Habitat

Dickson Agyeman

Community Mangrove Regeneration and Sustainable Utilisation of Wetland Resources at Tekpekope in the Songor Ramsar Site, Ghana

This project aims to undertake community conservation and restoration of degraded wetlands ecosystem through mangrove planting, alternative livelihood programs / poverty reduction, education/training and efficient resource utilisation.

Soledad Diaz

Enicognathus Ferrugineus (Aves, Psittacidae) Dietary, Reproductive and Habitat Selection Aspects in Araucaria Araucana Forests

The Project goals are to intensify conservation of this valuable habitat by increasing its knowledge and use this information for management, education and conservation for sustainable purposes.

Mario Cabrera

Lizards Diversity and its Understanding by Local People in Central Argentina

Lizards inventory for central Argentina will be updated, and an illustrated field guide will be prepared. An investigation evaluating perception that resident people has about the lizards in their surroundings and practical and cultural uses they make of them will be performed jointly.

Samya Basu

Ecological Restoration of Elephant Corridors and Community Awareness to Reduce Human-Elephant Conflict around Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve, West Bengal, India

The ultimate goal of this project is to develop a better participatory management plan of elephant habitats.

Marisol Pedregosa-Hospodarsky

A Faunal Survey of North Negros Natural Park, Negros Island, Philippines

This project aims to conduct biodiversity survey in the selected sites of North Negros Natural Park (NNNP) and to determine the species of plants and animals of NNNP and its conservation status. The results of this survey will be used for the management planning of the NNNP.

Catalina Arias Agudelo

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.

Leonard Omondi Akwany

Community Based Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation for Yala Wetland, Kenya

Grass-root initiative for the biodiversity monitoring and conservation of threatened Yala Wetland of Lake Victoria, Kenya.

Umilaela

Frogs Diversity for Ecological Monitoring in Karimata Island, Indonesia

This study aimed to assess environmental health through frogs’ diversity in Karimata island.

Ian Tchagra Little

Understanding and Mitigating the Impacts of Land-Use Management Strategies on Grassland Biodiversity

The aim of this project is to identify, using process-orientated data, the degree of compatibility between grassland land-use practices and biodiversity conservation in the Moist Highland Grasslands, with special emphasis on identifying thresholds.

Gonwouo Nono Legrand

Human Influence on the Diversity and Distribution of Endemic Amphibians, on Mount Manengouba, Cameroon

This study investigates how anthropogenic activities influence the composition, distribution and status of endemic amphibians on mount Manengouba. This should set the base for monitoring program for amphibians and contribute to a sustainable land management strategy in the region.