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MANGROVES-PORT CHUBURN This project will restore 4,208 acres of coastal wetlands by building infrastructure and implementing hydrological rehabilitation actions; restore 370 acres of mangrove/wetlands through soil regeneration and conditioning activities; and follow up the evaluation and monitoring program of the indicators of success for the hydrological rehabilitation and mangrove regeneration actions.
GOLDEN-CHEEKED WARBLER CONS This project focuses on reducing pressure on habitats for the Golden-cheeked Warbler due to illegal logging and deforestation in the Highlands of Chiapas Region. 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 will also be developed. Additionally, partners will study habitat use analysis for the Golden-cheeked Warbler and provide recommendations to forest managers to benefit the species.
Recovery Of Area II Of Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve Phase III Habitat restoration of 1871 acres
Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere The purpose of this project is to reduce the frequency of retaliatory killings of jaguars as a result of livestock depredation. The Recipient will teach local land owners from 14 ejido communities around the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, the skills to properly assess and collect evidence as a result of jaguar attacks, and how to apply to the funds available through the compensation program established by the Mexican government. Participants will also receive training on preventive cattle management, best husbandry practices, alternative livelihoods techniques, importance of jaguar conservation, and access to payment for environmental services programs. In urban areas, the Grantee will provide training workshops for environmental educators working in zoos to carry education activities aimed at increasing the jaguar conservation awareness in local children and their families.
HABITAT RESTORATION & ENHANCEMENT FOR PA San Quintn, located in Baja California, Mexico, is a prime feeding area for approximately 25,000 Pacific Brant during their winter stay. Unfortunately, accumulated sedimentation and sludge derived from abandoned oyster farming structures are affecting the growth of eelgrass, a key food for waterfowl. There is concern among hunters and anglers about the negative impact from the desalination plants, because brine discharges generate physicochemical alterations in the environment. This project will enhance 818 acres affected by abandoned oyster farming structures; manage 3,274 acres in the existing sustainable use area Los Volcanes; and work toward establishing 'destination agreements' for 2,940 acres in the San Quintn wetlands and marine zones. In Mexico, a destination agreement is a legal tool to protect wetlands and coastline. The project will also improve local oyster aquaculture practices and conduct an ecological assessment of the consequences of brine discharges from desalination plants.
CRIT MIG BRD HAB-MIGBIRDGRANTS 1) Protect 44,477 wetland acres at Alvarado Lagoon under the protected area system; 2) protect 61,774 wetland acres at the Carmen-Pajonal- Machona Lagoon System under the protected area system; 3) enhance 86,487 wetland acres in the Panuco River Corridor Lagoon System; 4) restore fresh water ecosystems affected by saline intrusion; 5) restore biological corridors and protect them from further deterioration; 6) apply rain water capture and retention technologies; 7) promote participatory development in communities for adaptation measures and community management; 8) evaluate the feasibility of fishing operations and their effects on the population and biodiversity in some coastal lagoons; and 9) apply communication techniques in accordance with each sites stakeholders to support the application of restoration measures.
Wildlife Without Borders - Western Hemisphere Alebrijes from Oaxaca: Conservacion do la madera de copalillo usada para su taliado
RECOVERY OF GRASSLAND BIRDS IN TWO GRASS The project will work with a network of farms and protected natural areas to support the conservation of two Grassland Priority Conservation Areas that house 29 bird species of high regional or continental conservation interest. There are several objectives. 1) Increasing the area under protection by developing legal agreements for 'Voluntary Areas for Conservation' or 'Private Conservation Agreements' on 34,594 acres. 2) Restoring 1,828 acres of degraded grassland ecosystems through fire and rainwater management. 3) Training to improve local capacity and implement good livestock practices that will reduce the impact of overgrazing. 4) Evaluating the habitat conditions and monitoring grassland birds to establish the biological baseline for the protected areas. These actions will limit the expansion of the agricultural frontier as well as reduce overgrazing and the invasion of shrubs, thereby increasing the quantity, quality and connectivity of grassland habitat for birds.
