El Zorzal Migratorio - Consorcio Ambiental Dominicano

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El Zorzal Migratorio
Contenido
Composición Florística y Estructura de la Vegetación de la Reserva Científica El Zorzal. Provincia
Duarte, República Dominicana.
Preparado por: Teodoro Clase, Wilvin Agramonte & Brígido Peguero
Santo Domingo, D. N., República Dominicana, Febrero del 2014.
Finca Ortega: un nuevo paradigma para la Conservación en la República Dominicana
Chris Rimmer
Finca Ortega, República Dominicana, Marzo, 2012
Dos Mundos un Ave: Conservación del Zorzal Migratorio / Hoja promocional CEPF-GEF-NMBCA
República Dominicana, Diciembre 2014
Two Worlds – One Bird (2W1B): Sustainable Financing of Habitat and Biodiversity Conservation in
the Dominican Republic and United States
Charles Kerchner, Ph.D. & Sesar Rodriguez
Dominican Republic, February 1, 2014
News letter Issue1
CANARI-CEPF
June 2012
Composición Florística y Estructura de la Vegetación de la
Reserva Científica El Zorzal. Provincia Duarte,
República Dominicana.
Preparado por:
. Teodoro Clase, Wilvin Agramonte & Brígido Peguero
Santo Domingo, D. N.,
República Dominicana,
Febrero del 2014.
Metodología:
Esta investigación fue realizada en la Reserva científica privada El Zorzal en el mes de
enero del año 2014. Para el levantamiento de las informaciones en la zona se realizó un
viaje de tres días. Se hicieron muestreos preferenciales, que consisten en ubicar las
unidades muestrales consideradas representativas. Este tipo de Muestreo se basa en
suposiciones acerca de las propiedades de la vegetación (Matteucci & Colma, 1982), y es
el más factible para trabajar en cualesquier tipo de relieve.
Se realizaron muestreos preferenciales por ambiente, haciendo transectos longitudinales
según Matteucci & Colma (1982). Los lugares de muestreo fueron seleccionados en base
a los tipos de ambientes.
Durante los recorridos en los transectos se anotaron todas las especies presentes en los
mismos. También se anotaron todas las especies fuera de los transectos que no hubiesen
sido registradas dentro de las unidades específicas de muestreo, con la finalidad de hacer
más completo el estudio.
La mayoría de las plantas fueron identificadas en el campo, aun así se colectaran
especímenes de estas y otros taxones que fueron identificados y rectificados por
comparaciones con los especímenes del herbario JBSD; también mediante la aplicación
de las claves taxonómicas, utilizando los libros de La Flora de La Española de Liogier
(1982-2000).
Los nombres comunes de plantas que se presentan en este informe fueron tomados del
Diccionario Botánico de Nombres Vulgares de La Española (Liogier, 2000), y por el
conocimiento de los autores. Los ejemplares colectados se encuentran depositados en el
Herbario JBSD del jardín Botánico Nacional de Santo Domingo, bajo la colección de
Teodoro Clase.
La base de datos se presenta en una tabla anexa que contiene la lista de las plantas
vasculares presentes en dicha reserva. Esta lista está organizada en orden alfabético por
familias, géneros y especies. Además, se establecen diferentes atributos, como: estatus
biogeográficos, tipos biológicos o formas de vida y su estado de conservación.
Para determinar las especies amenazadas o protegidas se cruzó la lista de las especies
amenazadas y con la Lista Roja Nacional del Ministerio del Ambiente de la República
Dominicana.
EL AREA DE ESTUDIO
Esta Reserva Cientifica está ubicada en la Provincia Duarte, sección o paraje La Quinta;
cuenta con una extensión de 4.55 km2; posee una muy buena diversidad biológica,
distribuida en múltiples ambientes existentes en la zona, tales como: Vegetación ribereña,
Bosque en regeneración, Área de matorrales y Áreas dedicadas a cultivos.
Dicha reserva es nueva, declarada en el 2013. Sus suelos son arcillosos-barrosos. El
curso de los ríos es rocoso, con gran escorrentía de agua, formando saltos y grandes y
profundos charcos. La zona corresponde a lo que es el Bosque muy húmedo subtropical.
La vegetación ribereña está bien conservado, donde pueden observarse muchas especies
importantes de nuestra flora; incluso varias de ellas protegidas, como es el caso de: cola,
Mora abbottii; candongo, Rollinia mucosa; helecho macho, Cyathea arborea; cacao
cimarrón, Quararibaea turbinata; manacla colorada, Calyptronoma plumeriana, y
cabirma de guinea, Carapa guianensis, entre otras. También en el bosque en
regeneración se está desarrollando un buen cúmulo de especies importantes, tanto nativas
como endémicas.
RESULTADOS
Composición florística.
En el área estudiada fueron identificadas 371 especies pertenecientes a 281 géneros
distribuidos en 75 familias de angiospermas y 24 Pteridofitas. Las familias predominantes
fueron: Rubiaceae con 19 especies, Asteraceae 18, Poaceae y Euphorbiaceae 17 cada una
y Fabaceae con 15 especies. El grupo de helechos (Pteridofitas) está representado por 24
taxones.
Estatus Biogeográfico
De las 371 especies registradas en la Reserva Científica El Zorzal, 295 son nativas, ocho
endémicas, 25 naturalizadas, 37 introducidas cultivadas y seis taxones indeterminados.
Tipos Biológicos
De las 371 especies registradas en la Reserva Científica El Zorzal, 148 herbáceas, 97
árboles, 73 arbustos, 43 lianas, seis estípites, cuatro rastreras y una parásita.
El endemismo en La Reserva Científica El Zorzal es muy bajo, lo cual se debe
probablemente a los impactos antrópicos a que ha sido sometida gran parte del área. Se
reportan ocho (8) especies endémicas, las cuales son: Mora abbottii, Calyptronoma
plumeriana, Raystonea hispaniolana, Sabal domingensis, Comocladia cuneata,
Columnea domingensis, Stigmaphyllon angulosum y Poitaea galegoides.
Especie
Nombre común
Mora abbottii
Cola
Comocladia cuneata
Guao
Poitea galegoides
Gallito
Roystonea hispaniolana
Palma real
Sabal domingensis
Palma cana
Stigmaphyllon angulosum
Bejuco de manteca
Columnea domingensis
Calyptronoma plumeriana
Manacla colorada
Cuadro 1.- Especies endémicas en la Reserva Privada El Zorzal
Familia
Caesalpiniaceae
Anacardiaceae
Fabaceae
Arecaceae
Arecaceae
Malpighiaceae
Gesneriaceae
Arecaceae
Especies protegidas y/o amenazadas
En la reserva se reportaron 27 especies de plantas vasculares protegidas y/o amenazadas,
controladas por diferentes tratados: Convención Internacional sobre Tráfico de Especies
de la Flora y Fauna Silvestres en Peligro de Extinción (CITES), o bien incluidas en la
Lista Roja de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza-UICN (Unión
Mundial para la Naturaleza) o en la Lista Roja Nacional preparada para el Proyecto de
Ley de Biodiversidad (Peguero et al., 2003).
Especies
Cedrela odorata
Roystonea hispaniolana
Calyptronoma plumeriana
Sabal domingensis
Prestoea montana
Nombre común
Cedro
Palma real
Manacla colorada
Palma cana
Manacla
CITES
UICN
X
LRN
X
X
X
X
X
Fevillea cordifolia
Jayama
Alchorneopsis floribunda
Palo de gallina
Carapa guianensis
Cabirma de Guinea
Columnea domingensis
Eugenia dictyophylla
Gayabón
Cyathea arborea
Camarón
Cyathea furfuracea
Camarón
Chimarrhis cymosa
Rollinia mucosa
Candongo
Mora abbottii
Cola
Swietenia mahagoni
Caoba
X
X
Bletia patula
Palmita de monte
X
Epidendrum carpophorum
X
Epidendrum difforme
X
E. nucturnum
X
E. rigidum
X
E. wrightti
X
Isochilus linearis
X
Jacquiniela globosa
X
Oeceoclades maculata
Lengua de suegra
X
Polystachya foliosa
Cañuela
X
Tolumnia variegata
Angelito
X
Cuadro 2.- Especies protegidas y/o amenazadas encontradas en el área
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Vegetación.
La flora de la Reserva Científica El Zorzal posee una baja diversidad de especies con
respeto al tamaño de la misma, pero sí tiene una alta diversidad de individuos, debido a
que existen especies que por sí solas forman grandes unidades, como es el caso del
jalapón, Miconia prasina. Entre los tipos de ambientes que se pueden describir en dicha
reserva están: Vegetacion de riberas, Matorrales en reas abiertas; Bosque en
regeneración y Cultivos.
Vegetación ribereña.
En estos bosques de galerías o ribereños podemos observar un dosel superior con árboles
de 15 a 20 metros de altura, compuesto por especies como: cabirma de guinea, Carapa
guianensis; Mora abbottii, cola; Guarea guidonia, cabirma santa; Tetragastris
balsamifera, amacey; Ocotea floribunda, aguacatillo; Alchornea latifolia, Bija macho,
entre otras. En otro estrato de 10-15 metros tenemos especies como: Eugenia
domingensis, guazara; Ocotea leocoxylon, aguacatillo; Calophyllum calaba, Mara;
Ocotea coriacea, cigua blanca; Quararibaea turbinata, Cacao cimarrón; Inga vera,
guama; en el estrato de 5-10 metros podemos observar: Trichilia pallida, palo amargo;
Wallenia laurifolia, Caimoní; Calyptronoma plumeriana, manacla colorada; Cordia
sulcata, yaguasa; Chrysophyllum argenteum, caimitillo, etcétera. En el estrato arbustivo
de 1-5 metros, tenemos especies como: Psychotria spp., cafetan; Cyathea spp., camarón;
Eugenia spp., escobón; Piper spp., guayuyo; Miconia prasina, auquey; Exostema
longiflorum, lirio; Comocladia cuneata, guao; Tabernaemontana citrifolia, Palito de
leche; Urera baccifera, pringamosa, y varios individuos juveniles de los árboles antes
mencionados. Las hierbas y trepadoras también frecuentan este ambiente y posemos notar
especies como: Fevillea cordifolia, jayama; Entada gigas, samo; Hippocratea volubilis,
jaquimey; Rourea surinamensis, Luis Gómez; Phylodendron spp., mano poderosa;
Dieffenbachia seguine, mata puerco; Commelina elegans, suelda; Adiantum spp.;
culantrillo; entre otras.
Vegetación ribereña
Bosque en regeneración
Esta asociación vegetal puede observarse en la mayor parte de la reserva, y
corresponde a un bosque en regeneración, donde la mayorías de las especies
oscilan ente 5-10 metros de altura con algunos árboles relictos de manera
dispersa; entre estos árboles podemos notar: Buchenavia tetraphylla, ciruelillo;
Mangifera indica, Mango; Hura crepitans, jabilla criolla; Roystonea hispaniolana,
palma real, y Chrysophyllum oliviforme, Caimitillo. En el bosque que se regenera
tenemos especies como: Cecropia schreberiana, yagrumo; Ocotea coriacea;
cigua blanca; Zanthoxylum martinicense, Pino de teta; Trichilia hirta, jobobán;
Rauvolfia nitida, palo de leche; Spondias mombin; jobo de puerco; Schefflera
morototoni, sablito, etcétera. Entre los arbustos o especies menores de cinco
metros tenemos: Miconia prasina, auquey; Myrica cerifera, palo de cera;
Casearia arborea, cascarita; Chrysophyllum oliviforme, caimitillo; Clidemia
umbellata, Peluda; Pretoea montana; manacla; Eugenia monticola, arrayán;
Psychotria nervosa, cafetan; Eugenia foetida, escobón; Comocladia cuneata,
guao; Picramnia pentandra, palo de pez. Entre las herbaceas predominan los
helechos: Gleichenia bifida, Pteridium aquilinum y Odontosoria aculeata, zarza,
entre otras.
Bosque en regeneración avanzada
Áreas abiertas con matorrales
Este tipo de asociación vegetal podemos notarlo en diferentes partes de dicha
reserva. Éstas, más bien son áreas de potreros y cultivos abandonados, en
algunos de los cuales se están llevando a cabo reforestaciones. En las mismas
predominan las herbáceas y arbustivas con algunos árboles relictos dispersos,
como: Citrus aurantium, naranja agria; Inga vera, guama, Schefflera morototoni,
sablito; Roystonea hispaniolana, palma real. En los arbustos que abundan en
este ambiente están: Trichilia hirta, jobobán; Psidium guajava, guayaba; Acacia
macracantha, cambrón; Miconia prasina, auquey, Clidemia umbellata, peluda;
Clidemia hirta, peluda; Piper spp., guayuyo; Casearia arborea, cascarita;
Casearia guianensis, palo blanco; Comocladia cuneata, guao; Myrica cerifera,
palo de cera. Entre las herbáceas, que son las más frecuentes, en este ambiente
podemos citar: Cynodon dactylon, pelo de mico; Andropogon glomeratus, rabo
de mulo; Gleichenia bifida, calimete; Panicum maximum, yerba de guinea;
Pteridium aquilinum, calimete; Sida spp., escoba; Achyranthes aspera, rabo de
gato; Paspalum fimbriatum, pata de conejo; Hyptis capitata, escoba; Desmodium
affine, amor seco; Hyptis verticillata, escoba entre otras.
