Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Saving the Last Santiago Purple Herons of Cabo Verde

Grantee Name: Associação Lantuna

Hotspot: Mediterranean Basin
Location: Cape Verde
Amount: $48,907
Dates: May 2023 – Mar 2024
Keywords: Capacity building, Research, Species Conservation

Update the scientific baseline for the Santiago Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea bournei. This project will conduct genetic research to suggest adapted emergency conservation actions and start the process to update of its IUCN global status. Strengthen NGO capacities to act as a key stakeholder in biodiversity conservation by supporting the development of planning documents and a financial strategy and plan.

Strategic Direction : 2 Support the sustainable management of water catchments through integrated approaches for the conservation of threatened freshwater biodiversity

Saving the Last Santiago Purple Herons of Cabo Verde

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