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CONSERVATION OF THE CROSS RIVER GORILLA (GORILLA GORILLA DIEHLI) IN NIGERIA AND CAMEROON THE PURPOSE OF THIS 5 YEAR PROJECT IS TO BUILD UPON THE SUCCESSES OF THE PREVIOUS 5 YEAR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SECURE THE CROSS RIVER GORILLA POPULATION THROUGH AN EFFECTIVE NETWORK OF CORE PROTECTED AREAS AND CORRIDORS ACROSS OF THE AFI KAGWENE LANDSCAPE, MANAGED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENT, AND WITH THE POTENTIAL TO EXPAND INTO ADJACENT CURRENTLY UNOCCUPIED HABITAT ONCE LEVELS OF DISTURBANCE HAVE BEEN CONTROLLED. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDE 1) REDUCING KILLING OF CROSS RIVER GORILLAS TO ZERO 2) DEVELOPING A RESEARCH AND MONITORING PROGRAM TO GUIDE CONSERVATION AND IMPACT MEASUREMENT 3) EFFECTIVELY COORDINATING CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES AMONG ALL PARTNERS AND 4) BUILDING SUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO ENSURE THAT CONSERVATION OF CROSS RIVER GORILLAS CAN BE ACHIEVED.
Great Apes Conservation Fund A Landscape Approach to Conservation of the Critically Endangered Cross River Gorilla
REDUCE POACHING OF KEY SPECIES WITHIN THE CHINKO, CAR AND GARAMBA, DRC LANDSCAPES/PROTECTION AREAS, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON SECURITY, INTELLIGENCE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND PARK MANAGEMENT The purpose of this project is to achieve a.higher standard of park management and.successfully restore and conserve key wildlife.species while also establishing a foothold for.governance, security, and stability throughout.the region. This project is intended to primarily.conserve elephants, Kordofan giraffes,.chimpanzees, lions, giant elands, African wild.dogs, and bongos, as well as other threatened.forest and savanna species. This five-year.agreement will address hunting for the.international ivory trade, hunting for wildlife.parts, hunting for bushmeat, and livestock.disturbance, competition, and disease. This.agreement has three main objectives: (1) more.secure wildlife and communities in the.Garamba-Chinko landscape, (2) stable or.increasing wildlife populations and greater.conservation capacity to manage these protected.areas, and (3) constituencies for conservation.around the park, enhanced community.relationships, partnership development, and.initiation of tourism and other activities that.generate revenue for park operations. During the.first year of this agreement, specific activities.include recruitment and training of park rangers.in Garamba and Chinko.
Sea Turtle Technical Assistance in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa (2017-2020). The recipient will provide technical support to MTCA funded projects in Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Sao Tome and Principe, as well as conduct conservation programs and research in Corisco Bay as described in the proposal and conduct hawksbill, green and olive ridely genetics research focused on the Gulf of Guinea
AAAS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY POLICY FELLOWSHIPS The purpose of this grant is for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to select two AAAS fellows to assist with the USFWS Division of International Conservations (DIC) work in Central Africa. With an expected budget of $17.5 million for 2015 for USFWS activities in Central Africa (an increase from nearly $8 million in 2014), the fellows will be play a key role in meeting the Africa Branchs increased workload. The fellowships are renewable for a second year if agreed to by the sponsoring agency and the fellow. This will be the first time USFWS has hosted an AAAS fellow and therefore an opportunity to evaluate whether the agency could benefit from the program in the future... ..Working in collaboration with members of the Africa Branch, other offices at the USFWS, State Department, USAID, host-country wildlife agencies, and NGO partners, the AAAS fellows will: ..Fellow #1.. 1) Compile information on USFWS awards in Central Africa to produce a 3-year comprehensive report and other outreach products, complete with photos, maps, and narratives for all FWS high priority landscapes, species, and programs for 2013-2015... ..2) Assist in the development of timely communication materials to respond to requests from Congress, other federal agencies and conservation partners regarding the USFWS Africa Program... ..3) Develop one or more 'white papers' to elucidate the state of a particular conservation issue in Central Africa, for example the impact of extractive industries on wildlife, in such as a way as to inform and perhaps guide our actions and strategic orientation. Paper topics will be determined by programmatic need and the individual strengths and interests of the Fellow... ..4) Synthesize all outcomes and deliverables from FWS awards to track progress for all FWS assistance in Central Africa in coordination with support to new monitoring and evaluations standards in Africa grant programs, as developed in our Conservation Effectiveness M
REDUCE POACHING OF KEY SPECIES WITHIN THE CHINKO, CAR AND GARAMBA, DRC LANDSCAPES/PROTECTION AREAS, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON SECURITY, INTELLIGENCE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND PARK MANAGEMENT Funds under this award are to be used to increase the operational efficiency of the recently created Lomami National Park (LNP), Democratic Republic of Congo. The LNP harbors several iconic endemic species including bonobo, okapi, and Congo peacock as well as a stable population of forest elephant. The project aims to extend wildlife management into the current buffer zone through establishment of community reserves while increasing collaboration with surrounding communities to ensure better protection for the park as well. Activities will include: 1) improving management and surveillance systems within LNP; 2) supporting communities in participatory mapping and development of management plans for community concessions in the buffer zone; and 3) conducting regular monitoring and surveys of key wildlife populations and status of threats.
IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF THE ELEPHANTS OF THE KATAVI NATIONAL PARK TRANSBOUNDARY AREA AND THEIR HABITAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN KATAVI NATIONAL PARK AND LWAFI GAME RESERVE BY IMPROVING TRANSBOUNDARY ELEPHANT MANAGEMENT BETWEEN TANZANIA AND ZAMBIA AND ENHANCING LOCAL PARTNER ENGAGEMENT. AS PART OF THE LARGER WESTERN TANZANIA REGION SAVANNA ELEPHANT STRONGHOLD, THIS ECOSYSTEM IS HOME TO THE LARGEST POPULATION OF ELEPHANTS IN EAST AFRICA, WITH AN ESTIMATED 20,145 INDIVIDUALS. THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONSERVE AFRICAN SAVANNA ELEPHANTS AND THEIR HABITAT BY ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF POACHING, HABITAT FRAGMENTATION, AND HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT (HEC). SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) CONDUCTING COMMUNITY-BASED CAMERA TRAP MONITORING AND MAPPING OF TRANSBOUNDARY ELEPHANT MOVEMENTS (2) ORGANIZING COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION MEETINGS AND TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY EXCHANGE VISITS BETWEEN TANZANIA AND ZAMBIA AND (3) CONDUCTING COMMUNITY-BASED HEC MITIGATION PLANNING AND TRAINING.
A Landscape Approach to Conservation of the Critically Endangered Cross River Gorilla The purpose of this collaborative agreement is to ensure the survival of the Cross River gorilla by 2020 through support to a network of core protected areas and corridors across the Afi Kagwene landscape managed in collaboration between local communities and government. The Recipient will develop a coordinated plan of action that strengthens ties and planning between all partners involved in work to conserve the Cross River gorilla; elaborate a landscape level approach that identifies key habitats and corridors to achieve an overall population objective for the Cross River gorilla; strengthen the protection and management of core protected Cross River gorilla sites; improve the survival prospects for Cross River gorillas living in unprotected forest sites; create a sustainable financing mechanism for Cross River conservation; and build the capacity of key stake-holders in order to assure the long term survival of the Cross River gorilla.
AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION GENETICS III THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A RANGE-WIDE ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT, WITH A FOCUS ON WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA BY IMPROVING AFRICAN ELEPHANT GENETICS RESEARCH AND STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF AFRICAN RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS. THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONSERVE AFRICAN FOREST AND SAVANNA ELEPHANTS AND THEIR HABITAT BY ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF EXISTING GENETICS RESEARCH GAPS AND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING BY CONSERVATION MANAGERS. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE 1 CONDUCTING GENOMIC SEQUENCING OF FOREST ELEPHANTS AND ANALYSIS OF WEST VERSUS CENTRAL AFRICAN FOREST ELEPHANTS TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE OF GENETIC DISTINCTIVENESS 2 CONDUCTING GENOMIC ASSESSMENT OF ELEPHANTS AT THE EXTREMES OF THEIR RANGE TO DETERMINE GENETICALLY DISTINCT POPULATIONS WORTHY OF SEPARATE CONSERVATION PLANS 3 TESTING A NOVEL ELEPHANT DUNG DNA COLLECTION METHOD WITH GENSAVER CARDS 4 EXPANDING THE CAPABILITIES OF THE LOXODONTA LOCALIZER SOFTWARE TOOL AND 5 PROVIDING CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR AFRICAN ELEPHANT RANGE COUNTRY LABORATORIES.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS 5-YEAR PROJECT IS TO BUILD UPON THE SUCCESSES OF THE PREVIOUS 5-YEAR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SECURE THE CROSS RIVER GORILLA POPULATION THROUGH AN EFFECTIVE NETWORK OF CORE PROTECT THE PURPOSE OF THIS 5-YEAR PROJECT IS TO BUILD UPON THE SUCCESSES OF THE PREVIOUS 5-YEAR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SECURE THE CROSS RIVER GORILLA POPULATION THROUGH AN EFFECTIVE NETWORK OF CORE PROTECTED AREAS AND CORRIDORS ACROSS THE AFI-KAGWENE LANDSCAPE, MANAGED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY .
Improving West African Chimpanzee Conservation through Protected Area Management in the Grabo National Park The purpose of this project is to protect chimpanzees in the proposed Grebo National Park by improving management capacity of chimpanzees and developing local community involvement in chimpanzee conservation. The recipient will re-train FDA agents and local community members in biomonitoring (data collection); implement and supervise biomonitoring missions of FDA and community led teams collecting data on chimpanzees and anthropogenic threats, train and support FDA in biomonitoring data analysis and report preparation, re-train local community jmembers to act as eco-guards for the PGNP; carry out a sensitization on the status of the PGNP; create and support micro-projects of alternative protein sources in local communities.
TRIDOM Cameroon Transboundary Elephant Security Project The purpose of this project is to support a conservation effort in Minkebe National Park in Gabon and the Nki Messok Dja transboundary complex between Cameroon and the Republic of Congo by establishing multi-agency law enforcement actions and strategic coordination in order to dismantle criminal transboundary networks. This project is intended to conserve forest elephants by addressing the impacts of ivory trafficking and poaching networks in the core of the Tri-national Dja-Odzala-Minkebe (TRIDOM) forest landscape. Specific activities include: (1) Consolidating informant networks in Cameroon to collect actionable intelligence on ivory trafficking; (2) supporting operations of special arrest teams to disrupt ivory networks in southeast Cameroon; (3) providing legal support to the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) for the prosecution of arrested wildlife criminals; (4) communicating arrests and court outcomes through various media; (5) documenting and mapping poachers access routes into Minkebe National Park and the periphery; (6) holding strategic meetings between the Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux (ANPN), MINFOF and WWF staff to develop collaboration, information exchange and a patrol strategy during the first quarter of the project; (7) providing logistical, material and financial support to Cameroonian guard teams to conduct joint and/or coordinated patrols along the Gabon-Cameroon border; (8) providing logistical support for supplying ANPNs Assok Allat satellite camp; (9) providing information on movements of ivory poachers and ivory across the border so as to improve the efficiency of patrols; (10) holding a second strategy meeting between ANPN and MINFOF/WWF Cameroon to learn from the collaboration and plan for the future; and (11) supporting patrols in southern Nki National Park, along the border with Congo.
African elephant conservation genetics II: A major advance in DNA technology Genetic markers allow us to understand relatedness of elephant populations, and are essential to identify the provenance of confiscated illegal ivory. Recent developments using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) show great promise in identifying geographic origin more reliably and economically than previous methods. This project will refine the method for mapping DNA to source sites by analyzing the complete mitogenome of existing high quality samples, analyzing samples taken from ivory to determine specific provenance and analyzing more degraded samples from museum specimens for sites that are presently impossible to sample (i.e. warzones and sites where elephants are now rare or extirpated). These mitogenomes will be used to will develop a system and conduct training to make this technique and technology accessible and usable in African range states and wherever seizures occur.
Curbing the impact of trade-motivated poisoning on Critically Endangered vultures in southern Africa pangolin skin and scales in shipping containers. This project plans to provide proof of principle that this is possible and would be the first phase of a much larger project to mainstream rats as an innovative tool in combatting illegal wildlife trade. This project is intended to conserve hardwood and pangolin species by addressing the impacts of wildlife trafficking in shipping containers, which are used to smuggle large volumes of wildlife contraband such as timber hardwoods) and pangolins. Specific activities include: (1) testing the rats in a laboratory environment for their ability to discriminate between the target substances of timber (hardwoods) and pangolin skin and scales and a wide variety of other control substances; (2) developing an appropriate indication mechanism; (3) assessing the best operational option for the rats to detect hardwoods and pangolins in containers, comparing success rates of direct detection at the vents, or detection of filters sampled through the vents."
