IMPROVED NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD HABI

For 32-years, FUNDAECO has promoted the participatory protection of the Cerro San Gil Protected Area and implemented the longest bird monitoring program in Central America, which started in Cerro San Gil and has expanded to the Caribbean Region.

This project will support improved migratory bird habitat conservation in the Caribbean Migratory Flyway through the expansion of the fully protected zone within the area and the establishment of the Rio Frio Reserve. An additional 2,364 acres will be protected.

FUNDAECO will generate migratory and resident bird scientific information and will work with surrounding communities to increase their support for bird protection.

The management of the Rio Frio Reserve will support the establishment of a biological corridor between Cerro San Gil Protected Area and the Rio Dulce National Park.

Through this project, FUNDAECO will expand the fully protected zone to more than 22,000 acres in Cerro San Gil, contributing to the conservation of Neotropical migratory bird habitat in wintering grounds.