One Earth Conservation

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING A CONSERVATION EFFORT LED BY 11 INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE REMOTE MOSKITIA REGION OF HONDURAS BY SUSTAINING PATROLS AND ESTABLISHING A BIRD SANCTUARY THE PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONSERVE THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED GREAT GREEN MACAW ARA AMBIGUOUS BY ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF POACHING AND HABITAT DESTRUCTION SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE 1 MEASURING THE BASELINE POPULATION OF GREAT GREEN MACAWS GGM AND DOCUMENTING CURRENT ACTIVE NESTS IN THE REGION TO BETTER UNDERSTAND POPULATION DYNAMICS 2 CONSTRUCTING A RANGER STATION, TRAILS, AND MONITORING KIOSK FOR MONITORING AND PATROLLING ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS FOR ECOTOURISM AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT WILL PROVIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCALS 3 COORDINATING WITH THE HONDURAN ARMY TO PATROL WEEKLY DURING NESTING SEASON TO DISSUADE POACHERS FROM ENTERING THE AREA 5 IN COORDINATION WITH LOCAL VILLAGES AND THE TERRITORIAL COUNCIL, DEVELOPING A GGM SANCTUARY ON PUBLIC LAND THAT WILL PROTECT GGMS AND PROVIDE A PLACE FOR EDUCATION AND ECOTOURISM AND 6 STRENGTHENING LOCAL CAPACITY TO MANAGE THE PROJECT BY PARTNERING WITH THE FOUNDATION FOR ECOSYSTEM AND BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION TO PROMOTE PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT A CONSERVATION EFFORT IN THE COUNTRY OF GUYANA BY WORKING WITH LOCALS TO STABILIZE AND THEN GROW THE POPULATION OF SUN PARAKEETS (ARATINGA SOLSTITIALIS) IN THE KARASABAI REGION. SUN PARAKEETS ARE LISTED AS ENDANGERED BY THE IUCN. THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONSERVE THE SUN PARAKEET BY ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE ON THE SPECIES AND BY EDUCATING LOCAL PEOPLE ABOUT ITS CONSERVATION STATUS AND HOW THEY CAN HELP. SPECIFIC PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) TRAINING AND SUPPORTING THE VILLAGERS TO IMPROVE THEIR CAPACITY AS PARAKEET CONSERVATIONISTS; (2) STUDYING AND MONITORING THE SPECIES POPULATION DYNAMICS AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY AS LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SPECIES IN THE WILD AND THIS KNOWLEDGE IS NEEDED TO PROTECT THEM; (3) DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE PARROT CONSERVATION EFFORTS THROUGH ECOTOURISM STRATEGIES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES; (4) SUPPORTING EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE VILLAGE AREA AND ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL; AND (5) GROWING THE CAPACITY AND NETWORKING OF ALL OF THE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN PARROT CONSERVATION IN GUYANA BY CONDUCTING A SUN PARAKEET CONSERVATION WORKSHOP IN GEORGETOWN, DEVELOPING ONLINE NETWORKING PLATFORMS, AND DRAFTING AND DISSEMINATING A LONG-TERM CONSERVATION PLAN. ''

MONITOR AND PROTECT ALL 27 PARROT SPECIES IN THE KALEBASKREEK AREA, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THOSE MOST SOUGHT AFTER FOR HUNTING AND TRAPPING AND THOSE MOST SERIOUSLY HARMED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES