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Participative research on biodiversity (R.O.B.IN) in Uruguayan artisanal red shrimp fishery
Shrimps trawling by-catch is a global threat to marine biodiversity. However, the use of selective gears allows an important fraction of fishes to escape, diminishing the negative impact of shrimp...View Project
Facilitating avian conservation in post-logging lowland rainforest of Sumatra, Indonesia
Harapan Rainforest (HRF) is a post-logging lowland rainforest in Sumatra. It encompasses an IBA, represents a critically endangered ecosystem, and hosts a pioneering conservation program. Our project proposes a set...View Project
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
Assessment and conservation of grey-necked picathartes in south-east Nigeria
The grey-necked picathartes is restricted to the lower Guinea forests of Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. The population of the species is already highly fragmented and most of the...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
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
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
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
Last chance to save? Averting an amphibian conservation crisis in Bale, Ethiopia
The endemic amphibian species of Harenna have declined in numbers since their original description in 1986, and they are likely to become extinct without an effective and timely intervention. We...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
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
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
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
Endangered primates’ role in the conservation of Colombian ecosystem services
The diverse inter-Andean lowland rainforests are currently disappearing due to habitat destruction and fragmentation. Information on all the ecosystem services these forest provide and how they are maintained is scarce....View Project
Community awareness and capacity building for Endangered turtle conservation in Northeast India
The northeastern region of India, located at the conjunction of the Himalaya and Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspots, is regarded as one of the major centres of turtle diversity. The populations of...View Project
Conservation assessment of rare endemic plants of Mandrare Valley, Madagascar
The project will focus on some rare endemic plants appearing on the IUCN red lists in the Mandrare valley. This place is known as a habitat for many of these...View Project
Finding and conserving the little spotted cat of the Yungas, Argentina
Oncilla or little spotted cat (Leopardus tigrinus) ranges from Costa Rica to northern Argentina. It is rare in the majority of its geographical extension and patchily distributed. In the Yungas...View Project
Reducing threats to the endemic Cochabamba mountain finch, Bolivia
The Cochabamba mountain finch is endemic to Bolivia. It is considered Endangered by IUCN because of its small distribution and small, fragmented population. Most of the species’ native habitat has...View Project
Conservation assessment and action plan for a threatened Colombian cycad
Zamia encephalartoides is a threatened cycad endemic to a unique ecosystem, the arid Chicamocha Canyon of Colombia. Its distribution and population status are poorly known, and expanding agriculture and other...View Project
Reintroducing the Sumatran rhinoceros in Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia
The Leuser ecosystem in northern Sumatra has been identified as an area with one of the largest Sumatran rhinoceros populations in the world. While the population in southern Sumatra is...View Project
