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INVENTORY & CLASSIFICATION OF CRITI The grantee will complete the first inventory of Mexican wetlands at the 1:100,000 scale by classifying the wetlands in the states of south and southeastern Mexico: Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo. The inventory will provides land managers, federal, state and municipal government agencies and private organizations with basic information necessary for conservation, planning and zoning activities that can be used for strategic planning and management of migratory birds and other species.
Marine Turtle Conservation Fund The recipient will maintain and operate four turtle camps on the four primary leatherback nesting beaches to provide nightly patroling and protection of nesting females and nests, work with local communities to develop support for sea turtle conservation programs, and provide technical and logistical support for secondary leatherback nesting beaches.
IMPLEMENTING GCWA CONSERVATION PLAN IN CHIAPAS II This project focuses on reducing pressure on habitats for the golden-cheeked warbler due to illegal logging and deforestation in the Highlands of Chiapas. This region has one of the most abundant wintering populations of the species in Mexico. Using grant and match dollars, project partners will involve local communities and governments in developing forest demonstration models for sustainable management practices, a regional strategy for reducing deforestation and an education program for teachers and children. Additionally, partners will study habitat use by the golden-cheeked warbler and provide recommendations to forest managers to benefit the species.
SANTIAGUILLO LAGOON I The Santiaguillo Lagoon, the largest wetland in the state of Durango, is historically important to Northern Pintails, Blue-winged Teals, Snow Goose, and White-fronted Goose. It is also important for the Mexican Duck, a threatened, resident species. This wetland is an Important Bird Area, is one of the 28 Mexican priority wetlands for wintering waterfowl, and is a RAMSAR site. This project will protect 18,327.4 acres in Santiaguillo Lagoon and restore the seasonal wetlands on 9,880 of those acres. It will also enhance 177.84 acres of wetlands on communal lands.
Travel For NAFTA-International Grants Programa de educacion ambiental participativa y red do comunicadores juveniles ambientales
CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR MIGRATORY BIRD The Laguna Madre is one of the most important sites on the Gulf of Mexico for wintering migratory birds; approximately 134 bird species have been documented there, including over 100,000 shorebirds. This wetland complex contains a large area of lakes with hyper-saline water along with small inland freshwater ponds that host waterfowl species like redheads and northern pintails that depend on drinking freshwater to dilute the salts consumed when feeding on area sea grasses. ....The project will protect 3639 acres through conservation agreements; restore 321 acres of freshwater wetlands; restore 86.5 acres of dunes/beach on barrier islands; control erosion along 3.11 miles of islands in the northern section of Laguna Madre; conduct studies on soil loss, hydrology, and mangrove status; monitor waterfowl; implement environmental education and awareness program that will impact 200 students, develop a Laguna Madre bird booklet and train 15 teachers from primary schools; and develop two management plans and register the areas as an environmental management unit...Species that will benefit include redhead, Wilsons plover, Kentish plover, American oystercatcher and sanderling...
MEXICO / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA POPULATION RESTORATION PROJECT FOR THE KEMPS RIDLEY SEA TURTLE, Lepidochelys kempii, ON THE COASTS OF TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO The recipient will assist with the Mexico-US Binational Kemp's Ridley project by providing ATV's , field personnel, camp coordinators fuel and supplies to assist the Mexico field team with patroling of Kemp's ridley main nesting beaches in the State of Tamualipas, Mexico. Gladys Porter Zoo will consult with FWS Marine Turtle Program Office on problems or issues that come up during field activities that require modification from agreed upon practices of the Bi National Kemp's Ridely Working Group or other problems that might arise and require FWS consultation with CONANP.
