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Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere Mexican islands host 8.3% of all vascular plants and terrestrial vertebrates of the country, including 3.7% of all the recorded terrestrial endemism. Just in the last two decades, invasive alien species such as rats, mice, cats, dogs, and goats, have exterminated 16 island endemic species in Mexico. GECI works to fulfill the goals and objectives of the National Strategy for the Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Mexican Insular Territory by building the technical capacities of natural protected areas (NPAs) personnel to control and minimize the risk of invasive species invasion. Through this project, the Recipient will implement the first national workshop on the design, planning and implementation of island bio-security protocols for protected area managers and other key stakeholders. Project outcomes include the formulation of three bio-security plans for three NPAs, and the implementation of a pilot test program in one NPA. Project materials include a manual on early detection and monitoring of rodents and cats and a guide for the design of bio-security plans for the participants.
Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere This project aims at consolidating the first legally established network of private and communal reserves in Mexico. Pronatura Sur, AC will develop the management, governance, and decision-making capacities amongst the network members to successfully conserve 5,906 hectares, of both private and communal lands in Chiapas, Mexico. Project objectives are: 1) 25 reserve owners are trained on biological and physical data collection methods, enhanced communication skills, and collaborative work skills; 2) development of a database with the physical boundaries, zoning and basic biological information of all the lands integrating the network; 3) produce maps of the land use and biological characteristics of each reserve as a management and decision-making tool; 4) coordinate one exchange of experiences visit; and 5) implement the Transition to a Sustainable Living workshop, where participants will make decisions in terms of future conservation mechanisms and management strategies that they will follow as a group.
Educacin para la Conservacin de la Mariposa Monarca en el Centro de Mxico The purpose of this project is to share the importance, migration phenomena and conservation needs of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexipus) and other pollinators among key groups across four states from Central Mexico (Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Jalisco and San Luis Potos). This project is intended to conserve the monarch butterfly by promoting public participation in conservation actions aimed at reducing the loss of migratory feeding grounds in Central Mexico. Specific activities include: (1) the implementation of an environmental education program through educational workshops; (2) the distribution of brochures on the monarch butterflys migration, threats, conservation needs, and on how to build pollinator gardens; (3) building pollinator gardens at hosting institutions; (4) the distribution of field identification guides of the butterflies of Mexico; (5) training and encouraging of participants to document their monarch butterfly sightings on the Naturalista platform of CONABIO; (7) the creation of a monarch butterfly monitoring network for Central Mexico; and (8) hosting the First Meeting of the Monarch Butterfly Monitoring Network of Central Mexico with participating institutions.
REESTABLISHMENT OF CONNECTIVITY IN PRIOR In the Chihuahua grasslands in Mexico, the El Tokio Grassland Priority Conservation Area (GPCA) comprises ?16,000 ac of inter-mountain grasslands, 80% of which is heavily overgrazed, degraded, and highly fragmented. Partners in this project's fourth phase will 1) protect 7,400 ac through a conservation agreement with Ejidos/Private Ranches in Coahuila and San Luis Potos; 2) restore 1,235 ac of intermountain grasslands (with grazing management plans, infrastructure, key-line treatment to avoid hydric erosion and improve soil) to suitable conditions; 3) monitor grassland migratory birds health, population densities and habitat vegetation structure (before and after management and restoration activities to assess wintering population status) 4) involve Ejido members / private owners through participation in the generation of the fourth Community Management Plan; and 5) sensitize 300 children and train 30 rural teachers through environmental education workshops focused on grassland migratory neotropical birds.
