Coasta Cordillera Dry Forests (ID: 1474)

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Operational Unit(s):

Northern Andes and Southern Central America

Country(ies):

Ecuador

Objectives

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By 2015 main infraestructure development in the area has environmental considerations, with mitigation and compensation schemes
By 2015 at least 20 national and local organizations have public policies related to the conservation of the coastal cordillera. The policies should cover at least 300,000 hectares.
By 2015 conserve 100.000 hectares of forests under voluntary conservation agreements (communal and private)
By 2015 financial mechanisms allow to cover 75% of the estimated budget for the initiative
By 2015 incorporate 20, 000 hectares of key areas (high biodiversity and high vulnerabilty, connectivity) in a formal management system
By 2015 mantain at least 100,000 under conservation agreements with effective conservation, increasing connectivity among conservation areas
By 2015, 120,000 hectares of the buffer zone are under sustainable productive activities
By 2015, 60,000 hectares of protected areas are under effective conservation
By 2015, develop and implement a decision support tool directed to local goverments, local organizations, and local communities
By 2015, Diminish in at least 75% of the illegal logging
By 2015, local communities of Chongon-Colonche and local goverments are strengthened in technical and financial capacities

Targets

Focal Conservation Target	Target Type	Habitat Type
Deciduous and semideciduous forest (more info) Description: The dry forest includes the low land deciduous and semi-deciduous forest and shrub savannah. The coastal and foothill forests of western Ecuador are of great biological importance due to the large numbers of species and high levels of endemism they support.	-	Forest Forest :: Subtropical/Tropical Dry Savanna Shrubland :: Subtropical/Tropical Dry
Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills (more info) Description: The high mountain forest includes the evergreen foothill forest, coastal mountain range cloud forest and low land evergreen forest	-	-
Coastal Thornscrub (more info) Description: Low land dry scrub	-	-
Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem (more info) Description: The Mangrove estuary ecosystem includes the forests and the bodies of water associated with the mangrove ecosystem	-	-
Fresh Water Ecosystem (more info) Description: A necessary component to all ecosystems- includes all systems of rivers and streams in the Cordillera Costera area	-	-
Jaguar (more info) Description: Is an indicator of regional conservation because it is an umbrella, flagstone, landscape species that has a large distribution range and uses various types of ecosystems within the Cordillera Costera.	-	-
Great Green Macaw (more info) Description: Fragmentation of patches of the forest have displaced the GGM and as a result it is a highly threatened species. Dependant on the vegitation in the dry forest for food, nesting, and reproduction, the status of the GGM reflects that of the dry forest.	-	-
Timber Species (more info) Description: There are many types of timber species in the Cordillera Costera and up to 20 percent of the plant species in the area are are endemic to western Ecuador.	-	-

Threats

Threat (Common Taxonomy) ^*	Targets Threatened
Climate Change (Climate Change & Severe Weather :: Habitat Shifting & Alteration )	Deciduous and semideciduous forest Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills Fresh Water Ecosystem Timber Species
Selective Logging (Biological Resource Use :: Logging & Wood Harvesting )	Deciduous and semideciduous forest Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills Coastal Thornscrub Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem Great Green Macaw Timber Species
Poor grazing practices (Agriculture & Aquaculture :: Livestock Farming & Ranching )	Deciduous and semideciduous forest Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills Coastal Thornscrub Fresh Water Ecosystem Timber Species
Urban Expansion (Residential & Commercial Development :: Housing & Urban Areas )	Deciduous and semideciduous forest Coastal Thornscrub Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem Jaguar Great Green Macaw
Expansion of agricultural lands (Agriculture & Aquaculture :: Annual & Perennial Non-Timber Crops )	Deciduous and semideciduous forest Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills Coastal Thornscrub Fresh Water Ecosystem Timber Species
Fire (Natural System Modifications :: Fire & Fire Suppression )	Deciduous and semideciduous forest Coastal Thornscrub Fresh Water Ecosystem Timber Species
Infrastructure projects (Transportation & Service Corridors :: Roads & Railroads )	Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem Jaguar Great Green Macaw
Hunting (Biological Resource Use :: Hunting & Collecting Terrestrial Animals )	Deciduous and semideciduous forest Jaguar Great Green Macaw
Invasive species (introduced species) (Invasive & Other Problematic Species & Genes :: Invasive Non-Native/Alien Species )	Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills Fresh Water Ecosystem
dams (Natural System Modifications :: Dams & Water Management/Use )	Fresh Water Ecosystem
Quarryies (Energy Production & Mining :: Mining & Quarrying )	Deciduous and semideciduous forest
Shrimp farms (Agriculture & Aquaculture :: Marine & Freshwater Aquaculture )	Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem
Quarryes (Energy Production & Mining :: Mining & Quarrying )	Coastal Thornscrub Fresh Water Ecosystem
Urban and industrial pollution (Pollution :: Industrial & Military Effluents )	Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem Fresh Water Ecosystem
Fishing (Agriculture & Aquaculture :: Marine & Freshwater Aquaculture )	Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem
Land chemical pollution (fertilizer) (Pollution :: Agricultural & Forestry Effluents )	Fresh Water Ecosystem
Poorly planned tourism projects (Residential & Commercial Development :: Tourism & Recreation Areas )	Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem
Thermoelectric (Pollution :: Excess Energy )	Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem
Contaminacion industrial, urbana (Pollution :: Household Sewage & Urban Waste Water )	-
Extracción de agua (Natural System Modifications :: Dams & Water Management/Use )	-
Mining & Quarryng (Energy Production & Mining :: Mining & Quarrying )	-

