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DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND CONSERVATION OF CHIQUIBUL-MAYA MOUNTAINS BIOSPHERE RESERVE'S WILDLIFE AND HABITATS THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND REFINE SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE MONITORING AND PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WITHIN THE POPULATION OF THE CHIQUIBUL-MAYA MOUNTAINS BIOSPHERE RESERVE IN GUATEMALA AND BELIZE TO ORDER TO INCREASE CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION IN WILDLIFE AND HABITAT CONSERVATION. THE PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONSERVE EMBLEMATIC SPECIES SUCH AS JAGUARS PANTHERA ONCA , BAIRD S TAPIR TAPIRUS BAIRDII , AND SCARLET MACAWS ARA MACAO BY ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING AND BY CREATING SUITABLE HABITAT. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE 1 ESTABLISHING A BI-NATIONAL TECHNICAL GROUP FOR WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING TO COORDINATE AND IMPLEMENT THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STRATEGY BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES AND STRENGTHEN THE EFFORTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN ITS EFFICIENCY, CONTROL, AND SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS 2 ESTABLISHING AGROFORESTRY PROJECTS TO RESTORE CROSS-BORDER ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVES TO WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING AND 3 PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM EDUCATING FOR THE CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED AREAS AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY EDUCONAP TO INCREASE THE VALUE THAT LOCALS PUT ON PROTECTED AREAS AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN GUATEMALA.
Securing Wintering Habitats for 95 Species in Cerro San Gil Support the protection of critically threatened habitat for endangered migratory bird species through the purchase and protection of 846 hectares of forest and through the support to sustainable community development of two neighboring Maya Qeqch communities, where environmental education campaigns will be implemented in order to promote bird friendly development activities. Also, bird monitoring surveys will be implemented in the area in order to generate information for the improved management of resources used by migratory birds. The project will further strengthen the protection of key stop over and migratory habitats along Guatemalas Caribbean Migratory Corridor, between the borders of Belize and Honduras.
Fortaleciendo la seguridad de la fauna silvestre amenazada y su hbitat a travs del.empoderamiento local en el Paisaje de los Bosques Lluviosos Ancestrales, Selva Maya, Guatemala Process will secure long-term conservation of the Ancestral Rainforests Landscape of the Guatemalan Maya Forest and its rich wildlife by empowering local Maya-Qeqchis in community wildlife and forest management. The work is intended to strengthen indigenous stewardship of wildlife and their habitat across a landscape at risk from megaprojects, expansion of monoculture, and illegal wildlife trade. Specific activities include: 1) in-depth consultations and workshops with over 100 local and regional authorities from 33 communities in Ixcn on the rules and regulations related to hunting, consumption and commerce of endangered wildlife to empower them to establish community-based conservation agreements that prohibit illegal wildlife harvest and trade as well as sale of land for African Palm monoculture, large-scale cattle ranches, and megaprojects; 2) educate and empower 10 local Maya Qeqchi youth as conservation champions through hands-on training in sustainable natural resource management practices and culturally relevant leadership skills; 3) train 8 park guards to carry out biological monitoring of key mammal indicator species within Laguna Lachua National Park; and 4) evaluate impact by monitoring ecological and social indicators in the study region.
ENSURING CONSERVATION STATUS FOR LAST UN ENSURING CONSERVATION STATUS FOR LAST UN
FILLING THE GAPS FOR BIRD CONSERVATION IN HUEHUETENANGO GUATEMALA In 2009, Huehuetenango was identified by the National Council of Protected Areas..(CONAP) as the single most important conservation gap in Guatemala. Recent studies show the high importance of the area for bird diversity, including more than 45 species of migratory birds. Unfortunately, over 60% of the forests of Northern Huehuetenango have disappeared during the last thirty years. The grantee recently established the first private nature reserve in the region: located in northern Huehuetenango, the San Isidro Reserve encompasses 845 hectares, and was recently acquired with the objective of conserving critically endangered amphibians and launching bird conservation and monitoring efforts in the department of Huehuetenango. In this project, the grantee will manage the nature reserve, conduct bird monitoring, environmental education and encourage support local communities in improving their livelihoods through sustainable use of their resources...Species that will benefit include: swallow-tailed kite, upland sandpiper, yellow- billed cuckoo, wood thrush, golden-winged warbler, golden-cheeked warbler, Kentucky warbler and painted bunting...
COMMUNITY BASED HABITAT CONS OF FOREST LOS ALTOS DE SAN MIGUEL II The project will: 1) reforest 200 hectares with 150,000 native trees; 2) strengthen the capacity for local management of 21,000 hectares of forest, including the 200 reforested hectares; 3) reduce pressure on habitat by installing 300 fuel-efficient stoves and engaging key local stakeholders; and 4) increase youth and adult community participation in habitat conservation.
BIRDSCAPING GUATEMALA S QEQCHI MAYA HI Agroforest ecosystems established in degraded landscapes of northern Guatemala will restore habitat critical to the ..survival of Golden-winged Warbler (GWWA), Golden-cheeked Warbler (GCWA), and Wood Thrush (WOTH), in their ..winter range where they are vulnerable to deforestation caused by rapid expansion of agriculture. Enhanced ..Birdscape Agroforest Ecosystems created to mimic natural forests, in Important Bird Areas (IBAs) will demonstrate ..measurable ecological improvement of neotropical migratory bird (NMB) habitat expected to increase non-breeding ..season survival of wintering populations of GWWA, GCWA, WOTH and 16 other NMBs. Local stewards, informed ..by environmental education, will implement long term conservation plans to manage NMB habitat in agroforest ..ecosystems with incentives of improved agricultural production and economic return. Local citizens will plant 250 ..hectares of restored NMB habitat in 4000 agroforest parcels, measuring 625 m2 each, marked by GPS coordinates, ..within 3km of existing forests within the IBAs of the project area.
LOS ALTOS DE SAN MIGUEL ? 2013-03: Securement 2,266 ac; Enhancement 2,476 acres; Management 1,034,217 acres.
STRENGTHENING SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION, ADAPTING TOCLIMATECHANGE, AND ASSISTING CONAP IN MEETING ITS IAC COMMITMENTS IN GUATEMALA The recipient will conduct nest monitoring surveys at 8 index beaches; strengthen hatchery management through capacity building workshops; and work with CONANP and IAC to develop a sustainable management plan for olive ridley egg harvest to meet IAC exceptions requirements.
Community-Based Habitat Conservation Iii The project ensures the sustainable management of approximately 21,000..hectares of habitat in the central highlands of Guatemala. The objectives of the..project are to: 1) restore 180 hectares of habitat via the reforestation of 200,000..native trees produced in community-managed greenhouses; 2) strengthen the..local management of 21,000 hectares of forested habitat; 3) reduce anthropogenic..pressure on habitat by (a) installing 291 fuel-efficient stoves in communities..located adjacent to the forest, and (b) reducing illegal logging in the Communal..Forest by raising awareness of the issue with a social marketing campaign and..engagement of key local stakeholders; and 4) broaden community interest and..active participation in habitat conservation.
LOS ALTOS DE SAN MIGUEL The Communal Forest of Los Altos de San Miguel is the largest intact old-growth coniferous forest in Guatemala, but it is facing increasing development pressure. The project will strengthen local capacity to sustainably manage approximately 50,000 acres of habitat in the central highlands of Guatemala through reforestation, improved management, and increased community awareness. Benefitted species include Bell's vireo, black swift, Canada warbler, flammulated owl, olive-sided flycatcher, painted bunting, red-faced warbler, Swainson's hawk, and willow flycatcher.
Empowering Regional Authorities to reduce the illegal commerce and consumption of endangered wildlife induced by the Franja Transversal del Norte highway in the Cynergetic Region II of Guatemala This project will reduce the illegal trade and consumption of endangered wildlife in the Ramsar wetland Ecoregion Lachua in northwestern Alta Verapaz spurred by the construction of the mega-highway Franja Transversal del Norte. The project will: 1) educate local authorities and regional authorities as requested on the rules and regulations of the Cynergetic Region related to commerce and consumption of endangered wildlife through workshops and interviews, 2) deliver workshops to restaurant owners and other businesses alongside local authorities in Ixcan and Chisec on the topic and create additional forums for dialogue between the two entities, 3) expand their community consultation program to 33 additional communities in the Patio de Bolas Copon area of Ixcan to promote sustainable hunting and conservation of wildlife, and 4) implement a communication campaign to discourage illegal trade and consumption of wildlife by working with respected community church leaders to produce radio spots and posters.
Applying an assessment of conservation status to the long-term management of big-leaf.mahogany, cedar, and lesser-known species populations in the forestry concessions of the Maya.Biosphere Reserve, Petn, Guatemala Project will help ensure the long-term ecological integrity and sustainable management of big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), cedar (Cedrela odorata) and other commercially harvested tree species in the multiple-use zone of the Maya Biosphere Reserve by working with community concessionaires, private concessionaires, and the Guatemalan Agency for Protected Areas (CONAP). The project will: 1) complete an assessment of the conservation status, impacts of current harvesting practices and threats to regeneration and population viability of CITES-listed species, 2) make recommendations to improve monitoring, harvesting and conservation strategies, including the goal of validating or modifying CONAPs non-detrimental finding for mahogany and cedar if needed, 3) disseminate results to local and national agencies, organizations, universities and industries and 4) collaborate with concessionaires to apply the recommendations into their operating plans and business models and with CONAP to support sustainable landscape-level management of the Maya Biosphere Reserve.
