SAVING THE GOLDEN-CHEEKED WARBLER WINTER

This project is presented by the Alliance for the Conservation of Mesoamerican Pine-Oak Forests in compliance with the Conservation Plan for the Central American Pine-Oak Forest Ecoregion and the Golden-cheeked Warbler (GCWA), to implement three strategies: Integrated Fire Management, Forest Health Protection, and Strengthening of Regional and National Alliances.

The management and protection of forests in border areas of Mexico and Guatemala represents a challenge for the governmental organizations and other local stakeholders in charge of these issues, since they must address local needs, while considering the regional context so that the measures to be taken have a better impact on the forest landscape.

It is necessary to promote and strengthen binational interinstitutional coordination, so that national programs can articulate actions to ensure the conservation of biodiversity in border areas. This project will continue to focus on forest management and forest restoration of the GCWA winter habitat range.

Implementation of an integrated fire management approach in the Chiapas and Guatemala border zone will include prevention and integrated management measures in the field, capacity building for technicians, the development of a tool to evaluate the impact of fires on wildlife, and outreach activities.

Also, monitoring and field actions related to forest health will be implemented in response to forest pest and disease threats.

By the end of 2026, habitat conditions in 14,208 acres of critical GCWA wintering habitat will be strengthened and improved management will be provided through forest protection programs through the development and implementation of forest health and fire integrated management tools and approaches.