Biodiversity

Ranger and community-based monitoring of biodiversity in the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania

The project aims to contribute to ecosystem protection in the Udzungwa Mountains National Park by establishing a biodiversity monitoring programme that effectively involves rangers and the local communities.

Strengthening community based biodiversity conservation in King’s forests in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State, Nigeria.

This project aims to implement a participatory conservation of biodiversity in the oldest existing primary forest habitats in Oke-Ogun Area of Oyo State, Nigeria.

Conservation status of highland lizards from Sabana de Bogotá. Colombia - South America

In this project I will determine the population status and its relationship with the environmental characteristics of three highland Colombian endemic lizards Anolis heterodermus, Stenocercus trachycephalus and Anadia bogotensis. I will make workshops and educational materials for local people about of lizards populations status and the main habitat needs of each species in order to built knowledge and awareness on conservation of the lizards and their habitat.

Malki Jungle Suraksha Scheme - launching India’s first ever conservation incentive programme to combat deforestation in the north Western Ghats

In its first year, this programme aims to establish conservation agreements on private lands in the Konkan region to forego landowners from leasing out their forests to logging contractors.

Evaluation of suitable sites for European bison in Oriental Carpathians’ Protected Areas

The main contribution of this project will be the identification of the suitable habitats for bison reintroduction within the VNNP’area (at local level) and the identification of two proper protected areas for establishing new bison reserves in Oriental Carpathians (at regional level).

Conserving butterfly diversity in agricultural landscapes in Copán, Honduras and Matiguas, Nicaragua

This project aims to improve our understanding of how farmers can manage silvopastoral systems to better conserve butterfly biodiversity in pasture dominated landscapes.

Sustainable Cane rat, Snail and Fish farming as and alternative to hunting and Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) gathering in Korup National Park, Cameroon, Central Africa.

This project aims at building the capacity of the village communities living in and around Korup National park to undertake certain livelihood activities as an alternative to unsustainable hunting and NTFPs gathering.

Community participation in the characterization and surveillance of the Jaguar (Panthera onca) and in the construction of a local conservation plan for this species in the International Bird Area “Valley of San Salvador”, La Guajira department, Colombia

The aim of the project is to develop a plan to conserve the jaguar and other large felines in the IBA “Valley of San Salvador” located in the buffer zone of the Sierra Nevada National Park and Indigenous Reserve, with the active participation of peasants and aborigines.

An impact assessment on biodiversity conservation caused by massive hydroelectric projects in the lower reaches of the Jinsha Jiang (river)

This project aims to assess the impacts of huge hydroelectric projects on biodiversity and nature conservation through collecting and categorizing seed plants from the inundation areas of reservoirs.

Education on Biodiversity Conservation in the Walnut Fruit Forests in Kyrgyzstan

This project aims to raise the awareness of schoolchildren on biodiversity conservation through bird diversity education in 6 different schools of Arstanbap, Kaba and Kysulunkur forest enterprises