Central and Latin America

Conservation Ecology of Galapagos Rocky Shores in the face of human disturbance and climate change

This project aims to understand the ecological role of consumers on marine algae and how their ecological role is modulated by temperature and nutrient levels.

José Luis Ponce de León

The project aims are to asses the current conservation status of three local endemic species of the family Poeciliidae in western Cuba and to publish a pocket field guide of Cuban species of this family.

Environmental education and nature conservation for and with the local community living in and nearby the Tayrona Park

The objective of the project is to create an enabling environment for sustainable practices and nature conservation through environmental awareness raising activities and stimulating a community dialogue.

Community conservation for the Amazon waterworld

We aim to involve the community in education and monitoring for the conservation of endangered manatees, turtles and pirarucu fish.

Business Planning for a New Protected Area: the Río Grande-Che Guevara Biosphere Reserve, Bolivia

This initiative will create a new model for conservation in Latin America: decentralized park management that puts local governments in charge, and allows them to use incentives, market-based management tools, and business planning models to improve local livelihoods, protect the biological asset base, and maximize revenues.

CONSERVATION ACTION OF THE BAT SPECIES AT SOATÁ.

This project aims to promote bat conservation in Soatá by to determine species diversity and population structure, assessing the principal threats to the bat population, drawing up conservation recommendations.

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.

CAP (ComunicArte Project)

The aim of the ComunicArte Project (CAP) is to offer free community-based; environmental art education workshops focusing on local conservation issues. CAP believes that art can be a powerful tool for raising awareness about environmental threats and posing creative solutions.

Securing the future of Hermann tortoise in SW Romania

In the project will be carried out conservation activities like: assessing the conservation status; establishment of a sustainable system for reintroduction of the individuals accidentally found outside their habitat (abandoned individuals), who might not resist outside the area (SW-Romania); designing a website for species determination and the procedures to follow, in order to discourage the abandon and to avoid species confusions and an extensive educational campaign.

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.