Close-up, two people holding small iguana. — Measuring Critically Endangered Ricord's iguana (*Cyclura ricordii*).

© Masani Accimé

Supporting a Local Community in Creating a Municipal Wildlife Habitat for the Conservation of Ricord’s Iguanas in Anse-a-Pitres, Massif de la Selle Conservation Corridor, Haiti

Grantee Name: International Iguana Foundation

Hotspot: Caribbean Islands
Location: Haiti
Amount: $116,475
Dates: Dec 2011 – Sep 2015
Keywords: Awareness, Legal support, Livelihoods, Protected Areas, Research, Species Conservation

Support the creation of the first municipal reserve in Haiti, for the protection of several species, including the Critically Endangered Ricord's iguana (Cyclura ricordi). This includes the scientific monitoring of the last Haitian population of Ricord's iguana, together with local NGO 'Jenes Ansapit,' development of a management plan integrating the needs of local herdsmen, and awareness raising and environmental education for the communities of Anse-a-Pitre.

Strategic Direction : 2 Integrate biodiversity conservation into landscape and development planning and implementation in six conservation corridors