Turtles

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.

The Development of Community Marine Turtle Conservation in Southwest Madagascar

The project aims to assess the status of marine turtle populations in southwest Madagascar and to promote and develop community marine turtle conservation.

From Turtles Hunters to Conservation Allies: A First Step in Community based Conservation in the Magdalena Area

Colombia Marina aims to diminish the pressure in sea turtles while promoting social participation in the design of new activities for economic income generation which permit self sufficiency.

Research and Involvement of Local Communities to Ensure Threats Reduction to Sea Turtles at the Foraging Ground of Cerro Verde MPA

This project aims to establish the main causes of sea turtles mortality and raise awareness within the MPA´s key actors in order to involve them in conservation efforts.

Home Range as a Tool for Conservation Efforts of Sea Turtles in Critical Foraging Grounds

This project has two aims: (i) To study sea turtle’s home range and habitat intensity use and (ii) To identify the habitat size that need to be managed to protect two sea turtle aggregations at their foraging grounds.

Alternative Livelihood Options for Coastal Community of Rushikulya Sea Turtle Rookery in Orissa Coast – A Pilot Initiative

Capacity building of coastal community for turtle conservation through creation, experimentation and implementation of alternate livelihood options at Rushikulya sea turtle rookery in Orissa coast of India

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.

In Situ Conservation of Endangered Freshwater Turtles through Community Participation Programmes in the Riverine Chars (Islands) of Brahmaputra, Assam, India

The main objective of the project is to conduct a survey on Pangshura sylhetensis along with other endangered chelonians (Nilssonia nigricans and Chitra indica) in Assam, to increase awareness about freshwater turtles and train the communities and youth in turtle conservation.

Understanding the Relationship Between Abiotic Factors and Hatchling Success of Dermochelys Coriacea in Tayrona National Park

Besides the continuation of the monitoring and tagging program we want to establish the influence of some physical factors in the development of the embryos and hatchling success for Dermochelys coriacea.

Conservation of Sea Turtles in Peru: Reducing Sea Turtle Mortality

To reduce bycatch by finding the best way to spatially separate sea turtles from longliners and to minimize post-release mortality by applying the best handling and release protocols.