Diapositiva 1

Conserving the Birds of
Peru
By: Constantino Aucca Chutas
President of ECOAN
www.ecoanperu.org
Our Mission:
“To Conserve at perpetuity the Plant and Animal
Species from Peru, as well as the wetlands,
migratory bird species and representative
samples of the country’s ecosystems, through
integrated strategies that may include strict
protection of biodiversity, sustainable use of
natural resources and community-based
conservation.”
What was done?
Who takes priority?
ECOAN´s Project:
We are working in five areas in Northern, Central and Southern Perú
General objective
• Protect the Polylepis forests of Perú with full
participation of local communities;
Corredor de Conchucos
Cordillera de Vilcabamba
Cordillera de Vilcanota
Cordillera de Apurimac
Proyecto binacional Perú-Bolivia
Specific Objectives
• Mapping and measuring Polylepis Forests;
• Study the population structure and Dynamic;
• Flora inventories and community structure;
• Fauna inventories:
Birds
Insects
Mammals
Birds of Highest Conservation Priority
White-browed Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura xenothorax)
• After exploring 629 ha of
forest, only 305 individuals
were reported;
• Only in Cusco and Apurimac
areas;
• Endangered status according
to Peru’s Gov, BirdLife
International, UICN, etc.
Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes alpinus)
• Reported for Peru and Bolivia
• Highest concentrations in the
Polylepis woodlands of southeastern Peru
• Endemic specialist with reported
population of 431 individuals in
629 ha of forest;
• Endangered status according to
the Peru Gov, BirdLife
International, IUCN, etc.
Royal Cinclodes (Cinclodes aricomae)
•
In Peru and Bolivia
•
Some authors indicate a reproductive pair
for each two hectares of pristine Polylepis
forest;
•
Feeds in mossy, hyperhumid areas within
the forest;
•
189 individuals were recorded in less than
629 ha of forest explored (C. Aucca,
unpublished);
•
Critical endangered status according to
Peru Gov, BirdLife International, IUCN and
AZE.
Current situation of the three
species
Location
Area
(ha)
Polylepis
species
Cinclodes
aricomae
Leptasthenura
xenothorax
Anairetes
alpinus
Cordillera
Vilcanota
377
5
116
205
181
Cordillera
Vilcabamba
176
3
30
36
33
Cordillera
Apurimac
68
2
41
64
195
Cordillera
Carabaya
7
1
2
-
22
Corredor
Conchucos
-
4
-
-
30
629
6
189
305
461
Total
Project: Community-based Polylepis Conservation in
the Vilcanota Cordillera:
Community Reserves?
• Upper parts of the Vilcanota
Mountains (3500 – 4500 m),
Cusco Department.
• Since 1999, we work with
local
communities
on
conservation activities;
• Today, 1,498 families from
of 17 communities in the
Provinces of Calca and
Urubamba are involved and
benefited.
Proyecto: Reserva comunal
de los Bosques de Polylepis
en la Cordillera de Vilcanota
Fire wood Trade-off in the C.C. Abra Málaga Tastayoc
Objective:
• Decrease the destruction of the few
Polylepis forest remnants by providing an
alternative solution to energy needs.
Fire wood Provided in 2004
Number of
Families
100 units (Eucalipto 70 cm. x 10 cm.)
31
200 units
11
Total ‘Cargas’ to the Community
53
MONTHLY AVERAGE PROVIDED (KILOGRAMS)
Fire wood Unit
2.3 Kg.
1’ Carga’
(approx. 100 units)
230 Kg.
53 ‘cargas’
12,190 Kg.
Monthly Tiotal
12 tons
Reforestation
campaigns
Objectives:
• Restore deforested areas
inside and out side of the
Polylepis forests;
• Sustainable use of the
Polylepis forests;
• Emergency reforestations
with Eucaliptus trees for
energy and construction
activities;
• Community participation
in all the campaign
activities.
Donation of Energy-efficient Clay Stoves
Objectives:
• Reduce demand of Polylepis fire wood;
• More efficient use of fire wood;
• Promote use of other plant species.
Nº
Comunidad Campesina
Nº de
Cocinillas
01
Cancha – Cancha
48
02
Chupani - Chaullaccocha
82
03
Anexo San Juan
62
04
Abra Málaga – T’astayoc
40
05
Quishuarani
46
06
Tambohuaylla
61
07
Cuncani
73
08
Huacahuasi
186
09
Yanamayo
73
10
Huilloc
210
11
Patacancha
105
12
Rumira-Sondormayo
40
TOTAL
1,023
Construction of Green Houses
Objectives
• Provide for improved diet
alternatives to the local
people;
•
Promote new agriculture
alternatives for extra
income.
COMUNIDAD CAMPESINA
Nº de
Invernaderos
Cancha – Cancha
02
Quishuarani
01
Abra Málaga – T’astayoc
02
Cuncani
01
Anexo San Juan B.
01
TOTAL
07
Health Campaigns
Objetives:
• Build bridges with local
communities;
• Prevention of several types of
diseases;
• Improve community
perspectives on external
cooperation;
• Create a positive attitude
toward potential
improvements.
NEXT STEPS:
1- Detailed evaluation of this project, based on a
rigorous analysis of data collected during the past
five years;
2- Identify and implement long-term sustainability
mechanisms for the project;
3- Ensure mid-term full appropriation of the project by
the communities and an adequate exit strategy for
ECOAN;
4- Replicate this experience in areas with similar
ecological and social conditions.
Junin Greebe Project
• Endemic
of Peru (restricted to
Junin Lake)
• Critically Endangered (Junin
Lake extremely polluted)
• Important mining interests in
all the area
• Monitoring program started 05
months ago
Northen Peru
Project
The Northern Peru project is an
iniciative between American Bird
Conservancy-ABC and
Asociación Ecosistemas
Andinos-ECOAN to protect:
- Highest Biodiverssity area.
- Many AZE species
-Critical Risk for the area
- New Institutional Challenge
AMAZONAS: Comunidad Campesina
San Lucas de Pomacochas, Comunidad
Campesina de Shipasbamba, Sector de
Abra Patricia y Sector Alto Nieva.
SAN MARTIN: Bosque de
Protección Alto Mayo.
Threats
- Deforestation
- Fires
- Loging
- Collection of wild
species
- Illegal traficants
of land
Estrategies:
- Creation of a Private
Conservation Area at
Abra Patricia – Alto
Nieva.
- Conservation
Concesión at the Alto
Mayo Protected Forest
Buffer zone.
- Establish a
Conservation Easement
with the Community of
Pomacochas.
- Implement a Restoration
Campaign
Pomacochas - 25,000 trees
Nursery house producing over 70,000
seedlings.
Shipasbamba - 10,000 trees
Nursery house producing over 30,000
seedlings.
- Implement a Monitoring
Program to study the
Ecology of the AZE species
- Workshops and develop
activities to sensitaze on the
Conservation objetives to
protect their envinroment.
- Ecolodge at
Abra Patricia
- Interpretation
Center at
PomacochasHuembo
•
•
Agreements with local,
regional, national and
international Institutions to
protect and save more
areas.
Participating in and
Promoting Ecotourism
Workshops,Ornitological
Congresses, Regional
workshops
Monitoring of Neotropical Migratory
Birds