REDUCT OF THREATS ANM ALTIPLANO POTOSINO Grassland bird populations are declining more rapidly compared to any other group of birds in North America. In the ..Tokio region of Mexico, it is estimated that more than 80% of the original range of pastures has been eliminated, ..and therefore there is an urgent need to recover and connect this critical habitat for the benefit of grassland bird ..populations. The project focuses on recovering short pastures, which constitute specialized and critical winter ..habitat for three high priority species: Mountain Plover, Long-billed Curlew and Sprague's Pipit. Together we hope ..to (1) increase the habitat available for these species by more than 4,200 hectares (10,378.4 acres) and (2) protect ..more than 10,000 hectares (24,710.5 acres) through Voluntary Conservation Areas and Forest Management Units. ..We will also implement better livestock and agricultural practices in at least 20,000 hectares (49,421 acres). These ..actions are expected to improve winter survival and the trend of these bird populations. In addition, (3) we will ..provide information on the abundance and distribution of birds and provide valuable information to generate ..demographic projections and habitat models during the winter season.
CONSERVATION OF THE LONG-BILLED CURLEW M The project represents a broad effort of binational collaboration to (1) use GPS transmitters to identify migratory routes and stopover and winter residency locations for Long-billed Curlew (LBC) conservation and (2) Use high resolution habitat use data to implement conservation actions in areas of high importance to LBC. These actions will include a plan of best agricultural and livestock practices in the Janos Biosphere Reserve, and a process for the certification of meat production, as an effective strategy for the conservation of large working landscapes (50,000 ha). Partners will monitor LBC in three Grassland Priority Conservation Areas (70,000 ha) and four agricultural areas (126,000 ha) to estimate the number of individuals at each winter site and to develop plans that specifically cover the habitat requirements for LBC. Additionally, they will restore 155 ha of grasslands using key lines, increase the availability of water sources and ensure that high concentrations of LBC can access water for drinking and bathing in the desert. Partners will establish conservation agreements (6,000 ha) and new land use management plans for the network of priority sites for LBC and protect over 26,000 ha in key wintering and stopover regions LBC and Mountain Plover.
Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere Located in the Selva Lacandona, the Sierra Cojolita Communal Reserve is a unique example of community conservation. Established in 1990 by the Mexican government, the Reserve is own by three indigenous groups (Lacandon, Chol and Tzeltal). It has an extension of 34,000 has of untouched low-land forest and a unique biodiversity richness (one of the last viable populations of jaguars, white lipped peccaries, and tapirs in Middle America) that is now threatened with agricultural expansion, forest clearing for cropland and pasture, and pressure from human migration and illegal settlement patterns. This project will build the capacity of the three indigenous communities to design a REDD+ (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) pilot project that will not only protect one of Mexicos most biodiverse and critically threatened regions, but that is also socially equitable and economically sustainable. Project activities include: 1) implementation of the second phase of the Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) process; 2) implementation of 7-8 workshops (serving at least 500 people) on REDD+ information, social biodiversity impact assessment, conflict mediation/GPS training and participatory mapping, analysis and strategies to past barriers to conservation, and 3) develop a communal land use management plan that supports the long-term socio economic and environmental sustainability of the Reserve.
RECOVERY OF BLACK SEA TURTLE POPULATION (CHELONIA MYDAS) IN MICHOACN MXICO The recipient will implement community based nesting beach conservation programs on the main nesting beaches of Colola and Maruata during the 2015- 2016 nesting season.
Habitat Protection & Enhancement For Mig The project is located in one of the most important migratory areas of Sierra Madre Oriental, called the 'migratory bottleneck.' The grantee will reduce threats such as deforestation, habitat fragmentation, mining and highway projects through 3 objectives: 1) Certifying about 5,000 hectares as Private Conservation Areas, 2) Enhancing the habitat of migratory birds through planting 50,000 trees of key species on about 2,000 hectares of degraded land and coffee plantations; and 3) Continuing and expanding formal and non-formal environmental education. It will also continue building conservation capacity locally, nationally and internationally with the sixth edition of the Online Course 'Cloud Forest Restoration'.....Species that will benefit include: Swainson's thrush, greater pewee, cordilleran flycatcher, wood thrush, Nashville warbler, ovenbird, magnolia warbler, black-throated green warbler, white-eyed vireo, and blue-headed vireo...