^* For information on the common taxonomy of threats, see http://conservationmeasures.org/CMP/IUCN/.

Strategies

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Viability Summary

Conservation Targets		Landscape Context		Condition		Size		Viability Rank
Conservation Targets		Grade	Weight	Grade	Weight	Grade	Weight	Viability Rank
1	Deciduous and semideciduous forest	Fair	1.0	Fair	1.0	Fair	1.0	Fair
2	Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills	Fair	1.0	-	1.0	Good	1.0	Good
3	Coastal Thornscrub	-	1.0	Good	1.0	Fair	1.0	Good
4	Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem	-	1.0	Good	1.0	Good	1.0	Good
5	Fresh Water Ecosystem	Fair	1.0	Fair	1.0	-	1.0	Fair
6	Jaguar	Poor	1.0	Poor	1.0	Fair	1.0	Poor
7	Great Green Macaw	Poor	1.0	Poor	1.0	Fair	1.0	Poor
8	Timber Species	-	1.0	Poor	1.0	-	1.0	Poor
Project Biodiversity Health Rank								Fair

Threat Summary

Project-specific Threats (Common Taxonomy *)	Coastal Thornscrub	Deciduous and semideciduous forest	Fresh Water Ecosystem	Great Green Macaw	Jaguar	Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem	Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills	Timber Species	Overall Threat Rank
Climate Change (Habitat Shifting & Alteration)	-	High	High	-	-	-	Medium	Medium	High
Selective Logging (Logging & Wood Harvesting)	Low	Medium	-	Low	-	Low	Low	Medium	Medium
Poor grazing practices (Livestock Farming & Ranching)	Low	Medium	Medium	-	-	-	Low	Low	Medium
Urban Expansion (Housing & Urban Areas)	Medium	Medium	-	Low	Low	Low	-	-	Medium
Expansion of agricultural lands (Annual & Perennial Non-Timber Crops)	Low	Medium	Medium	-	-	-	Low	-	Medium
Fire (Fire & Fire Suppression)	Low	Medium	Low	-	-	-	-	Medium	Medium
Infrastructure projects (Roads & Railroads)	-	-	-	Low	Medium	Low	Medium	-	Medium
Hunting (Hunting & Collecting Terrestrial Animals)	-	Low	-	Medium	Low	-	-	-	Low
Invasive species (introduced species) (Invasive Non-Native/Alien Species)	-	-	Medium	-	-	-	Low	-	Low
dams (Dams & Water Management/Use)	-	-	Medium	-	-	-	-	-	Low
Quarryies (Mining & Quarrying)	-	Medium	-	-	-	-	-	-	Low
Shrimp farms (Marine & Freshwater Aquaculture)	-	-	-	-	-	Medium	-	-	Low
Quarryes (Mining & Quarrying)	Low	-	Low	-	-	-	-	-	Low
Urban and industrial pollution (Industrial & Military Effluents)	-	-	Low	-	-	Low	-	-	Low
Fishing (Marine & Freshwater Aquaculture)	-	-	-	-	-	Low	-	-	Low
Land chemical pollution (fertilizer) (Agricultural & Forestry Effluents)	-	-	Low	-	-	-	-	-	Low
Poorly planned tourism projects (Tourism & Recreation Areas)	-	-	-	-	-	Low	-	-	Low
Thermoelectric (Excess Energy)	-	-	-	-	-	Low	-	-	Low
Contaminacion industrial, urbana (Household Sewage & Urban Waste Water)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Extracción de agua (Dams & Water Management/Use)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mining & Quarryng (Mining & Quarrying)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Threat Status for Targets and Project	Low	High	Medium	Low	Low	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium

