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PROTECTING MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT IN WES Habitat loss and changes in environmental conditions in the Neotropics are key threats to migratory birds. Deforestation in Western Ecuador has reduced the Choc rainforest and the Ecuadorian dry forest to less than 5% of the original cover while environmental changes drive upslope movements of many bird species. This project addresses these crucial threats in six reserves managed by the Jocotoco Foundation on an area of 63,702 acres in Western Ecuador. This region is a key overwintering site for Olive-sided Flycatcher, Swainson's Thrush, Canada Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, and Blackburnian Warbler. Jocotoco will protect and monitor migratory birds of concern over the six areas, which will result in understanding migratory bird population tendencies over time and more importantly, it will guide Jocotoco to strategically expand its reserves. Jocotoco will leverage funding for increasing migratory bird habitat by at least 9,201 acres. In addition, they will restore 148 acres of migratory bird habitat in the Santa Rosa watershed in Buenaventura reserve and 12.5 acres in the Ayampe river watershed. Jocotoco will promote local participation of communities by inviting adolescents to the migratory bird monitoring transects and by organizing migratory bird workshops at the six project areas.
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.
West Hemisphere Branch-International Grants Strengthening the Park Guard Control and Monitoring System in the Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
LINKING COMMUNITY-ENGAGED RESEARCH WITH SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY TO ACHIEVE LASTING CONSERVATION IN THE ECUADORIAN 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.
PROTECTING EAST ANDEAN SUBTROPICAL FORES Habitat loss resulting from the creation of cattle pastures and climate change in the Neotropics are key threats to migratory birds. Deforestation is higher in southern Ecuador than elsewhere in South America. This project addresses these crucial threats on an area of 185,560 acres within southeastern Ecuador. This region is a key overwintering site for Cerulean Warbler, Canada Warbler and Olive-sided Flycatcher. In this area, Fundacin Jocotoco owns and protects Copalinga and Tapichalaca Reserves (9,587 acres) and co-manages the Palanda Municipal Reserve (172,973 acres). In the second phase of this project they will expand Tapichalaca with 1,419 acres, increase protection and patrolling of Tapichalaca and Copalinga Reserves, monitor Neotropical migratory bird species in restored and forested transects, continue strengthening the management of the Palanda Municipal Reserve, conduct community outreach with local cattle ranching associations, and expand reforestation efforts in three key watersheds.
PROTECTION OF CRITICAL WINTERING HABITAT FOR NEOTROPICAL MIGRANTS IN ECUADOR 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.
Marine Turtle Conservation Fund The recipient will conduct standardized nesting surveys and threats assessments at Quinta Playa and Las Bachas, as well as conduct a community outreach program and field education programs with local school children. The Darwin Foundation will work closely with Galapagos National Park to develop the capacity of the Park to assume greater responsibility for and expansion of the sea turtle conservation program at the Park.
Vital support for hawksbills in the eastern Pacific Ocean: Year II of conservation at four top-tier nesting beaches The recipient will implement community based nesting beach conservation projects at hawksbill nesting beaches in Los Cobanos and El Maculis, El Salvador, Machalilla, Ecuador and Aserradores, Nicaragua.
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 Ecuadors 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 regions forest cover, biodiversity, and climate.
COMMUNITY BASED CONSERVATION OF NMBS IN This project will contribute to the conservation of Neotropical migratory birds and endemic taxa in the Mache-Chindul Reserve in northwest Ecuador. The Reserve is a BirdLife International Important Bird Area that houses 27 Neotropical migratory species and is the home of several thousand people with limited education and economic opportunities. The objectives are to: 1) purchase 302.5 acres of forest habitat adjacent to the Mache-Chindul Reserve that are at immediate risk of being cut; 2) reforest 98.8 acres of pasture; 3) establish a longitudinal study of migratory bird habitat use; and 4) promote best practices in ecotourism development. These activities will contribute to long-term ecosystem function by establishing a corridor linking the 8648.7-acre Bilsa Biological Station, the largest continuous forest area in the region, and La Laguna de Cube, a Ramsar wetland site. It will also promote viable economic alternatives among local residents.
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.
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.
Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere 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.