Área abierta con matorrales
Vegetación de áreas cultivos
Este ambiente se observa en una parte de la reserva, la cual ha sido destinada
para estos fines; en ella se encuentran cultivos permanentes de algunas
especies, tales como: Teobroma cacao, cacao siendo este el cultivo de mayor
influencia en el área. También existen otros, como: Macadamia integrifolia,
macadamia, Coffea arabica, café; Musa paradisiaca, platano; Persea americana;
Musa sapientum, guineo; Citrus reticulata, mandarina; Citrus sinensis, china,
entre otros. Entre las especies asociadas a los cultivos tenemos: Gliricidia
sepium, piñón; Inga vera, guama; Roystonea hispaniolana, palma real; Annona
muricata, guanábana. Vale resaltar una gran variedad de orquídeas epífitas que
crecen sobre estos árboles, entre ellas del género Epidendrum.
Área de cultivo de cacao
CONCLUSIONES
•
En la Reserva Cientifica El Zorzal la vegetación mejor conservada la
constituyen los bosques ribereños que crecen formando galerías en las
márgenes del rio Caño Claro y río Los Palitos, donde se observan árboles de
hasta 20 metros de especies importantes de nuestra flora, tales como: Mora
abbottii, cola; Quararibaea turbinata, cacao cimarrón; Carapa guianensis,
cabirma de guinea; Calyptronoma plumeriana, manacla colorada, y Prestoea
montana, entre otras.
•
La diversidad florística en la Reserva puede considerarse como baja,
tomando en cuenta el tamaño del área y el grado de alteración en que se
encuentra, algunas especies en las áreas que han sido alteradas tienen una
cobertura muy amplia formando unidades en diferentes partes, tal como es el
caso de Psidium guajava, guayaba; Miconia prasina, auquey; Myrica cerifera,
arrayán, etcétera.
•
Gran parte del area cuenta con un bosque con una muy buena regeneración
de especies; algunas de ellas alcanzan hasta 15 metros de altura, además
algunos árboles relictos de gran tamaño todavía se conservan allí.
• Existe una diversidad de ecosistemas en la zona, aunque algunos bastante
impactados debido a múltiples factores.
Recomendaciones para la implementación de un plan de manejo ambiental
─● Hacer de esta una Reserva Científica modelo, ya que además de sus área
de conservación y cultivos también puede ser un gran atractivo para ecoturismo
aprovechando la parte hídrica.
─● Trazar senderos ecológicos por las diferentes áreas de la reserva.
─● Reforestar con criterio de conservación, plantando especies nativas y
endémicas, algunas amenazadas de extinción.
─● Plantar las áreas abiertas can especies nativas y endémicas que sean de
atractivos para la fauna en general.
─● Difundir programas de socialización a toda la ciudadanía con la finalidad de
crear conciencia de por qué debemos conservar el ambiente y cada uno de los
ecosistemas presentes allí, de cómo usar los recursos naturales y cuidar de ellos
a la vez
─● Eliminar las especies invasoras que aparecen dentro de la reserva, pues
ahora se observan pocas pero andándoles rápido podemos erradicar esas
plagas. Ejemplo: Leucaena leucocephala, lino criollo y Acacia mangium. Estas
especies se registraron en este estudio.
─● Evitar la siembra de pinos en las áreas, ya que esto es una reserva científica
no una finca forestal..
● Usar frutales nativos para la reforestación de las areas: Mammea americana,
Mamey; Chrysophyllum cainito, Caimito; Annona reticulata, mamón; Genipa
americana, jagua; Annona muricata; Rollinia mucosa, candongo, etcétera.
● Especies apetecidas por las fauna: Petitia domingensis, capas;
Citharexylum fruticosum, penda; Bursera simaruba, almacigo; Calophyllum
calaba, mara; Tetragastris balsamifera, amacey; Abarema glauca, caracolí;
Simarouba glauca, juan primero; Inga laurina, gina; Ficus spp., higo; Ocotea
spp., aguacatillo; Cordia collocccca, muñeco; Cordia sulcata, yagua. Entre
tantas otras
● También incluir especies protegidas como: Cedrela odorata, cedro, Ceiba
pentandra, Ceiba; Carapa guianensis, Cabirma de guinea; Mara abbottii, cola,
etc.
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ANEXOS
Lista de especies presentes en la Reserva Científica El Zorzal
Leyenda:
Forma de vida (FV): H, herbácea; Ar, arbusto; A, árbol; L, liana, trepadora o
bejuco; R, rastrera; ET, estípite; P, parasita.
Status (ST): N, nativa; E, endémica; IC, introducida cultivada; Nat. Naturalizada.
FAMILIA / ESPECIES
ACANTHACEAE
Justisia
Ruellia tuverosa L.
Thunbergia alata Bojer
AMARANTHACEAE
Achyranthes aspera L.
Amaranthus dubius Mart.
FV
FV
S
Guausi, tiquitaqui
H
H
L
?
N
Nat
Rabo de gato
Bledo
H
H
N
N
Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) H.B.K.
Cyathula achyrantoises (H.B.K.) Moq.
Iresine diffusa H. & B.
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Hippeastrum vittatum (Herb.) Herb.
ANACARDIACEAE
Anacardium occidentale L.
Comocladia cuneata Britt.
Mangifera indica L.
Spondias cytherea Sonn.
S. mombin L.
S. purpurea L.
ANNONACEAE
Annona muricuta L.
A. reticulata L.
Oxandra lanceolada (Sw.) Baill.
O. laurifolia (Sw.) A. Richard
Rollinia mucosa (Jacq.) Baill.
APIACEAE
Eryngium foetidum L
Hydrocotyle hirsuta Sw.
H. verticillata Thunb.
APOCYNACEAE
Nerium oleander L.
Rauvolfia nitida Jacq.
Tabernaemontana citrifolia L.
ARACEAE
Anthurium crenatum (L.) Kunth
A. grácile (Rudge) Lindley
Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) G. Don
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott.
Dieffenbachia amoena Bull.
D. seguine (L.) Schott.
Phylodendron lacerum Schott.
Philodendrum sp.
Syngonium podophyllum Schott
Pabellón
Molleja
L
H
H
N
N
N
Lirio
H
IC
Cajuil
Guao
Mango
Manzana
Jobo
Ciruela
A
Ar
A
A
A
A
IC
E
Nat
IC
N
IC
Guanábana
Mamón
Yaya
Yaya boba
Candongo
A
A
A
A
A
N
N
N
N
N
Cilantro sabanero
Papita frita
Papita frita
H
R
R
N
N
N
Rosa del Perú
Palo de leche
Palo de leche
A
A
Ar
N
N
N
Lengua de vaca
Víbora
Malanga
Yautia
Malanga
Matapuerco
He
He
He
H
H
H
L
L
L
N
N
N
IC
Nat
N
N
?
Nat
Mano poderosa
ARALIACEAE
Dendropanax arboreus (L.) DCNE. & Pl.
Schefflera morototoni (Aublet.) Maguire
Palo de burro
Sablito
A
A
N
N
ARECACEAE
Calyptronoma plumeriana (Martius) Lout.
Cocos nucifera L.
Prestoea montana (Graham) Nichols.
Roystonea hispaniolana Bailey
Sabal domingensis Becc.
Veitchia merrillii (Becc.) H. E. Moore
Manacla colorada
Coco
Manacla
Palma real
Palma cana
Palma Manila
Et
ET
Et
ET
ET
ET
E
IC
N
E
E
IC
Puntillo
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
ASTERACEAE
Bidens cynapiifolia Kunth.
Eleutheranthera ruderalis (Sw.) Sch.Bip.
Emilia fosbergii Nicholson
E. sonchifolia (L.) DC.
Eupatorium odotatum L.
Melanthera aspera (Jacq.) Small
Mikania cordifolia (L. f.) Willd.
Neurolaena lobata (L.) Cass.
Parthenium hysterophorus L.
Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.) A. Don
Pterocaulon alopecuroides (Lam.) DC.
Sphagneticola gracilis (Rich.) Pruski
S. trilobata(L.) Pruski
Spilanthes uliginosa Sw.
Synedrela nodiflora (L.) Gaerth
Tridax procumbens L.
Vernonia sericea L. C. Rich.
Wedelia trilobata (L.) Hitchc.
Yerba buena cimarrona
H
H
H
H
Ar
H
L
H
H
Ar
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
BIGNONIACEAE
Catalpa longissima (Jacq.) Dum.Cours.
Crescentia cujete L.
Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.
Spathodea campanulata Beauv.
Macfadyena ungií-cati (L.) A. Gentry
Roble
Higüero
Arbol de la Salchicha
Amapola
Pega Palo
A
A
A
A
L
N
N
IC
N
N
Bija
A
NC
BIXACEAE
Bixa orellana L.
BOMBACACEAE
Pincelito
Pincel de poeta
Rompezaraguey
Clavel blanco
Cepu
Yerba amarga
Salvia
Piquant jambe
Quararibaea turbinata (Sw.) Poiret
Ochroma lagopus Sw.
BORAGINACEAE
Cordia mirabiloides (Jacq.) R. & S.
Cordia sulcata DC.
Heliotropium angiospernum Murray
Tournefortia hirsutissima L.
Cacaillo cimarrón
Lana
A
A
N
N
Rompe ropa
Palo de Yagua
Alacrancillo
Nigua
Ar
A
H
L
N
N
N
N
Piña
IC
N
N
N
N
N
N
BROMELIACEAE
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.
Catopsis floribunda (Brongn.) Smith
Guzmania monostachya (L.) Rusby
Tillandsia balbisciana Schultes
T. fasciculata Sw.
T. setacea Sw.
T. recurvada (L.)
Tinaja
Tinajita
Tinaja
Tinajita
Guaja
H
He
H
He
He
He
He
BURSERACEAE
Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg.
Tetragastris balsamifera (Sw.) Kuntze
Almacigo
Amacey
A
A
N
N
CACTACEAE
Rhipsalis baccifera (J. S. Mill.) Stearn
Fruto de culebra
He
H
Acacia rosada
Framboya
Cola
Casia amarilla
Tamarindo
A
A
A
A
A
IC
Nat
E
IC
Nat
A
IC
Yagrumo
A
N
Cocuyo
A
N
Mara
A
N
CAESALPINIACEAE
Cassia javanica L.
Delonix regia (Bojer) Raf.
Mora abbotii Rose & León
Senna siamea (Lam.) Irw. & Barn.
Tamarindus indicus L.
CASUARINACEAE
Casuarina equisetifolia L.
CECROPIACEAE
Cecropia schreberiana
CHRYSOBALANACEAE
Hirtella triandra Sw.
CLUSIACEAE
Calophyllum calaba L.
Clusia minor L.
Clusia rosea Jacq.
COMMELINACEAE
Comelina elegans Kunth.
COMBRETACEAE
Buchenavia tetraphylla (Aubl.) R. A.
Howard
Combretum laxum Jacq.
Terminalia catappa L.
Copellejo
Copey
Ar
A
N
N
Suelda con suelda
H
N
A
N
L
A
N
Nat
L
N
Bejuco de tabaco
Bejuco de tabaco
Campanita
Aguinaldo
L
L
L
L
N
N
N
N
Insulina
H
N
Auyama
Jayama
Cundeamor
R
L
L
L
IC
N
Nat
N
Paraguita
Coquillo
Coquillo
H
Ha
Ha
Ha
Ha
Ha
Ha
H
H
H
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Almendro
CONNARACEAE
Rourea surinamensis Miguel
CONVOLVULACEAE
Ipomoea indica (Burm) Merrill
I. tiliacea (Willd.) Croisy
Merremia dissecta (Jacq.) Hall. F.
Turbina corymbosa (L.) Raf.
COSTACEAE
Costus scaber Ruiz & Pavon
CUCURBITACEAE
Cucúrbita moschata L.
Fevillea cordifolia L.
Momordica charantia L.
Psiguria pedata (L.) R. A. Howard
CYPERACEAE
Cyperus alternifolius L.
C. digitatus Roxb
C. flavescens L.
C. luzulae (L.) Retz
Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br.
F. dichotoma (L.) Vahl
Rhynchospora colorata (L.) Pfeiff.
Scleria cubensis Boeck
S. lithosperma (L.) Sw.
S. scandens (L.) Urb.
Coquillo
Coquillo
Coquillo
Cortadera
Cortadera
Cortadera
DILENIACEAE
Doliocarpus brevipedicellatus Garche
DIOCOREACEAE
Dioscorea alata L.
D. altissima L.
Rajania quinquefolia L.
EUPHORBIACEAE
Alchornea latifolia Sw.
Alchorneopsis floribunda (Benth.)
Muell.Arg.
Aleurites fordii Hemsl.
Chamaesyce hipericifolia (L.) Millsp.
C. hirta (L.) Millsp.
Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Blume
Croton lobatus L.
Dalechampia scandens L.
Drypetes alba Poit.
D. lateriflora (Sw.) Kr. & Urb.
Euphorbia cyathophora Murr.
Hura crepitans L
Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn.
Ricinus communis L.
Sapium jamaicense (Rich.)
FABACEAE
Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.
Centrosema pubescens Benth.
C. plumierii (Turp.) Benth.
C. virginianum (L.) Benth.
Desmodium affine Schleht.
Eritrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O. F.Cook
Flemingia strobilifera (L.) Ait.
Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Steud.
Lonchocarpus latifolius (Willd.) DC.
Mucuna urens (L.) Fawc. & Rendl.
Ormosia krugii Urb.
Poitea galegoides Vert.
Rhynchosia mínima (L.) DC.
