Achieving the persistence of pollination systems in the landscape requires the design of strategies that incorporate an understanding of the system as a complex socio-environmental system that originates from the feedback between social and natural systems. Our Restoration work area includes six programs divided into three categories (hummingbirds/science, human/community, services/partners) that seek to create localized community-based solutions to rehabilitate and restore degraded ecosystems. At the same time to create and sustain a conservation economy that helps provide adequate habitat conditions for hummingbirds.
Programs
SPECIES NEEDS
Aims to identify and restore degraded ecosystem services and critical habitats where hummingbird threatened species occur:
- Assess the current state of the ecosystem where threatened species habit
- Create localized community-based solutions to restore habitat
- Encourage regional efforts and training to achieve restored habitats
Current Projects
- Threatened Hummingbirds database
- Endangered hummingbird habitat condition's review
- Conservation of Eupherusa ridgwayi, a community based program in Nayarit, México
NECTAR LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION
Aims to identify gaps in the nectar landscape and establish regional nectar corridors:
- Identify mismatches of plant-pollinator
- Develop sources that can inform about the nectar plants
- Support the protection of existing native nectar landscapes
- Create nectar corridors
Current Projects
- Identify areas of concern for hummingbird nectar landscape restoration
- Regional and Horticultural nectar plant lists
- Hummingbird habitat restoration planting recommendations
COMMUNITY RESTORATION
Created to work with the community to promote and execute integrative habitat management actions:
- Organize and guide the activities to restore the nectar landscape
- Actively replanting a wide range of native plant species
- Assist new local coordinators in the execution of restoration activities
Current Projects
- Work with communities to identify restoration strategies
- Co-create hummingbird habitat restoration action plan
PLANT AND NURSERY SUPPORT
Pursue to increase availability of nectar resources, expand the capacity of nurseries, and provide restorative economic opportunities:
- Build long-term restoration capacity to grow nectar native plants
- Provide technical support
- Create partnerships and alliances with local nurseries and HCCRs
- Supervise the quality and process of the plant production.
Current Projects
- Developing sources and resources for HCCRs nurseries Increasing native plants on nurseries (Guatemala and Ecuador)
- Native nectar plant and seeds reclaiming for restoring hummingbird habitat
- Establish a training program for native plant production in local communities.
RESORTS AND RESERVES
Work for enhance the co-management of hummingbird habitat through local population involvement:
- Enhance the role of local communities on restoration efforts
- Co-create the best adaptive hummingbird habitat restoration plan.
- Integrate restoration efforts in protected areas
- Create partnerships and alliance with resorts to create hummingbird habitat
Current Projects
- Build partnership with Vidanta and use membership
- Develop Network of Golf and Resort Communities
NURSERIES AND GARDENS
Maintain hummingbird diversity and pollination services in natural and urban areas:
- Create wide-ranging partnerships and collaborations to create and preserve friendly hummingbird habitats
- Promote the use of native plants and hummingbird gardens as a conservation tool
- Strengthen the role that protected areas in preserve pollinator food chains
Current Projects
- Developing gardens in Nayarit communities, Vidanta
- Design and plant hummingbird gardens with Oaxaca Children's Museum
- Lee's Gardens as part of HCNs Gardens and Nursery Networks
- Hummingbirds gardens at HCCRs
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