CONSERVATION OF SHADE COFFEE PLANTATIONS Shade coffee plantations provide nesting and feeding habitats for native and migratory neotropical birds. However, the canopy of many shade coffee plantations is being cut to give way to sun coffee plantations, which destroy habitat, promotes soil erosion, reduce biodiversity and increase the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. This project will address the conversion to sun coffee plantations in the state of Veracruz. The objectives are to: 1) train 100 smallholder coffee farmers and their families in the implementation of better practices for biodiversity conservation on their farms; 2) certify 50 farms and their products to add market value market; 3) protect 12,355 acres through a voluntary conservation program; and 5) renew and diversify the tree cover with 50,000 trees and 10 million seeds of 30 tree species that will not only increase bird habitat, but also provide farmers with alternative products such as wood, fruits, honey.
Travel For NAFTA-International Grants Desarollo de estrategias e iniciativas para el fortalecimiento de acciones de proteccion de tortugas marinas en ocho playas de la costa de Oaxaca, Mexico
COLORADO RIVER DELTA The Colorado River Delta is one of the most important sites for migratory waterbirds in Mexico, providing riparian areas, lagoons, brackish marshes, and tidal mudflats that support 350,000 wintering shorebirds (31 species) and 60,000 ducks and geese (26 species). The loss of connectivity between the Delta and the Upper Gulf of California due to sedimentation and low river flow has caused significant habitat loss. This project will protect 26,600 acres of estuarine wetlands in the lower portion of the Colorado River Delta by obtaining a Mexican federal land concession and restore 5,211 acres within this area by augmenting freshwater flows and improving the connectivity with the tides to maintain lagoons, marshes, and mudflats. The project will allocate more freshwater flow to these wetlands and dredge channels that connect lagoons to the primary tidal channel.....
Fortalecimiento Institucional para las Acciones de Inspeccin y Vigilancia en el Parque Nacional.Baha de Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mxico. The purpose of this project is to strengthen local authorities operational and coordination capabilities working in Bay of Loreto National Park (National Park), thereby minimizing the impact of illegal fishing and harmful tourism and recreational activities threatening the long-term conservation of the National Park marine mammals and critical habitats. Priority conservation targets include sea cucumber (Isostichopus fuscus), rock scallop (Spondylus calcifer), chocolate clam (Megapitaria squalida), as well as other species at risk including cetaceans, especially blue and fin whale (Balaenoptera musculus and B. physalus, respectively). Specific activities include: (1) validating protocols among institutions to successfully establish the chain of custody; (2) conducting joint land/sea patrolling and monitoring operations among SEMAR, PROFEPA, CONAPESCA, Environmental Police and CONANP that increase the effectiveness in detaining illegal fishermen and reducing illegal trade of fauna; (3) creating and implementing a field patrolling and monitoring work plan among government agencies to strengthen patrolling and monitoring actions; (4) train and establish community patrolling and monitoring committees to increase their sense of ownership and empowerment for the protection of the natural resources they and their families depend on; and (5) holding a series of workshops and meetings and distributing informational materials to increase the awareness of fishermen, tourism operators and visitors regarding the regulations under the National Park new management plan.
Wildlife Without Borders - Western Hemisphere Alianzas Estratgicas para mitigar los Impactos del Cambio Climtico en la Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (RBMM).
Conservation of the Japanese - nesting loggerhead turtle: mortality assessment and conservation outreach at the BCS Mexico juvenile foraging area. The purpose of this project is support conservation efforts in the Baja California to protect a critical foraging loggerhead population. This project supports beach surveys along 43 km of Baja Mexico which serves as an index site to monitor accidental bycatch mortality in fisheries operating in the Pacific Baja on this critical loggerhad foraging grounds for the Japanese loggerhead nesting population. The data from these surveys are critical to infoming management decsions of Baja fisheries that interact with loggerheas on the foraging grounds. The U.S./Mexico/Japan are currently working together on a recovey plan for this population and this project has been identified as a high priority for overall conservation of this population.