Formando para la conservacin / Training for Conservation In partnership with the National Council for Protected Areas of the Government of Mexico (CONANP), the National Institute of Ecology of the Government of Mexico (INE), and the Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature (FMCN). The goal of this project is to conserve important protected areas in Mexico, critical to conserving biodiversity, by strengthening CONANP capacity to manage these areas. CONANP is the Mexican Government agency in charge of managing protected areas in the country, and has identified lack of training as a major obstacle in the effective management of areas under its jurisdiction. The objective is to implement a training program for CONANP personnel directly responsible for protecting these areas. The purpose of this grant is to train 100 CONANP field operations employees (reserve wardens) stationed at key nature reserves in Mexico. The curriculum, developed by CONANP regional and field personnel, includes topics selected after a very thorough, comprehensive assessment of training needs of the target group conducted by the Government of Mexico, including input from various CONANP divisions, INE, and USFWS staff. In order to reach a wider audience, the course includes an on-line component, but retains a strong field orientation. This is an unprecedented government-led effort by Mexico to officially institutionalize and standardize training specifically designed to address the needs of reserve wardens in Mexico. Products include: (1) Development of the curricula for a training course for reserve wardens in Mexico, with on-line and field components, and topics addressing social issues; (2) implementation of a training course , with at least one hundred (100) reserve wardens trained; (3) Production of training material. Pending availability of funds in FY13, and satisfactory performance, the Service anticipates supplying additional funding for an evaluation of the training course. This will be a Cooperative Agreement Award (per 505-DM2-2.9), as subs
IMPLEMENTING GOLDEN-CHEEKED WARBLER CONS The proposal focuses on reducing Golden-cheeked Warbler (GCWA) habitat pressure, particularly in Chiapas State, resulting from deficient forest management practices in this state. Partners will be implement five of the twenty-one strategies defined in the Mesoamerican Pine-Oak Forest and Golden-cheeked Warbler Conservation Plan: (1) Habitat Protection, (2) Sustainable Forest Management and (3) Forest recovery through the implementation of High Conservation Values (HCV) and Best Forest Management Practices (BFMP) in 5,200 has (12,355.27 acres) of GCWA winter habitat, located in Ejidos La Paz, Queretaro and Francisco I Madero, Sierra Madre de Chiapas. (4) Research and monitoring through the establishment of a solid, practical and participatory monitoring system that documents how the approach of HCV and BFMP protects biodiversity and maintains ecosystem services, a model that could be replicated later in other regions of Chiapas and Central America. And (5) Education and Outreach through strengthening local governance, capacity building and community knowledge about its biodiversity and forest resources that trigger a better management of the GCWA's winter habitat.
Restoring Habitat for Mig. Waterbirds in the CO River Delta through Restoration Grantee will protect 939 acres; restore 116 acres; & enhance 74 acres.
COASTAL PLAIN OF TAMAULIPAS This project will be conducted at the Rancho El Mezquite in San Fernando County in the state of Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico, within the Laguna Madre Wetland Complex. The Laguna Madre Wetland Complex is a Mexican Priority Wetland, a Key Area for Waterfowl and Shorebirds, and an Important Area for Waterbirds. The freshwater wetlands of the complex are important for migratory birds that winter there, including Northern Pintail and Redhead. The region hosts 15% of all the wintering waterfowl in Mexico, including 36% of the entire continental Redhead population, 6% of the entire continental population of Piping Plover, globally threatened, and 20% of the Reddish Egret in the world. Unfortunately, the wetlands have been declining or deteriorating because of increased agricultural and cattle raising activities in the region. It is necessary to implement restoration and protection activities to guarantee wetland conservation for the benefit migratory waterfowl and other wildlife. The project will restore 4,670 acres of freshwater wetlands adjacent to the Laguna Madre within the Rancho El Mezquite, through construction of hydraulic infrastructure and protect those acres through a 20 year agreement with the ranch owner to promote conservation and better management.
