Developing a Sustainable Conservation Network for Primates in Ecuador - PRIMENET
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £236,270
WHERE Ecuador
Summary
To develop a comprehensive strategy for the critically endangered Brown -Headed Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps), vulnerable primates and habitats in NW Ecuador based on a programme of monitoring, education and sustainable livelihoods within local communities
LIVELIHOODS, GENERAL MEASURES, SPECIES CONSERVATION
Specific Tools
NBSAP, MONITORING, CEPA, RESEARCH TRAINING
Countries
Ecuador
Project Outputs
Network established to monitor primate status and habitat using participatory field surveys and trained village-level parabiologists.
GIS database established at Los Cedros Biological Reserve.
Public awareness campaign focusing on primate conservation disseminated via network.
Masters level training for Ecuadorian Partners.
Training centre for Parabiologists and local staff established at Los Cedros Biological Reserve.
Parabiologists trained as certified primate and habitat ecologists.
Sustainable Livelihoods
Documents:
Download: Training Manual - 14-040 FR App11 Parabiologist training manual 2007 - 16/12/2008
Download: Training Manual - 14-040 FR App10 Parabiologist training manual 2006 - 16/12/2008
