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Desk Study - Integrated Shale Gas Management Solutions, through Advanced Resources International, Inc. Desk Study - Integrated Shale Gas Management Solutions, through Advanced Resources International, Inc.
Desk Study - Electricity Distribution Data Integration, Management, and Visualization Pilot Project, through Energy Markets Group Desk Study - Electricity Distribution Data Integration, Management, and Visualization Pilot Project, through Energy Markets Group
Feasibility Study - Shandong Environmental Emergency Response System FS, through Government of China (P.R.C.) This $346,634 USTDA grant to the Shandong Environmental Protection Bureau funds a feasibility study on the development of an environmental early warning and emergency response command system for Shandong Province. The system would improve environmental real-time data monitoring and analysis; establish an advanced emergency operations and incident response command center; and deploy an effective early warning system for environmental hazards at the provincial, county and municipal levels. Successful completion of this project could avert environmental disasters in Shandong and serve as a model for the development of environmental response networks across China.
Technical Symposium - 2011 U.S. Aviation Summit, through American Association of Airport Executives USTDA funding of $305,158 is supporting the U.S.-China Aviation Summit, a two and a half-day conference held in Washington, DC in mid-2011. This summit builds upon themes from previous U.S.-China aviation events, with focus on key areas such as air traffic management and safety, emissions reduction, air traffic control capacity and efficiency, general aviation, air navigation and communication systems, air cargo infrastructure and green airport development. It targets senior government officials from the United States and China, as well as representatives from the U.S. aviation industry.
Technical Assistance - U.S. Foreign Commercial Service Specialist Wan Xiaolei, through U.S. Government - Department of Commerce Technical Assistance - U.S. Foreign Commercial Service Specialist Wan Xiaolei, through U.S. Government - Department of Commerce
Technical Assistance - APPLIED COLD CHAIN BEST PRACTICES OUTREACH PROGRAM, through The Peoples Group, Ltd. This $236,345 technical assistance outreach program provides a four-day forum for U.S. firms to present technologies and best practices for improving the operating efficiencies of Chinese refrigerated warehouses and refrigerated transportation systems. This forum offers an opportunity for U.S. firms to interact with Chinese government officials and industry representatives in the area of applied cold-chain best practice technology, product handling procedures and standards and takes place over four days in three cities: Guangzhou, Chengdu and Shanghai.
Feasibility Study - Low-nox Technologies for Chinese Boilers Project, through Power Flame Incorporated Low-Nox Technologies for Chinese Boilers Feasibility Study
Reverse Trade Mission - Workplace and Construction Safety, through Millennium Science & Engineering, Inc. Workplace and Construction Safety Reverse Trade Mission
Desk Study - SHENZHEN PRIMARY CARE CENTER, through OMMA Healthcare, LLC This $6,000 Desk Study reviews a proposal for a feasibility study to strengthen the capacity of basic health service units in Shenzhen City by establishing a model outpatient clinic at the Futian Community Clinic and designing a primary care curriculum for use in the training of physicians at the Dalan Community Health Service Center. Expanding primary healthcare access to China's population is a major priority for the government, and, once completed, the Futian Clinic and Dalan Community Health Service Center could serve as a model for replication across China.
Desk Study - Xian Flight Delay Management, through Montgomery Consulting Group, Inc. This desk study is reviewing a proposal and the Terms of Reference for technical assistance to assess the operational efficiency and capacity of Xian International Airport in China. Flight delays in China have reached record levels due to rapid growth in its air traffic volume. Thus, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and China's Air Traffic Management Bureau (ATMB) are prioritizing efforts to increase airport efficiency and system capacity. This technical assistance project, proposed by U.S. company members of the U.S.-China Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP), would showcase U.S. methodologies and tools for improving operational capacity at Xian International Airport.
Technical Assistance - General Aviation Development Implementation System, through U.S. Chamber of Commerce General Aviation and Business Aviation Development Project Technical Assistance
Reverse Trade Mission - China Food And Drug Administration, through PHM International Inc China Food & Drug Administration Executive Leadership Training Programs Reverse Trade Mission
Technical Assistance - U.S.-China Aviation Cooperation Program 2017, through U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S.-China Aviation Cooperation Program 2017 Technical Assistance
Biodiversity conservation and community development in Chimanimani Conservation Area The project aims to promote sustainable environmental management in the Chimanimani Conservation Area (ACC). At the level of the Chimanimani National Park, the project will support the conservation and enhancement of the natural and cultural heritage; in the buffer zone, the project will support the sustainable management of natural resources for the benefit of local communities. The aim of the project is therefore to achieve a balance between improving the socioeconomic conditions of local populations and striving to conserve natural resources and biodiversity while protecting the integrity of the National Park.


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The project consists of four operational components and a support component for project management. 

