Southern Mesoamerica 

Project Final Reports

Arresting Agricultural Encroachment into La Amistad Biosphere Reserve Through Community-Based Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Agriculture in the Buffer Zone
Fundación Para el Desarrollo Sostenible de Panamá
Final report (PDF - 78 KB)

Biodiversity Conservation and Management in Southeastern Nicaragua with Participation from Local Communities (Phase II)
Asociación de Desarrollo y Promoción Humana de la Costa Atlántica
Final report, Español (PDF - 85 KB)

Building a Global Constituency for Biodiversity Conservation
Rare
Final report (PDF - 529 KB)

Building Environmental Capacity in the No Kribo Region of the Ngobe Bugle Indigenous Reserve
Asociación de Profesionales y Técnicos Ngöbe Bugle
Final report, Español  (PDF - 57 KB)

Campaign to Increase Awareness about the Biological Importance of Baru Volcano National Park
Fundación para el Desarrollo Integral del Corregimiento de Cerro Punta
Final report, Español (PDF - 21 KB)

Capacity Building for Local Management of the Naso-Teribe Region
Alianza para la Conservación y el Desarrollo
Final report (PDF - 149 KB)

Community Consultation and Institutional Strengthening for the Sustainable Management of the Rama Indigenous Territory Protected Area
Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaraguense, Recinto de Bluefields-Raas
Final report, Español (PDF - 24.4 KB)

Conservation Research of the Central American Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) in the La Amistad International Park, Costa Rica
Asociación Meralvis
Final report, Español (PDF - 27 KB)

Conserving Biodiversity in Damani Wetlands Reserve, Ngobe Buglé Indigenous Territory
Centro de Estudios y Acción Social Panameño
Final report, Español (PDF - 43 KB)

Conserving the Forests of La Amistad International Park through the Promotion of Traditional Medicine in Three Communities of Naso Ethnicity
Asociación de Practicantes de Medicina Tradicional Naso
Final report, Español (PDF - 97 KB)

Conserving the Forests of La Amistad International Park Through the Promotion of Traditional Medicine in Three Communities of Naso Ethnicity – Phase II
Asociación de Practicantes de Medicina Tradicional Naso
Final report, Español  (PDF - 30 KB)

Conserving the West Indian Manatee as a Forest and Wetland Conservation Tool of the Tortuguero and Rio San Juan Binational Region (Costa Rica-Nicaragua)
Fundación Amigos del Río San Juan
Final report, Español (PDF - 73 KB)

Consolidation of the Protected Area System of Costa Rica
The Leatherback Trust
Final report, Español (PDF - 51.3 KB)

Defining and Monitoring Conservation Outcomes in Northern and Southern Mesoamerica
Conservation International
Final report, English (PDF - 60 KB)

Developing an Action Plan to Prevent Environmental Degradation Caused by Migration in Cerro Silva and Punta Gorda Reserves
Universidades de las Regiones de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense
Final report, Español (PDF - 23 KB)

Development of a Conservation Strategy for the Coffee Landscapes Within Key Biodiversity Areas of the La Amistad Biosphere Reserve in Costa Rica and Panama
Conservation International
Final report, Español (PDF - 50 KB)

Development of a Strategy to Foster Financial Sustainability of the Rio San Juan Biosphere Reserve in Nicaragua
Fundación Amigos del Río San Juan
Final report, Español (PDF - 61 KB)

Dissemination of the Final Report from the GRUAS II Conservation Zoning Exercise in Costa Rica
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
Final report, Español (PDF - 18 KB)

Ecotourism Development in the Inter-Municipal Park of the Mahogany Wetlands in Rama-Bluefields, Nicaragua
Bluefields Indian & Caribbean University
Final report, Español (PDF - 33 KB)

Environmental and Economic Needs Assessment to Conserve the Caño Negro Wetlands of the Kukra River, Nicaragua
Fundación para el Desarrollo Sostenible
Final report (PDF - 179 KB)

Environmental Education to Conserve the Flagship Species of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Fundación para el Desarrollo Académico de la Universidad Nacional
Final report, Español (PDF - 28 KB)

Equator Ventures
Conservation International
Final report, English (PDF - 94 KB)

Establishing a Monitoring Baseline for Species and Key Biodiversity Areas in Costa Rica
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
Final report, Español (PDF - 16 KB)

Establishing a Monitoring Baseline for Species and Key Biodiversity Areas in Nicaragua
Fundación Nicaragüense para la Conservación
Final report, Español (PDF - 20 KB)