L
N
Ñame blanco
Ñame de muerte
Ñame cimarron
L
L
L
Nat
N
N
Bija macho
Palo de Gallina
A
A
N
N
Javilla extrangera
Yerba lechera
Yerba lechera
Croton
A
H
H
Ar
H
L
A
A
H
A
H
Ar
H
Ar
A
IC
N
N
IC
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
H
Ar
L
L
L
H
Ar
Ar
A
A
L
A
Ar
L
N
IC
N
N
N
N
IC
N
Nat
N
N
N
E
N
Fogaratey
Lechosita
Javilla criolla
Tua tua
Yuca
Quina
Higuereta
Daguilla
Pela huevo
Gandul
Totico
Divierte caminante
Totico
Amor seco
Amapola de café
Camarón
Piñon
Anon se rio
Ojo de buey
Peonia
Frijolillo
Stylosanthes hamata (L.) Taub.
FLACOURTIACEAE
Casearia aculeata Jacq.
C. arborea (L. C. Rich.) Urb.
C. guianensis (Arbl.) Urb.
Pela huevo
R
N
Palo de avispa
Cascarita
Cafetan
Ar
A
Ar
N
N
N
He
He
E
N
GESNERIACEAE
Columnea domingensis (Urb.) Morley
C. sanguinea (Pers.) Hanst.
HELICONIACEAE
Heliconia caribaea Lam.
Platanito
H
N
HIPPOCRATEACEAE
Hippocratea volubilis
Jaquimey
L
N
Panchita
Molenillo
Albahaca de vaca
H
H
H
H
H
H
Ar
N
N
N
N
N
N
Nat
Aguacatillo
A
N
Aguacatillo
Cigua blanca
Cigua
Aguacatillo
Aguacate
A
A
A
A
A
N
N
N
N
IC
Lengua de suegra
H
Nat
LORANTHACEAE
Dendropemon sp.
Conde
P
?
MALPIGHIACEAE
Bunchosia glandulosa (Cav.) L. C. Rich
Cabrita
A
N
LAMIACEAE
Hyptis americana (Poir,) Briq.
H. capitata Jacq.
H. suaveolens (L.) Poit.
H. verticillata Jacq.
Leonorus sibiricus L.
Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R. Br.
Ocimum campechianum P.Mill.
LAURACEAE
Beilschmiedia pendula (Sw.) Benth. &
Hook.
Cinnanmomun grisebachianum Mez
Ocotea coriacea (Sw.) Griseb.
O. floribunda (Sw.) Mez
O. leucoxylon (Sw.) Mez
Persea americana P. Miller
LILIACEAE
Sansevieria trifasciata Prain
Byrsonima spicata (Cav.) Kunth.
Malpighia emarginata Sesee. & Moc.
Stigmaphyllon angulosum (L.) A. Juss.
S. emarginatum (Cav.) Adr. Juss.
MALVACEAE
Hibiscus rosa – sinensis L.
Malachra alceifolia Jacq.
P. fruticosa (Mill.) Fawc. & Rendle
Pavonia spinifex (L.) Cav.
Sida acuta Burmann. F.
S. linifolia L.
S. rhombifolia L.
S. urens L.
Urena lobata L.
Maricao
Cereza
Bejuco de manteca
Tumba hombre
A
Ar
L
L
N
N
E
N
Ar
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
Ar
IC
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
L
N
Ar
Ar
Ar
A
Ar
Ar
A
Ar
Ar
H
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Nin
Cabirma de guinea
Cedro
Cabilma
Caoba hondureña
Caoba
Jobo ban
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
IC
N
N
N
IC
N
N
N
Oreja de ratón
L
N
Cayena
Malva
Escoba
Escoba
Escoba
Escoba
Cadillo
MARCGRAVIACEAE
Marcgravia brittoniana Alain
MELASTOMATACEAE
Clidemia hirta (L.) D. Don
C. strigillosa (Sw.) DC.
C. umbellata (Mill.) O. L. Wms.
Henriettea fascicularis (SW.) G. Maza
Miconia impetiolaris (Sw.) D. Don
M. laevigata (L.) DC.
M. mirabelis (Aubl.) L. O. Wms.
M. prasina (Se.) DC.
M. raccemosa (Aubl.) DC.
Nepsera aquatica (Aubl.) NAUD.
MELIACEAE
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Carapa guianensis Aubl.
Cedrela odorata L.
Guarea guidonia L. Sleumer
Swietenia microphylla G. King
S. mahagoni (L.) Jacq.
Trichilia hirta L.
T. pallida Sw.
MENISPERMACEAE
Cissampelos pareira L.
Peluda
Peluda
Peluda
Petigrene
Granado
Aukey
Hypervaena domingensis (DC.) Benth.
L.
N
Aroma, cambron
Casia mangiun
Cha cha
Tamarindillo
Samo
Guama
Lino criollo
Morivivi
Saman
A
A
A
Ar
L
A
A
H
A
N
IC
Nat
N
N
N
Nat
N
Nat
Pan de frutas
Laurel
Higo
Higo
Higo
Ramón
A
A
A
A
A
Ar
IC
IC
N
N
N
N
MUSACEAE
Musa corniculata Rumph.
M. paradisiaca L.
Rulo
Plátano
H
H
IC
IC
MYRSINACEAE
Paratesis crenulata (Vent.) Hook. F.
Wallenia laurifolia Sw.
Caimoni
Ar
Ar
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Nat
N
MIMOSACEAE
Acacia macracantha H. & B
A. mangium Willd.
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.
Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.
Entada gigas (L.) Fawc. & Rendl
Inga vera Willd.
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) De Wit
Mimosa pudica L.
Samanea saman (Willd.) M. J. W.
MORACEAE
Artocarpus altilis (Parkins.) Fosberg
Ficus benjamina L
F. maxima P. Miller
F. trigonata L.
F. velutina H. & B.
Tropis raceamosa
MYRTACEAE
Eugenia domingensis Berg.
E. dictyophylla Urb.
Eugenia foetida Persoon
E. monticola (Sw.) DC.
Eugenia mucronata O. Berg.
Gomidesia lideniana Berg.
Myrcia leptoclada DC.
M. splendens (Sw.) DC.
Psydium guajava L.
Syzygium jambos (L.) Alst.
Escoboncillo
Guayaba
Pomo
A
Ar
Ar
Ar
Ar
A
Ar
Ar
Ar
A
NYCTAGINACEAE
Guapira fragrans DumCour
Muñeco
Ar
Guazara
Escobón
Arrayán
Pisonia aculeata L.
OLEACEAE
Chionanthus domingensis Lam.
ORCHIDACEAE
Bletia patula Hooker
E.epidendrum carpophorum
Epidendrum difforme Jacq.
E. nucturnum Jacq.
E. rigidum Jacq.
E. strobiliferum RCHB. F.
Isochilus linearis (Jacq.) Schltr.
Jacquiniela globosa (Jacq.) Schultr.
Oeceoclades maculata (Lindl.) Lindl.
Polystachya folosa (Hook.) Rchbf.
Tolumnia varieigata (Sw.) Braem
Uña de Gato
L
N
Lirio
A
N
Angelito
H
He
HE
He
He
He
He
He
H
He
He
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Nat
N
N
H
H
N
N
H
H
Ar
N
N
N
Ar
N
H
H
Ar
Ar
Ar
Ar
Ar
Ar
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
H
H
N
Nat
OXALIDACEAE
Oxalis barrielieri L.
O. debilis var. Corymbosa (dc.) Lourt.
PHYTOLACCACEAE
Petiveria alliacea L.
Rivina humilis L.
Trichostigma octandrum (L.) H. Walt.
PICRAMNIACEAE
Picramnia pentandra Sw.
PIPERACEAE
Peperomia magnolifolia (Jacq.) A. Dietr
P. rotundifolia (L.) HBK,
Piper aduncum L.
P. amalago L.
P. glabrescens (Miq.) DC.
P. marginatum Jacq.
P. jacquemontianum (Jacq.) DC.
Potomorphe peltata (L.) Miq.
POACEAE
Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B. S. P.
Bambusa vulgaris L.
Anamus
Tamarindillo
Pabellon
Palo de pez
Guayuyo
Guayuyo
Guayuyo
Guayuyo
Guayuyo
Aniceto
Rabo de mulo
Bambu
Brachiaria brizantha (Hochst.) Stapf.
Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A. Camus
Cenchrus echinatus L.
Chloris barbata Sw.
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
C- nlenfuense Banderhust
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.
Ichnanthus pallens (Sw.) Munro
Lasiacis divaricata (L.) Hitchc.
Melinis repens (WILLD.) Zizka
Olyra latifolia L.
Panicum maximum Jacq.
Paspalum densum Sw.
Paspalum fimbriatum H.B.K.
Zoysia tenuifolia Willd.
POLYGALACEAE
Securidaca virgata Sw.
POLYGONACEAE
Coccoloba diversifolia Jacq.
C. wrightii Lindl.
PORTULACACEAE
Portulaca oleracea L.
RHAMNACEAE
Colubrina arborescens (Mill.) Sarg.
Gouania polygama (Jacq.) Urb.
RUBIACEAE
Chimarrhis cymosa Jacq.
Chiococca alba (L.) Hilich.
Coffea arabica L.
Diodia ocymifolia (Willd.) Brem.
Exostema longiflorum (Lamb.) R. & S.
Gardenia sp.
Genipa americana L
Faramea occidentalis (L.) A. Rich.
Hamelia patens Jacq.
Lasianthus lanceolatus (Griseb.) G. Maza
Notopleura guadalupensis (DC.) Taylor
N. uliginosa Sw.
Grama san Ramon
Invasora
Cadillo
Paraguita chino
Pelo de mico
Yerba estrell
Pata de gollina
Pata de conejo
Grama
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
Nat
N
N
N
Nat
N
Nat
N
N
Nat
N
Nat
N
N
Nat
Marabelis
L
N
Uva de sierra
Chicharroncillo
A
A
N
N
Verdolaga
H
N
Corazón de paloma
Bejuco indio
A
L
N
N
A
Ar
Ar
H
Ar
Ar
A
Ar
Ar
Ar
H
He
N
N
IC
N
N
?
N
N
N
N
N
N
Alcarrizo
Cabeza de indio
Carrizo
Yerba de guinea
Timacle
Café
Lirio
Jagua
Cafetillo
Busunuco
Palo de peo
Ti plante
Palicourea chrocea (Sw.) R. & S.
P. guianensis Aublet.
Psychotria brachiata Sw.
P. domingensis
P. grandis Swart.
P. nervosa Sw.
Spermacoce assurgens RUIZ & Pavón
Ar
Ar
Ar
Ar
Ar
Ar
H
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Ar
A
A
Ar
Ar
Ar
Ar
A
IC
IC
IC
IC
IC
IC
IC
N
Ar
A
A
L
N
N
Nat
N
Caimitillo
Caimitillo
Níspero
A
A
A
N
N
IC
SIMAROUBACEAE
Simarouba glauca DC.
Juan primero
A
N
SMILACACEAE
Smilax domingensis Willd.
Bejuco chino
L
N
SOLANACEAE
Brumansia suaveolens Pers.
Physalis angulatas L.
Solanum americanum Miller
S.jamaicense Mill.
S. torvum Sw.
S. virgatum Lam.
Campana
Tope tope
Morita
Aguacatillo
Berengena cimarrona
Berengena cimarrona
Ar
H
H
Ar
Ar
Ar
Nat
N
N
N
N
N
RUTACEAE
Citrus aurantifolia (Chris.) Sw.
C. aurantium L.
C. limetta Rosso
C. limon (L.) Burm. F.
C. reticulata Blanco
C. sinensis (L.) Osbeck
Murraya paniculada (L.) Jacq.
Zanthoxylon martinicense (Lam.) DC.
SAPINDACEAE
Allaphylus cominia (L.) Sw.
Cupania americana L.
Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.
Serjania diversifolia (Jacq.) Radlk.
SAPOTACEAE
Chrysophyllum argenteum Jacq.
C. oliviforme L.
Manilkara zapota (L.) Van Royen
Cafetan
Cafetan
Tafetan amarillo
Cafetan
Cafetan
Juana la blanca
Limón agrio
Naranja agria
Limón dulce
Mandarina
China
Azahar
Pino macho
Guarano
Limoncillo
Bejuco de costilla
STERCULIACEAE
Guazuma tomentosa H.B.K.
Melochia pyramidata L.
Theobroma cacao L.
Walteria indica L.
A
H
A
H
N
N
IC
N
Escoba
H
H
N
N
Uña de guaraguao
L
N
Sereno de invierno
Pringamoza
H
H
H
Ar
N
N
?
N
VERBENACEAE
Citharexylum fruticosum L.
Lantana camara L.
L. trifolia L.
Lippia micromera Schauer
L. nodiflora (L.) Michx.
Petitia domingensis Jacq.
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl.
S. cayennensis (L. C. Rich.) Vahl
Penda
Doña sanita
Doña sanita
Orégano
Orosu
Capaz
Verbena
Verbena
A
Ar
Ar
Ar
H
A
H
H
N
N
N
NC
N
N
N
N
VITACEAE
Cissus trifoliata (L.) L.
C. verticillata (L.) Nicolson & Javis
Carito
Bejuco caro
L
L
N
N
Helecho de manglar
Culantrillo
Ha
H
H
H
H
H
Ar
Ar
Ar
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
TILIACEAE
Corchorus siliquosus L.
Triunfetta semitriloba Jacq.