FORTALECIMIENTO DEL PROGRAMA DE FORMACION DE TECNICOS..COMUNITARIOS PARA EL MONITOREO BIOLOGICO EN LA RESERVA DE LA..BIOSFERA MARIPOSA MONARCA The goal of this project is to develop a training program for community technicians that creates employment opportunities and provides relevant information to guide actions aimed at increasing the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserves resilience to climate change. The area is the most important wintering habitat of the monarch butterfly and it is threated by over-exploitation of forest resources, soil erosion, unsustainable agricultural practices, illegal logging, uncontrolled tourism, and lack of alternative sources of income for local people. Through this project, the Recipient will: 1) implement four hands-on training workshops for 20 young leaders on flora, fauna and ecosystems health data collection, ecology, forest management, conflict resolution, and environmental education; 2) organize three exchange of experiences visits to Calakmul, Tehuacan-Cuicatlan, and El Ocote Biosphere Reserves; 3) design and distribute six illustrated guides of flora and fauna; and 4) produce a manual for biological and environmental monitoring.
PROTECCION DE HABITATS CRITICOS PARA LAS upland acres). Management will take place on 1,074,179 acres (322,671 wetland and 751,508
LAGUNA MADRE WETLANDS and 415 upland acres). Management will take place on 1,045,353 acres (316,507 wetland acres /
HYDROLOGICAL RESTORATION & WATERFOWL HAB The Ra Celestn Biosphere Reserve is a mangrove area in the state of Campeche that has been degraded by a road built 35 years ago. To address this problem, the grantee began a mangrove restoration initiative in the northern portion of the Reserve in 2001, followed by work in the middle and southeastern portions. Their work accelerated the natural mangrove regeneration process by increasing the freshwater input into the system and reducing salinity. Studies have demonstrated improved survival and growth of seedlings and an increase in the density of mangrove trees. In this fourth phase of the project, the grantee will work in a new portion of the Reserve. This project will restore 2,025.4 acres of coastal wetlands within the Celestn Biosphere Reserve in the state of Campeche. It will also survey habitat quality, including salinity, hydroperiod, fisheries productivity, habitat use by waterfowl and other aquatic birds, and conduct a remote sensing analysis.
LAGUNA MADRE WETLANDS The project will: 1) protect 6,916 acres at Rancho los Ebanos through a 15 year conservation agreement; 2) restore 854 wetland acres at Rancho los Ebanos; 3) conduct a hydrology study of 10,393.76 acres at Laguna la Nacha; 2) conduct waterfowl monitoring across 8,645 acres; and 3) develop a management plan for the sustainable use at the Rancho Los Ebanos.
Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere "Mexico are being lost at an alarming rate despite its importance as biodiversity and water reservoirs. In response to this challenge, Pronatura Mexico A.C developed a certificate course on cloud forest restoration as a tool to strengthen the capacities of decision makers, field technicians, natural resources administrators, conservation leaders, university students, and land owners from all over Mexico. Through this grant, the Recipient will 1) update and improve the quality of the current virtual training platform, learning tools (webinars and video clips) and teaching materials; 2) deliver the 3rd edition of the Mesophilic Cloud Forest Restoration Techniques certificate, a 5 month on-line and field based course for at least 35 participants; and 3) provide technical support and guidance to the certificate participants in the implementation of several cloud forest conservation projects in different regions of Mexico. ."
IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE CONS OF SHOREBIRDS PHASE III The project will: 1) strengthen institutional capacities in the Northern and Central Plateau and the State of Chiapas by training experts who will be responsible for implementing the monitoring protocol that will generate the basic information necessary to support decision-making concerning management and conservation of shorebirds; 2) establish a monitoring network that generates systematized information over time on the abundance and composition of species, by using a standard monitoring protocol and information on the habitat quality at priority and potential sites; and, 3) generate the information that will support decisions concerning conservation and management of shorebirds and their habitats which will support future exercises in prioritization that lead to specific actions for the conservation of the wetlands utilized by shorebirds in the long term.
