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ENHANCEMENT OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR MIGR The Laguna Madre of Tamaulipas hosts 15% of the migratory waterfowl population wintering in Mexico, and 36% of the continental population of Redhead ducks. The coastal wetlands are a refuge for migratory waterfowl and provide freshwater for drinking and to wash off the salt accumulated while feeding in the seagrass beds of the hypersaline waters of the Laguna Madre. The coastal plains adjacent to the Laguna Madre have experienced an expansion of agriculture, which has affected most of the freshwater wetlands. This project will set up 15-year conservation agreements for 1,132 acres of wetlands on the San Juan de las Flores Ranch in Tamaulipas. It will also enhance 813 acres of freshwater wetlands as waterfowl and shorebird habitat on the same ranch.
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF MANGROVES IN N The project will restore and conserve 714 acres of mangrove and coastal areas. Additionally, it will focus on strengthening local capacity for conservation in the region and cultivate relationships with the community. The project will benefit 140 migratory species, such as blue-winged teal, redhead, gadwall, green-winged teal, ring-necked duck, fulvous whistling-duck, piping plover, snowy plover, Wilson's plover, American oystercatcher, marbled godwit, black skimmer, least tern, and an important colony of reddish egret.
PROTECTING JAGUAR HABITAT THROUGH ECOTOURISM IN THE LACANDONA REGION IN CHIAPAS, MEXICO. The project "Protecting Endangered Habitat through Nature Tourism in the Lacandon Region in.Chiapas, Mexico" supports the conservation of the tropical rainforest of the Lacandon jungle of.Mexico by addressing the impacts of uncontrolled and unsustainable agricultural expansion in the.forests of the indigenous communities of Naha, Metzabok and Las Nubes. The Lacandon jungle.represents the largest rainforest in North America and is home of endangered species such as jaguars,.tapirs, peccaries, and harpy eagles. This two-year assistance award will enable Eco-Creando.Soluciones, A.C. to create non-extractive economies based on nature-tourism that will generate.alternative economic opportunities that rely on the local communities' ability to conserve their.primary forests and preserve wildlife. Specific activities include: (1) building the communities.capacities to establish and manage seven nature tourism enterprises so they meet visitor ready.standards; (2) co-creating experiential tourism products linked to the natural ecosystems and local.culture; (3) connecting community enterprises with nature tourism markets to make nature tourism a.viable alternative livelihood; (4) enhancing facilities and providing equipment to improve nature.tourism services; (5) facilitating participatory workshops to reach voluntary conservation agreements.with communities and promote the reforestation of degraded lands; and (6) monitoring forest cover,.connectivity, and ecological integrity to assess effectiveness of the project activities.
Propuesta para la restauracin y conservacin de las reservas forestales mayas (Tolche y Fundo legal) en dos regiones de la pennsula de Yucatn. The degradation of communally owned land and biota is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity conservation in Mexico. The purpose of this project is to promote landscape level connectivity in the Yucatan peninsula through the conservation and restoration of existing tolches and fundos legales (two millenarian Yucatec Mayan landscape management strategies) owned by indigenous communities and located around 15 natural protected areas in the states of Campeche, Quintana Roo and Yucatan. Tolchs (20m wide wooded extension of land along paths and bodies of water and surrounding apiaries, maize fields and villages) provide a wide range of environmental services (maintain fish populations; provide habitat to multiple species, supply nectar and pollen to native pollinator species, reduce the velocity of rivers, protect their margins against erosion, overflows and contamination, and promote natural propagation of species that make up the mature vegetation), while the so-called fundo legales are bands of mature vegetation up to 2km wide that surround all Mayan villages. These areas are the closest source of fruit, firewood, and construction materials for the communities. Through this grant, the Recipient will: 1) implement a certificate level training program on restoration, conservation, governance and legal framework of tolches and fundos legales for 400 community leaders, NPAs personnel and government representatives; 2) establish four (4) demonstration plots around the participating communities; and 3) rehabilitate 20 hectares of land through the implementation of sustainable agriculture and forestry management practices.
BLACK BRANT HABITAT The project will: 1) work to have 5,505.78 acres at Laguna Figueroa decreed as a Mexican Federal Critical Habitat; 2) implement bird and habitat monitoring on 11,610.78 acres in the Bahia San Quintin wetland complex; 3) conduct research to determine the carrying capacity of the sea grass beds in Bahia San Quintin; 4) establish an environmental education Wildlife Management Unit at Punta Mazo; and, 5) implement an environmental education program to promote habitat sustainability and train 50 local residents in conservation, management of natural resources and control of solid waste.