Project Resources

Categories & Measures		Score
People
	Staff Leadership	-
	Multidisciplinary Team	-
People Average		-
Internal Resources
	Institutional Learning	-
	Funding	-
Internal Resources Average		-
External Resources
	Social/Legal Framework for Conservation	-
	Community and Constituency Support	-
External Resources Average		-
Overall Project Resource Rank

Assessment of Target Viability

Conservation Target	Key Attribute (Category)	Indicator	Current Indicator Measurement	Rating Comments: (Poor, Fair Good Very Good)	Current Rating and Date	Desired Rating and Date
Deciduous and semideciduous forest	Rainfall pattern for plant regeneration (Condition)	mm of rain, distributed throughout the year	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Fair	Good
Deciduous and semideciduous forest	Seed dispersal and polinization (Condition)	Presence of animals to disperse seeds	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Fair	Good
Deciduous and semideciduous forest	Water availability for plants (Condition)	mm of water available for plants uptake	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Fair	Good
Deciduous and semideciduous forest	Connectivity between remaining patches of habitat (Landscape Context)	Km of distance between patches	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Fair	Good
Deciduous and semideciduous forest	Area (Size)	Number of hectares	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Fair	Good
Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills	Connectivity between patches of dry forest and wet forest (Landscape Context)	Km of distance between patches	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Fair	Good
Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills	Presence of mist on dry season (Landscape Context)	mm of water vapour	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Fair	Good
Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills	Rain pattern (Landscape Context)	mm of rain	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Fair	Good
Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills	Area (Size)	Number of hectares	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Good	Good
Coastal Thornscrub	Abundance of fauna species - Key species ¹ (Condition)	Number and abundance of species	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Good	Good
Coastal Thornscrub	Area (Size)	Number of hectares	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Fair	Good
Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem	Sea level (Condition)	salinity	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	-	-
Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem	Water quality (Condition)	Index of water quality	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Good	Good
Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem	Area (Size)	Number of hectares	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Good	Good
Fresh Water Ecosystem	Quantity of water per season (dry, rainy) (Condition)	Cubic meters per second	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Fair	Good
Fresh Water Ecosystem	Water quality (Condition)	Index of water quality	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Good	Good
Fresh Water Ecosystem	Presence of riparian vegetation (Landscape Context)	Km of ripirian forest	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Fair	Good
Jaguar	Availability of prey (Condition)	Prey abundance	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Poor	Good
Jaguar	Conectivity (Landscape Context)	Distance (Km) between remaining patches of habitat	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Poor	Good
Jaguar	Area of available habitat (Size)	Number of hectares	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Fair	Good
Great Green Macaw	Food and nesting availability (Condition)	tree species	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Poor	Good
Great Green Macaw	Connectivity (Landscape Context)	Distance (Km) between remaining patches of habitat	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Poor	Good
Great Green Macaw	Area of available habitat (Size)	Number of hectares	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Fair	Good
Timber Species	Population structure (Condition)	Distribution of diameter	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	Poor	Good
Timber Species	Regeneration (Condition)	Number of viable seeds and seedlings	-	Poor: - Fair: - Good: - Very Good: -	-	-

COMMENTS:

¹ Especies claves de reptiles y aves

Objectives, Strategic Actions and Action Steps

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Objective: By 2015 main infraestructure development in the area has environmental considerations, with mitigation and compensation schemes

Objective: By 2015 at least 20 national and local organizations have public policies related to the conservation of the coastal cordillera. The policies should cover at least 300,000 hectares.