HABITAT RESTORATION & ENHANCEMENT FOR WA This project will: 1) Restore (2,050) hectares/(5063.5) acres of seasonal wetlands as migratory..waterfowl and shorebird habitat in the Santiaguillo Lagoon. 2) Sign conservation agreement with the..State Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources for the conservation of 16,459..hectares/40,653.73 acres of Laguna Santiaguillo for at least 15 years. 3) Construct and rehabilitate..sewage systems and install 100 dry toilets in rural communities to reduce organic pollutant runoff in..the Santiaguillo lagoon watershed. 4) Train 120 teachers and reach 1,800 students in themes related to..wetlands conservation and train 100 ranchers in alternative farming techniques. 5) Assess habitat..quality by surveying productivity (aquatic invertebrates) in the restored areas, survey waterfowl and..shorebirds to determine habitat use, and analyze water quality in the northern section of the lagoon.
FOREST OF VERACRUZ This project has been developed according to the priorities and strategies established in the Partners In Flight Business Plan for the Gulf-Caribbean Slope of Mexico and Central America Eastern Deciduous Forest. It will build on previous phases which have protected 3,706 acres of important migratory bird stopover habitats in the Central Coast of Veracruz. This project will increase the amount of protected habitat protected by approximately 12,000 acres, and contribute data that help to determine population trends at a continental level. It will also provide formal training for biologists, and increase an environmental education program to schools and communities in the region. Benefitted species include swallow-tailed kite, Swainson's hawk, wood thrush, prothonotary warbler, Swainsons warbler, yellow- throated warbler, Kentucky warbler, painted bunting and indigo bunting.
Sustainable productive projects as a comprehensive strategy to ensure the conservation and.recovery of natural resources in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve The MBBR is the overwintering site of the western population of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and a terrestrial region important for conservation due to its diversity of flora, fauna and the environmental services that provides. Notwithstanding, this NPA is threatened by illegal logging, unsustainable use of natural resources, land use change and climate change. The goal of Alternare, AC is to protect, conserve and recover the forests of the MBBR, by: 1) working with the communities around the San Juan Zitcuaro River micro-watershed to recover and conserve their water resources; 2) developing a program to train local peasant farmers in the production of organic blackberries; 3) establishing five (5) sustainable productive enterprises (SPEs) among the local communities; and 4) coordinating the sales of the blackberries with Grupo Paisano, a Mexican non for profit organization specialized in solidary economy. Expected project products and outcomes include: sign eight water management agreements with the communities; 2) construction of 10 cisterns to supply water for 100 families; 3) production of 40,000 trees; 5) reforestation of thirty hectares; 6) 8 local peasant farmers trained as entrepreneurs; 7) an organic blackberry production manual; 8) establish five (5) SPEs; and 9) improve the economic conditions of 30 local families.
TRANSITION FROM EGG CORRALS BACK TO THE NESTING BEACH: EVALUATION OF SEX RATIOS, SURVIVAL, AND PREDATION OF HATCHLING KEMPS RIDLEY SEA TURTLES FROM MT1510 ARRIBADAS AT RANCHO NUEVO, MEXICO The recipient will 1. monitor and evaluate beach and nest temperatures in hatcheries and in situ, 2. evaluate and compare hatchling sex ratios in hatcheries and in situ nests, 3. evaluate predation of hatchlings from 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, and 6. evaluate hatchling emergence times in hatcheries and in situ.
STRATEGY FOR THE CONS & MGMT OF MEXICANOS & BUSTILLOS LAGOON WETLAND COMPLEX 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 restoration at the Mexicanos Lagoon; 4) protect 403 acres for 20 years through conservation agreements with local landowners; 5) implement an environmental education and training program targeting 120 farmers and cattle ranchers through 2 workshops, and 180 students through 12 workshops; and, 6) provide support to newly formed conservation organizations in the region.
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. ..