Establishing a Monitoring Baseline for Species and Key Biodiversity Areas in Panama
Sociedad Audubon de Panamá
Final report, Español (PDF - 16 KB)

Establishing Maquenque National Park to Achieve Connectivity Within the Cerro-Silva-La Selva Biological Corridor
Centro Científico Tropical
Final report, Español (PDF - 42 KB)

Establishing the Biological Boundaries of the Osa Biological Corridor through Data Compilation and Analysis
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
Final report, Español (PDF - 42 KB)

Establishing the Biological Boundaries of the Osa Biological Corridor through Data Compilation and Analysis - Phase II
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
Final report, Español (PDF - 46 KB)

Implementing the Indio Maiz Biological Reserve Management Plan
Fundación Amigos del Río San Juan
Final report, Español (PDF - 86 KB)

Indigenous Peoples and Biodiversity Conservation in the Northern and Southern Mesoamerican Hotspot
Environmental Law Institute
Final report (PDF - 26 KB)

Infrastructure Integration and Biodiversity Conservation in Mesoamerica
Conservation Strategy Fund
Final report (PDF - 38 KB)

Institutional Strengthening of the Rama Indigenous People for Territorial Demarcation and Sustainable Development
Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense
Final report, Español (PDF - 108 KB)

Institutional Support to the Osa Conservation Area
Fundación Corcovado Lon Willing Ramsey Jr.
Final report, Español (PDF - 38 KB)

Mitigating Threats to the Bi-National Region of La Amistad International Park Through Community-Based Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Agriculture
Fundación Agroecológica Cotobruseña
Final report, Español (PDF - 45 KB)

Monitoring and Dissemination of Data on Threatened and Flagship Species in La Amistad International Park, Panama
Asociacion Mejorando al Desarrollo Rural de la Region a Traves de la Conservacion de la Vida Silvestre
Final report, Español  (PDF - 30 KB)

Natural Resource Conservation and Recovery of Degraded Areas of Palo Seco Reserve - Chiriqui Grande, Panama
Asociación Comercial y Agropecuaria de Chiriquì Grande
Final report, Español (PDF - 22 KB)

NGO Capacity Building for the Sustainable Development of Southeast Nicaragua
Fundación para el Desarrollo Sostenible
Final report, Español (PDF - 24 KB)

Park Guard Capacity Building - Mahogany Wetlands Intermunicipal Ecological Park, Nicaragua
Bluefields Indian & Caribbean University
Final report, Español (PDF - 68.9 KB)

Pilot Project for Local Participatory Management and Conservation of Biodiversity in the Buffer Zone of Indio Maíz Biological Reserve
Asociación de Desarrollo y Promoción Humana de la Costa Atlántica
Final report, Español (PDF - 254 KB)

Plan for Control and Protection for the Corcovado and Piedras Blancas National Parks and Their Surrounding Areas
Fundación Corcovado Lon Willing Ramsey Jr.
Final report, Español (PDF - 34.1 KB)

Preparation of the Management Plan for the Indio Maíz Biological Reserve
Fundación Amigos del Río San Juan
Final report, Español (PDF - 37 KB)

Preparing a Regional Strategy to Conserve the Manatee of Southern Mesoamerica
Fundación Amigos del Río San Juan
Final report, Español (PDF - 27 KB)

Preparing Southern Mesoamerica's Nongovernmental Organizations for CEPF Projects
Conservation International
Final report (PDF - 18 KB)

Preventing Agricultural Encroachment into Indo Maíz Biological Reserve and Cerro Silva Nature Reserve through the Introduction of Sustainable Agriculture in Their Buffer Zones
Sano y Salvo
Final report (PDF - 143 KB)

Prevention and Control of Forest Fires in the Buffer Zone of the La Amistad Biosphere Reserve of the Pacific Sector, Panama
Fundación para el Desarrollo Integral del Corregimiento de Cerro Punta
Final report,  Español (PDF - 27 KB)

Promoting Biological Connectivity in the Osa Peninsula Through Sustainable Agriculture
Fundación Neotropica
Final report (PDF - 78 KB)

Promoting Connectivity in the Talamanca-Caribbean Biological Corridor for Biodiversity Conservation
Asociación de Organizaciones del Corredor Biológico Talamanca Caribe
Final report, Español (PDF - 60 KB)

Promoting Conservation Coffee in the Buffer Zone of La Amistad Biosphere Reserve
Centro Científico Tropical
Final report, Español (PDF - 105 KB)