MANGROVE PROTECTION & RESTORATION PN BAH This project will: (1) Rehabilitate the hydrology of mangrove ecosystems in Salinas Bay and..Balandras Bay on Isla El Carmen, which will restore 600 hectares/1,482.61 acres, using an innovative..system of introducing seawater into the wetland and removing sediments that obstruct the tidal flow...(2) Repair 34 water gates and 10 km of levees in former salt evaporation ponds. (3) Protect the..restored wetlands and adjacent uplands through legal mechanisms: (3.a) In Salinas Bay, 590..hectares/1,457.9 acres of restored wetlands and 1,380 hectares/3,410 acres of uplands will be..protected through 20-year Conservation Agreements. (3.b) In Balandras Bay, 240 hectares/593 acres..of uplands will be protected through a 20-year conservation agreement. (4) Establish a baseline for..monitoring habitat and species. (5) With matching funds, build, equip and operate a biological station.
EVALUATION OF THE REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF THE KEMP S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE AT RANCHO NUEVO, MEXICO: IMPLICATIONS FOR SPECIES CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY The purpose of this project is to support the Mexico-US Binational Kemp's Ridley conservation project in Mexico. The intent of this project is to assess nesting beach management practices, nesting female reproductive output, and predator threats to nests, to inform and improve management practices, and enhance population recovery. Activities include: (1) assessing sex ratios in hatchery and in situ nests; and (2) assessing hatching fitness from hatchery and in situ nests; (3) assessing arribada size; and (4) assessing predator threats to in situ nests.
CONSERVATION OF THE LEATHERBACK TURTLE (Dermochelys coriacea) IN THE MEXICAN PACIFIC THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO COUNTER WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING (CWT) IN PERU BY CONTROLLING THE SALE OF HANDICRAFTS MADE WITH PARTS FROM ILLEGALLY SOURCED ANIMALS, AND STRENGTHENING CAPACITIESIN THE HANDLING AND MANAGEMENT OF SEIZED LIVE SPECIMENS RESULTING FROM STRONGER CWT ENFORCEMENT.
Marine Turtle Conservation Fund This award supports daily sea turtle stranding surveys along 43 km of Playa San Lazaro, Baja California Sur throughout May -September and twice weekly during October- April. These baseline surveys in place since 2003 provide a critical element to monitor and assess loggerhead bycatch from fisheries operating within a key foraging ground for the N. Pacific loggerhead population. They have been instrumental in alerting the conservation community and government authorities to mass loggerhead mortality events in 2012 and 2013 and bring focus attention to resolving the serious serious bycatch problem.
SAYULA LAGOON WATERSHED I The Sayula Lagoon was one of the most important wetlands in the region for resting and feeding of migratory waterfowl and shorebirds, and has been recognized as an important wetland by national and international organizations. Before the construction, in 1989, of a road that crosses the lagoon, 1.3 million waterfowl were recorded in this region. This project will implement parts of the 'Sayula Lagoon Watershed Management Program,' produced in part with prior NAWCA funding, by protecting 17,297 acres of wetlands through a management agreement, restoring 2,966 acres of seasonal wetlands, and rehabilitating two artificial wetlands. It will also include a community outreach
Regional Strategy For Wetland Restoration For Waterfowl, Northern Plateau Habitat restoration of 1532 acres and enhance 240
Marine Turtle Conservation Fund The recipient will conduct sea turtle stranding surveys along 45 km of Playa San Lazaro daily throughout May -September and twice weekly during October- April, assist with coordination of meetings and workshops with local fishing coops to discuss mitigations solutions for sea turtle bycatch as well as organizing the annual Grupo Tortugero meeting.
ALLIANCE FOR RESTORING RAINFOREST IN CAN ALLIANCE FOR RESTORING RAINFOREST IN CAN
Natl Strat Cons Shorebirds P Iii The project activities will take place at numerous sites in the northern and southern Pacific regions of Mexico. In a recent survey, almost 1 million birds were recorded in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa alone, including Long-billed Curlew, Black-necked Stilt, Red Knot, and Snowy Plover.....The project will strengthen institutional capacities in the Northern and Central Plateau and the State of Chiapas through training; establish a monitoring network on the abundance and composition of species; and generate information that will support decisions concerning conservation and management of shorebirds and their habitats.
