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Conserving globally threatened fauna in Balabac Island, Palawan, Philippines
Very little known about the status of birds on Balabac Island. A recent rapid assessment by Matillano et al. (2002) identified the threats of direct persecution of bird and pressure...View Project
Araripe manakin conservation center
The Araripe Manakin is the most endangered manakin in the world with less than 800 individuals and 28km2 of remaining habitat. The overall goal of this proposal is to consolidate...View Project
Community-based management of wildlife in the Peruvian Greater Madidi-Tambopata Landscape, Peru
The intern will be trained in the Living Landscape approach and adaptive management through active participation in the designing of a monitoring plan for the Bahuaja Sonene National Park (BSNP),...View Project
Amazonian manatee conservation project, Anavilhanas National Park, Brazil
This project focuses on the research and conservation of a wild population of Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), at Anavilhanas National Park, lower Rio Negro region, Amazonas, Brazil. The objectives of...View Project
Researching bird and mammal populations on the Liben Plain, Ethiopia
The Liben Plain forms the last remnant of the southern Ethiopian rangelands - once Africa’s most productive pastures. It is an IBA, part of the South Ethiopian Highlands EBA and...View Project
Survey of three potential Important Bird Areas in collaboration with students in Uzbekistan
The inventory of Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in Uzbekistan has been implemented between 2006 and 2008. As a result 48 IBAs with a total territory of more than 2 million...View Project
Community-based wildlife management in the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Community Reserve, Peru
The intern will receive training in methods and techniques used for the monitoring of key indicators and landscape species. Under the guidance of her supervisor, the intern will attend advanced...View Project
Status and ecology of the Sokoke pipit in Zaraninge Forest, Tanzania
Our study will focus on the endangered bird species, Sokoke pipit, which has a very small range, and its habitat is declining owing to clearance for cultivation, intensive charcoal production...View Project
Community-based conservation of Lake Kuyucuk Ramsar site
For this project we will build on the awareness we created to secure a sustainable future for Lake Kuyucuk, its wildlife, and surrounding communities. We will lobby for strict protection...View Project
Identification and protection of important bat caves in Turkey
Many of the cave habitats that are important for bat populations in Turkey are under constant pressure due to factors such as cave tourism, construction of water dams, and stone...View Project
Aquatic wildlife conservation in China
Aquatic wildlife conservation in China is a challenging task. There are numerous endemic fish species in South China, especially in the Karst region. However, most of them live outside of...View Project
For sustainable recovery of grey-shanked douc monkeys in Vietnam
To prepare a handbook and train local teachers as a way to increase conservation awareness in the project area. Project update: “After receiving the final instalment of the KSMA funding,...View Project
Angola’s central scarp forests: threatened bird habitats and human impacts
Angola’s central scarp forests are the key habitat of the western Angola EBA. This project aims to study habitat preferences of threatened birds and human impacts on bird habitats at...View Project
The effect of fragmentation and climate change on amphibian assemblage in the South Western Ghats, India
Forest fragmentation, and the resulting micro-climate change, is one of the largest threats to biodiversity and effects local fauna which is sensitive to changes. Canopy dwelling organisms would be the...View Project
Chagra 2010: enhancing conservation of the chalk grasslands in Ukraine
Chagra 2010 is a project for enhancing the conservation profile of chalk steppe ecosystems, rich in endemic plant species, in North-eastern Ukraine. We are focusing on the support of the...View Project
Conservation status of the Pacific Goliath grouper in Colombia
Groupers are very vulnerable to overfishing and their reduction may result in severe changes in marine ecosystems where they act as top predators. To assess the conservation status of the...View Project
Strengthening of the reforestation fund under the ongoing Philippine Penablanca Sustainable Reforestation Project
The intern shall be trained to facilitate the strengthening of the Reforestation Fund under the on-going Philippine Penablanca Sustainable Reforestation Project (PPSRP). A Conservation Agreement utilizing Payment for Ecosystem Services...View Project
Dipper project: conservation and status of Cinclus schulzi in Argentina
Rufous-throated dipper (Cinclus schulzi) is an endemic bird of the subtropical montane forests of Northwestern Argentina and Southern Bolivia or Yungas. This dipper is highly specialized on rivers, sensitive to...View Project
Mitigating human-crane conflict in Driefontein Grasslands, Central Zimbabwe
The globally threatened wattled (Grus carunculatus) and grey crowned (Balearica regulorum) cranes are wetland dependent birds and found in the Driefontein Grasslands. They are reported to forage in crop fields...View Project
Assessing human impacts on threatened freshwater cetaceans in Bangladesh
Two threatened freshwater cetaceans, the Ganges River and Irrawaddy dolphins, remain sparsely distributed in sufficient numbers in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh for early conservation interventions to be effective for protecting...View Project