Goal:
To assist in a land acquisition project aimed at protecting a rare tropical dry forest ecosystem in the Sierra de Alamos area of Mexico.
This project is fully funded at present.
(Support is welcome for other projects)
Conservation Value:
The project area is in the Chuchujaqui watershed which includes tropical deciduous forest and oak-pine woodland. The ecosystems in the reserve are presently in excellent ecological condition, as is the Chuchujaqui river.
Threats:
Overgrazing from cattle ranching, agricultural forest clearing.
Actions & Results:
This project provided supplies (field tools, fencing material, hardware, fuel and food) for park guards at Reserva Monte Mojino, a 12,000-hectare private reserve of Nature and Culture International (NCI) within Mexico’s federal Alamos flora and fauna protection area. Matching and additional funds from NCI supported NCI’s effort to acquire up to 25,000 acres (10,100 ha) to add to the reserve.
Location:
Southern Sonora, Mexico
Size of Area Involved:
4856 ha (48 km2). Compare with: Manhattan Island is 60 km2
Project Field Partner:
Nature and Culture International
Our Investment to Date:
ICFC portion: $10,000 (project period May-December 2012)
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Project Partners and Personnel
Our partner is Nature and Culture International (NCI), which is partnering with the San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Conservancy on this effort. This project was made possible by a grant from The Sitka Foundation.
Further information
The project area is in the Chuchujaqui watershed which includes tropical deciduous forest and oak-pine woodland. The ecosystems in the reserve are presently in excellent ecological condition, as is the Chuchujaqui river.
The larger effort, of which this is a part, includes land purchase as well as supporting CONANP, the Mexican National Park Service, to help develop sustainable management of the reserve. Related activities by NCI incluce developing and implementing educational programs on the importance of the reserve and its continued expansion, as well as the need to assure its fully sustainable use.
Please see project details on Nature and Culture International’s project page.
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