Support of Sea Turtle Conservation The recipient will 1. monitor and evaluate beach and nest temperatures in hatcheries and on nesting beach, 2. evaluate and compare hatchling sex ratios in hatcheries and in situ nests, 3. evaluate predation of arribada nesting and solitary nesting, 4. evaluate type and abundance of predators at Rancho Nuevo nesting beach, 5. evaluate emergence rate and survival rate to sea of hatchlings from arribada nests and solitary nests, 6. develop an effective strategy for leaving nests in situ at Rancho Nuevo, and 7. evaluate 15 years of temperature data to examine long term temperature changes at Rancho Nuevo to predict potential impacts of climate change.
Wildlife Without Borders - Western Hemisphere Building the capacity of managers and enforcement officials to protect biodiversity in Yucatan Peninsula protected areas
HYDROLOGICAL RESTORATION OF WETLANDS AT This project will restore 1,698 acres of mangroves that were degraded after the construction of a road that changed the hydrology of this coastal system. The restoration area is located in one of the most critical points for migratory birds that cross the Gulf of Mexico during migration, and is part of a recently declared State protected area along the northern coast of Yucatan. This area does not have a management plan and experiencing great pressure from poorly planned infrastructure ....Waterfowl and other wetland-dependent species that will benefit from the project include: American wigeon, redhead, black skimmer, black?crowned night?heron, gull?billed tern, lesser scaup, limpkin, mangrove cuckoo, red knot, reddish egret, roseate spoonbill, sandwich tern, snowy plover and Wilson's plover...
WETLANDS CONSERVATION FOR MIGRATORY BIRD This project will carry out multiple activities in the Natural Protected Area Area de Proteccion de..Flora y Fauna Laguna Madre y Delta del Rio Bravo (APFFLMDRB), which is also a RAMSAR site...(1.a.) Develop 10-year federal work program agreements (programas de trabajo) with the..APFFLMDRB for 9,680 hectares/ 23909.6 acres: the locations include 7,000 hectares/17,290 acres of..islands and seagrasses in La Capilla, 2,000 hectares/4,940 acres of seagrass in Laguna Morales, and..680 hectares/1,680 acres in Laguna Balsora. (1.b.) Protect 248 hectares/612.56 acres on Laguna La..Palangana through a 10-year conservation agreement. (2.a.) Restore (300 hectares/741 acres) of..mangroves in Laguna Morales and La Capilla. (2.b.) Enhance (750 hectares/1,853 acres) of wetlands..in Laguna Balsora by rebuilding a levee (225 meters/738 ft). (2.c.) In Laguna La Palangana, restore..(100 hectares/247 acres) of freshwater wetland trough dredging (15 hectares/37 acres), enhance (100..hectares/247 acres) by clearing vegetation, stabilizing soil and creating a windbreak barrier by..seeding native plants (20 hectares/49 acres). (2.d.) Complete two Environmental Impact Manifest..exemptions to authorize restoration activities. (3.a.) Complete a hydrological characterization study of..Laguna Balsora and Laguna Honda. (3.b.) Complete a topography study in Laguna La Palangana to..support restoration activities. (3.c.) Monitor biological characteristics in Laguna Morales, Laguna..Balsora and Laguna La Palangana and La Capilla. (4.a.) Develop an education strategy aimed at 200..children and 15 teachers in three communities. (4.b.) Conduct community-based surveillance in..Laguna Madre. (4.c.) Supervise environmental programs and detect and report environmental crimes..in northern Laguna Madre. (5) Develop a management plan for the sustainable use of natural..resources with an emphasis on ecotourism and birdwatching..
Habitat Management And Monitoring Of Sho This project will take place at 14 priority wetlands for shorebirds in the states of Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Baja California Sur and Baja California, in northwest Mexico. The area shelters over one million shorebirds from 31 species every winter, including over half the population of Pacific red knot, American oystercatcher, green-winged teal, northern shoveler, and marbled godwit. ....The project will: manage 358,626 acres of land already protected in the five northwestern states of Mexico; enhance 519 acres; restore 1284 acres; conduct shorebird monitoring at 14 sites in northwest Mexico; and implement an environmental education program targeting 100 teachers and 2000 students in the region. ..