Reduce poaching of key species within the Chinko, CAR and Garamba, DRC landscapes/protection areas, with a specific focus on security, intelligence, law enforcement, and park management The purpose of this project is to achieve a higher standard of park management and successfully restore and conserve key wildlife species while also establishing a foothold for governance, security, and stability throughout the region. This project is intended to primarily conserve elephants, Kordofan giraffes, chimpanzees, lions, giant elands, African wild dogs, and bongos, as well as other threatened forest and savanna species. This five-year agreement will address hunting for the international ivory trade, hunting for wildlife parts, hunting for bushmeat, and livestock disturbance, competition, and disease. This agreement has three main objectives: (1) more secure wildlife and communities in the Garamba-Chinko landscape, (2) stable or increasing wildlife populations and greater conservation capacity to manage these protected areas, and (3) constituencies for conservation around the park, enhanced community relationships, partnership development, and initiation of tourism and other activities that generate revenue for park operations. During the first year of this agreement, specific activities include recruitment and training of park rangers in Garamba and Chinko.
MAPPING ILLICIT TRAFFICKING NETWORKS AND STRENGTHENING LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY TO COMBAT CHEETAH TRADE IN EAST AFRICA AND THE ARABIAN PENINSULA Live cheetah trafficking has contributed to the decimation of cheetah populations in east Africa, where trafficking is most intense in Somaliland and Ethiopia. The purpose of this project is to disrupt and reduce the illicit trade of live cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) trafficked in Somaliland and the greater East Africa-Arabian Peninsula region through effective enforcement of wildlife laws and enhanced capacity of law enforcement and judicial authorities. This project is intended to conserve cheetahs by identifying undetected wild populations and strengthening law enforcement capacity. Specific activities of this two-year grant include: (1) updating range maps for wild cheetah populations in Somaliland and East Africa to increase knowledge of their distribution and potential sources for trafficking; (2) developing cheetah trafficking models to map patterns of probable transport routes from wild populations in East Africa to buyers in the Arabian Peninsula; (3) increasing the capacity of Somaliland law enforcement and judiciary authorities to investigate, interdict, prosecute and prevent trafficking of cheetahs in the field and the courts; and (4) using cheetah trafficking models and developed skill sets to guide law enforcement interventions and increase arrests and prosecutions of traffickers in Somaliland.
COMBATING ILLEGAL CHEETAH TRAFFICKING: AN ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR BUILDING REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CAPACITY IN THE HORN OF AFRICA AN ESTIMATED 7,000 WILD CHEETAHS (ACINONYX JUBATUS) REMAIN ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT, OCCUPYING ONLY 13 OF THEIR FORMER RANGE. HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICTS, HABITAT LOSS AND FRAGMENTATION, LOSS OF PREY DUE TO GRAZING COMPETITION, AND THE TRADE OF SKINS AND LIVE ANIMALS ARE A DIRECT THREAT TO WILD CHEETAH POPULATIONS. THE IUCN RED LIST ASSESSMENT STATES THAT ILLEGAL TRADE IN LIVE CHEETAHS IS LIKELY TO HAVE THE GREATEST NEGATIVE IMPACT ON WILD POPULATIONS. BETWEEN 2010-2019, MORE THAN 3,517 CASES OF SEIZED OR MARKETED LIVE CHEETAH HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED, PRIMARILY TRAFFICKED THROUGH THE HORN OF AFRICA AND TO THE ARABIAN PENINSULA WHERE THEY ARE SOLD AS PETS. DESPITE THE HIGH NUMBER OF REPORTED LIVE CHEETAH, IT IS UNKNOWN WHERE THEY COME FROM. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF FREE-LIVING CHEETAH, AS WELL AS ASSESS THE STATUS OF PREY SPECIES AND COMPETING PREDATORS, THROUGH SYSTEMATIC SURVEYS THAT WILL ASSIST WITH CREATING AN UPDATED CHEETAH RANGE AND HABITAT MAP IN THE HORN OF AFRICA. INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SURVEYS WILL SERVE TO PRIORITIZE ACTIVITIES IN REGIONS AND OR CHEETAH SUB-POPULATIONS AT GREATEST RISK, WHICH WILL GUIDE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES. CAPACITY BUILDING AMONG WILDLIFE DEPARTMENTS AND IN-COUNTRY CONSERVATION TEAMS IS FUNDAMENTAL TO DEVELO
AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION GENETICS III THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A RANGE WIDE ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT, WITH A FOCUS ON WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA BY IMPROVING AFRICAN ELEPHANT GENETICS RESEARCH AND STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF AFRICAN RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS. THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONSERVE AFRICAN FOREST AND SAVANNA ELEPHANTS AND THEIR HABITAT BY ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF EXISTING GENETICS RESEARCH GAPS AND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE BASED DECISION MAKING BY CONSERVATION MANAGERS. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE (1) CONDUCTING GENOMIC SEQUENCING OF FOREST ELEPHANTS AND ANALYSIS OF WEST VERSUS CENTRAL AFRICAN FOREST ELEPHANTS TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE OF GENETIC DISTINCTIVENESS (2) CONDUCTING GENOMIC ASSESSMENT OF ELEPHANTS AT THE EXTREMES OF THEIR RANGE TO DETERMINE GENETICALLY DISTINCT POPULATIONS WORTHY OF SEPARATE CONSERVATION PLANS (3) TESTING A NOVEL ELEPHANT DUNG DNA COLLECTION METHOD WITH GENSAVER CARDS (4) EXPANDING THE CAPABILITIES OF THE LOXODONTA LOCALIZER SOFTWARE TOOL AND (5) PROVIDING CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR AFRICAN ELEPHANT RANGE COUNTRY LABORATORIES.
