Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Dark river surrounded by green and brown hills. — Tocantizinho River.

© Ruy Alcides

Avoid Extinction of Brazilian Merganser within the Veadeiros Pouso Alto Kalunga Corridor, Brazil

Grantee Name: Instituto Amada Terra de Inclusão Social

Hotspot: Cerrado
Location: Brazil
Amount: $206,832
Dates: Dec 2017 – Jun 2020
Keywords: Awareness, Capacity building, Education, Ex situ conservation, Geographic Information Systems, Monitoring and evaluation, Networks, Private sector, Protected Areas, Ramsar site, Research, Species Conservation, Tourism

Implement actions of research and monitoring, public awareness, dissemination and training, per the National Action Plan (NAP) for the conservation of the Brazilian Merganser in the Veadeiros- Pouso Alto-Kalungas Corridor, Brazil.

Strategic Direction : 4 Support the protection of threatened species in the hotspot