MEXICANOS & BUSTILLOS LAGOON The project will: 1) restore 5,058 acres in the Mexicanos Lagoon; 2) enhance 9,884 acres at the Bustillos Lagoon; 3) monitor plant productivity and invertebrates post
Wildlife Without Borders - Western Hemisphere PROGRAMA DE CAPACITACIN Y CONSERVACIN DEL HBITAT DE CRIANZA DE LA BALLENA JOROBADA EN NAYARIT, JALISCO, Y OAXACA, MXICO, 2012-2013
GULF MX WTLD CONS NTWK 1 The project will protect 741 acres of wetlands; monitor migratory birds at two different wetlands in the region; and develop a follow-up and monitoring system for the private protected areas certified by the state of Veracruz.
CORAL REEF CONSERVATION IN THE MEXICAN PACIFIC II The goal of this project is to conserve 686,767 acres of coral reefs in six Natural Protected Areas (NPAs) of the Mexican Pacific. The objective is to improve the management of coral reefs to reduce threats from uncontrolled touristic activities. The following activities will enhance and further develop coral reef conservation initiatives in the Mexican Pacific and include: (1) trainings and logistic support for park rangers in the Huatulco National Park (HNP) to install an effective conservation mooring buoy system; (2) trainings for CONANP staff working in six NPAs to implement coral reef monitoring, as well as data management and analysis, (3) a series of participatory workshops with local tourism operators and community watch groups to promote the proper use of the buoy system and tourism best practices in HNP, (4) organize an exchange of experiences between tourism providers in the HNP and the Cabo Pulmo National Park (CPNP) to foster and strengthen coral reef observation best practices, and (5) increase the awareness of 2,500 visitors to the HNP and the PNCP through informal lectures, workshops, graphic materials and outreach activities to promote coral reef conservation.
U.S.-MEXICO GRASSLAND BIRD CONSERVATION This project will continue work funded by the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to conserve high-priority and declining grassland birds of western North America. This work includes identification of important areas, habitats, threats and limiting factors for grassland birds on their Chihuahuan Desert wintering grounds, and landowner collaboration in critical areas to implement best practices, secure conservation agreements, and restore habitat for Sprague's Pipit and 27 other declining grassland species. Bird Conservancy of the Rockies has worked to protect, restore and enhance grasslands on 250,000 acres in Valles Centrales and Janos Grassland Priority Conservation Areas (GPCAs) in Mexico since 2013. This phase will expand work with landowners in GPCAs to enroll 30,000 acres of ranchlands into the Sustainable Grazing Network (SGN), improve grassland health across 5,000 acres of SGN lands, and restore 120 acres of degraded grasslands through restoration techniques to increase numbers of Sprague's Pipit and other grassland birds, and advance research on factors influencing overwinter survival and movement patterns of grassland birds in the Chihuahuan Desert. Knowledge of factors limiting grassland bird survival and abundance will be applied to habitat management efforts to increase populations of these birds on SGN sites over the next 5-10 years.
GULF MX WTLD CONS NTWK 1 The project purpose is toprotect 741 acres of wetlands; monitor migratory birds at two different wetlands in the region; and develop a follow-up and monitoring system for the private protected areas certified by the state of Veracruz.
Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere The California condor is a highly endangered species in need of active management in order to survive. Since 2003, several of the birds have been released and in 2013, three chicks were successfully hatched and fledged for the first time in Mexico. These achievements need to be accompanied by public awareness, education, and outreach campaigns in order to bring the California Condor back from the brink of extinction. Through this project, the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research will: 1) work to increase the local and national awareness about the threats affecting the survival of the California condor; 2) increase the San Pedro Martir National Park capacity as a venue for conservation education and outreach; and 3) increase the capacity of Chapultepec Zoo educators, park rangers and local school teachers and museum employees to implement environmental education and outreach strategies.
Sustainable Management of Forest and Water to Conserve the Hibernation Areas of the Monarch Butterfly, Mexico. (1) produce 40,000 trees in partnership with local schools and communities; (2) reforest 40 has. of forests; (3) train land owners on best forest and watershed governance and management practices; (4) implement water quality monitoring activities in key sites; (5) produce a Management Plan for the Zitacuaro River Watershed; and (6) deliver 120 environmental education sessions to local students about the importance of monarch butterflies and their hibernation sites.
