Strategic Direction 4:
Establish an emergency response mechanism to help save Critically Endangered species
A Re-enforcement Strategy for the Critically Endangered Philippine Crocodile Population in the Northern Sierra Madre: A Pilot ProjectEstablish an emergency response mechanism to help save the Critically Endangered Philippine crocodile in the Sierra Madre. The project includes identification and protection of crocodile nests in the 2007 breeding season and a head start program for crocodile hatchlings in localities where juvenile crocodiles have extremely low natural survival rates.
Integrated Conservation and Protection of the Philippine Crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) in Bgys Reina Mercedes (Blos) and Aplaya, Maconacon, IsabelaAddress the protection of both Crocodylus porosus and Crocodylus mindorensis and the conservation of its habitat by empowering the local communities. Identified activities include consultation meetings, survey, delineation and demarcation of the crocodile habitat, and awareness campaigns. The main output shall be a municipal government resolution declaring the project site a crocodile sanctuary.
| Amount |
$20,000 |
| Grant Term |
04/06
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03/07 |
| Grantee |
Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park-Development Foundation, Inc. |
| Project Documents |
- Final report (PDF - 46 KB) |
Status and Dynamics of Trade of Heosemys LeytensisConfirm the conservation status of the Philippine forest turtle Heosemys leytensis and assess threats posed by trade to existing populations in Palawan. The project will allow primary data on absolute numbers of wild populations and their composition will be collected and synthesized. It will also identify the trade routes, shipment, and trans-shipment points, traders, suppliers and numbers and origin of illegally traded Heosemys leytensis.
Building Conservation Capacity Through Research of Threats to Key Birds in the Palawan CorridorBuild local capacity to manage populations of the Palawan peacock pheasant (Polyplectron emphanum) through biodiversity and habitat monitoring, applied research, conservation advocacy and management planning. Select Philippine students, key figures within the local community and conservationists will take part in specially designed courses and fieldwork.
Southern Palawan Anti-Poaching InitiativeExpand the Foundation’s successful Philippine cockatoo conservation efforts in Rasa and Dumaran islands by taking on the illegal wildlife trade, focusing specifically on threatened birds highly prized as pets, such as the Philippine cockatoo and blue-naped parrot. The Foundation will target its efforts in southern Palawan, as well as in the principal center for wildlife trade, the provincial capital of Puerto Princesa City.
Motivating Governments to Address Illegal Wildlife in Southeast AsiaBoost political support for controlling illegal resource-use activities, with a special focus on illegal wildlife trade, by convening a group of pro-conservation parliamentarians in Southeast Asia to meet regularly on priority issues related to combating illegal logging, fishing, and wildlife trade.
| Amount |
$5,000 |
| Grant Term |
11/04
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01/05 |
| Grantee |
Conservation International |
| Project Documents |
- No final report is available for this project. |
Enlarged Scales: Strengthening Philippine Crocodile Conservation in the Sierra Madre CorridorCreate a recovery plan for the Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) that will serve as a basis for well-coordinated crocodile conservation actions by all stakeholders in the Sierra Madre biodiversity conservation corridor.
Collaborative Work Plan for the Newly Formed Alliance for Research and Conservation of the Philippine EagleThis meeting is a second in follow up to CEPF’s workshop on the same subject in September 2003 and will prepare an interim species conservation plan as well as a research plan. Proposals from alliance members should be ready for submission to CEPF immediately afterward.
Emergency Action for Threatened Species in the PhilippinesSet up a small grants program to help save critically endangered species outside the three geographic focal corridors in CEPF's Philippines Ecosystem Profile as well as build the capacity of civil society to appreciate the value of and act in favor of conservation in the Philippines.
A Strategy for the Threatened Birds of AsiaProduce a framework for bird conservation in Asia that will be a key document for biodiversity conservation in Asia for the next 10 years. Condense the vast source book Threatened Birds of Asia into a prospectus of about 150 pages and make it available to a large number of users as a book and CD-ROM, as well as via the Internet.