Marine Turtle Conservation Fund The recipient will conduct nest monitoring surveys at 8 index beaches; strengthen hatchery management through capacity building workshops; organize a 2 day binational standing workshop with El Salvador; and work with CONANP and IAC to develop a sustainable management plan for olive ridley egg harvest to meet IAC exceptions requirements.
Critically Endangered Animals-International Grants Improving CA River Turtle nesting success in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala
Baird's Tapir Survival Initiative The purpose of this project is to support the first USFWS MENTOR program in the Western Hemisphere through a cooperative agreement to create a regional conservation team for Bairds tapirs (Tapirus bairdii) in Central America. This project is intended to ensure the survival of the Bairds tapir by developing the capacity of tapir conservation leaders from Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama who will work together to design and deliver results-oriented Bairds tapir conservation actions. Specific activities include: (1) conducting trainings and mentoring at field sites of five Fellows on a range of topics, including team building, adaptive management, communications and media, and grant writing and fundraising; (2) designing and implementing a coordinated public outreach campaign for the conservation of Bairds tapirs; (3) determining individual and team field projects at high priority sites to reduce threats to their survival; (4) jointly developing a global grant proposal to ensure the survival of the species and undertake fundraising activities to support it; and (5) creating the Bairds Tapir Survival Alliance as an enduring network equipped to ensure the survival of the species across its range. USFWS involvement includes: strategic planning for the new program; participation in regular communications; helping to select Fellows and Mentors, identifying potential contacts and providing background on similar programs; providing technical assistance and oversight to the program; assisting with training; advising on the curriculum design; making decisions on programs management, support, leadership and future growth; reviewing and approving mini-grants on direct conservation actions and communications activities; helping to publicize the program, threats to the survival of the Bairds Tapir, and how the program is making a conservation impact; leveraging potential collaboration and partnerships; and working with grantee to align Ment
Applying an assessment of conservation status to the long-term management of big-leaf..mahogany, cedar, and lesser-known species populations in the forestry concessions of the Maya..Biosphere Reserve, Petn, Guatemala Project will help ensure the long-term ecological integrity and sustainable management of big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), cedar (Cedrela odorata) and other commercially harvested tree species in the multiple-use zone of the Maya Biosphere Reserve by working with community concessionaires, private concessionaires, and the Guatemalan Agency for Protected Areas (CONAP). The project will: 1) complete an assessment of the conservation status, impacts of current harvesting practices and threats to regeneration and population viability of CITES-listed species, 2) make recommendations to improve monitoring, harvesting and conservation strategies, including the goal of validating or modifying CONAPs non-detrimental finding for mahogany and cedar if needed, 3) disseminate results to local and national agencies, organizations, universities and industries and 4) collaborate with concessionaires to apply the recommendations into their operating plans and business models and with CONAP to support sustainable landscape-level management of the Maya Biosphere Reserve.
Digital Defenders Partnership Across the world, human rights defenders challenge powerful interests and defend marginalised communities. As a result of their work, they are often in danger, and with the advent of information and communications technologies, these dangers have moved online. HRDs are subjected to invasive digital surveillance, office raids and theft/confiscation of their devices, online harassment and violence, among many other digital threats. These threats are intimately related to threats to their physical and psychological integrity and often mobilised in conjunction with legal forms of harassment. DDPs work revolves around providing a holistic response to digital threats and creating resilient and sustainable networks of support to human rights defenders. DDP has three areas of work:1) Incident Emergency Support which aims to help HRDs at imminent risk or in the immediate aftermath of digital threats and attacks. This includes Incident Emergency Funding, referrals to our networks, and the development of resources such as the Digital First Aid Kit.2) Sustainable Protection Support which aims to build HRDs medium-term capacities to manage digital risks. This includes Sustainable Protection Funding and long-term Accompaniment from our teams of Digital Protection Facilitators in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.3) Community and Network Support which aims to strengthen the networks of support to HRDs in their regions, including through Community and Network Funding, and our engagement with the CiviCERT mechanism and other linking and learning initiatives. DDP maintains two major digital security resources: the Digital First Aid Kit (DFAK) and the Tech
Care Guide. The DFAK has received over 25,000 unique page visits in 2023, exceeding our target
of 900 visits per month.The community networks like CiviCERT have been growing over the past few months, going from
32 organisations and 5 individuals in the first quarter to 40 organisations and six individual
members by december 2023.At RightsCon in June 2023, DDP hosted a panel called “Sharing practices in a global community of feminist
helplines addressing gender-based violence online” on our global community of
feminist helplines and sharing practices and knowledge on tackling gender-based
violence online. This was attended by 88 participants.In a strategic evolution, an as part of launching our Strategic Plan
for 2024 -2027, DDP is now transitioning into a co-leadership model, emphasizing a
shared approach to power, influence, accountability, and responsibility. Being cognisant
of the burden that this role exalted from one person, we anticipate that the new DRACI,
and separation of management and implementation helps redistribute tasks,
responsibilities and power in a way that is in line with care, accountability, and collective
ownership. Leila will add information here in May 2024.