ULMACEAE
Celtis iguanaeaa (Jacq.) Sarg.
URTICACEAE
Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.
P. inaequalis (Juss.) Wedd.
P. sp
Urera baccifera (L.) Gaud
HELECHOS
Acrostichum aureum L.
Adiantum fragile Sw.
A. piramidales (L.) Willd.
A. tenerum Sw.
Anemia adiantifolia (L.) Sw.
Blechnum occidentale L.
Cnemidaria horrida (L.) K. Prersl.
Cyathea arbórea (L.) J.E. Smith
C. furfurácea Baker
Guacima
Escoba
Cacao
Malva blanca
Culantrillo de pozo
Camarón
Dannaea elliptica J. E. Smith
Gleichenia bifida (Willd.) Spreng.
Hemidictium marginatum (L.) Presl.
Lycopodiela sernua
Nephrolepis multiflora (Roxb.) Jarrett
Niphidium crassifolium (L.) Lell
Odontosoria aculeata J. SM.
Phlebodium aureum (L.) J. Smith
Pityrograma calomelanos (L.) Link
Polypodium polypodioides (L.) Watt.
Pteridium aquilinum (Kaulf.) Brade
Sellaginela sp.
Testaria heracleifolis (Willd.) Underw.
T. incisa Cav.
Thelypteris pinnata (Poiret.) Marton
T. reticulata (L.) Proctor
Calimete
Camarón
Bejuco chino
Escarpillare
Calimete
H
H
H
H
H
H
L
He
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
N
N
N
N
Nat
N
N
N
N
N
N
?
N
N
N
Finca Ortega: un nuevo paradigma para la Conservación en la República Dominicana
Una pieza central de los últimos esfuerzos del VCE
para conservar los hábitats de invierno del zorzal de
Bicknell es, la Cordillera Septentrional, una cadena
de montañas de mediana elevación paralela a la
costa norte de la República Dominicana. Nubes
cargadas de humedad provenientes del Caribe bañan
esta región, haciendo de esta una de la más humedad
y exuberante del país. Sin embargo, también es
relativamente accesible a los seres humanos y ha
sufrido una deforestación extensiva, principalmente
de la agricultura y la tala a pequeña escala. Dos
reservas científicas, Loma Quita Espuela y Loma
Guaconejo son joyas de este paisaje vulnerable,
brindando un refugio rico en flora y fauna.
Casi dos décadas de investigación del VCE han
demostrado que la Cordillera Septentrional tiene una
importancia especial para las hembras del zorzal de
Bicknell (BITH), que se concentran en las selvas de
la región, mientras que sus compañeros varones
predominan en los más extensos y elevados bosques
de nubes de La Española. En Norte América, el
hecho de que la cría de machos adultos superan en
número a las hembras en más de 2:1 sugiere que las
hembras pueden estar siendo forzadas a salir del
hábitat durante el invierno. Con la escasez de
hábitats adecuados en toda la isla, los machos más
grandes pueden competir efectivamente con las
hembras en los bosques nublados primarios,
"forzándolas" a ocupar hábitats menos deseables,
como los bosques Septentrional, donde alimentos y
cobertura son de menor calidad y colocan un estrés
un sus presupuestos energéticos. Para esta especie,
vulnerable a nivel mundial, la conservación de los
hábitats sobre la cual las hembras, es una estrategia
clave.
El VCE y nuestros socios están trabajando duro para
conservar el este de la Cordillera Septentrional,
utilizando el BITH como especie bandera. Una
novedad interesante en nuestra cartera de
conservación es la compra inminente de la primera
reserva privada de la República Dominicana, 1200
hectáreas de la Finca Ortega, al noroeste de Loma
Quita Espuela. Varios inversionistas, entre ellos
nuestros amigos Jesús y Jaime Moreno, de Helados
Bon, y Jamie Phillips, de la Fundación Eddy - han
unido sus esfuerzos para financiar esta compra.
Nuestra meta colectiva es la creación de una reserva
modelo que conserve los hábitats de la vida silvestre
crítica y apoyes actividades sostenibles con
actividades generadoras de ingresos. El historial del
uso de la tierra de la Finca Ortega es uno de
agricultura activa y mucha de la propiedad dispone
de pastos o bosques jóvenes en recuperación.
Combinando agricultura sostenible, la agro foresta,
el secuestro de carbono y la reforestación, la Finca
Ortega podría ser un elemento clave en una red de
reservas privadas que anuncian un nuevo paradigma
en la conservación del hábitat para la República
Dominicana.
Finca Ortega
Puerco a la puya en la noche
El hábitat modelo reciente BITH del VCE para el
este de la Septentrional indica que la Finca Ortega
tiene un excelente potencial, debido principalmente
a que ocupa la zona de elevación preferida por la
especie (~ 300-450 m) en la región. Sin embargo, no
se había visitado la propiedad para hacer una
evaluación sobre el terreno. Es comprensible que los
inversionistas estuvieran ansiosos por saber que si su
inversión inminente es sabia, por lo que, durante mi
reciente visita a la República Dominicana a finales
de febrero, se organizó un viaje de campo durante la
noche. Nos alojamos en una granja vecina, la Finca
Camilo, con 12 de nosotros en caravana en vehículos
4WD por caminos fangosos, ásperos, llegando
después de oscurece Una comida de ganso y huevos
de pavo nos esperaba, y yo miraba con los ojos
abiertos como un cerdo joven fue sacrificado,
preparado meticulosamente y se asado sobre un
fuego abierto en un anexo exterior mientras que
fuertes lluvias cayeron sobre el techo de hoja lata. El
almuerzo del día siguiente ofrecía gran promesa.
Poco antes de las 6:00 de la mañana, una pequeña
fuerza de ataque de cuatro - Chuck Kerchner
(también conocido como el capitán de carbono),
nuestros guías locales Ramón y Veho, y yo –
salimos de la Finca Camilo, linternas iluminando
nuestro camino, con la lluvia continuando
intermitentemente después de las lluvias torrenciales
de la noche. Nuestra búsqueda: del astuto BITH
(localmente llamado "Zorzal"). El objetivo era de
estar en el bosque más denso que pudiéramos
encontrar cuando amaneciera a las 7:00. El camino
estaba lodoso y resbaladizo. Muy pronto estábamos
empapados, pero afortunadamente la temperatura
estaba caliente. Una hora más de caminar cuesta
arriba nos encontró en la parte más oriental de la
propiedad de Ortega, donde nos volvimos al Oeste y
pasamos por un área amplia de pastos antiguos en
las primeras etapas de la regeneración. Por fin
entramos en el bosque latifoliado a las 7:30,
seguimos un pequeño riachuelo por varios cientos de
metros, y luego nos volvimos hacia el Norte y
empezamos a subir las laderas empinadas. Chuck
tomó varios puntos de GPS, los cuales indicaron que
estábamos en elevaciones de ~ 325-400 m. Fuertes
lluvias nos cayeron periódicamente hasta las 8:30.
En medio de reventones, yo transmití grabaciones de
las llamadas y las canciones del BITH cada 50 m,
con la esperanza de una respuesta. Para sorpresa mía
no hubo respuesta. Inmediatamente me impresioné
con la propiedad y su potencial para proporcionar un
hábitat BITH excelente. De hecho, después de más
de una hora de búsqueda infructuosa, puedo decir
con confianza que iba a "arriesgar mi reputación
profesional en el hecho de que hay BITH sobre la
Finca Ortega". Yo sabía que tenían que estar
presente.
Finalmente, después de haber cubierto mucho
terreno y forjado a través de franjas de muchas
"hierba de corte", o jabacoa, nos detuvimos en un
filo pequeño y estrecho de loma que caía
abruptamente en ambos lados. Las lluvias se habían
detenido, el cielo totalmente despejado. Mis
esperanzas de éxito iban disminuyendo - se estaba
haciendo tarde en la mañana, más allá del "tiempo
optimo". Transmití nuevamente. No había respuesta.
Ramón, con ojo avizor, vio un movimiento en un
matorral a 5 m de distancia. Traté de usar los
binoculares para avistar el pájaro silente pero
estaban empañados por la lluvia, y el denso follaje
oscurecía mi vista. Yo estaba listo para rendirme y
seguir adelante. Al ver otro movimiento, intenté por
vez última obtener una vista clara. El resto, como
dicen, es historia. ¡De repente me encontré cara a
cara con un BITH! Observé el ave durante un
minuto más o menos mientras se revoloteaba en
silencio 2-3.2 m del suelo, luego se movió fuera de
vista. ¡Confirmación! ¡El zorzal vive en la Finca
Ortega! Nuestras emociones eran una mezcla de
emoción, alegría y alivio.
Un pájaro en mano vale más que dos en el arbusto,
por lo que rápidamente se preparó una pequeña via y
estableció una red de niebla. Puse la unidad de
reproducción abajo en el suelo, y nos alejamos 50
metros, donde nos sentamos en silencio. A pesar de
la hora de retraso, esperaba que el ave estuviera
todavía lo suficientemente motivado para volver e
investigar, metiéndose en la red. No había respuesta
vocal después de 20 minutos. Sin embargo,
repentinamente un BITH empezó a llamar cerca de
la red, participando en una batalla vocal con la
reproducción, incluso pronunciando un "gruñido"
gutural para indicar
molestia con un intruso
sospechoso. Escuchamos esperanzadamente a este
intercambio por 10 minutos, pero el ave finalmente
se alejó y se hizo silente. Sabiendo que a veces más
de un zorzal podría acercarse a una reproducción,
decidí revisar la red y por lo menos rebobinar la
cinta para otro intento. ¡Allí, colgando en silencio en
la malla fina, estaba nuestra presajunto con 2
machos cigüitas azul)!
Veho, CCR, and Ramón con un BITH
El ahora famoso primer BITH de la Finca
Ortega
Pasamos la siguiente media hora más o menos
colocando bandas de este histórico zorzal (# 2.34124.208), registrando mediciones detalladas (ala = 90
mm, peso = 25,8 g), y tomando muchas fotos, así
como un vídeo de corta duración. El ave tenía un
año de edad, lo que significa que había nacido en
algún lugar de América del Norte el pasado verano.
No podemos determinar si se trataba de un macho o
una hembra, pero me estoy inclinando hacia macho
con una envergadura de ala de 90 mm. Nunca lo
sabremos con certeza. Hemos escuchado el segundo
BITH varias veces más respondiendo a la cinta cerca
de la red, pero nunca lo capturamos. Supongo que
vio la primera ave en la red cuando se acercó, y
nuestro juego terminó. Soltamos # 2341- 24208 a las
9:30, y voló hacia el bosque espeso, y no estaba peor
por el desgaste. Unos “high fives” (palmas en alto
en señal de celebración), y estábamos de regreso a
la Finca Camilo para compartir la buena noticia y
participar de cerdo asado para el almuerzo. No hay
que decir que los Moreno y los os nuestros
compatriotas nuestros estaban eufóricos, y
reconfortados.
Mantuve un registro cuidadoso de todas las aves
oídas y vistas durante la mañana (la lista). No
teníamos mucha diversidad, pero había un buen
número de ciertas especies, en especial el vireo
Julián Chiví, que parecía cantar en casi todas las
copas de los árboles. Encontrar las dos especies
endémicas de San Pedrito junta una a la otra era
fascinante - generalmente el barrancolí se produce
en elevaciones más bajas y el Chi-cui en los bosques
de alta elevación, pero allí estaban lado a lado
En resumen, me sorprendió y me animó encontrar
tanto bosque saludable en la Finca Ortega, y el
potencial tan grande para recuperar más. Nuestra
interpretación de los mapas de cobertura de 2003 de
SIG de la tierra y el mapa de Google Earth 2008 nos
llevó a creer que no existe mucho bosque intacto en
la Finca Ortega. Definitivamente eso no es el caso en
general, y hay muchas áreas candidatas para la
reforestación. Este fue una visita muy productiva (y
divertida) y estoy seguro de que la Finca Ortega
tiene una promesa destacada como la primera
reserva privada de la Republica Dominicana. Con
Juan Carlos Martínez, guiando con experticia las
actividades futuras del VCE en la propiedad, este
proyecto de múltiples facetas tiene un enorme
potencial para proporcionar un modelo innovador de
cómo lograr una conservación duradera, mientras
proporciona medios de vidas locales y sostenibles.
Como dicen en la República Dominicana, ¡adelante
(onward)!
Chris Rimmer
Marzo, 2012
Finca Ortega: 28 de febrero, 2012 6:15 AM 12:15 PM
Scaly-naped Pigeon/Paloma Turca (Patagioenas
squamosa) 16
Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo/Pajaro Bobo (Coccyzus
longirostris) 4
Ashy-faced Owl/Lechuza Cara Ceniza (Tyto alba)
1
Hispaniolan Emerald/Zumbador Mediano
(Chlorostilbon swainsonii) 1
Broad-billed Tody/Barrancolí (Todus subulatus) 12
Narrow-billed Tody/Chi-cuí (Todus angustirostris)
9
Antillean Piculet/Carpintero de Sierra (Nesoctites
micromegas) 6
Hispaniolan Woodpecker/Carpintero (Melanerpes
striatus) 8
Gray Kingbird/Petigre (Tyrannus dominicensis) 3
Black-whiskered Vireo/Julián Chiví (Vireo
altiloquus) 56 (all singing males)
Bicknell's Thrush/Zorzal de Bicknell (Catharus
bicknelli) 2
Red-legged Thrush/Chua-chuá (Turdus plumbeus)
10
Northern Mockingbird/Ruiseñor (Mimus
polyglottos) 1
Palmchat/Cigua Palmera (Dulus dominicus) 10
Louisiana Waterthrush/Ciguíta del Río (Parkesia
motacilla) 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler/Ciguíta Azul
(Setophaga caerulescens) 2
Bananaquit/Ciguíta Común (Coereba flaveola) 19
Dos Mundos un Ave: Conservación del Zorzal Migratorio
Antecedentes: Se considera que la isla de la Española sostiene
más de 90% de la población global invernal del Zorzal
Migratorio (Bicknell) (Catharus bicknelli). Dicha especie es
de la mayor categoría entre las aves migratorias neo-tropicales
con prioridad de conservación en el noreste de los Estados
Unidos, donde se encuentra restringida a bosques de mayor
elevación necesarios para el apareamiento de la especie. La
Española también alberga poblaciones invernales importantes
de por lo menos 5 especies de aves migratorias así como
también 31 especies endémicas y 50 sub-especies endémicas.
