Posts Tagged ‘sea turtle’
How Technology Is Empowering Indigenous-Led Coastal Conservation
Insights from Juan Carlos Cruz, Manager, Science & Conservation, ACT’s Ancestral Tides Program When people think about conservation technology, they often picture satellite transmitters, GPS devices, drones, or digital mapping. But for the Amazon Conservation Team’s (ACT’s) Ancestral Tides program, technology is only part of the story. Across the coasts of Latin America, Indigenous Peoples and local communities are , with…
Read MoreHow Indigenous Communities Are Shaping the Future of Coastal Conservation
Insights from Juan Carlos Cruz, Manager, Science & Conservation, ACT Ancestral Tides Program For nearly 30 years, the Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) has partnered with Indigenous peoples to protect tropical forests and strengthen biocultural conservation across the Amazon. Today, that same collaborative approach extends beyond the rainforest and into some of Latin America’s most important coastal ecosystems. Through Ancestral Tides,…
Read MoreTORTUGAS PRECIOSAS DE OSA
Tortugas Preciosas de Osa has released 32,219 baby turtles of three different species, reduced predation and nest theft by 60%, and established a baseline of the biology and ecology of these species in danger of extinction in one of the most biodiverse places in the world. As if that were not enough, during this time we have discovered that this location is one of the most important for hawksbill turtle nesting in the Pacific region of Central America.
Read MoreTortugas Preciosas de Osa: Saving the Sea Turtles of the Osa Peninsula
Tortugas Preciosas de Osa has released 32,219 baby turtles of three different species, reduced predation and nest theft by 60%, and established a baseline of the biology and ecology of these species in danger of extinction in one of the most biodiverse places in the world. As if that were not enough, during this time we have discovered that this location is one of the most important for hawksbill turtle nesting in the Pacific region of Central America.
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