Travel For NAFTA-International Grants Manejo etno-comunitario de recursos naturales, entrenamiento de guarda parques comunitarios y educacin ambiental como estrategia de conservacin en el corredor biolgico Urique, Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mxico
Population Recovery of Leatherback Sea Turtle (dermochelys coriacea) in Michoacn Patrolling Mexiquillo and Las Placitas nesting beaches at night throughout the nesting season to deter poaching and count nests to monitor nesting trends, and 2) relocate nests threatened by poaching and tidal inundation to secure beach hatcheries.
LEGAL CONSERVATION MECHANISMS IN NORTHWE This project will: (A.1.) Set up an ecological easement on 500 hectares/1,235 acres in Isla de..Palma. (A.2.) Establish an Area Voluntarily Destined to Conservation (ADVC) on 290 hectares/716..acres on two properties in Baha Magdalena-Almejas. (A.3.) Develop the Technical Justification..Study to support the future decree of a state-level Natural Protected Area (La Tovara). (A.4.) Update..the technical sheet for the Laguna San Ignacio RAMSAR site. (B.1.) Develop a Management Plan for..La Papalota. (B.2.) Install signage on three properties previously acquired by the grantee. (B.3.) Build..2.3 km/1.4 miles of fence around the perimeter of Cuyutln, a privately protected area that covers 30..hectares/74.13 acres. (B.4.) Clear tidal channels that benefit 202 hectares/498.94 acres of wetland...(B.5.) Monitor habitat conditions in the Federal Maritime Terrestrial Zone of Laguna San Ignacio. (C)..Create the Network of Private and Social Reserves of Northwest Mexico. (D) Construct an artificial..wetland of 2 hectares/4.942 acres that will provide a resting place and refuge for birds and clean water..for natural wetland conservation.
HYDROLOGICAL RESTORATION OF KEY WETLAND This project will: (1.a.) Restore the Hydrology of 10,000 meters of channels impacting (185.85..hectares/459.04 acres) of wetlands in the Alvarado Lagoon System. (1.b.) Within that same area,..restore (10 hectares/12.35 acres) through planting 10,000 native species of trees along riverbanks...(1.c.) Remove invasive weeds from (1 hectare/2.47 acres). (1.d.) Set up 10 perches and 25 artificial..shelters for fauna. (1.e.) Install 5,000 meters of fencing. These activities will take place on previously..protected areas. (1.f.) These areas are already legally protected, but the project will provide an..additional, 99-year layer of protection for 569 hectares/1,407.44 acres by obtaining ADVC certificates..from CONANP. (2) Monitor migratory bird abundance and richness. (3) Train 10 fishermen and..fisherwomen in community-based monitoring of fish and macroinvertebrates of ecological and..economic importance. (4) Raise awareness among 44 families of local fishing cooperatives to..improve their livelihoods and to encourage data-driven local decision-making
CONSERVATION OF THREE IMPERILED GRASSLAN CONSERVATION OF THREE IMPERILED GRASSLAN
MEXICANOS & BUSTILLOS LAGOON The project will be conducted in the Mexicanos & Bustillos Lagoons Wetland Complex, in north central Chihuahua State. The surface area of these wetlands has been modified by the expansion of the agricultural and cattle ranching activities in the wetlands, taking available for waterfowl and other wetland dependent wildlife. The wetland complex is important habitat for priority waterfowl, such as the Northern Pintail, the Mallard, and the Lesser Scaup, Green-winged Teal and Northern Shoveler. The project will restore or enhance 9,884 acres at the Bustillos Lagoon; monitor plant productivity and invertebrates post restoration at the Mexicanos Lagoon; protect 403 acres for 20 years through conservation agreements with local landowners; implement an environmental education and training program targeting 120 farmers and cattle ranchers through 2 workshops, and 180 students through 12 workshops; and provide support to newly formed conservation organizations in the region.
PROTECTION OF PRIORITY STOPOVERS IN THE COASTAL 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.