Micaia Foundation will implement Components 2 and 3. Component 2 "Planning" provides for the strengthening of land rights for local communities, as a prerequisite for better management of land and natural resources. This will involve the delimitation of community lands at the level of families, and the development of Sustainable Territorial Management Plans. In addition, the Community Conservation Areas, which are currently inoperative, will be revitalized and will benefit from a local financing mechanism (Community Environmental Conservation Fund). 

Component 3 focuses on improving livelihoods based on non-timber forest products (NTFP). One part of the component is the further professionalization of beekeeping, with the aim of increasing the tonnage placed on the market and increasing the income of local communities. At the same time, two other NTFP value chains will be developed and accompanied by resource management plans.
Combating the Illegal Jaguar Parts Trade in Bolivia and Suriname Jaguars are impacted by many threats including habitat destruction and fragmentation, declining prey availability, and human-jaguar conflicts. Since 2012, demand from Asia has introduced a trade in jaguar teeth, claws, whiskers, and other parts. Bolivia is one of the hotspots for the illegal trade in jaguar parts in South America. Recent seizures have included packages of teeth and skulls destined for China. To counter the illegal trade in jaguar parts, this two-year grant will support: a review and assessment of current law enforcement protocols in Bolivia and Suriname; standardization of law enforcement reporting procedures; surveys of groups to identify motivations for jaguar poaching and trade routes; three trainings in Bolivia and one training in Suriname on identification of illegally hunted animals and their parts; development and distribution of a cat identification manual to police departments and customs officials in both countries; radio and newspaper advertisements and stories about the illegality of poaching jaguars and the trafficking their parts; five workshops in local communities on the conservation value of jaguars and the illegality of the parts trade; and a jaguar monitoring system in Suriname to detect changes in populations due to poaching.
Wildife Without Borders-Critically Endangered Animals "In partnership with Wildlife Conservation Society, this project will support a conservation effort for the blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis) in the Beni, Bolivia, by reducing and determining health risks for the species. Specific activities include: (1) pathogen surveillance in four areas within the species range and in domestic poultry; (2) genetic analysis to identify relationships between fitness, chick mortality and malformations, and adult reproductive success; (3) improvement of poultry husbandry and health care on ranches within the species range; and (4) government and veterinary school outreach to train staff and promote collaboration in the effort to improve husbandry practices..."
PROTECTING BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER HABITAT, BOLIVA IV The Beni Savanna in Bolivia is highly threatened by poorly managed cattle ranching, including overgrazing, woodland clearing, and the introduction of African grasses. Ninety-eight percent of the Beni is private cattle ranches, with no national protected areas. The Barba Azul Nature Reserve is a critical stop-over area in Bolivia for the Buff-breasted Sandpiper. The grantee will undertake several activities on the reserve to benefit buff-breasted sandpiper and other neotropical migrants, including: maintenance, management, law enforcement, research and monitoring. Through community outreach and education they will also increase and improve the quality of foraging habitat on private cattle ranches by actively promoting better land use practices. ....Species that will benefit include: buff-breasted sandpiper, American golden-plover, spotted sandpiper greater yellowlegs, lesser yellowlegs, solitary sandpiper, hudsonian godwit, white-rumped sandpiper, pectoral sandpiper, stilt sandpiper, and Wilson's phalarope. ..
Human-Jaguar Conflict in the Bolivian Amazon: A Participatory..Approach to Changing Attitudes and Behaviors The purpose of this project is to reduce human-jaguar conflict inside and around Manuripi National Amazon Wildlife Reserve (MNAWR) in Pando Department of northern Bolivia. Project objectives include (i) assessing current attitudes and behaviors towards jaguars and the level and dynamics of human-jaguar conflict; (ii) increasing the capacity of Pando environmental institutions (local government, MNAWR staff, non-governmental organizations, universities) and communities to manage wildlife conflicts; and (iii) establishing community-level action plans to reduce conflicts based on analysis of data and direct participation of communities and other stakeholders.
PROTECTING BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER HABIT A team of 18 researchers conducted a Beni savanna shorebird survey (Sept. 2021, 482 mile transect), where the Barba Azul Nature Reserve (11,000 hectare Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network critical stopover site protecting 9 threatened bird species including the Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw) had the highest count of the Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Bird of Conservation Concern (BCC) USFWS 2021) of 1,500, along with 7 other BCC species. Monitoring and Research at Barba Azul has shown that Buff-breasted Sandpipers prefer short-grass with the presence of a large ungulate (cattle). As a seventh phase, Armonia proposes to develop the following priority actions from the USFWS Conservation Plan for the Buff-breasted Sandpiper: Protection through the Armona titleholder creation and habitat protection of an additional 1,740 hectares as an officially recognized reserve to be purchased in 2022, Maintenance of 7,000 hectares of tropical savanna habitat; and law enforcement of Barba Azul. Barba Azul is the only site within Bolivia with a long-term shorebird monitoring program (8 years) where they will research and monitor Buff-breasted Sandpiper populations. Armonia continues the management and development of 1,500 hectares of grassland with experiments since 2019 on best-practices ranching techniques and ideal stocking rates as an educational model eco-friendly ranching system, which will also offer sustainability support. The development of a physical model ranch with actual experience will be a very powerful educational tool for ranch owners.