Wildlife Without Borders - Western Hemisphere Estrategia de Manejo Comunitario Integral de la Subcuenca Arroyo Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico, por comunidades indgenas, ejidatarios y propietarios privados
Travel For NAFTA-International Grants Establishment of community bases for implementation of an Environmental Management Unit (AMU) as an economic alternative by regional actions of environmental education adapted to the Raramuri indigenous communities of Guachochi -Batopilas
VIZCAINO BAJA CA P II The project will: 1) protect 4,950 acres through a variety of legal agreements; 2) implement a pilot management plan for conservation of the205,194 acres protected under Phase I; 3) build capacity and provide environmental education for 1,000 participants); and, 4) monitor Brant and shorebird populations at San Ignacio Lagoon and Ojo de Liebre Lagoon.
Integrated Conservation And Management O The project is located at two sites: in northwest Chihuahua and in central Durango. 35 waterfowl species have been recorded at Laguna de Santiaguillo. The project will protect 17,290 acres of wintering habitat in Durango and Chihuahua; 2) develop a management and restoration plan for 59, 345 acres at Santiaguillo Lagoon; manage, enhance or restore 2470 acres in Durango; restore and enhance 12 acres at the project sites in Chihuahua; and conduct biological monitoring...Species that will benefit include northern pintail, northern shoveler, green-winged teal, bufflehead, white-fronted goose, black-necked stilt, and American golden plover...
WTLDS ALVARADO LAGOON SYS The project will: 1) protect 15,355 acres of wetlands through a variety of legal mechanisms; and, 2) develop an online training platform for a certificate program in mangrove restoration and sustainable use. Forty-five students will receive training in the first year of operation.
Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere The XIX Annual Meeting of the Canada/Mexico/US Trilateral Committee for Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation and Management (Trilateral Committee) will take place in Queretaro City, Queretaro Mexico, May 26-30, 2014. Through this project, representatives from the Arizona Game and Fish Department, California Department of Game and Fish, New Mexico Game and Fish, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Association of Fish and Wildlife (AFWA) will participate in the meeting. AFWA and border state agencies will present data relevant to ongoing bi-national projects along the U.S.-Mexico Border, trinational grasslands conservation, North American Bird Conservation Initiative and Southern Wings Program. Direct benefits to the border state agencies include the facilitation of increased species distribution, binational recovery of endangered species and their habitats as well as increased collaboration and coordination to advance projects. They will also provide a report on their activities during the 2014 Trilateral Committee. The agencies and AWFA are vital partners to the Trilateral Committee and their participation promotes U.S. interest vis a vis the Governments of Mexico and Canada.
Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere The goal of this project is to protect and conserve threatened ecosystems within the Papaloapan River watershed, while improving the living conditions of the local rural and indigenous communities in the area. Project activities include: 1) design and implementation of community management plans as part of a comprehensive micro-watershed conservation strategy; 2) strengthen the capacity of community groups to protect forests, and develop their water management and governance skills; 3) introduce agroforestry and other sustainable pilot projects to slow the advance of agricultural frontier in the area; 4) develop environmental awareness among children, youth, and adults; and 5) promote environmentally-sustainable alternatives such as wood saving stoves, backyard vegetable gardens, chicken coops, dry latrines, among others.
Conservation of the Japanese-nesting loggerhead turtle: mortality assessment and conservation outreach at the BCS Mxico juvenile foraging area The recipient will conduct stranding surveys along the 45 km Playa San Lazaro on a daily basis from May to September and twice weekly from October through April.
PROTECTION & MANAGEMENT OF BABICORA LAGOON, CHIHUAHUA PHASE III The project will: 1) protect 2,224 wetland acres through a conservation agreement with the Ejido Gmez Faras; 2) restore 1,977 acres; 3) enhance 1.86 riparian acres; and, 4) conduct bird monitoring throughout 74,131 acres.
