Building Local Management Capacity and Conservation Plans to Save Endangered Frogs in Four High Priority Key Biodiversity Areas in Hispaniola
Grantee Name: The Zoological Society of Philadelphia
- Hotspot
- Caribbean Islands
- Location
- Dominican Republic, Haiti
- Amount
- $145,293
- Dates
- Aug 2012 – Oct 2015
- Keywords
- Capacity building, Research, Species Conservation
In close coordination with sub-grantees Société Audubon in Haiti and Grupo Jaragua in the Dominican Republic, this grant supports amphibian conservation in four key biodiversity areas in Hispaniola. Components include strengthening the technical capacity of 50 local conservationists and community members, establishment of a bi-national network of 17 institutions, conducting baseline ecological field work (including determination of the presence of chytrid fungus), developing site-based amphibian management guidelines, and conducting relevant environmental education for communities and the general public.
1 Improve protection and management of 45 priority key biodiversity areas
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