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Spatial Ecology and conservation of hammerheads (Sphyrna zygaena) in Peru
Marine resources are of vital importance to Peru, yet are increasingly threatened through overfishing, pollution and the loss of keystone predators such as sharks. Hammerhead and other shark species, especially...View Project
Population dynamics of Chlorocardium rodiei (Greenheart) in Guyana, South America
In Guyana, Chlorocardium rodiei (greenheart) is listed as a data deficient species. This tree species is of great economic importance to Guyana as the forestry sector is a major contributor to the country’s...View Project
Enabling Support for Sharks in the Miskito Cays of Honduras
In 2011 Honduras was declared a Shark Sanctuary and prohibited all shark fishing. In 2016, this was partially repealed to allow captures and commercialization of sharks for the Moskitia Region. As...View Project
Estimating the population of Maire’s yew and engaging communities in conservation in Nepal
Nepal hosts three Taxus species, Taxus contorta distributed west to central Nepal, Taxus wallichiana in central to east Nepal and Taxus mairei is scattered in Kavrepalanchok, Makwanpur and Sindhuli districts...View Project
Population risk and alternative fisheries management of thresher sharks in Indonesia
Thresher sharks have recently been added to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES, Appendix II). Despite international concern, international trade is increasing and thresher sharks are not specifically highlighted...View Project
Habitat mapping and conservation of horseshoe crabs in India
Tachypleus gigas is abundantly distributed along the eastern coast of Odisha, India. The presence of these horseshoe crabs in coastal zones indicates environmental health, as only optimal conditions are suitable for...View Project
Using light to reduce mobula ray by-catch in Indonesia’s small-scale fisheries
Mobula rays are migratory species that are vulnerable to extinction. The genus has received international conservation attention, with inclusion under the Convention on Migratory Species in 2014 and Convention on International...View Project
Conservation status of red-handed howler monkey in Amapá, Brazil
Red-handed howler monkey (Alouatta belzebul) is a vulnerable primate endemic to Brazil and occurs within three areas: the Atlantic Forest and both banks of the Amazon river. At the Atlantic...View Project
Citizen science with Mexican artisanal fishers in community marine reserves
The Gulf of California is a unique habitat, but heavily overfished (Sala et al. 2004). In 2016, proposals to create four fully-protected marine reserves (2.16 km2) and a Marine Protected...View Project
Zoning, conservation and research on Brazilian coral reefs
This project aims to perform zoning, conservation and research actions on a threatened coral reef complex in the north-eastern Brazil an area of great importance to marine biodiversity with many...View Project
White-lipped peccary conservation within and outside Amazonian extractive reserves, Brazil
Large herbivore species are facing dramatic population declines and range contractions, which induce a huge loss of vital ecosystem functions. White-lipped peccaries (WLP) form the largest group biomass of any...View Project
Empowering tree nurseries to grow threatened species in southern Brazil
The Araucaria Forest in Brazil contains more than 350 tree species. It is one of the most threatened ecosystems in the Atlantic Forest. As a result, many tree species are...View Project
Conservation status of Craveri’s murrelet in Mexico
The Craveri’s Murrelet (CRMU; Synthliboramphus craveri) is an endemic species of Mexico, listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List. This small alcid breeds on islands in the Gulf of...View Project
Conservation of two Endangered conifers in eastern Mexico
Deforestation and degradation of the habitat of Hickel's Fir (Abies hikelii) and Mesoamerican Yew (Taxus globosa) have caused the decline and fragmentation of their populations in eastern Mexico, specially in...View Project
Conservation actions for cetaceans in Georgian territorial waters
Black Sea cetacean species are classified by IUCN categories (Common dolphin – Delphinus delphis ponticus - VU, Bottlenose Dolphin – Tursiops truncates ponticus - EN, Harbour porpoise - Phocoena phocoena relicta –...View Project
Conservation of velvet scoter on Tabatskuri Lake in Georgia
The populations of velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca) is decreasing worldwide and the species is classified as Vulnerable by IUCN. Within the Western Palearctic two populations are recognized: a large population...View Project
Assessing the status of threatened elasmobranchs in the Andamans, India
In the recent past, there has been a decline in elasmobranch numbers globally owing to their increased demand in fisheries. Elasmobranchs are vulnerable to over-exploitation with a limited ability for...View Project
Conservation of Bornean hornbills in Malaysia
The Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary is a regenerating forest and the population of critically endangered helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) and near threatened rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) are declining based on monthly...View Project
Conserving periled “tiger of the river”: golden mahseer in upper Ganga, India
Once acclaimed as the 'tiger of river', the Himalayan or Golden mahseer (Tor putitora) is in peril owing to destructive fishing methods, indiscriminate fishing of brooders, habitat fragmentation due to...View Project
Conservation status of threatened fish taxa of Eastern Ghats, India
Unlike Western Ghats, biodiversity of Eastern Ghats has received very little attention from researchers and conservationists. The lower taxa such as fishes are all the more neglected since several areas...View Project