PROTECTION ECOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT & M The Santiaguillo Lagoon, located in the state of Durango, Mxico, is considered one of the 30 most important wetlands in North America because it harbors a large amount of migratory birds. It covers 83% of the total surface of identified wetlands in the state of Durango, and it is a key site in Mxico for the wintering of Mexican duck, Northern pintail, white-fronted goose and snow goose. ....Through this project, key partners and stakeholders will implement the strategies established in the Santiaguillo Lagoon Environment Agenda by establishing the Ejido Conservation Reserve to conserve 2,471 acres through a private land conservation contract; building a filtering pit to reduce siltation into the Santiaguillo Lagoon; constructing water control structures in the Ejido Conservation Reserve to promote infiltration and reduce erosion; and developing a cattle management plan within the Ejido Conservation Reserve to restore ecosystems and improve cattle raising techniques. ..
LONG-TERM PROTECTION OF A COASTAL WETLAN This project will: 1) Protect 38,047 hectares/93,976.09 acres of wetlands through a 15-year..conservation agreement with the First Nation Seri community and establish an UMA for the same..area. 2) Improve water quality by installing 172 dry toilets and 41 biodigesters in the Punta Chueca..Seri community and construct structures that prevent soil erosion. 3) Determine the optimal location..for drilling potable water for Punta Chueca, map subaquatic vegetation along Canal del Infiernillo,..and continue waterfowl surveys along the Northern Pacific coast region.
MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL INTEGRATED Cuitzeo Lake is the second-largest, natural, freshwater wetland in Mexico and is one of the most important wetlands in the central highlands region for wintering waterfowl. DUMAC and partners have developed an integrated Watershed Management Plan for the lake that has guided activities in previous phases. This fourth phase continues with the implementation of several Plan priorities. This project will reduce sediment and contaminant flows to the lake by constructing structures for soil conservation and rehabilitating or constructing wastewater treatment plants and other technologies that retain and dispose of organic and agrochemical waste; these actions will enhance 2,002 acres of wetland habitat. It will monitor water quality, birds and aquatic beds in the lake. It will also offer environmental education training to teachers and training on agriculture practices to farmers.
DEVELOPMENT OF A COST-EFFECTIVE MONITORING PROGRAM FOR THE BOLSON TORTOISE USING DRONES AND DEEP LEARNING The purpose of this project is to support the conservation of the Bolson tortoise, whose range is restricted to a region of northwest.Mexico in a remote area with rough terrain which makes it difficult to survey with foot surveys, through development of practical.and cost-effective population monitoring. Activities include: (1) developing a drone survey methodology and integrated software.system; (2) implementing the methodology in a 6-8 km2 test area in Mexico; (3) developing a population monitoring plan; (4).training a biologist in Mexico to use the drone and methodology to implement future surveys.
RESTORATION & ENHANCEMENT OF WINTER SITE 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.
REDUCTION OF THREATS OF PRIORITY ANM ALT In phase 2, partners will double the protected, restored, and conserved areas from phase one in the grasslands ecosystems within 'The GPCA (Grassland Priority Conservation Area) Tokio', San Luis Potos, a critical site for wintering grassland birds. Their goal is to conserve, restore, protect, and reconnect crucial habitat for mountain plover, sprague's pipit, chestnut-collared longspur, baird's sparrow, and long-billed curlew among others. The project focuses on 1) protection and management of 20,000 ha/49,421 acres through conservation easements and Conservation and Management Units (UMA) approved by the Federal Government and Long Term Agreements with the Land Owners; 2) restoration of 10,000 ha/12,355 acres of grasslands ecosystems; 3) a business plan/territorial ordering for 26,047.9 ha/64,366 acres; and 4) a research program to monitor grassland species through automated radio-telemetry, and to evaluate the ecology of grassland NMB (abundance, density, habitat use and preference, occupancy, local movements, parasitism, health condition, etc) throughout their wintering range. The project includes a strong component of local active participation to ensure sustainability and replication in the long term.