Conservation Priority Ibas For Aquatic Migratory Birds In Ecuasal Salt Lagoons III This project, now in its third phase, carries out various conservation actions around commercial salt extraction lagoons in Ecuador.
COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION OF NEOTROPICAL MIG BIRDS IN ECUADORIAN CHOCO III The Mache-Chindul Reserve (MCR) is a BirdLife International 'Important Bird Area' that houses at least 27 Neotropical migratory species. However, several thousand people live within its borders, which often results in continued deforestation and habitat degradation. This project will increase habitat protection in the area through the purchase a 140-hectare forest fragment adjacent to the MCR, which is at risk of deforestation. Once acquired, the land will be used as a regional conservation center...Species that will benefit include: bay-breasted warbler, Canada warbler, spotted sandpiper, least sandpiper, semipalmated sandpiper, lesser yellowlegs, Swainson's thrush, western wood-pewee, Acadian flycatcher, Blackburnian warbler, black-and-white warbler, American redstart, scarlet tanager and summer tanager...
CONSERVING PRIORITY IBAS FOR AQUATIC MIG 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...
Marine Turtle Postal Fund A conservation program for East Pacific green turtles nesting in the Galapagos archipelago
PROTECTION OF CRITICAL WINTERING HABITAT FOR NEOTROPICAL MIGRANTS IN ECUADOR 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...
COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION OF NEOTROPI The Mache-Chindul Reserve (MCR) is a BirdLife International 'Important Bird Area' that houses at least 27 Neotropical migratory species. However, several thousand people live within its borders, which often results in continued deforestation and habitat degradation. This project will increase habitat protection in the area through the purchase a 140-hectare forest fragment adjacent to the MCR, which is at risk of deforestation. Once acquired, the land will be used as a regional conservation center...Species that will benefit include: bay-breasted warbler, Canada warbler, spotted sandpiper, least sandpiper, semipalmated sandpiper, lesser yellowlegs, Swainson's thrush, western wood-pewee, Acadian flycatcher, Blackburnian warbler, black-and-white warbler, American redstart, scarlet tanager and summer tanager...
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.
Conserving the Bay of Panama The project will implement strategies of the Panama Bay Wetlands Conservation Plan.
Technical Assistance for Ghana - Revenue Policy and Administration At the Ghana Revenue Authority, strengthen the headquarters Policy and Programs Department (PPD) and strengthen field office effectiveness by formulating and monitoring adherence to modern tax administration processes; Improve the performance of the Customs Divisions processes and the skills and expertise of its staff.
Technical Assistance for Revenue Administration and Revenue Policy - Ghana OTA is providing assistance to the Ghana Revenue Authority on tax crimes investigation to enhance the Legal staff ability to prosecute tax cases; rebuild the Investigations department to identify and investigate criminal tax cases; and refocus the Intelligence Unit to provide actionable information to the GRA operating departments.
Technical Assistance for Banking & Financial Services -Ghana The intermittent advisor is assisting the Bank of Ghana's Banking Department in developing the capacity to license and supervise electronic money (e-money) issuers. Technical assistance is focusing on the following areas: Assisting the Banking Department to prepare a plan for the development of its Payment Systems Oversight Unit, including staffing patterns, roles and responsibilities, and key tasks to be performed.. Designing an automated reporting framework for the collection and analysis of data from e-money issuers.. Creating a unified national registry of e-money agents, to allow the BoG and e-money issuers to identify agents who represent more than one issuer and facilitate the black listing of agents who commit fraud..
Technical Assistance for Budget and Financial Accountability Assist the Controller and Accountant General's Department (CAGD) on how best to implement the most critical modules of Ghana's new integrated financial management information system (GIFMIS) project, rolled out over its multiple phases and multiple year lifecycle; coordinate resources to finalize the cash management function within the CAGD using the GIFMIS system; provide direction and support to both the Ghana Audit Service and the CAGD's Internal Auditor, as these offices transition into an IT auditing role on GIFMIS.
Technical Assistance for Economic Crimes - Ghana Support increased investigative competence of enforcement authorities, to include representatives from the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) and Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Continue work with the Bank of Ghana to shore-up bank supervision practices, consistent with international standards, while remaining attentive to discrete unmet needs that may remain with regard to supervision of designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs). Continue long-term technical assistance to the Financial Intelligence Center (FIC) to meet the requirements of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and improve institutional competency.
