Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) Case Study
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Continent: North America
Country: Nicaragua
Grant Amount: $12,000
Awarded Date: May 05, 2020
Francis Castro
Bluefields Indian and caribbean University BICU
University Avenue, Street San Pedro
Bluefields
Autonomous Region South Caribbean Coast
88
Nicaragua
Tel: (505) 25721116; 25721910
Mob: (505) 86506362; 88138868
Empowerment of communities for the conservation of Danto (Tapirus bairdii) in the wetlands ecological park of Mahogany, Nicaragua.
Objectives of the Project: 1. Generate knowledge through a diagnosis of the conservation status and quality of the tapir habitat in Mahogany Park. 2. Develop an environmental education program with students, teachers, community producers, and park rangers, on the biological and ecological importance of the tapir.3. Raise awareness through the dissemination of the project and delivery of educational material in the communities. Project Activities: 1. Training of community researchers.2. Diagnosis of the conservation status of the Tapirus bairdii in the Mahogany Park.3. Execution of an environmental education program in the communities of the Mahogany Park.4. Dissemination of educational material and project results in the Mahogany Park communities.
Grant documents
- Diagnosis of the conservation status of the tapir (Tapirus bairdii) in Mahogany Park, Nicaragua.
- Final project report "Empowerment of communities for the conservation of Danto (Tapirus bairdii) in the wetlands ecological park of Mahogany, Nicaragua".
- Educational-informative material on the importance of the Tapirus bairdii
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