Rufescens Mx Ii The coastal lagoons in the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Ocean are facing pressure from fishing, tourism and livestock grazing, which has negatively impacted the wintering grounds of the reddish egret. This project will establish a long-term conservation agreement for the protection of reddish egret in Baja California Sur; acquire, reforest and restore mangrove habitat; develop a management plan for wetlands adjacent to the Laguna Ojo de Liebre; monitor reddish egret populations and their habitat; create a Conservation Business Plan for the reddish egret in Mexico; and develop outreach and community education in areas where human disturbance has been identified as a major threat.
Travel For NAFTA-International Grants Comits de Vigilancia Participativa de la Vida Silvestre y Capacitacin para el Manejo de especies silvestres decomisadas y/o recuperadas en entornos urbanos en la regin de Guadalczar y en la ciudad de San Luis Potos, Mxico
HABITAT PROTECTION & ENHANCEMENT FOR MIG BIRDS IN SIERRA MADRE ORIENTAL II 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...
STRENGTHENING LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTION TO CONSERVE JAGUARS IN THE GREATER LACANDONA ECOSYSTEM, MEXICO. Jaguars now occupy just 50% of their historical range, with most of their populations being threatened by retaliatory killing in.response of jaguar predation upon livestock, habitat destruction and prey depletion. This project is intended to improve the.coexistence between jaguars and the local communities in the Greater Lacandona Ecosystem, Mexico, by mitigating the jaguar.predation upon domestic livestock through the improving of husbandry practices by local ranchers and protecting the most.vulnerable animals to jaguar predation implementing electric fences and night enclosures. Further, this project will build a sound.conservation strategy for jaguars in the Southern Mayan Forest of Mexico. Specific activities include: (1) capacity building of.livestock owners and technification of ranches to reduce predation risk by jaguars; (2) create a robust community-based.monitoring program focused on jaguars and their prey in Protected Areas and jaguars corridors; (3) outreach activities aimed to.children and adults; (4) identification with key stakeholders the priorities actions to mitigate the threats for jaguars inthe Greater.Lacandona Ecosystem, and (6) develop a bi-national (Mexico and Guatemala) action plan for jaguar conservation in the Southern.Mayan Forest.
Wildlife Without Borders-Western Hemisphere The purpose of the project is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of wildlife inspectors to perform daily operational activities such as inspection and surveillance. CEJA, A.C will deliver two editions of a Basic Training Course in Mexico City for 80 federal inspectors from all over Mexico working for the Office of the General Attorney for Environmental Conservation (PROFEPA). The course consists of theoretical teaching of six modules and a single module on field exercises. In addition, the Recipient will give pre and post evaluations to the inspectors to identify their change in knowledge, skills and attitudes as a result of the course.
PROTECTION OF PRIORITY HABITATS IN THE C PROTECTION OF PRIORITY HABITATS IN THE C
SECURING CONNECTIVITY FOR JAGUARS IN STRATEGIC REGIONS OF SONORA AND SINALOA THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO MITIGATE SITE-SPECIFIC SOURCES OF MORTALITY AND SPECIFIC BARRIERS TO JAGUAR MOVEMENT AND DISPERSAL WITHIN AND INTO SONORA THAT CURRENTLY IMPEDE RANGE-WIDE RECOVERY FOR JAGUARS IN NORTH AMERICA AND REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF HUMAN-JAGUAR CONFLICTS IN THE PROJECT AREA. .BY IDENTIFYING AND THEN ADDRESSING WILDLIFE MORTALITY HOTSPOTS ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS THAT CUT ACROSS JAGUAR HABITAT AND MOVEMENT CORRIDORS, THE PROJECT WILL CREATE A CONNECTED NETWORK OF LANDS THROUGH WHICH JAGUARS (AND THEIR PREY) CAN ROAM WITHOUT THE RISK OF WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISION, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT CAUSE OF MORTALITY. TO ACHIEVE THESE OUTCOMES, WILDLANDS NETWORK AND PARTNERS WILL: (1) IDENTIFY ROAD MORTALITY HOTSPOTS USING ROADKILL DATA (2) ANALYZE JAGUAR, PROXIES FOR JAGUAR (INCLUDING OCELOTS AND COUGARS), AND JAGUAR PREY MOVEMENT PATTERNS NEAR TARGET STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS AND ON BRIDGES AND CULVERTS, INCLUDING PREVIOUSLY ADAPTED INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH CAMERA TRAP RESEARCH (3) WORK WITH PARTNERS TO ADVOCATE MITIGATION MEASURES, TO INCLUDE WILDLIFE UNDERPASSES OR OVERPASSES, APPROPRIATE FOR EACH HOTSPOT (4) ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, FEDERAL AND STATE TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS, AT EACH STEP OF THE PROCESS TO GAIN POLITICAL BUY-IN AND SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION (5) BRING TOGETHER JAGUAR CONSERVATION PRACT