Strengthening of the new Municipal Protected Area Heroes del Chaco Machareti, Bolivia This project will design and implement a conservation plan for a newly created 268,913-hectare natural protected area (PA) in southern Bolivia, by initiating a PA management structure for the indigenousrun municipality and implementing one year of on the ground conservation activities.
ADDRESSING ILLEGAL JAGUAR TRAFFICKING IN LATIN AMERICA Jaguars are impacted by many threats including habitat destruction and fragmentation, declining prey availability, and human-jaguar conflicts. Since 2012, demand from Asia has introduced a trade in jaguar teeth, claws, whiskers, and other parts. In Bolivia, illegal wildlife trafficking is the primary threat to jaguar populations - approximately 750 teeth have been intercepted since 2014, indicating 180 jaguar deaths. To date, there has not been a comprehensive, range-wide assessment of the scale of the trade, hotspots, networks, or methods. To fill this gap and address the illegal trade in jaguars across their range, this two-year grant will support: development of a data collection plan to conduct online monitoring of potential jaguar trade (e.g. offers of jaguar parts for sale); a comprehensive, range-wide map of trade patterns and networks, including actors, motivations, and intervention points; identification of hotspots for jaguar trafficking; training for law enforcement officials on how to collect and manage intelligence; and support for intelligence-led law enforcement operations in hotspots for jaguar trafficking.
Critically Endangered Animals-International Grants Applying animal health and genetic tools to maximise survival of wild blue-throated macaw populations in the savannas of Moxos (Beni, Bolivia).
Protecting Critical Stopover Habitat For Buff-Breasted Sandpiper II This project carries out conservation activities to protect Buff-breasted Sandpiper stopover sites in Bolivia.
Addressing illegal jaguar trafficking in Latin America Jaguars are impacted by many threats including habitat destruction and fragmentation, declining prey availability, and human-jaguar conflicts. Since 2012, demand from Asia has introduced a trade in jaguar teeth, claws, whiskers, and other parts. In Bolivia, illegal wildlife trafficking is the primary threat to jaguar populations - approximately 750 teeth have been intercepted since 2014, indicating 180 jaguar deaths. To date, there has not been a comprehensive, range-wide assessment of the scale of the trade, hotspots, networks, or methods. To fill this gap and address the illegal trade in jaguars across their range, this two-year grant will support: development of a data collection plan to conduct online monitoring of potential jaguar trade (e.g. offers of jaguar parts for sale); a comprehensive, range-wide map of trade patterns and networks, including actors, motivations, and intervention points; identification of hotspots for jaguar trafficking; training for law enforcement officials on how to collect and manage intelligence; and support for intelligence-led law enforcement operations in hotspots for jaguar trafficking.
ADDRESSING ILLEGAL JAGUAR TRAFFICKING IN LATIN AMERICA this two-year grant will support:.development of a data collection plan to conduct.online monitoring of potential jaguar trade (e.g..offers of jaguar parts for sale); a.comprehensive, range-wide map of trade patterns.and networks, including actors, motivations, and.intervention points; identification of hotspots.for jaguar trafficking; training for law.enforcement officials on how to collect and.manage intelligence; and support for.intelligence-led law enforcement operations in.hotspots for jaguar trafficking.
Strengthening of the new Municipal Protected Area Heroes del Chaco Machareti, Bolivia Bolivias Gran Chaco holds the largest virgin dry forest on earth and more than 3,400 plant species (400 endemic), and 150 mammal species (12 endemic) including eight types of armadillo and the endangered Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri). However, the biodiversity and ecological services the forests provide to local communities is fast disappearing. Over 85% of the original forest cover has been cleared over the last 30 years, and while the remaining forests in Bolivia still provide watershed services to the Chaco communities, these areas face increasing pressure from forest degradation linked to unsustainable resource use, illegal hunting and settlements. This project will implement a conservation plan for a newly created 664,498 acre natural protected area in southern Bolivia by initiating a management structure for the indigenousrun municipality and implementing on-the-ground conservation activities. Specific activities include: working with the indigenous Guarani communities who control the area to create a management structure/institution; holding participative workshops with local communities to create a management plan to establish usage rules and zoning for the protected area; creating a sustainable development program to maintain support for the protected area among local communities; and identifying options for a sustainable financing mechanism to maintain conservation management.
