Birdlife International

This Project Represents the First Phase of Implementation of Birdlife Internationals 10- Year Conservation Investment Strategy for the Ecuadorian Choco-andes. It Focuses on Three Core Strategies: 1) Protecting at Least 15,000 Hectares of New Priority Habitat for Migratory and Threatened Endemic Birds by Placing Land Under Private or Sub-national Protected Area Status, 2) Initiating Large Scale Habitat Restoration Efforts in the Area of Interest by Developing Restoration Protocols and Guidelines and Placing 130 Hectares of Land Under Active or Assisted Natural Regeneration Models and 3) Improving Knowledge on the Abundance and Distribution for at Least Three Target Neotropical Migratory Birds (cerulean Warbler, Canada Warbler and Olive-sided Flycatcher) and Other Migratory and Resident Birds of Concern in the Ecuadorian Choco-andes Region via the Implementation of Bird Monitoring Activities at a Minimum of 12 Monitoring Sites.