
Support to Private Sector to Engage in the Conservation of Mauritus' Threatened Endemic Birds
Grantee Name: Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
- Hotspot
- Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
- Location
- Mauritius
- Amount
- $173,734
- Dates
- Jun 2016 – Jun 2019
- Keywords
- Biodiversity mainstreaming, Private reserves, Private sector, Species Conservation
Re-establish or strengthen populations of three Endangered Mauritian birds—Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus), echo parakeet (Psittacula eques) and pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri)—on private estates. Sign memorandum of understanding with private sector stakeholders to ensure long-term protection of native birds, and build capacity of their staff on bird monitoring and management. Communicate lessons learned to other private sector stakeholders in Mauritius to prepare scaling of the approach.
2 Enable civil society to mainstream biodiversity and conservation into political and economic decision-making.
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