Projects in Colombia

Effects of Deforestation on the Behavioural Ecology of the Critically Endangered Brown Spider Monkeys (Ateles Hybridus) and the Primate Community at Serranía de Las Quinchas, Colombia

This project aims to evaluate the ecological responses of the critically endangered brown spider monkeys (Ateles hybridus) to deforestation and habitat loss at Serrania de Las Quinchas, in Colombia.

The Woolly Monkey Project: Status and Conservation of Primates in Amacayacu National Park (Amazonas Department, Colombia) - A Community-Based Project

This project will obtain information that will be submitted to the IUCN for their next reclassification, with the aim of providing accurate information on primate populations in at least one Colombian study site.It is important to note that while Amacayacu National Park is a protected area, it is also home to many human communities.

Locally Based Monitoring of Wildlife Utilisation at the Colombian-Peruvian Border: Enforcing International Wildlife Trade Regulations

This project aims to assess the conservation status of overharvested species in the Amazonian frontier between Colombia and Peru. We aim to tackle the illegal trade of night monkeys for biomedical research, throughout the implementation of locally-based management initiatives.

Landscape Connectivity and Genetic Structure of the Neotropical Oak (Quercus Humboldtii Bonpl.) in Colombia

This research aim is to identify relationships between genetic diversity and landscape features of Q. humboldtii populations in order to suggest strategies for its protection.

Community Participation in the Characterization and Surveillance of the Jaguar (Panthera Onca) and in the Construction of a Local Conservation Plan for this Species in the International Bird Area “Valley of San Salvador”, La Guajira Department, Colombia

The aim of the project is to develop a plan to conserve the jaguar and other large felines in the IBA “Valley of San Salvador” located in the buffer zone of the Sierra Nevada National Park and Indigenous Reserve, with the active participation of peasants and aborigines.

Conservation Action of the Bat Species at Soatá

This project aims to promote bat conservation in Soatá by to determine species diversity and population structure, assessing the principal threats to the bat population, drawing up conservation recommendations.

Relative Abundance and Activity Patterns of Carnivores in Reserva Natural Sanguare

This project will evaluate population trends and activity patterns of some carnivores, and will give some ideas about the viability of private reserve and support its importance in the conservation of fauna and degraded ecosystems.

Estimation of the Population State, Habitat Preference of the Three-Toed Sloth Bradypus Variegates Gorgon and Considerations for its Conservation in Gorgona National Natural Park, Colombia

This research intends to present a first study approach in ecology related to population density, habitat preferences and support of the three-toed sloth Bradypus variegates gorgon diet on environments with different conservation and vegetal levels. The study will allow evaluating species population aspects in a protected area and in recuperation process.

Action Learning and Research for Sea Turtle Conservation in the Colombian Pacific: Building Capacity for Nesting Olive Ridley Management

This project is involved in the conservation of sea turtles on the Colombian coast.

Nesting Ecology and Public Participation for Conservation Management of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle at Gorgona National Park – Colombia

The project will merge research techniques with social and institutional participation, to strengthen the base-line driving adaptive management decisions considered in the Gorgona’s National Park Sea Turtle Action Plan.

Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Canopy in the Columbian Andean Mountains (Canopy Birds, Plants and Insects)

In this project we are going to collect information like species and their common names, richness and abundance.

Conservation of the Mountain Tapir, Colombia

Ecology and conservation of the Mountain Tapir in the Central Andes of Colombia

Measuring Impact and Sustainability of Amazon Hunting in Colombia

My project aims to evaluate and compare differential mammal abundances in a protected (ANP) and an unprotected site (CRV) with differential hunting levels by several human cultural groups in Colombian Amazonia, focusing on wild cats and their prey.

Initial Actions Towards the Conservation of Three Species of Endangered River Turtles in the Colombian Amazonia. Community-Based Nests Monitoring and Educational Pilot Programmes

Conservation of endangered Amazon River turtles through protection of nesting sites, awareness-rising, active participation and project appropriation by the local community.

Community-Based Conservation Program of River Turtles by Indigenous Peruvian and Colombian Communities of the Amazon River

The project aims to provide tools and capacity-building to local conservation groups; and to reduce nests and turtles extraction by direct conservation actions and awareness-rising in the area.

Conservation of Black Inca Hummingbird and Apolinar’s Wrens and Turquoise Dacnis-Tanager in Tena

This project aims to contribute conservation of Globally Threatened Species of birds, occurring on the territory of Tena. To create safe conditions for valuable sites for breeding and monitoring and optimising the relations of local communities with threatened species and their habitats.

Black Inca Hummingbird and the Turquoise Dacnis Project – Targeting Community Involvement to Conserve an Oak Forest and your Endemic Species

The aim of the project is to increase community involvement in the conservation of the birds and their natural habitat.

Conserving Aquatic Ecosystems From the Stand Point of Protecting the Giant River Otter in Colombia

This project aims to conserving aquatic ecosystems from the stand point of protecting the giant river otter of Colombia.

The Swanka Turtle, Colombia

The ‘Swanka’ turtle, wetlands and mangroves, an environmental education programme in San Andres Island, Colombia

Conservation of Critically Endangered Amphibians: Atelopus Farci and Bolitoglossa Capitana from Colombia

This project aims to determine their current status and resource requirements and to develop a comprehensive management strategy to facilitate their long term conservation.

The Golden Poison Frog of Supata Project: Implementation and Development of a Local Conservation Strategy of Amphibian Biodiversity in the Eastern Andes, Colombia

The overall aim of this project is to implement a local conservation strategy supported in an active participation of local community and the amphibian monitoring, which will contribute to safeguard the Supatá´s amphibians and their natural habitats.

Tides and Seascape Configuration – Determinants of Reef Fish Intertidal Migration in the Tropical Eastern Pacific (Colombia)

The project aims at answering how does rocky reef fish assemblages in a marine protected area of the Colombian Pacific respond to tidal and lunar variations at sites with different seascape configurations.

Fish Tidal Migrations in Mangroves of the Tropical Eastern Pacific (Colombia): Potential Nursery Areas for Fishing Resources

This project is intended to assess temporal and spatial changes in the nursery value for fish of intertidal mangrove areas in a prospective marine protected area of the Colombian Pacific.

Environmental Education and Nature Conservation For and With the Local Community Living In and Nearby the Tayrona Park

The objective of the project is to create an enabling environment for sustainable practices and nature conservation through environmental awareness raising activities and stimulating a community dialogue.

Natural Licks Ecology in the Southern Colombian Amazon

This project aims to understand how natural licks work (ecology) in the Colombian Amazon, and determine the effects of their use as hunting grounds by the indigenous people in order to develop sustainable use strategies.