Evaluaciones a nivel mundial de prioridades de protección de
aves colocan a la Española en la mayor categoría en cuanto su
importancia biológica y su contribución a la biodiversidad
global.
Ilustración del Zorzal Migratorio (Bicknell)
Sin embargo, los hábitats boscosos de la isla se encuentran
severamente amenazados por pérdida continua, quedando una
cobertura forestal natural restante de sólo 10% de su
extensión original en la República Dominicana y 1% estimado
en Haití (Stattersfield et al. 1998, Latta 2005, Rimmer et al.
2005). La mayor parte restante del bosque y hábitat primario
para el Zorzal se encuentran mayormente dentro de las áreas
protegidas. Por consiguiente, la creación de mecanismos
financieros para apoyar el desarrollo continuo de las áreas
protegidas de la Española es crítico para la conservación a
largo plazo de su avifauna migrante y residente y de la
Meta del Proyecto: desarrollar un proceso replicable de unificar el
sector privado, público y sin fines de lucro para alcanzar metas
conjuntas de conservación que puedan ser aplicadas a nivel nacional
y global.
Objetivos del Proyecto:
Aumentar el área protegida entre las Reservas Científicas de
Loma Quita Espuela y Loma Guaconejo en un 10 por ciento
de 10,330 hectáreas forestadas a 11,363 hectáreas forestadas;
La incorporación de inversiones del sector privado para la
creación de reservas privadas en la zona de amortiguamiento
y en los corredores.
Desarrollar mecanismos de Pagos por Servicios Ambientales
(ej. mercados de carbón y agua) para conservar el hábitat para
el Zorzal de Bicknell y otras especies de aves co-ocurrentes;
Restaurar y recuperar hábitat degradado y monitorear los
efectos de las condiciones mejoradas del habitar en las
poblaciones invernales del Zorzal Migratorio, al igual que
otras especies migrantes y residentes, y sobre la integridad del
Mapa de áreas de hábitats conocidos y ruta migratoria
ecosistema;
probable del Bicknell’s Thrush
Continuar desarrollando un programa de guarda-parques a
nivel comunitario
Socios:

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF)
Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de EE.UU (USFWS)
Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (UNDP)
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Consorcio Ambiental Dominicano (CAD)
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Fundación Loma Quita Espuela (FLQE)
Sociedad para el Desarrollo Integral del Nordeste (SODIN)
Eddy Trust and Eddy Foundation
Helados Bon
Area del Proyecto:
Las Reservas Científicas de Loma Guaconejo y Loma Quita Espuela forman un área céntrica de un hábitat
boscoso relativamente intacto, pero altamente amenazado en la zona del este de la Cordillera Septentrional. El
área total comprendida por dichas Reservas es de alrededor 200 km2, de los cuales aproximadamente un tercio
consiste de un “núcleo” que es “propiedad del estado.” La superficie restante consiste en zonas de
amortiguamiento donde más de 30 comunidades locales practican agricultura y agroforesta, de las cuales muchas
son ecológicamente insostenibles.
En reciente investigación de campo se ha identificado a los bosques de “montano” de la zona este de la
Cordillera Septentrional como un hábitat potencialmente crítico para la supervivencia de las hembras del Zorzal
Migratorio. Mientras las investigaciones proveen un mayor entendimiento de la compleja ecología invernal del
Zorzal Migratorio, la supervivencia de las hembras durante la época del invierno es reconocidas como el factor
potencialmente limitante de la población. Así, la conservación de los hábitats boscosas preferidas por la hembra
es una prioridad inmediata para la supervivencia de esta especie globalmente vulnerable. La restauración del
hábitat degradado y la protección del hábitat adecuado que existe en la Cordillera Septentrional, será crucial para
mantener la viabilidad de la población total del Zorzal Migratorio en la Española.
Mapa del Área Focal del Proyecto
[CONSORCIO AMBIENTAL DOMINICANO, FUNDACION LOMA QUITA ESPUELA,
& SPATIAL INFORMATICS GROUP]
Two Worlds – One Bird (2W1B)
Sustainable Financing of Habitat and Biodiversity Conservation in the
Dominican Republic and United States
Charles Kerchner, Ph.D. & Sesar Rodriguez
1/20/2014
Abstract: The project will generate carbon offsets through reforestation with native
species and improved forest management practices to protect migratory bird habitat in the
Dominican Republic and United States.
Contents
Key information .................................................................................................................. 2
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Project objectives and activities .................................................................................. 3
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Identify target groups/communities ............................................................................ 4
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Description of proposed project area .......................................................................... 5
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Ownership of carbon rights and land-tenure ............................................................... 7
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Description of applicant organisation(s) and proposed governance structure ............ 8
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Community-led design plan submitted ..................................................................... 10
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Additionality Analysis Provided ............................................................................... 12
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Compliance with regulations and notification of relevant bodies ............................ 12
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Sources of start-up funding identified....................................................................... 13
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Key information
Project title
Project location (country
and region/district)
Two Worlds – One Bird (2W1B): Sustainable Financing
of Habitat and Biodiversity Conservation in the
Dominican Republic and United States
Loma Quita Espuela and Loma Guaconejo protected
areas, Dominican Republic; and Adirondacks, New York
Project coordinator &
contact details
Principal Investigator (PI)/Coordinator - Sesar
Rodriguez;
sesar_rodriguez@yahoo.com
Co-PI/Coordinator -Charles Kerchner, Ph.D.
ckerchner@sig-gis.com
Co-PI/Local Coordinator – Altagracia Camilo, Executive
Director of the Quita Espuela Foundation.
Acamilo149@hotmail.com
Summary of proposed
activities (max 30 words)
Summary of proposed
target groups (max 30
words)
The project involves reforestation with native species,
agroforestry systems, and improved forest management
to protect migratory bird habitat in the Dominican
Republic and United States.
The target groups are small-scale landowners,
conservation oriented landowners, and strategic
properties located adjacent to protected areas in the
Dominican Republic and United States.
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Heading
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Requirements/
guidance
Project objectives and activities
The Two Worlds – One Bird (2W1B) program is an alliance between the private,
public and non-profit sectors that have united forces to develop a sustainable
business partnership to protect biodiversity and habitat on both ends of the
Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus Bicknelli) migratory spectrum. The Associated Press
has identified the project as being one of the most cutting edge eco - business
ventures, blending sustainable cacao (“chocolate”) and macademia production with
conservation of a global biodiversity hotspot and an endangered rainforest.
http://news.yahoo.com/saving-dominican-forest-elusive-songbird-165741784.html
Bicknell’s Thrush spends their summers nesting in the spruce-fir forest in
Northeast U.S. and migrates thousands of miles annually to their “winter” habitat
in mountainous forests on the island of Hispaniola, i.e. the Dominican Republic
and Haiti. Degradation of habitat on both ends of its migratory range has resulted
in ~5% annual population decline.
The 2W1B carbon project’s objective is to protect biodiversity and restore
Bicknell’s thrush and other migratory bird species habitat in the Dominican
Republic and the United States. In addition to conservation benefits, the project
will contribute to sustainable development in the area by improving the livelihoods
of community members, strengthening local institutions, and building capacity of
local leaders in sustainable forest management.
The carbon project will create a framework for on-the-ground actions and
investment in ecosystem connectivity while having positive socioeconomic
benefits by:
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Reforesting with native species in the Dominican Republic;
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Creating additional revenue through sustainable forest management
activities;
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Developing a biological corridor around and in between the buffer zone of
two Scientific Reserves in the Dominican Republic via reforestation
efforts;
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Creating connectivity via Improved Forest Management (IFM) in The Split
Rock Wildway, which is a proposed wildlife corridor between the Split
Rock Wild Forest and the Jay Mountain Wilderness Area in the eastern
Adirondack Park in Essex County, New York;
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Building capacity of local park rangers in the Dominican Republic to
monitor and measure forest carbon plots;
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Expanding the project to include additional community members in and
around the Quita Espuela and Guaconejo Scientific Reserves in the
Dominican Republic and the Adirondack State park in New York; and
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Verifying the project with Plan Vivo certificates.
2 Identify target groups/communities (max 350 words)
There are two primary target groups. The first target group is rural community
members around the Loma Quita Espuela and Loma Guaconejo Scientific
Reserves in the Dominican Republic. The second target group is landowners
around The Split Rock Wildway in New York. There have been several cultural
exchanges between the two target groups.
http://vtecostudies.blogspot.com/2009/07/visitors-travel-from-afar-to-see.html
Individuals in Target Group #1 are located in 30 communities in the buffer zone of
Quita Espuela and Guaconejo Reserves. The communities differ with respect to
socio-economic conditions, ranging from fewer than 10 to as many as 100
households (SODIN, 2002). The primary source of income for families in the area
is from: cacao production, cattle ranching, and root crop production from shifting
agriculture. The average size parcel for the smallholders and non smallholders in
target group #1 is ~5 hectares and 15.5 hectares, respectively.
Recruiting smallholders in the Dominican Republic was completed with several
community-based workshops held with over 100 landowners in the Quita Espuela
and Guaconejo Reserves in the Dominican Republic. Invitations were sent out to
community organizations in the buffer zone and meetings were open to the public.
The objectives of the workshops were to: (1) explain forest carbon markets to
landowners; (2) identify landowners interested in a forest carbon offset project;
and (3) evaluate the eligibility of landowners to participate in carbon markets.
Several landowners were identified as candidates for the forest carbon project.
. Target group #2 will include both smallholders and non smallholders located in
the buffer zone of the Adirondack Park in New York. The smallholders will be
family forest landowners located within the Split Rock Wildway Project Area
within Essex county; New York. Essex county has a population of approximately
39,000 with a median annual income of $37,596. It is a rural area with
approximately one housing unit every 21.9 square mile. The primary family
income source is from the wood products industry, agriculture, and manufacturing.
The average parcel of family forest holders in eastern New York is 20.5 hectares.
The project coordinators will use several criteria for selecting the Plan Vivo
smallholder participants in New York. For example, participants must meet the
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Plan Vivo definition of smallholder – a land holder who manages their property
with their family’s labor force. The participants must also be dedicated to
sustainable forest management and participation in a transparent, democratic
process. Initially, the project coordinators will target forester’s cooperatives and
associations in the Project Area. The first non smallholder to enter the Plan Vivo
project in New York will be the Eddy Foundation property. An executive
agreement will be created between Eddy Foundation and the property manager that
outlines project management responsibilities, forest management objectives, and
rights to the Plan Vivo certificates.
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Description of proposed project area
Max 500 words (excluding maps and other figures).
In the Dominican Republic, the Loma Guaconejo and Loma Quita Espuela
Scientific Reserves form a core of largely intact, but highly threatened forest
habitat in the eastern Cordillera Septentrional. The Reserves lie in the
municipalities of Maria Trinidad Sanchez and Duarte in the northeast of the
Dominican Republic (see Figure 1). Loma Quita Espuela is 15 km northeast of San
Francisco de Macoris and Guaconejo is located 20 km west of the city of Nagua.
The Reserves’ elevation ranges from 200 – 900 m, with an average rainfall of >
2,000mm per year. These Reserves were designated as conservation areas by the
Dominican government in 1990 (Quita Espuela) and 1996 (Guaconejo), because of
their recognized ecological values at the local, regional, and global scale. The total
area comprised by Quita Espuela and Guaconejo is nearly 250 km2, of which
approximately 100 km2 consists of a “government-owned” nucleus.
The two Reserves support a high degree of unique and globally significant
biodiversity. The moist broadleaf forests of Guaconejo and Quita Espuela that
support many endemic flora and fauna have been identified as the most
endangered habitat on the island (Latta and Lorenzo 2000). A total of 581 and 639
plant species have been reported in Guaconejo and Quita Espuela, respectively.
Both Reserves have been designated as Important Bird Areas (IBAs) by BirdLife
International (Perdomo and Arias 2008).
The primary threats to forests and biodiversity is slash-and-burn agriculture,
grazing, and illegal timber harvesting for charcoal.
The Reserves’ buffer zones have >30 local communities that differ with respect to
socio-economic conditions, ranging from fewer than 10 households to as many as
100. The Reserves are only 10 km in distance from each other, providing a unique
opportunity to create a biological corridor. The majority of landowners are smallscale cacao producers with an average of ~5 hectares and an annual income of US
$3,000. Several community groups within the buffer zone exist, including
Mother’s Clubs, agricultural associations, religious groups, and youth groups.