Capacitacin para impulsar la meliponicultura en el municipio de Atzalan como estrategia de conservacin y restauracin de flora necta-polinifera y de abejas nativas fase II. The management of native bee species is an ancestral activity of cultural and economic importance for Mayan communities. Unfortunately, the long term sustainability of this noble practice is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, the introduction of extensive agriculture techniques and the loss of traditional knowledge. The overall goal of this project is to establish a highly skilled community of apiculturists capable of applying best management practices that combine sound science with Mayan indigenous knowledge, while promoting native bees habitat protection and conservation. Through this grant INECOL will: 1) establish three nurseries for the production of at least 3,000 nectar-polliniferous trees; 2) establish multiple reforestation sites for the enrichment of ecosystems and agro-ecosystems in the area, 3) organize the first regional bee keepers and honey producers meeting; 4) organize three exchange of experiences and training workshops for at least 30 native bee producers to improve their management practices, and 5) organize a native bee honey festival to raise awareness on the importance of conserving the species and the uses and benefits of native honey. Project products include: production of 3,000 trees, maps of the reforestation areas, a directory of bee producers, and a guide of pollineferous flora.
CREATION OF THE COMMUNITY RESERVE OF CHINATU, CHIHUAHUA Several neotropical migratory bird species in the Sierra Madre Occidental region of Mexico are declining due to poor forest management. This project will protect more than 100 species of birds, including the rufous hummingbird and Bells vireo, by creating a community-managed forest reserve, reforesting degraded areas, and building local capacity through training, environmental education and increasing awareness in key audiences for forest conservation.
CONSERVATION OF THREE IMPERILED GRASSLAN Pronatura Noreste, A.C. (PNE) will build on previous projects to identify ecological corridors connecting Grassland Priority Conservation Areas (GPCA)) in the north of Chihuahua in collaboration with the State Government of Chihuahua and other partners and will strengthen the grassland initiative of the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Rio Grande Joint Venture to create an investment strategy for grasslands with subchapters for GPCAs. The goal by 2025, is to increase protection of grasslands within the GPCAs to conserve habitat to maintain populations for threatened grassland birds. The project will I) Protect 12,350 acres of grasslands in Mapim, El Tokio and Valles Centrales (VACE) GPCAs through different legal mechanisms; II) Implement soil restoration and water catchment techniques in El Tokio and Mapimi; III) Elaboration and implementation of Management Plans to restore grasslands in Mapim, El Tokio and VACE; IV) Develop a Business Plan for Valles Centrales GPCA with a water and land use focus; V) Conduct a coordinated effort of bird monitoring at El Tokio, VACE and Mapimi GPCAs to compare density and richness in properties under management in Mapimi Biosphere Reserve; VI) Conduct environmental education and capacity building events for landowners and field technicians in the Chihuahuan Desert.
RESTORATION & ENHANCEMENT OF FRESHWATER WETLANDS ON COASTAL PLAIN OF TAMAULIPAS The project will: 1) Restore 4,670 acres of freshwater wetlands adjacent to the Laguna Madre within the Rancho El Mezquite, through construction of hydraulic infrastructure; and, 2) protect those acres through a 20 year conservation agreement with the ranch owner to promote conservation and better management in the Rancho El Mezquite.
Marine Turtle Conservation Fund Continuation of the Yucatan Hawksbill conservation program and assessment of management measures and nesting population trends