LVDI International is excited to announce that our global conservation team has been awarded a number of external grants to save endangered species from the brink of extinction!
Mr. Van Tuan Bui (Vietnam Conservation Program Coordinator) received a grant from Primate Conservation Incorporated to conduct the first behavioral ecology study on a newly discovered population of grey-shanked doucs (Pygathrix cinerea) in Nui Thanh District, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam. This work will form the basis of Mr. Bui’s master’s thesis at Danang University of Education and provide the basic data necessary to devise a conservation action plan for the doucs in the region.
Supported by the International Primatological Society as well as Primate Conservation Incorporated, Ms. Rose Marie Randrianarison (Madagascar Program Coordinator) will use her awards to promote conservation awareness and involvement of local communities in and around Maromizaha Protected Area in Madagascar. This project not only will strengthen the long-term protection of indri (Indri indri), diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema) and southern ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata editorum) but also will connect the local people to tangible benefits such as improved income, health and education.
Focusing on outreach and education, Mr. Bishwanath Rijal (Nepal Program Coordinator) was the recipient of two conservation grants from the International Primatological Society and the Chicago Zoological Society – Chicago Board of Trade Endangered Species Fund. The awards will be used to produce scientifically accurate education materials to help reduce incidents of human-wildlife conflict and wildlife crime, particularly involving primates and Asian elephants.
Last but not least, Mr. Mariano Houngbedji (Benin Education Program Coordinator) is the recipient of multiple grants, including one from the IUCN Netherlands Shared Resources Joint Solutions Partnership Funds. Besides conducting a study on the red-bellied guenon (Cercopithecus erythrogaster erythrogaster), which constitutes the bulk of his doctoral work, Mr. Houngbedji will assist local communities to better conserve the Gnanhouizounmè Sacred Forest through the implementation of livelihood, ecological monitoring and education programs.
Special thanks to all of the aforementioned funding organizations for making our work possible! We look forward to reporting the awesome activities resulting from these awards!