In New York, the project area includes the Split Rock Wildway which lies within
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the Adirondack Park jurisdictional district. The Adirondack Mountains are located
in Upper State New York and make a circular geologic feature composed of the
Grenville Province, which is a belt of basement rock. Lake Champlain lies four
miles to the east of the Eddy Foundation property. Forest cover is primarily
northern hardwood overstory consisting of American beech, sugar maple, red
maple, red oak, poplar, pignut and shagbark hickory, black cherry and white oak.
The Eddy Foundation property has trained over 15 farmers in organic agricultural
production. The Lakeside Waldorf School resides on the property and educates 50
children per year in alternative education. The property has a network of trails
managed by Champlain Area Trails System (http://www.champlainareatrails.com/)
and is open to the public for hiking, recreation, photography and enjoyment free of
charge. The property had the first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in
Essex, New York, which was the catalyst for the largest CSA in the county.
Figure 1. Project area in the Dominican Republic
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Figure 2. Project area in New York
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Ownership of carbon rights and land-tenure (350 words max)
Recent analysis of the project area in the Dominican Republic indicates 85% of
landowners do not have a legal deed to their property. However, this will not
prohibit landowners from participating in the Plan Vivo project. Currently, the
Dominican government issues cutting permits (i.e. Derecho al Corte) for anyone
who plants trees. Therefore, an ad hoc property rights mechanism exists to claim
rights to forest carbon stock. The first two Dominican Republic properties
enrolled in Plan Vivo are larger than the average properties in the area (>2
hectares) and have a family living on each property. Each producer will hold a
long-term contract (minimum of 20 years) with landowners and be issued a
Derecho al Corte in the producer’s name to serve as an informal method for
recognizing property rights. In addition, all Plan Vivos will have a document
signed by adjacent landowners and a local community sheriff recognizing the
producers’ property boundaries. This will avoid any future conflict over land
tenure and property boundaries.
This form of ad hoc property rights in the Dominican Republic is common and
widely accepted. There is no conflict or instability in the area regarding property
rights.. The project will have both non smallholder and smallholder participants,
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but at no time will the non smallholder parcel size represent more than a third of
the Project Area (per Plan Vivo Standard 2013 requirement). The inclusion of non
smallholders is crucial for landscape level ecosystem benefits between and around
the Guaconejo and Quita Espuela Reserves. Non smallholder participants will help
bring the project to scale, reduce transaction costs, and lower the barriers to entry
for smallholders to participate.
Properties in the Adirondacks in the United States will have deeds of title. The
Eddy Foundation will be the first to be enlisted as a Plan Vivo project in the U.S.
and the non-profit Waldorf School will hold the contract (for a minimum of 20
years) for carbon rights with the Eddy Foundation. As owner of the land, Eddy
Foundation will have rights to the carbon credits. However, as a prerequisite to
participate in Plan Vivo an equitable contract will be created with the land
manager that outlines the responsibilities and benefiting sharing from carbon
revenue. The contract will be equitable and voluntarily signed by both parties.
There is no precedent in the United States that would prevent the Eddy Foundation
or other smallholders for contracting with Plan Vivo participants to hold carbon
rights on their own land or participate in the voluntary carbon market.
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Description of applicant organisation(s) and proposed
governance structure (max 750 words)
Project Coordinator - Fundacion Quita Espuela:
The proposed governance structure is for the local non-profit, Fundacion Loma
Quita Espuela (FLQE), to manage the project, conduct outreach and education, and
facilitate all project activities. FLQE is an NGO formed in 1990 and located in the
city of San Francisco de Macoris in the Duarte Province, Dominican Republic
(http://www.flqe.org.do/English/1home_english.html). FLQE co-manages the
Loma Quita Espuela Reserve with the Secretariat for Environment and Natural
Resources. FLQE currently has four main outreach components: 1) Reserve
management, monitoring, and policing; 2) community outreach and education; 3)
forestry and agroforestry extension; and 4) eco-tourism.
FLQE is the ideal institution to facilitate the Plan Vivo initiative for several
reasons. First, they have over 25 years of experience working with landowners in
the buffer zone of the protected area. Second, they have the institutional capacity
to implement project activities, including forestry and community development
expertise. FLQE has sufficient personnel to be the Project Coordinator. The staff
includes: office manager; forester; financial accountant; park ranger; and
Executive Director. Third, FLQE has the legal authority given by the Secretariat of
Environment and Natural Resources to manage the Quita Espuela Scientific
Reserve. Therefore, they are well positioned to navigate the political avenues
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necessary to implement project activities adjacent to protected areas.
Consorcio Ambiental Dominicano (CAD) will provide outside technical support
and assist FLQE with project activities. These activities include: registration;
recording of Plan Vivos; sale agreements; managing project finance; negotiating
sales and payment distribution; contracting project validation/verification; and
managing project data to report to the Plan Vivo Foundation. The Eddy
Foundation land in the Adirondacks will be treated just like Plan Vivos in the
Dominican Republic. FLQE will be responsible for facilitating the transactions to
Adirondack properties. Having FLQE as the Project Coordinator for both New
York and Dominican Republic properties will build institutional capacity for the
institution.
FLQE, with assistance from CAD, will complete the social components of Plan
Vivo, including continued workshops with communities, helping individuals
demonstrate land-tenure, setting up bank accounts, and settling disputes.
FLQE booking and payments will be transparent to all Plan Vivo participants.
Participation will be equitable and a steering committee, led by Plan Vivos, will be
established to ensure participants have an equal voice in all activities.
External Support Services - Consorcio Ambiental Dominicano (CAD):
CAD will also be an important institution involved in project development. CAD
is an NGO in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and, to date, has written,
solicited, and received funds for project activities. In an effort to transfer project
ownership to regional and local NGOs in the Project Area, the carbon project will
be facilitated directly by FLQE with support by CAD in the initial 2-3 years.
Recently, CAD has been involved in the coordination of the new Payments for
Environmental law passed by the Dominican Republic Congress. Thus, in the next
few years CAD will transition from helping coordinate local project activities to
PES and climate change policy development. This will ensure efforts at the
national level align with the Plan Vivo project.
Key FLQE personnel:
Ms. Altagracia Camillo has been the the Executive Director of FLQE for six years.
She will be responsible for local project coordination, administration, and financial
records. She will be the primary local contact with Plan Vivo once the project is
verified. She holds a master’s in finance and B.A. in business from Universidad
Nordestana in the Dominican Republic.
Mr. Ramon Belen: Mr. Belen is the agricultural extension officer for FLQE. He
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has over 8 years of experience spearheading forestry and agricultural projects with
landowners in the buffer zone of the Quita Espuela Reserve. He is charged with
sourcing trees, designing the planting systems, and coordinating reforestation
efforts for the carbon project. Mr. Belen will be the technical coordinator for the
Plan Vivo project. He holds a B.A. in agriculture from Universidad Autónoma de
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.Key CAD personnel:
Mr. Sesar Rodríguez has been the project manager since the 2W1B project
inception. Currently, he is the Director of Consorcio Ambiental Dominicano
(CAD), a non-profit organization in the Dominican Republic that is leading the
2W1B project. Mr. Rodriguez is responsible for the overall project management,
including submitting reports, managing the budget and ensuring tasks are
completed in a timely fashion. In addition to the administrative responsibilities, he
will lead the policy initiative to establish procedures for incorporating PES
schemes within the national environmental framework.
Dr. Charles Kerchner is a forest economist responsible for project implementation
and administration with Mr. Rodriguez. He is also responsible for completing
reports and soliciting funds to support project activities. Dr. Kerchner is a Senior
Scientist at Spatial Informatics Group (SIG) where he leads the development of
over 6 million credits being verified under the Verified Carbon Standard, Climate
Action Reserve, and California’s Air Resources Board. He received a B.A. from
Lafayette, a M.S. in forest economics and Ph.D. in forestry and forest economics
from the University of Vermont.
6 Community-led design plan submitted (300 words max)
The 2W1B project has held several community outreach workshops from 2009 –
2013 to explain carbon offset projects, payments for environmental services, and
addressed equity concerns with community members. The current plan is to
conduct workshops with all Plan Vivo participants twice a year to address project
related issues and enroll interested landowners.
Forestry consultants BARCA from Costa Rica have developed the following
native species planting design that will be adapted to various landowners at a
planting density of 1,111 trees/ha:
•
•
Grupo 1. Especies de crecimiento rápido:
• o
Simarouba glauca (Juan Primero)
• o
Inga vera (Guama)
• o
Cedrela odorata (Cedro)
• o
Coloubrina arborescens (Corazón de Paloma)
Grupo 2. Especies de crecimiento lento o intermedio:
• o
Calophyllum calaba (Maria)
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•
• o
Catalpa longissima (Roble Dominicano)
• o
Ocotea spp. (Sigua)
• o
Guarea spp. (Cabima santa)
Grupo 3. Especies de copa grande:
• o
Sterculia apetala (Anacahuita)
• o
Ceiba pentandra (Ceiba)
• o
Samanea saman (Saman)
• o
Hura crepitans (Javilla)
Grupo 1 de especies de crecimiento rápido representan 400 árboles por
hectárea (un 36%).
Grupo 2 de especies de crecimiento lento representan 533 arb./ha. (un 48%).
Grupo 3 de especies de copa grande representan 178 arb/ha. (16%).
The other reforestation efforts will take place in cacao and coffee parcels to
promote shade grown, diversified crop production system. In New York, the
activity will include an Improved Forest Management (IFM) type project that
encourages sustainable yield among other factors.
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7 Additionality Analysis Provided (300 words max)
The project is not legislatively required in the Dominican Republic or New York.
The Dominican Republic has a reforestation program. However, the majority of
species planted are non-native and some are invasive species impacting native
flora and fauna. Reforestation data from communities around the Project Area
indicates that >90% of species planted from 2008 -2012 were non-native. Nonnative species grow faster and are more economically viable than slower growing
native species. Thus, there is a financial barrier to planting native species for
sustainable forest management, biodiversity benefits, and migratory bird habitat
recuperation.
Three elements of the proposed project make it unique and more expensive than
the common practice of reforestation with non-native species: (1) planting on
strategic properties to recuperate habitat for Bicknell’s thrush and other migratory
bird habitat; (2) planting two to three species of complementary shade tolerance in
polycultures rather than monocultures; (3) planting as part of agroforestry system
that would of otherwise not of been economically viable, and (4) extending cutting
rotations beyond typical 10-15 year length by at least 5 years.
Points 2 and 3 above area also technical barriers. There is a lack of knowledge and
experience in the Dominican Republic in planting a system with a diversified
horizontal and vertical structure to protect biodiversity and migratory bird habitat.
Further, there is limited technical knowledge in planting timber species as part of
an agroforestry system within cacao or coffee.
In New York, there are no financial incentives to reduce harvesting frequency and
have greater basal area retention post-harvest. Therefore, the New York Improved
Forest Management project can also demonstrate financial additionality. The
technical barrier does not apply to the New York Plan Vivos.
It is important to note the Plan Vivo participants‘ properties are located adjacent to
national protected areas, but have no protected status and is private property
without encumbrances or specific conservation requirements.
The sources of funding identified in section 9 show indication of a financial
barrier.
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Compliance with regulations and notification of relevant bodies
The 2W1B project is one of the three national pilot PES projects highlighted by
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recurses Naturales.. The Ministry of
Environment and Natural Resources is aware of the forest carbon project and
actively participates in monthly project meetings.
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The project will comply with all relevant national and international regulations.
9 Sources of start-up funding identified
The project has several sources of start-up funds. The sources of start-up funds
support forest carbon technical specifications. It also helps fund bird monitoring,
management plans, institutional capacity building, outreach and education, and
other technical support. Donors include: 1. US Fish and Wildlife –Neotropical
Migratory Bird Conservation Act; 2. Global Environmental Facility (GEF); and
3.Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF).
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CAPACITÉ
Capacité - the CEPF Caribbean newsletter is here!
The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) as the Regional
Implementation Team (RIT) of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF)
in the Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot is very pleased to share the first
issue of our newsletter Capacité with you!
Through this quarterly newsletter, we hope to
provide you with updates on our work in the
region, share lessons learned and best practices
from CEPF supported projects and other related
initiatives.
Capacité will also provide a space for CEPF
Caribbean grantees and other stakeholders to share their insights on
biodiversity conservation and civil society capacity building in the region.
The word Capacité reflects a key work programme area of CANARI - capacity
building of civil society organizations - and is reflective of the actions of CEPF
Caribbean grantees in building the strength of biodiversity conservation efforts in
these hotspot areas.
We hope that you enjoy reading Capacité and learning of the experiences of
these groups throughout the region. We also invite you to share this publication
with others and encourage your feedback on this first issue!
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June 2012
Special features
 Map of CEPF
Caribbean islands
Biodiversity Hotspot
 News from Grantees
 CANARI - RIT for
CEPF in the Caribbean
 Mentors on board!
Call for
proposals!
Inside this issue:
The CEPF in the
Caribbean
CANARI’s role as the
CEPF Caribbean RIT
Meet the RACC team
CAD’s historic
breakthrough in the
Dominican Republic
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3
4
Tools to share information 6
and experiences
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a joint programme of
l'Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the Global
Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, the MacArthur Foundation and
the World Bank.
FoProBiM protects coastal 7
life in Massif - Plaine du
Nord, Haiti project
Grant approvals:
June 2010 - June 2012
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The programme was launched in August 2000 and since then, has supported
civil society to conserve critical biodiversity in 20 hotspots, committing over US$
131 million in grants. CEPF is investing US$ 6.9 million in the Caribbean islands
during a five-year period (October 2010 – October 2015).
