlife, and 4) building awareness of the wild meat trade and its causes with stakeholders.
LINKING COMMUNITY-ENGAGED RESEARCH WITH REFORESTATION TO ACHIEVE LASTING CONSERVATION IN THE ECUADORIAN CHOC THIS PROJECT, ENTITLED LINKING COMMUNITY ENGAGED RESEARCH WITH REFORESTATION TO ACHIEVE LASTING CONSERVATION IN THE ECUADORIAN CHOC (PART II. SOCIAL DYNAMICS) FITS UNDER THE CATEGORY OF THEME 1 SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE. THE OVER ARCHING GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A MODEL FOR HABITAT RESTORATION FOR PRIORITY HABITATS IN LATIN AMERICA THAT INTEGRATES TWO KEY INNOVATIONS EXPERIMENTAL TESTS OF REFORESTATION METHODS AND GRASSROOTS INVOLVEMENT AND BUY IN BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES. IN THE FIRST PHASE, WHICH IS ALREADY UP AND RUNNING, WE ARE USING A LANDSCAPE LEVEL REFORESTATION EXPERIMENT TO RIGOROUSLY TEST THE EFFICACY OF COMPETING RESTORATION METHODOLOGIES FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC IMPACT. IN THE SECOND PHASE, WHICH WE ARE REQUESTING SUPPORT FOR IN THE CURRENT PROPOSAL, WE TAKE A BOTTOM UP GRASSROOTS SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FACTORS THAT SHAPE LOCAL RESIDENTS WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE IN HABITAT RESTORATION. IN PHASE THREE, SLATED TO BEGIN IN LATE 2024, WE COMBINE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WORKS FROM BOTH AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE (VIA THE LANDSCAPE LEVEL EXPERIMENT) AND A SOCIO ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE (VIA SOCIOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION AND INTEGRATION AT HOUSEHOLD, COMMUNITY, AND INSTITUTIONAL LEVELS) TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A LARGE SCALE REFORESTATION PROJECT ON PRIVATELY OW