Promoting Conservation for Regional Development and Unification: Scientific Research, Biological Monitoring and Capacity Building for Improved Management of Protected Areas
Conservation International
Final report, Español (PDF - 142 KB)

Promoting Environmental Education in Selected Ngobe-Buglé Communities of the Palo Seco Forest Reserve, La Amistad International Park
Modelo de Comunidad Ecológica Los Valles
Final report, Español (PDF - 37 KB)

Promoting Environmental Education in the Schools of Bocas del Toro
Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation
Final report (PDF - 25 KB)

Promoting Sustainable Development in the Buffer Zone of La Amistad Biosphere Reserve Through Ecotourism in the Naso Indigenous Community Territory – Phase II
Organización para el Desarrollo Sostenible del Pueblo Naso
Final report, Español (PDF - 31 KB)

Promoting Traditional Conservation Practices in the Cabecares Indigenous Communities of Bajo Chirripo and Nairi Awari, La Amistad Biosphere Reserve
Asociación IXACAVAA de Desarrollo e Información Indígena
Final report, Español (PDF - 2.59 MB)
- Related report:
Conservación y conocimiento tradicional en Bajo Chirripó, Español (PDF - 717 KB)

Proposal to Declare the Wetlands of the Maquenque National Refuge a RAMSAR Site
Centro Científico Tropical
Final report, Español (PDF - 27 KB)

Rapid Ecological Evaluation and Inventory of Flora and Fauna in the Ngobe-Buglé Indigenous Reservation of Bocas del Toro, Panamá
Fundación Universidad Nacional
Final report (PDF - 78.3 KB)

Sharing Experiences and Lessons Learned in Mesoamerica via the Eco-Index
Rainforest Alliance
Final report (PDF - 50 KB)

Small Grants for Global Conservation of Amphibian Diversity Within Hotspots
Arizona State University
Final report, English (PDF - 25 KB)
- Final report, English (PDF - 108 KB)
- Final report, Conservation Status of Chinese Giant Salamander, English (PDF - 2.53 MB)
- Final report, Conservation of Caecilians in the Eastern Himalayas Region, English (PDF - 6.72 MB)
- Final report, Restoration of Sagalla Hill with a view to creating a sustainable future for the Critically Endangered caecilian Boulengerula niedeni, English (PDF - 7.76 MB)
- Final report, Riqueza, Diversidad y Estatus de los Anfibios Amenazados en el Sureste de Mexico; una Evaluacion para Determinar las Posibles Causas de la Declinacion de Sus Poblaciones, Español (PDF - 3.71 MB)
- Final report, Assessment of endangered and endemic amphibians in the forests of southern Ghana, English (PDF - 808 KB)
- Final report, Threatened amphibians in the Succulent Karoo Hotspot: An integrated approach to their conservation, English (PDF - 32 KB)

Strengthening Biodiversity Conservation in Ecologically Sensitive Areas of La Amistad International Park - Panama
Asociación Nacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza
Final report, Español (PDF - 36 KB)

Strengthening Community Park Guards and Increasing Institutional Coordination in the Cerro Silva-Indio Maíz Corridor of Nicaragua
Fundación para el Desarrollo Sostenible
Final report, Español (PDF - 453 KB)

Strengthening Protection Along the Costa Rica–Panama Border of the La Amistad International Park
Fundación Agroecológica Cotobruseña
Final report, Español (PDF - 26 KB)

Structure and Composition of a Fragmented Forest Landscape: A Tool for Strategy Design for Biodiversity Conservation
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
Final report (PDF - 97.3 KB)

Support to Civil Society for the Protection of Volcan Baru National Park, Panama
Asociación Nacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza
Final report, Español (PDF - 37 KB)

Support to the Volunteer Park Guards of Mahogany Ecological Wetlands Park, Nicaragua
Bluefields Indian & Caribbean University
Final report, Español (PDF - 23 KB)

Supporting the Integration of Civil Society into Conservation and Development Decision-Making Processes at the Regional Level
Conservation International
Final report, Español (PDF - 51 KB)

Sustainable Alternatives and Environmental Restoration and Protection of the Three Hills Quetzal Biological Corridor
Asociación de Turismo de Tres Colinas
Final report, Español (PDF - 41 KB)

Using the Eco-Index to Allow Organizations Working in Neotropical Hotspots to Share Experiences and Glean Lessons from Colleagues
Rainforest Alliance
Final report (PDF - 157 KB)