Help from a regional pool
of Mentors is here!
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Engaging stakeholders in
Massif de la Hotte, Haiti
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Call for Proposals
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The CEPF in the Caribbean
CEPF provides grants to civil society to help them protect biodiversity hotspots, which are Earth’s most
biologically rich yet threatened areas. These grants are guided by strategic directions and investment
priorities that are developed collaboratively with stakeholders in the hotspot regions.
To determine the greatest return value, CEPF uses ecosystem profiles to identify investment niches. The
profile is primarily a rapid assessment of the underlying causes of biodiversity loss and helps to target areas
and activities that are in greatest need of investment. This investment strategy comprises a series of
strategic funding opportunities, known as strategic directions. In the Caribbean islands Biodiversity Hotspot,
the strategic directions are:
1. To improve the protection and management of 45 priority key biodiversity
areas;
2. To integrate biodiversity conservation into landscape and development
planning and implementation in six conservation corridors;
3. To support Caribbean civil society to achieve biodiversity conservation by
building local and regional institutional capacity and by fostering
stakeholder collaboration in all of the 45 key areas;
4. To provide strategic leadership and effective coordination of CEPF
investment through a regional implementation team;
5. To provide emergency support to Haitian civil society.
Photo credit: CANARI
CEPF is investing in biodiversity conservation to ensure that we can continue
to sustainably reap the benefits of our biologically rich environment.
CEPF eligible
Caribbean countries
The 11 countries eligible for CEPF support in the
region are: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas,
Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis,
Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
These islands are all signatory to the Convention
on Biological Diversity and are all eligible for
World Bank assistance.
The 17 highest priority key biodiversity areas
(KBAs) are all found in the Dominican Republic,
Haiti and Jamaica.
Out of the 6 priority conservation corridors,
5 are found in these 3 countries and the sixth
is found in St. Vincent.
This map shows the islands that form the Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot. Conservation International identified these hotspots globally. The areas were then further assessed by an Ecosystem Profiling Process.
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CANARI’s role as the CEPF Caribbean RIT
After a competitive process, CANARI was awarded the responsibility to implement, coordinate and manage
CEPF investments in the Caribbean islands Biodiversity Hotspot. It established a team that includes CANARI
staff members based in Trinidad and country coordinators in the three principle countries for CEPF
investment – the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica.
The Regional Implementation Team (RIT) issues calls for proposals, advises
applicants, coordinates an external committee to review applications for small and
large grants, works with CEPF to issue grants, to support grantees and to monitor
and evaluate their work. Other aspects of the RIT’s role are to build a broad
constituency of civil society groups to work on the conservation goals of the hotspot
and to widely communicate CEPF objectives, lessons learned and results.
Anna Cadiz, Senior Technical Officer at CANARI is the Manger of the CEPF
Regional Implementation Team. She is seen in the centre of the photo at right,
with Dr. LaVerne Ragster, Chairman of CANARI’s Board (left) and Nicole Leotaud,
Executive Director of CANARI (right).
Meet the RACC team
The Regional Advisory Committee for
CEPF (RACC) provides an independent
technical review of proposals submitted
to the RIT to increase transparency and
accountability.
The RACC draws together a team of
experts which has core strengths in
biodiversity conservation, civil society
capacity building, climate change,
creation and management of protected
areas and ecosystems and environmental
and forest management in the 11
countries eligible for CEPF support.
RACC members are also competent in
the four languages of the hotspot (English,
French, Kreyol and Spanish) .
CANARI is very proud to have the
RACC members on board – a
‘Dream Team’ that’s working hard on
CEPF in the Caribbean!
RACC Members and some of the CANARI team, from left to right: Elaine Fisher (Jamaica), Loïza Rauzduel (CANARI), Neila Bobb‐Prescott (CANARI and RACC member), Owen Evelyn (Jamaica), L. Fitzgerald Providence (St Vincent and the Grenadines), Anna Cadiz (CANARI), Alex Bellande (Haiti), Hélène Souan (Guadeloupe), Giles Romulus (Barbados), Nicole Leotaud (CANARI), Cletus Springer (Saint Lucia), Judi Clarke (Barbados), Claus Ecklemann (FAO), Florence Sergile (Haiti), Howard Nelson (Trinidad and Tobago), Dr David Smith (Jamaica) and Alberto Sanchez (Dominican Republic). Missing: Maria Eugenia Morales (Dominican Republic), Dr Christopher Cox (Saint Lucia) and David Wege (United Kingdom). Photo credit: CANARI Issue 1
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CAD’s historic breakthrough in the Dominican Republic
- Charles Kerchner
The Reserva Privada Zorzal a new realm in biodiversity conservation efforts
for the Dominican Republic
Photo credit: Charles Kerchner (2012)
In the Dominican Republic, a rare and threatened migratory songbird, biodiversity, carbon stocks, and an
entire region’s water quality will all benefit from the establishment of the country’s first private nature reserve.
An international consortium of stakeholders from the United States and the Dominican Republic, representing
the private, pubic and non-profit sectors have united forces to develop a sustainable business partnership to
protect biodiversity and migratory bird habitat in the northern mountain range (Cordillera Septentional) of the
Dominican Republic. The partnership will expand the protected area system by 404 hectares around the
Loma Guaconejo and Loma Quita Espuela Scientific Reserves and by doing so will protect a “biological
jewel” in a vulnerable landscape.
The project heralds a new realm in biodiversity conservation efforts for the Dominican Republic.
The unique and novel aspect of the project is that investors of the private reserve represent both ends of the
migratory range of the project’s flagship species – Bicknell’s thrush. A Land Trust from the breeding habitat
in New York and private investors from the wintering habitat in the Dominican Republic have rallied to
conserve the critical habitat. In fact, the private reserve’s name in Spanish, Reserva Privada Zorzal, is
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named after the Bicknell’s thrush (Zorzal de Bicknell). CEPF,
along with other donors such as U.S. Fish and Wildlife,
provided critical support in advancing the establishment of the
private reserve.
“CEPF provided us with key support to establish the private
reserve in the Dominican Republic”, said Sesar Rodriguez,
Executive Director of Consorcio Ambiental Dominicano.
“The project is an alliance between non-governmental
organizations, the business sector and the Ministry of
Environment and Natural Resource and has created a new
vision for environmental sustainability in the country”.
The landmark purchase by conservation minded investors has
The Bicknell’s thrush
created a model for private landowners to participate in
Photo credit: Charles Kerchner (2012)
conservation. The Dominican Republic has received
accolades from the international community for establishing
over 120 public protected areas. However, recent Geographic Information System analysis of the project area
indicates that 57% of the two public owned Scientific Reserves consist of primary forests, while only 4% of
private property in the buffer zone consists of primary forest. Therefore, it appears private property is where
the majority of deforestation is occurring.
Without a mechanism to work with private landowners – and the funding to support them – it will be hard to
achieve the intended biodiversity conservation outcome. But a grant from CEPF made it possible to take
advantage of a new law that allows private Dominican lands to be conserved. And, critically, that grant made
it possible to link two areas that constitute critical winter habitat for the Bicknell’s thrush. This small bird is an
indicator species for biodiversity wherever it’s found. It has been recognized as a globally “vulnerable”
species, as threats on both ends of its migratory route have made its breeding and winter grounds less and
less hospitable. Ornithologists consider the main limiting factor for the bird’s survival to be its winter habitat in
the Dominican Republic.
“Nearly two decades of research have shown the project area holds special importance for female Bicknell’s
Thrushes (BITH)”, says ornithologist Chris Rimmer at the Vermont Center for EcoStudies. “With suitable
habitat in short supply island-wide, larger males may effectively outcompete females in primary cloud forests,
“forcing” them to occupy less desirable habitats like the Septentrional’s forests, where lower quality food and
cover stress their energetic budgets. For this globally vulnerable species, conserving habitats on which
females depend is a key strategy. The new private reserve, Reserva Privada Zorzal, provides excellent
habitat, mainly because it occupies the species’ preferred elevational zone (~300-450 m) in the region.”
The two Reserves also support unique and significant biodiversity that includes many native flora and fauna.
Its broadleaf forest has been identified as the most endangered forest type on the island. Research suggests
the montane forests in these two areas have also been identified as crucial habitat for other migratory birds
(e.g. Black-throated blue warbler) and native birds (e.g. Broad-bill Tody) as well as a diverse population of
frogs and other reptiles.
But without adequate protection of abutting lands, the biodiversity in Guaconejo and Quita Espuela faced a
number of threats, including unsustainable farming practices such as slash-and-burn agriculture on steep
hillsides, illegal timber extraction, livestock farming, sand extraction, and water pollution. Conservation
practices had no perceived economic value, so landowners logically prefer the economic benefits of
agricultural production to the intangible public benefits of protecting biodiversity, water supply or other
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ecosystem services.
The passage of the "Reglamento para la Declaracion de Areas Protegidas Privadas o Conservacion
Voluntario" bylaw in 2011 made it possible to establish reserves on private land, and consequently for
landowners to be compensated for conserving their land.
And the support of CEPF made it possible for CAD to take its next steps in preserving this critical habitat
that’s home to diverse, unique, threatened species. In absence of CEPF financing, the project would not
have the necessary capital to transcend the project from a planning phase to on-the-ground implementation
of payment for ecosystem services (PES) or establishment of the first private reserve.
With this project, CAD has been able to secure 50% of the land estimated to be necessary to create the
biological corridor between two critically important protected areas, while also:
1. Creating a reforestation carbon project that will mitigate climate change and improve farmers’ livelihoods;
2. Increasing biodiversity and ecosystem connectivity between the two Reserves from reforesting, via carbon
offsets, with native species;
3. Serving as a model for similar projects by developing the regulations and procedures for incorporating
private reserves into other key conservation areas;
4. Hosting a national conference to disseminate experience and lessons learned from private reserves; and
5. Creating document that serves as a guide for establishing private reserves in the Dominican Republic.
Charles Kerchner, a forest economist working on the project, says “While it’s impossible to say just what the
end results of this model project will be, what we do know is that the CEPF funding has helped leverage
private sector financing and bring the key partners together to protect biodiversity, threatened species and
water quality in a way that’s new for the Dominican Republic because it also incorporates the economic
realities of its region.”
Tools to Share Information and Experiences ‐ Melissa Normann and Esther de Vito CEPF has awarded a three-year grant to the Rainforest Alliance to add
grantee profiles to the Eco-Index, a database of more than 1,000
biodiversity conservation projects in the Caribbean and North, Central and
South America.
“The diverse countries across the Caribbean hotspot are facing common conservation challenges, and it’s
crucial that grantees have high-quality, multilingual tools to share information across geographic and
language barriers,” explains Melissa Normann, the Eco-Index’s manager. “This project aims to provide
grantees with a suite of tools to share project information, best practices, and lessons learned and connect
with fellow grantees and colleagues.”
Founded in 1987, the Rainforest Alliance has grown to become a leader in developing best practices for
sustainable land-use, and offers third-party certification and eco-labeling services to farms, forests and
tourism businesses, managed in ways that reduce environmental impacts and increase social benefits.
For the past ten years, the Rainforest Alliance has provided conservation organizations, research institutions,
and government agencies working throughout the Americas with a variety of high-quality tools to share
information, experiences and best practices. The Eco-index has built capacity and fostered collaboration by
providing conservationists with a space where they can share information and coordinate efforts across
geographic and language barriers.
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The site features:
 A searchable database in English and Spanish of projects in the Americas and the Caribbean,
representing the work of more than 900 NGOs, government agencies, and research institutions.
 Caribbean hotspot project profiles in 3 languages.
 A connection to the Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI) Pathway, a tool that
matches identified priority migratory species conservation needs with the resources that can address
them.
Through this project, a series of webinars for grantees working on similar
projects, and with experts in thematic areas of recognized significance to
the hotspot’s conservation priorities will be organized. Interviews and
newsletter articles featuring grantee projects will also be published.
FoProBiM protects coastal life in Massif‐Plaine du Nord, Haiti ‐ Jean Wiener Organized in 1992, Fondation pour la Protection de la Biodiversité Marine (FoProBiM) is an
apolitical, non-governmental, non-profit organization headquartered in Haiti and was officially
recognized by the Haitian government in 1995 as a foundation working on environment issues
in the areas of sustainable development, education, research, monitoring, and advocacy.
FoProBiM’s mission includes:
i. raising awareness concerning needed changes in regulations and attitudes concerning the environment;
ii.increasing knowledge and capabilities at the government, community and individual levels in order to make
sustainable improvements in the environment and the lives of people, and;
iii.conducting educational programs as well as scientific research, including environmental monitoring, in
order to promote improved management of the environment and the protection of biodiversity through a
better understanding of the need to sustainably use environmental resources.
FoProBiM is currently undertaking a project supported by the
CEPF with the objectives of protecting and managing
mangroves, fisheries and sea turtles along Haiti’s northern
coast while also seeking to determine the possibilities for
sustainable eco-tourism initiatives.
This will include educational activities and developing a system
for monitoring sea turtles and the development of alternative
income generating initiatives such as apiculture and plant
nurseries while maintaining discussions with local stakeholders
including the tourism industry.
Outdoor educational activities for school children.
