Raising Awareness of Conservation of the Natural Ecosystems of Manatees through Environmental Monitoring in Local Communities
Grantee Name: Asociación de Amigos y Vecinos de la Costa y la Naturaleza
- Hotspot
- Mesoamerica
- Location
- Panama
- Amount
- $19,803
- Dates
- Oct 2004 – Apr 2007
- Keywords
- Awareness, Monitoring and evaluation, Pollution, Species Conservation
Launch a conservation project in the San San River and wetland to protect one of the largest populations of manatees (Trichechus manatus) in Panama. The grant will fund water quality analysis to identify pollutants and their sources, placement of signs in priority sites, and a public education campaign to increase awareness of manatee protection.
3 Promote awareness and conservation of flagship species
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