Project Grant F23AP01451

Award Date 7/1/23
Completion Date 6/30/25
Dollars Obligated $805K
Federal Grant Program
15.635
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Ecuador
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  2. Initiating large-scale habitat restoration efforts by developing restoration protocols and guidelines, and placing 130 hectares of land under active or assisted natural regeneration models.

  3. Improving knowledge on the abundance and distribution of three target neotropical migratory bird species (Cerulean Warbler, Canada Warbler, and Olive-sided Flycatcher) as well as other migratory and resident birds of concern, through the implementation of bird monitoring activities at a minimum of 12 monitoring sites in the region.

This project represents the first phase of Birdlife International's 10-year conservation investment strategy for the Ecuadorian Choco-Andes, focused on critical habitat protection, restoration, and bird population research and monitoring.

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