Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Community Capacity-Building Program for Conservation Leadership at Five AZE Sites in Honduras and El Salvador

Grantee Name: SalvaNATURA Fundación Ecológica de El Salvador

Hotspot: Mesoamerica
Location: Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico
Amount: $87,553
Dates: Nov 2008 – Apr 2010
Keywords: Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Species Conservation

Increase community conservation capacity in five Alliance for Zero Extinction sites to protect Critically Endangered amphibians. The expected results include 40 community leaders trained in species conservation, baseline conservation information gathered, community conservation projects launched, and educational material produced and distributed.

Strategic Direction :

4 Support efforts to prevent the extinction of Northern Mesoamerica’s 106 Critically Endangered species