Photo credit: Jean Wiener
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Grant approvals: June 2010 - June 2012
To date, CEPF has issued a total of 25 grants in the Caribbean region totaling over USD 2.2 million. The
individual grant investments range from small grants of $11,473 to large grants of $251,354. The projects
cover a spectrum of initiatives including building local capacity for invasive species management in Antigua
and Barbuda and Saint Lucia and the development of participatory management and action plans for longterm conservation of two national parks in the Dominican Republic. The list of grants approved up to June
2012 is given below. For more details on the grants and project summaries that have been issued up to June
2012, visit the CEPF Caribbean webpage at: http://www.canari.org/civil_sub5.asp
Applicant
Country
Grant (US$)
Title/Description
Strategic Direction 1: Improve protection and management of 45 priority Key Biodiversity Areas
Caribbean Coastal Area
Jamaica
Management Planning in the Hellshire Hills and Portland
Management Foundation
141,187 Ridge and Bight Key Biodiversity Areas of Jamaica
(C-CAM)
Caribbean Wildlife Alliance
Jamaica
Floristic Survey of the Hellshire Hills, Manatee Bay, and
(CWA)
20,000 Goat Islands, Jamaica: A Contribution to Improved
Protection and Management of the Jamaican Iguana
Consorcio Ambiental
Dominican
Assessing the feasibility of sustainable financing
Dominicano (CAD)
Republic
19,720 mechanisms in Bahoruco Oriental
Consorcio Ambiental
Dominicano (CAD)
Dominican
Republic
209,860
Environmental Awareness
Group Inc. (EAG)
Antigua &
Barbuda
117,160
Fauna & Flora International
(FFI)
Antigua and
Barbuda,
Saint Lucia
Dominican
Republic
Fondo Pronaturaleza Inc
(PRONATURA)
116,725
110,880
Instituto Dominicano de
Desarrollo Integral, inc. (IDDI)
Dominican
Republic
49,669
Instituto Tecnológico de Santo
Domingo (INTEC)
Dominican
Republic
59,101
Instituto Tecnológico de Santo
Domingo (INTEC)
Dominican
Republic
19,954
Sustainable Financing and Establishment of Private
Reserves for Biodiversity Conservation in Loma Quita
Espuela and Loma Guaconejo, Dominican Republic
Offshore Islands Conservation Programme: Maintaining
Rat-Free Islands for the Benefit of Antigua's Biodiversity
and People
Islands Without Aliens: Building Regional Civil Capacity to
Eradicate Alien Invasive Species
Management Planning and Threats Reduction from
Agricultural Encroachment for La Humeadora and Valle
Nuevo Nationals Parks in the Dominican Republic
Management Planning and Stakeholder Alliance Building
for Sustainable Conservation in the Bahoruco East Key
Biodiversity Area
Promoting a Payments for Environmental Services
Scheme through the Economic Valuation of Water
Resources in the Quita Espuela and Guaconejo Science
Reserves, Dominican Republic
Informing Biodiversity Conservation Actions in Lake
Enriquillo: Demonstrating the Recovery of Critically
Endangered Species by the Removal of Invasive Alien
Species.
Measures to Support the Zoning Plan in Unit II of the
Forest Reserve in "La Foret des Pins."
Organisation des Paysans
Haiti
pour le Développement de
70,845
l’Unité II de la Forêt des Pins,
Mare Rouge (OPDFM)
Strategic Direction 2: Integrate biodiversity conservation into landscape and development planning and
implementation in six conservation corridors
Agronomes et Vétérinaires
Sans Frontières (AVSF) / VSFCIDA
Haiti
261,092
Forest Diversified Restoration in Fonds-Melon River Basin
in South-East of Haiti
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Applicant
Fondation pour la Protection
de la Biodiversité Marine
(FoProBim)
Grupo Jaragua, Inc. (GJ)
International Iguana
Foundation (IIF)
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Country
Haiti
Dominican
Republic
Grant (US$)
83,800
19,943
Haiti
49,885
Sociedad Ornitológica
Hispaniola (SOH)
Dominican
Republic
Society for the
Conservation and Study of
Caribbean Birds (SCSCB)
Dominican
Republic &
Jamaica
64,999
62,754
Title/Description
Protecting Biodiversity by Promoting Nature-Based
Tourism and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Massif – Plaine
du Nord Conservation Corridor
Agro-forestry Model for Biodiversity in Neighbouring
Communities of the Jaragua and Bahoruco National Parks,
Dominican Republic
Supporting a Local Community in Creating a Municipal
Wildlife Habitat for the Conservation of Ricord’s Iguanas
(cyclura ricordi) in Anse-a-Pitres, Massif de la Selle
Conservation Corridor, Haiti
Developing and Implementing a Participatory Nature
Tourism Strategy for Nalga de Maco National Park Key
Biodiversity Area
Building a Framework for Sustainable Tourism in Key
Biodiversity Areas in the Dominican Republic and Jamaica:
The Caribbean Birding Trail
Strategic Direction 3: Support Caribbean civil society to achieve biodiversity conservation by building local and
regional institutional capacity and by fostering stakeholder collaboration
Fundación Loma Quita
Espuela Coordinadora de
Animación Socio Cultural
(FLQE / CASCO)
Organisation pour la
Réhabilitation de
l’Environnement (ORE)
Dominican
Republic
Haiti
11,473
The Panos Institute
All eligible
CEPF
countries in
the region
Rainforest Alliance, Inc.
All eligible
CEPF
countries in
the region
Réseau d’Enseignement
Professionnel et
d’Interventions Écologiques
(REPIE)
19,947
152,721
105,021
Haiti
19,990
Youth Network of the Loma Quita Espuela Scientific
Reserve: Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society
Organisations and Youth Groups for Biodiversity
Conservation
Stakeholder Consultation and Strategic Planning for
Coordinated Biodiversity Conservation Action in Parc
Macaya, Massif de la Hotte.
Strengthening the Engagement of Caribbean Civil Society in
Biodiversity Conservation Through Local and Regional
Networking and Effective Sharing of Learning and Best
Practices
Connecting Conservationists in the Caribbean Islands
Hotspot
Supporting the Community in Forêt des Pins, Haiti to
Preserve Biodiversity by Strengthening the Capacity of
Schools in Collaboration with Farmers Associations and
Other Community Groups.
Strategic Direction 4: Provide strategic leadership and effective coordination of CEPF investment through a regional
implementation team
Caribbean Natural
Resources Institute
(CANARI)
All eligible
655,000 CEPF Regional Implementation Team in the Caribbean
CEPF
islands
countries in
the region
Strategic Direction 5: Provide emergency support to Haitian civil society to mitigate the impacts of the 2010
earthquake
BirdLife International
Haiti
13,188
BirdLife International
Haiti
251,354
Stakeholder Consultation and Planning for Post-Earthquake
Environmental Support for the Haitian NGO Sector
Post-Earthquake Environmental Support for the Haitian
NGO Sector
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Help from a
regional pool of Mentors
is here!
The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) successfully initiated a key step in the process of
providing sustained support to other civil society organisations in the region. This was facilitated through a
training workshop under CANARI’s mentorship programme, which is one component of a three-year (2011 –
2013) project being implemented by CANARI titled Consolidating the role of civil society in biodiversity
conservation in the Caribbean islands and is being funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation.
The purpose of the mentorship programme is to develop a pool of mentors throughout the region, who can
help strengthen the capacity of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the islands of the Caribbean so that they
can play a larger and more effective role in biodiversity conservation. The mentorship programme will also
help to strengthen CANARI’s capacity to provide effective and sustained support to other CSOs in its role as
the Regional Implementation Team (RIT) for the five-year (2010-2015) Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
(CEPF) Caribbean islands investment and other work.
Through its network of partners and liaison with other
key civil society, state and academic stakeholders, a
shortlist of 20 persons took part in the first Mentor
Orientation Workshop conducted over five days in
October 2011 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Meet the RACC team
The workshop was very participatory in nature and
confirmed the willingness of the mentors to help build
the capacity of civil society to play a more effective role
in biodiversity conservation in their countries.
Participants were able to define what mentoring means
to them and explored the different capacities that are
needed to be an effective mentor. In particular, mentors
built and strengthened their capacity in participatory
Workshop group discussing what they believe is the definition
problem analysis and identification; project planning
of a mentor
and proposal writing; and participatory facilitation.
As participants and facilitators discussed, mentoring entails a long-term supportive and developmental
relationship that does not necessarily fall into structured terms but rather one that can be guided; mentors in
this group recognized their role in facilitating action research and learning when offering support and
guidance to civil society groups. Details on this training can be obtained in the workshop report on CANARI’s
website at: http://www.canari.org/documents/CANARIMentorOrientationWorkshopReport-May2012.pdf
The mentors that have been brought on board have varied strengths and experience in mentoring and so
CANARI is tailoring the session plans for a follow-up training workshop, scheduled for July 2012, to try to
address the diverse capacity needs.
An online, closed forum for mentors was recently constructed to enable exchanges among mentors and
CANARI staff as a means of continuing to build the relationships of the group of mentors; to discuss issues of
concern; and to build on the Action Research and Learning approach that is being nurtured within the group.
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The group of mentors from across the Caribbean gather for a photograph during a break between training
sessions at their workshop in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, October 2011. Photo credit: CANARI
Mentors from six islands (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent
and the Grenadines) have also been facilitating national training activities/workshops over the month of June
2012 and will continue these activities in July 2012. After the follow-up training by CANARI , this team will be
well prepared to strengthen the capacity of CEPF applicants in their proposal development and project
implementation.
CANARI is excited by the introduction of this regional team of mentors, and is looking forward to valuable
interactions between these persons and the various applicants to the CEPF!
Do you want to know more about the mentors in your island? Contact the RIT at: Tel: (868) 626-6062
Fax: (868) 626-1558 or send an e-mail message to: cepf-rit@canari.org
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Engaging stakeholders in Massif de la Hotte, Haiti
Along with the Dominican Republic and Jamaica, Haiti is one of the three priority countries for CEPF
investment in the Caribbean. The country hosts some of the highest priority key biodiversity areas
that CEPF aims to support and among these is the Massif de la Hotte.
Massif de la Hotte has an area of 128, 700 hectares and is among the highest priority KBAs for
CEPF investment in the region. It has also been recognised as among the sites hosting the largest
number of Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) species in the world with 13 endemic and critically
endangered species. The site contains remains of a mosaic of deciduous forests and degraded
areas, surrounded by farmlands and subject to severe erosion. The population of Massif de la Hotte
is estimated at more than 360,000 people.
CEPF has a limited amount of funding available to support biodiversity conservation in Massif de la
Hotte. Due to the fact that there are a number of partners at the local, national and international
level already investing in conservation initiatives in this priority KBA, CANARI and the CEPF
Secretariat, with support from Organisation pour la Réhabilitation de l’Environnement (ORE),
facilitated a stakeholders meeting to identify complementary projects and initiatives currently being
implemented to help avoid duplication of efforts and increase collaboration. This meeting was held
in La Borde, Haiti on 30th March 2012 and was also an opportunity to reflect on actions that would
lead to tangible conservation results with local stakeholders. Park Macaya, within the Massif de la
Hotte KBA, emerged as the focus of the discussions.
Following this meeting, CANARI issued a call for proposals on 15th May 2012 soliciting projects for
biodiversity conservation initiatives in Massif de la Hotte, taking into account the recommendations
made during the meeting. The full report of the stakeholders meeting including conclusions and
recommendations can be found in French on CANARI’s website: http://canari.org/documents/
CANARI-CEPFMacayaStakeholdersMeeting.pdf.
Participants introducing themselves to the group
and identifying the area of Massif de la Hotte
where they work. To the left of the photo is the RIT
Country Coordinator, Paul Judex Edouarzin, who
co-facilitated the meeting (Photo credit: CANARI)
There was a great turn out of participants with
representatives from local civil society, community
groups, donors and government departments
(Photo credit: CANARI)
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The Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot
Call for Proposals
CANARI will continue to open rolling calls for proposals for both small and large
grants. A new call is open to biodiversity conservation projects implemented by civil
society and focused in the following countries in the Caribbean:
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada,
Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis and St. Vincent and the Grenadines
The opening and deadline dates for this call for proposals:
Opening Date:
Monday 2nd July 2012
Deadline Date:
Monday 13th August 2012
Full details of the call are provided in English, Spanish and French and will be
available on the CANARI website at: www.canari.org/ and on the CEPF website at:
www.cepf.net from Monday 2nd July 2012.
We want to hear from you! All grantees are invited to contribute updates on their projects in
subsequent issues of Capacité. Share copies with others in your network and please send
us your comments on our first issue of Capacité to the address below!
About CANARI
The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI)
is a non-profit organisation registered in Saint Lucia,
St. Croix and Trinidad and Tobago, with its main
office in Port of Spain, Trinidad. It has 501(c) (3)
status in the United States and charitable status in
Trinidad and Tobago.
Our mission is promoting and facilitating equitable participation and
effective collaboration in the management of natural resources
critical to development in the Caribbean islands, so that people will
have a better quality of life and natural resources will be conserved,
through action learning and research, capacity building and fostering
partnerships.
CANARI’s geographic focus is the islands of the Caribbean but its
research findings are often relevant and disseminated to the wider
region. Our programmes focus on research, sharing and
dissemination of lessons learned, capacity building and fostering
regional partnerships.
Caribbean Natural
Resources Institute (CANARI)
Fernandes Business Centre
Building 7, Unit 8
Eastern Main Road, Laventille,
TRINIDAD
CEPF Caribbean
Contact us:
Tel: (868) 626-6062
Fax: (868) 626-1558
E-mail address: cepf-rit@canari.org
Webpage: www.canari.org