Objective: By 2015 conserve 100.000 hectares of forests under voluntary conservation agreements (communal and private)

Objective: By 2015 financial mechanisms allow to cover 75% of the estimated budget for the initiative

Objective: By 2015 incorporate 20, 000 hectares of key areas (high biodiversity and high vulnerabilty, connectivity) in a formal management system

Objective: By 2015 mantain at least 100,000 under conservation agreements with effective conservation, increasing connectivity among conservation areas

Objective: By 2015, 120,000 hectares of the buffer zone are under sustainable productive activities

Objective: By 2015, 60,000 hectares of protected areas are under effective conservation

Objective: By 2015, develop and implement a decision support tool directed to local goverments, local organizations, and local communities

Objective: By 2015, Diminish in at least 75% of the illegal logging

Objective: By 2015, local communities of Chongon-Colonche and local goverments are strengthened in technical and financial capacities

Strategy Effectiveness

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Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: By 2015 main infraestructure development in the area has environmental considerations, with mitigation and compensation schemes

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: By 2015 at least 20 national and local organizations have public policies related to the conservation of the coastal cordillera. The policies should cover at least 300,000 hectares.

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: By 2015 conserve 100.000 hectares of forests under voluntary conservation agreements (communal and private)

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: By 2015 financial mechanisms allow to cover 75% of the estimated budget for the initiative

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: By 2015 incorporate 20, 000 hectares of key areas (high biodiversity and high vulnerabilty, connectivity) in a formal management system

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: By 2015 mantain at least 100,000 under conservation agreements with effective conservation, increasing connectivity among conservation areas

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: By 2015, 120,000 hectares of the buffer zone are under sustainable productive activities

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: By 2015, 60,000 hectares of protected areas are under effective conservation

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: By 2015, develop and implement a decision support tool directed to local goverments, local organizations, and local communities

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: By 2015, Diminish in at least 75% of the illegal logging

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: By 2015, local communities of Chongon-Colonche and local goverments are strengthened in technical and financial capacities

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Indicator: Cubic meters per second
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Fresh Water Ecosystem
- Condition: Quantity of water per season (dry, rainy)

Indicator: Distance (Km) between remaining patches of habitat
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Great Green Macaw
- Landscape Context: Connectivity
Jaguar
- Landscape Context: Conectivity

Indicator: Distribution of diameter
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Timber Species
- Condition: Population structure

Indicator: Index of water quality
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Fresh Water Ecosystem
- Condition: Water quality
Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem
- Condition: Water quality

Indicator: Km of distance between patches
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Deciduous and semideciduous forest
- Landscape Context: Connectivity between remaining patches of habitat
Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills
- Landscape Context: Connectivity between patches of dry forest and wet forest

Indicator: Km of ripirian forest
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Fresh Water Ecosystem
- Landscape Context: Presence of riparian vegetation

Indicator: mm of rain
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills
- Landscape Context: Rain pattern

Indicator: mm of rain, distributed throughout the year
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Deciduous and semideciduous forest
- Condition: Rainfall pattern for plant regeneration

Indicator: mm of water available for plants uptake
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Deciduous and semideciduous forest
- Condition: Water availability for plants

Indicator: mm of water vapour
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills
- Landscape Context: Presence of mist on dry season

Indicator: Number and abundance of species
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Coastal Thornscrub
- Condition: Abundance of fauna species - Key species

Indicator: Number of Hectare s
(other refs)

Others:

Indicator: Number of hectares
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Coastal Thornscrub
- Size: Area
Deciduous and semideciduous forest
- Size: Area
Great Green Macaw
- Size: Area of available habitat
Jaguar
- Size: Area of available habitat
Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem
- Size: Area
Seasonal evergreen forests on coastal hills
- Size: Area

Indicator: Number of Individual s
(other refs)

Others:

Indicator: Number of viable seeds and seedlings
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Timber Species
- Condition: Regeneration

Indicator: Presence of animals to disperse seeds
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Deciduous and semideciduous forest
- Condition: Seed dispersal and polinization

Indicator: Prey abundance
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Jaguar
- Condition: Availability of prey

Indicator: salinity
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Mangrove Estuary Ecosystem
- Condition: Sea level

Indicator: tree species
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Great Green Macaw
- Condition: Food and nesting availability

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