West Hemisphere Branch-International Grants Building capacity for endangered species and threats monitoring in 5 adjacent protected areas & overlapping indigenous territories in Greater Madidi-Tambopata
PROTECTING BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER HABIT The Barba Azul Nature Reserve (11,000 Hectares protecting 6 threatened bird species including the Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw) is a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network site as a critical stop-over area in Bolivia for the Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Partners propose to develop the following priority actions from the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Conservation Plan for the Buff-breasted Sandpiper: Protection through the Armona title holder creation and habitat protection of an additional 681 hectares as an officially recognized reserve to be purchased with matching funds in 2018, Maintenance of 7,000 Hectares of tropical savanna habitat; management and development of 1,500 hectares for Buff-breasted Sandpipers through an eco-friendly savanna management ranching process which will give sustainability support for the reserve; and law enforcement of the Barba Azul savanna and river edge foraging habitat. Armona will research and monitor Buff-breasted Sandpiper populations, movements and habitat usage in the Beni Savanna, and research different management techniques with cattle impact. Through the implementation of an eco-friendly ranching process and education, they will increase and improve the quality of foraging habitat on private cattle ranches by actively promoting better land use practices from their model ranch and research.
PROTECTING BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER HABIT The Beni Savanna in Bolivia is highly threatened by poorly managed cattle ranching, including overgrazing, woodland clearing, and the introduction of African grasses. Ninety-eight percent of the Beni is private cattle ranches, with no national protected areas. The Barba Azul Nature Reserve is a critical stop-over area in Bolivia for the Buff-breasted Sandpiper. The grantee will undertake several activities on the reserve to benefit buff-breasted sandpiper and other neotropical migrants, including: maintenance, management, law enforcement, research and monitoring. Through community outreach and education they will also increase and improve the quality of foraging habitat on private cattle ranches by actively promoting better land use practices. ....Species that will benefit include: buff-breasted sandpiper, American golden-plover, spotted sandpiper greater yellowlegs, lesser yellowlegs, solitary sandpiper, hudsonian godwit, white-rumped sandpiper, pectoral sandpiper, stilt sandpiper, and Wilson's phalarope. ..
Wildife Without Borders - Critically Endangered Animals Applying animal health and genetic tools to maximise survival of wild blue-throated macaw populations in the savannas of Moxos (Beni, Bolivia).
PROTECTION BUFF BREASTED SANDPIPER HABIT The Barba Azul Nature Reserve, a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network site, is a critical stopover area in Bolivia for the Buff-breasted Sandpiper and protects six threatened bird species, including the Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw. Now in its sixth phase, the objectives of this project are to continue to: 1) maintain 17,297 acres of tropical savanna on Barba Azul Nature Reserve; 2) manage 3,706.6 acres of Sandpiper foraging habitat on the Reserve; 3) conduct patrols of the reserve; 4) monitor Sandpiper populations; 5) research Sandpiper preferences for different cattle stocking rates; and 6) conduct community outreach and education to improve the quality of Sandpiper foraging habitat on private cattle ranches. The activities will improve knowledge of tropical grassland foraging conditions for Sandpiper, improve habitat conditions on the Reserve and on private cattle ranches, and share data that will support conservation efforts.
The Covid Collective Research Programme The Covid Collective Research Platform will offer a rapid social science research response to inform decision-making on some of the most pressing Covid-19 related development challenges. The Covid-19 pandemic is a global crisis requiring rapid generation of policy-relevant evidence to inform decision-making as we move from crisis to recovery phase and beyond. The Covid Collective brings together the expertise of, initially, eight partner organisations, coordinated by the Institute of Development Studies. The main functions of the platform will be the: Co-generation of research and evidence through a grant-making mechanism. This will commission work under four thematic bases: governance and politics, social development and inclusion, conflict, and humanitarian. Knowledge curation, learning and strategic communication to encourage and enable evidence-informed decision-making. This will include a range of activities to support mutual learning across geographic and sectoral boundaries. It will identify potential synergies and opportunities for collaboration and strengthen engagement with policy networks and decision-makers. Beyond these primary functions, the partnership approach taken by the Collective aims to build effective, relationships. These will drive collaborative action to address global development challenges. The Collective will promote universality, mutual learning, and the genuine integration of social science evidence.
Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation - Preventing Deaths from Acute Poisoning in Low and Middle Income Countries A UK and low-and-middle-income-country (LMIC) research partnership that aims to prevent deaths from acute poisoning In LMIC engage with and involve collaborator from inception to delivery completion, design/authorship, and dissemination of project outcomes. WP1 Methanol Poisoning; WP2 Occupational Pesticide Poisoning; WP3 Guidelines in collaboration with WHO; WP4 Increase Research Capacity. WP5 Expand Poison Information Centre Capacity.