DETERMINING THE PROVENANCE OF IVORY USING MITOCHONDRIAL DNA Genetic markers can be used to determine relatedness of elephant populations and to identify the provenance of confiscated illegal ivory. With previous support from USFWS, a system to extract and analyze mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been developed to identify geographic origin of ivory samples more reliably and economically than previous methods. This method has now been applied to recent seizures in Asia, and the grantee proposes to improve this software by adding mtDNA information from elephant tissue from countries and localities in Africa that have not previously been sampled (to improve resolution and accuracy), to create an interface for researchers and investigators to more easily analyze their specimens and to generate tables of provenance reports from the mtDNA sequences, and to train law enforcement officials in African elephant range states to use the system.
African elephant conservation genetics: GIS mapping of haplotypes for ivory forensics Modification 3: To divert $11,000 from training budget; $25,000 from the Conservancy support on the eastern boundary; and $6,026 from cars and waterbowzers to purchase an extra vehicle for joint operations for $35,000 and $7,000 to go to partnering with PPF to conduct a baseline study on poison use to kill elephants.
AAAS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY POLICY FELLOWSHIPS The purpose of this grant is for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to select two AAAS fellows to assist with the USFWS Division of International Conservations (DIC) work in Central Africa. With an expected budget of $17.5 million for 2015 for USFWS activities in Central Africa (an increase from nearly $8 million in 2014), the fellows will be play a key role in meeting the Africa Branchs increased workload. The fellowships are renewable for a second year if agreed to by the sponsoring agency and the fellow. This will be the first time USFWS has hosted an AAAS fellow and therefore an opportunity to evaluate whether the agency could benefit from the program in the future.. .Working in collaboration with members of the Africa Branch, other offices at the USFWS, State Department, USAID, host-country wildlife agencies, and NGO partners, the AAAS fellows will: .Fellow #1. 1) Compile information on USFWS awards in Central Africa to produce a 3-year comprehensive report and other outreach products, complete with photos, maps, and narratives for all FWS high priority landscapes, species, and programs for 2013-2015.. .2) Assist in the development of timely communication materials to respond to requests from Congress, other federal agencies and conservation partners regarding the USFWS Africa Program.. .3) Develop one or more 'white papers' to elucidate the state of a particular conservation issue in Central Africa, for example the impact of extractive industries on wildlife, in such as a way as to inform and perhaps guide our actions and strategic orientation. Paper topics will be determined by programmatic need and the individual strengths and interests of the Fellow.. .4) Synthesize all outcomes and deliverables from FWS awards to track progress for all FWS assistance in Central Africa in coordination with support to new monitoring and evaluations standards in Africa grant programs, as developed in our Conservation Effectiveness Measures (C
African Elephant Conservation Fund Perfecting genetic markers for African elephant conservation
Great Apes Conservation Fund The purpose of this collaborative agreement is to ensure the survival of the Cross River gorilla by 2020 through support to a network of core protected areas and corridors across the Afi Kagwene landscape managed in collaboration between local communities and government. The Recipient will develop a coordinated plan of action that strengthens ties and planning between all partners involved in work to conserve the Cross River gorilla; elaborate a landscape level approach that identifies key habitats and corridors to achieve an overall population objective for the Cross River gorilla; strengthen the protection and management of core protected Cross River gorilla sites; improve the survival prospects for Cross River gorillas living in unprotected forest sites; create a sustainable financing mechanism for Cross River conservation; and build the capacity of key stake-holders in order to assure the long term survival of the Cross River gorilla.