Digital Defenders Partnership - Local Safety, Global Learning Across the world, human rights defenders challenge powerful interests and defend marginalised communities. As a result of their work, they are often in danger, and with the advent of information and communications technologies, these dangers have moved online. HRDs are subjected to invasive digital surveillance, office raids and theft/confiscation of their devices, online harassment and violence, among many other digital threats. These threats are intimately related to threats to their physical and psychological integrity and often mobilised in conjunction with legal forms of harassment. DDPs work revolves around providing a holistic response to digital threats and creating resilient and sustainable networks of support to human rights defenders. DDP has three areas of work:1) Incident Emergency Support which aims to help HRDs at imminent risk or in the immediate aftermath of digital threats and attacks. This includes Incident Emergency Funding, referrals to our networks, and the development of resources such as the Digital First Aid Kit.2) Sustainable Protection Support which aims to build HRDs medium-term capacities to manage digital risks. This includes Sustainable Protection Funding and long-term Accompaniment from our teams of Digital Protection Facilitators in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.3) Community and Network Support which aims to strengthen the networks of support to HRDs in their regions, including through Community and Network Funding, and our engagement with the CiviCERT mechanism and other linking and learning initiatives. DDP maintains two major digital security resources: the Digital First Aid Kit (DFAK) and the Tech
Care Guide. The DFAK has received over 25,000 unique page visits in 2023, exceeding our target
of 900 visits per month.The community networks like CiviCERT have been growing over the past few months, going from
32 organisations and 5 individuals in the first quarter to 40 organisations and six individual
members by december 2023.At RightsCon in June 2023, DDP hosted a panel called “Sharing practices in a global community of feminist
helplines addressing gender-based violence online” on our global community of
feminist helplines and sharing practices and knowledge on tackling gender-based
violence online. This was attended by 88 participants.In a strategic evolution, an as part of launching our Strategic Plan
for 2024 -2027, DDP is now transitioning into a co-leadership model, emphasizing a
shared approach to power, influence, accountability, and responsibility. Being cognisant
of the burden that this role exalted from one person, we anticipate that the new DRACI,
and separation of management and implementation helps redistribute tasks,
responsibilities and power in a way that is in line with care, accountability, and collective
ownership. Leila will add information here in May 2024.
We Lead - Kenya We Lead is a daring, far-reaching and innovative programme that will realize long-lasting improvements to the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young women rightsholders in nine countries across three continents. The young women We Lead will focus on are disproportionally affected by 
discrimination and gender-based violence. Duty-bearers ignore their 
SRH-R, healthcare workers mistreat them, and adult family members decide
 about their sexuality and access to SRH-R information and services. 
They belong to the ones most left behind and hardest to reach: young 
women and adolescent girls (15-30 years) who self-identify as lesbian, 
bisexual, trans or intersex (LBTI), live with HIV or disabilities, or 
are affected by displacement. We call these women rightsholders, because
 that is what they are: holders of rights. We will pay special attention
 to young women at the intersection of multiple stigmatised identities, 
drawing among others on the learnings of inspiring programmes such as 
Voice and Right Here Right Now.We Lead believes in the right of 
every individual to decide about her, his or their own body and sexual 
and reproductive life. We are convinced that having this decision-making
 power is crucial for a person’s wellbeing, and a basic condition to 
thrive and find fulfilment in all other areas of life. The program puts young women rightsholders in the driver’s seat, connecting them with each other in Communities of Action. In these spaces they share knowledge, experiences and ideas, and learn from one another, while they also develop joint strategies to improve their SRH-R. We accompany and coach them as they work towards achieving the legal and policy changes they have targeted. The program also empowers these young women to participate in movements and develop and lead campaigns to change the perceptions of policy makers and the public on rightsholders’ SRH-R. An innovative participatory grant-making mechanism provides financial support for them to realize their plans and build and strengthen their organizations. Throughout the program there is continuous attention for rightsholders’ safety and security, and for their psychosocial wellbeing.