Projects and Investigation

Project Palma – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Quito

¨Natural History and Conservation of Ceroxylon alpinum (Wax Palm) subspecies ecuadorense, in north-western slopes; A proposal for management of Palma de Ramos in Ecuador.

The projects focuses in generating key information related to the ecology, genetics, reproduction and management of Wax Palm in Ecuador.

International Student Volunteers
www.isvonline.com

Voluntary Conservation and Communitarian Development
The ISV program has as objectives:

  • Strengthening environmental consciousness of participants (both from volunteers and local community) and promotion socio-cultural interchange.
  • Instruct volunteers in conservation activities, together with maintenance and administration of protected areas in conjunction with the “learning by doing” principle.
  • Develop knowledge regarding the Choco bioregion, environmental problematic, and fomenting of conservation activities for this important ecosystem.
  • Support an environmental and social development of local community.

CODECONO

Coordinator for Defence and Conservation of Northwest Pichincha, intents to lead and promote all course of action that permit to maintain, expand and recover ecological characteristics of the area, link to development of sustainable production.   

Look for more in:
http:// deconoecuador.blogspot.com
http://guaycuyacu.wordpress.com
http://www.infomineria.org
http://www.miningwatch.ca

BIRD MONITORING PROJECT RESERVA INTI LLACTA

The monitoring project is broad base and intents to contribute to the development of previously inexistent knowledge which is a priority to make viable the conservation of the species in the reserve, as well as in sourrunding areas, with special interest in the endemic and threatened species of the Choco. Our project is part of a national study on the Natural History of Ecuadorian Mainland Avifauna (NHEMA)

www.yanayacu.org/Ecuador_nests/ or www.yanayacu.org  

Results of our research: Scytalopus vicinior Nest description Arcos & Solano Orn-Neo 2007 pdf / Add Breeding Records NW Ecuador SAO 07 Solano et al pdf

 

 

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