Technical Assistance for Ghana - Economic Crimes Technical assistance has focused on capacity development of the Financial Intelligence Center (FIC), law enforcement offices, and the Bank of Ghana (BoG) supervision unit. In 2013, ECT will continue to aid Ghana as it develops a fully compliant anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing (AML/CFT) regime.
Technical Assistance for Revenue Policy and Administration Provide assistance in debt collection, audit, and taxpayer service to Ghana Revenue Authority.
Technical Assistance for Banking & Financial Services - Ghana The intermittent advisor is assisting the Bank of Ghana's Banking Department in developing the capacity to license and supervise electronic money (e-money) issuers. Technical assistance is focusing on the following areas: Assisting the Banking Department to prepare a plan for the development of its Payment Systems Oversight Unit, including staffing patterns, roles and responsibilities, and key tasks to be performed.. Designing an automated reporting framework for the collection and analysis of data from e-money issuers.. Creating a unified national registry of e-money agents, to allow the BoG and e-money issuers to identify agents who represent more than one issuer and facilitate the black listing of agents who commit fraud..
Technical Assistance for Banking and Financial Services - Ghana The intermittent advisor is assisting the Bank of Ghana's Banking Department in developing the capacity to license and supervise electronic money (e-money) issuers. Technical assistance is focusing on the following areas: Assisting the Banking Department to prepare a plan for the development of its Payment Systems Oversight Unit, including staffing patterns, roles and responsibilities, and key tasks to be performed.. Designing an automated reporting framework for the collection and analysis of data from e-money issuers.. Creating a unified national registry of e-money agents, to allow the BoG and e-money issuers to identify agents who represent more than one issuer and facilitate the black listing of agents who commit fraud..
Technical Assistance for Government Debt Issuance and Management Assist the Ministry of Finance in building institutional capacity for debt issuance and management, and develop policy parameters for structuring national debt and procedures. This includes establishing a debt management unit, ensuring domestic debt sustainability, coordination between the MoF and the Bank of Ghana, building cash forecasting capacity, setting up recording
Technical Assistance for Ghana- Budget and Financial Accountability Assist the Controller and Accountant General's Department (CAGD) on how best to implement the most critical modules of Ghana's new integrated financial management information system (GIFMIS) project, rolled out over its multiple phases and multiple year lifecycle; coordinate resources to finalize the cash management function within the CAGD using the GIFMIS system.
Technical Assistance for Ghana - Banking and Financial Services The intermittent advisor is assisting the Bank of Ghana's Banking Department in developing the capacity to license and supervise electronic money (e-money) issuers. Technical assistance is focusing on the following areas: Assisting the Banking Department to prepare a plan for the development of its Payment Systems Oversight Unit, including staffing patterns, roles and responsibilities, and key tasks to be performed.. Designing an automated reporting framework for the collection and analysis of data from e-money issuers.. Creating a unified national registry of e-money agents, to allow the BoG and e-money issuers to identify agents who represent more than one issuer and facilitate the black listing of agents who commit fraud..
Technical Assistance for Banking and Financial Services In conjunction with the President's Partnership for Growth initiative, OTA's Banking & Financial Services Program is providing technical assistance to the Bank of Ghana to address objectives under the Access to Credit Pillar of Ghana's Joint Country Action Plan (JCAP), including the effectiveness of banking supervision, developing a problem bank resolution framework, and establishing a deposit insurance scheme.
Technical Assistance for Economic Crimes Create legislative, regulatory and procedural framework for Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorist Financing regime. Increase functional expertise and capacity in analysis, investigation, and prosecution. Enhance collection of financial intelligence and analysis capacity through analytical training, mentoring, and developing Financial Intelligence Unit information technology platform. Develop intra-national, regional, and international agreements and exchange. Promote task force approach to investigating and prosecuting cases as well as tracing and confiscating assets from illegal activities. Improve the supervision of banks and regulated entities to ensure AML/CFT laws are fully implemented to protect financial sector from abuse by criminals in concealing and facilitating illegal activities.