Reestablishment of Connectivity in Priority Grasslands of S. Chihuahuan Desert I This project will protect 7,410 acres through a conservation agreement and restore critical habitat for grassland birds such as Spragues Pipit, Lark Bunting and Bairds Sparrow. Partners will also protect and recover soil, promote grass regrowth and restore a drinking trough to benefit Long-billed Curlews and other wildlife.
CONSERVATION OF THREE IMPERILED GRASSLAND SPECIES In Mexico's Valles Centrales, building off successful development of two conservation business plans for Sprague's pipit and mountain plovers, this project will implement priority management and restoration actions to maintain the population of both species, in addition to the development of the Business Plan for the conservation of wintering habitat of the long-billed curlew (LBCU) in Mxico. Partners will address the major strategies outlined in the business Plan in the El Tokio, Mapim and Valles Centrales Grassland Priority Conservation Areas (GPCAs) through the legal protection of ejidos and private ranches, strengthening the process for the decree of a new Natural Protected Area at the Federal level in the Valles Centrales GPCA. Partners will also restore degraded grassland through soil restoration and implementation of rotational cattle grazing systems, while generating knowledge on distribution and threats to LBCU in their winter habitat in Mxico...Other species that will benefit include: mountain plover, McCown's longspur, lark bunting, Swainson's hawk, Baird's sparrow, and loggerhead shrike.....
CONSERVATION OF THREE CRITICAL WETLANDS This project will: 1.a.) Establish 10-year (or longer) land conservation agreements on 821..hectares/2,028 acres. 1.b.) Expand a Ramsar site by adding 2,500 hectares/6,175 acres to the current..17,000 hectares/42,008 acres already decreed. 2) Increase water infiltration with soil restoration..techniques on (1,396 hectares/3,449 acres) of the newly protected areas, through building soil borders,..keyline treatment, filtering dams, and stone barriers and through reforestation; of these (3,449 acres),..(701 hectares/1,731 acres) will be enhanced and (1,255 hectares/3,099 acres) will be restored. 3)..Reduce sewage contamination in Santiaguillo by building biofilters and biodigesters. 4) Develop the..XXI Wetlands Training Course in Durango. 5) Conduct environmental education campaigns in the..Santiaguillo and Bustillos watersheds and celebrate World Migratory Bird Day. 6) Develop a..restoration strategy for Laguna de Bustillos. 7) Build the capacity of local landowners in Laguna de..Bustillos to monitor social and environmental variables and implement restoration and..ecotechnologies in Laguna de Bustillos. 8) Survey waterfowl in Can de Fernndez. 9) Determine..the bioaccumulation of pollutants in waterfowl and pollutant sources in Santiaguillo..
RESTORING MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT IN THE The project will: 1) purchase the perpetual rights to 3,750,000 m3/3,040 acre feet per year of water, to; 2) restore 988 wetland acres; 3) continue outreach efforts directly targeting 1,000 people; and 4) implement a monitoring program to assess the hydrological and ecological response of the ecosystem to the delivery of water.....
WETLANDS RECOVERY IN LAGUNA MADRE & RIO The decrease in wetlands in the southern part of the Rio Bravo Delta and in Laguna Madre in the state of Tamaulipas has been identified as a significant threat. The project will carry out many activities in this area:..'Protection: Protection of 10,546.9 acres of wetlands in the Rio Bravo Delta through a 10-year work plan agreement with the federal protected area, 'Area para la Proteccin de Flora and Fauna Laguna Madre y Delta del Ro Bravo'. ..'Restoration and enhancement: a) Enhancement of 10,546.9 acres of a wetland through the construction and rehabilitation of culverts that will recover hydrological flows; b) Enhancement of 101.27 acres of wetlands through removal of invasive plants; c) 'Technical Study' for permitting the wetland restoration; d) Two 'Environmental Impact Manifests' for the authorization of restoration activities; e) Management and relocation of wildlife in sites of high wildlife density; f) Solid waste management programs; g) Environmental compensation actions focused on soil and vegetation restoration. ..'Capacity building: a) Analysis of the landscape dynamics of the Ro Bravo delta; b) Hydrological characterization of a wetland to determine the type and dimensions of culvert rehabilitation; c) Monitoring migratory waterbirds, waterfowl and shorebirds; and d) Biodiversity monitoring in the restoration and influence zones. ..'Environmental training and education: a) Capacity building among fishermen; b) Communications strategy to disseminate the actions and benefits of the project and promote respect and care for migratory water birds; c) Supervision of environmental programs in the northern zone of Laguna Madre...