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INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION FOR A NATIONAL BUTTERFLY MONITORING PROGRAM AT THE EPICENTER OF EARTH'S BIODIVERSITY&nbsp; "We still know so little about the impacts of environmental change in tropical areas, because we simply don't have enough researchers with the expertise to study these regions. We need to empower local actors with this knowledge, because they are key stakeholders in conservation."&nbsp;Professor Maria Fernanda Checa, Organizer WATCH OUR VIDEO HERE: <a href="https://vimeo.com/1163700914?fe=ci&amp;fl=sv&amp;share=copy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/1163700914?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci</a> TRACK&nbsp;RECORD&nbsp;Project partners Keith Wilmott and Maria Fernanda Checa led design and implementation of Ecuador's first butterfly monitoring program in partnership with park rangers in Ecuador's Yasuni National Park and are co- authors of the study that described this novel, collaborative approach to butterfly research, monitoring, and conservation.&nbsp; VISION&nbsp;A permanent biodiversity monitoring program focused on butterflies to strengthen conservation of the Amazon Rainforest and its biodiversity.&nbsp; OUTCOMES&nbsp;<ul><li>New baseline data on how environmental changes are affecting butterflies, insects, and biodiversity in the tropics&nbsp;</li><li>Greater understanding of triggers of biodiversity loss&nbsp;</li><li>Rich opportunities for outreach, education, and broad collaboration across sectors and countries&nbsp;</li></ul> IMPACT&nbsp;<ul><li>Strengthen institutional&nbsp;capacity for research and conservation in Ecuador&nbsp;</li><li>Use data to inform local and global strategies to mitigate and reduce biodiversity loss&nbsp;</li><li>Leverage new data and cross-sectoral alliance to&nbsp;better advocate for forest protection in Ecuador and the Amazon&nbsp;</li><li>Build innovative&nbsp;opportunities to create sustainable funding sources to support indigenous and local communities and their role as ecological stewards&nbsp;</li></ul> PARTNERS&nbsp;The program will be sponsored and implemented by a broad collaboration between academic institutions&nbsp;in both the U.S and Ecuador, government entities, an international conservation NGO, and local steward&nbsp;communities across the country.&nbsp;<ul><li>La Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador*&nbsp;</li><li>Ecuadorian Ministry of the Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition&nbsp;</li><li>Ecuadorian National Parks&nbsp;</li><li>Ecuadorian National Institute of Biodiversity in Quito&nbsp;</li><li>Rainforest Partnership* University of Florida*&nbsp;</li></ul> BUDGET&nbsp;$1,000,000 to establish 24 monitoring sites in 12 National Parks and Protected Areas and develop website, education, research, and outreach activities

Butterflies at the Epicenter of Earth's Biodiversity
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Butterflies at the Epicenter of Earth's BiodiversityTatiana K

Donate first & lead the way!

Butterflies at the Epicenter of Earth's Biodiversity
Tatiana K