Central and Latin America

Assessment of the E-Trade Scale on Capuchin Monkeys and Other Primates, in Latin America

The aim of the project is to assess the scale of the primate internet trade in these countries, to alert the authorities, media and public, for them to deal and combat this illegal trade on native primates in Latin America.

Valuing the Southern Bolivian Yungas's Environmental Services: Saving an Important Place for the Endangered Alder Amazon's Conservation

Due to Southern Yungas is an eco-region with global priority of urgent conservation. We aim to build lifelong feelings of pride, respect and membership to biodiversity using Alder Amazon as symbol species to nine local communities in the north end of this eco-region.

Understanding the Collapse of White-Lipped Peccary Populations in Continuous Areas of Atlantic Forest

The general objective is to quantify the influence of anthropogenic and natural factors on the abundance of peccaries in continuous areas of the Atlantic Forest.

Distribution and Invasion risk by Ligustrum Lucidum (Oleaceae) in the Argentinean Yungas as Consequences of Climate and Land Use Changes

This project will make the actual Ligustrum distribution and will develop predictive distribution models of Ligustrum in response to climate and land use changes, which will be linked to spatially explicit models of biodiversity, biomass and hydrology to explore potential scenarios of ecological changes.

Conservation and Education in Amazon Communities

The project aims to strengthen community commitment to conservation through local participation in education and monitoring of aquatic resources.

Disease Risks for Native Deer Species, Associated to Exotic Ungulates Cervus Elaphus and Sus Scrofa in National Parks of Northern Patagonia, Argentina

The aim of the project is to identify diseases of exotic mammals in Patagonia, evaluate the risk of disease transmission from introduced species to native fauna, and generate basic information to prevent zoonosis.

In Situ Conservation of the Blond Capuchin, Cebus Flavius, in Fragments of Atlantic Rain Forest in the Northeast of Brazil

The study aims to promote the conservation of a primate currently on the brink of extinction and produce extensive knowledge on its behaviour, acoustics and molecular ecology.

Conservation of Threatened and Endemic Tree Species of the Ecuadorian Dry Forest

The project aims to promote dry tropical forest reforestation and restoration in Ecuador

Conservation of Endangered Mammals in a Semi-Dry Tropical Forest in Southern Mexico: Predicting Responses to Climate Change

The aim of the project is to study how four endangered native mammal species have adapted to periods of food and water scarcity in a semi-dry tropical forest where water and food are seasonally limited in Southern Mexico

Project Right Whale – Evaluating the Impact of Touristic Activities on Southern Right Whales in North Patagonia, Argentina

The only location in Argentina, and one of the only places in the world, where it is legal to swim with southern right whales (SRWs) under specific restrictions, is inside the Gulf of San Matías, Province of Río Negro. Due to this legalization and the consequential important role of SRWs in the development of this coastal area, especially in the region of San Antonio, this study aims to obtain information on their behavioural reaction to these human approaches. The results of this study will be an indispensable tool for the implementation of regulations and conservation measurements towards these vulnerable animals in the region.