ENVIRONMENTAL WATER RESERVES This project will be conducted in the San Pedro Mezquital River basin, of Nayarit, and the Alvarado Wetlands Complex of Veracruz. The main migratory bird species expected to benefit are: Northern pintail, Greater white-fronted goose, Snowy plover, American white pelican, and Mangrove cuckoo. The project will protect 15.6 million acres of wetland habitat through the establishment of Presidentially decreed environmental water reserves that secure the flow of water necessary to maintain wetland habitat for migratory and resident birds; develop a procedure to include the water needs of migratory birds as environmental indicators and implement a pilot application; and train 25 local stakeholders to implement management plans.
Wildlife Without Borders - Western Hemisphere Capacity Building for the Implementation of Adaptive Programs of Biological Monitoring for Natural Protected Areas in the Tropical Forests in Mexico
Recovery of local knowledge on biodiversity as a strategy to promote the sustainable development of rural communities within the Flora and Fauna Protection Area Valle de los Cirios, Baja California. The Valle de los Cirios Flora and Fauna Protected is the second largest in Mexico. Recognized by its remarkable scenic beauty, biological richness and ecological integrity, the area is threatened by overexploitation of biological resources and degradation as a result of the marginal living conditions of the communities around it. The main objective of this project is to develop a participatory model for sustainable use of wildlife for the communities of Santa Rosalita, Nuevo Rosarito, Catavia and El Costeo that rescues their traditional knowledge and promotes a sense of appropriation and conservation. A series of training workshops and exchange activities would strengthen the social capital of the rural communities and their natural resources management skills. In addition, the strategy will be included in the NPA management plan and conservation programs.
CONSERVATION OF THE MIGRATORY POLLINATING BAT CORRIDOR IN NORTHWESTERN MEXICO THE CONSERVATION OF POLLINATING BAT POPULATIONS IN THE U.S. MEXICO BORDERLANDS HAS BECOME A CRITICAL CONSERVATION ISSUE BECAUSE OF THEIR IMPORTANCE TO AGRICULTURE, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION. THEREFORE, WE WILL INITIATE AN AMBITIOUS AND URGENT EFFORT TO SAFEGUARD ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN AGAVE PLANTS, COLUMNAR CACTI, MIGRATORY BATS AND PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES, SPECIFICALLY IN THE MOST PRIORITY CAVE AND MINE SYSTEMS FOR MIGRATORY BATS IN NORTHWESTERN MEXICO.THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE CONSERVATION OF BATS THAT FEED ON NECTAR, FRUITS AND INSECTS ASSOCIATED WITH AGAVES AND CACTI SUCH AS THE MEXICAN LONG NOSED BAT AND LESSER LONG NOSE BAT, BOTH THREATENED SPECIES WITH DECLINING POPULATIONS. THESE TWO SPECIES ARE THE MAIN POLLINATORS OF AGAVES AND CACTI IN THE SONORAN DESERT AND SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES (FRICK ET. AL. 2013). THE PROJECT ALSO BENEFITS 10 OTHER SPECIES OF GREGARIOUS MIGRATORY BATS SUCH AS THE MEXICAN FREE TAILED BAT.WE WILL WORK ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY BATS THAT DEPEND FOR MATERNITY AND ROOSTING ON 8 NATURAL CAVES AND 7 MINES AS PROVIDERS OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES OF VAST AREAS SURROUNDING THEM IN NORTHWESTERN MEXICO (BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, SONORA AND CHIHUAHUA). ALTHOUGH THE CAVES AND MINES ARE CONSIDERED SMALL NATURAL FEATURES, THEY HARBOR VERY IMPORTANT CONCENTRATIONS OF BATS,
Engaging Communities through Participatory Agreements: The implementation of a mobile intervention unit to facilitate human-jaguar coexistence around the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico) Funds under this award are to support the conservation of jaguars in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve and adjacent areas in the Southern Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico by reducing retaliatory killings because of depredation on cattle.