PROTECTION RESTORATION & MANAGEMENT OF C This project will support objectives identified by the North American Waterfowl Management Plan for Northern Pintail, Lesser Scaup, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Brant, Snowy Plover, Red Knot, and Marbled Godwit, through a variety of activities in three priority wetlands in northwest Mexico: Baha Santa Mara, Ensenada de Pabellones, and Marismas Nacionales Biosphere Reserve. It will improve the protection of 5,224.7 acres through the establishment of Private Natural Protected Areas and the creation of conservation management units. It will restore 91 acres, dredge 2.25 miles of a river; restore 6.5 miles of channels; and manage habitat on 1.8 miles and 747 acres. It will also conduct bird monitoring and environmental education in the communities.
MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL INTEGRATED INITIATIV This project will: 1) Enhance (635 has)/(1568.45 acres) at Cuitzeo Lake through the construction of a..new wastewater treatment plant and the rehabilitation of the last section of the wastewater treatment..plant for town of Cuitzeo; construction of a sanitary drainage and sewer system in the city of Morelia;..development of integrated sanitation projects for 3 municipalities within the watershed; installation of..100 dry toilets; and construction of structures for soil conservation to reduce the contribution of..sediments to the lake. 2) Install signs in the UMA previously established by the grantee and fence 2.5..Km of a previously restored area. 3) Monitor habitat quality; monitor waterfowl and shorebirds using..the lake; monitor aquatic beds in the lake; evaluate the efficiency of waste removal in 4 wastewater..treatment plants; and analyze water quality in the urban water supply of Huandacareo and Copandaro...4) Train 200 teachers and reach 2,000 children through Teaching the Teachers environmental..education training workshops; train 125 farmers in alternative, environmentally friendly techniques;..and offer training courses to municipal water operating agencies..
Babcora Lagoon Chihuahua Piii Laguna Babcora is located in the Mexican northern State of Chihuahua, and hosts an estimated population of over 5 million migratory birds. It is especially important because it is the wintering habitat for an annual average of 122,000 ducks, geese and cranes such as Arctic geese, Greater Snow Goose, Ross Goose, Cackling Goose and Lesser Scaup, and it is one of the few examples of functional natural wetlands that still exist in the Chihuahuan Desert. However, there has been a decrease in freshwater inflows that sustain Laguna Babcora and associated wetlands due to the conversion of native grasslands and wetlands into croplands, and the deforestation of native forests in the sierras surrounding the lagoon. This project will protect 2,225 wetland acres through a conservation agreement with the Ejido Gmez Faras; restore or enhance 1,980 acres; conduct bird monitoring throughout nearly 75,000 acres. This third phase of the project will contribute to the long-term goals to protect and manage 80% of the surrounding basin and to recuperate the grassland conditions to support migratory bird habitat in the region.
Investing in the future of critical wildlife waters of northern Sonora - tools for cross-border.springs conservation Springs are keystone ecosystems that have enormous effects on surrounding landscapes, biota, and economies and play a crucial role in providing refugia and critical sources of water for migratory birds, reptiles and amphibians, and wide-ranging wildlife. Springs' ecosystems have experienced a history of human use, overuse and mismanagement, such as water diversion, invasive species, overgrazing, pollution, and groundwater extraction and/or contamination. The long term goal of this project is to inventory and assess the information available for 50% of springs in Sonora so it is consistent across the Sky Islands bi-national region so informed conservation, protection and restoration strategies can be made. Through this grant, Sky Islands Alliance will: 1) increase capacity for conservation of spring ecosystems in the Sonoran Sky Island Region by training at least 25 Sonoran agency personnel, land owners, university students, and volunteers in springs inventory, assessment, and data management protocols; 2) enhance cross-border spring data collaboration and sharing by creating bilingual resources and an online support networking for land managers; and 3) educate private landowners about the ecological values of springs and best management options. Project products include: a field datasheet translated into Spanish, springs assessment instructions translated into Spanish, a data entry portal website in Spanish, and reports for each spring assessed as generated by the database.