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MGM ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS

RESEARCH & MONITORING PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET

 

GAPS IN HABITAT PROTECTION IN THE TROPICS

WORLDWIDE

 

DATA ON OVERALL PROJECT

Project title/name: Habitat Protection in the Tropics (Africa, South and Central America, SE Asia and Pacific)

Country : United Kingdom

Project location within the country: Cambridge.

Project value:

80,000 US$

Short project description: Worldwide study to identify gaps in habitat protection, survey information and funding across the tropical region.

Description of the consulting services: Using the geographic information system at the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, the Company analysed the protective status and protected area coverage of the major tropical habitats of the world. A separate analysis was undertaken of investments in parks for 25 tropical countries, highlighting major policy implications.

Donor:
WCMC (The World Conservation Monitoring Centre) & ODA / DFID (Department For International Development, UK).
Department:
Protected Areas Division (WCMC)

 

DATA ON SERVICES PROVIDED BY MGM ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS.

Client: WCMC

No of professional manmonths of service provided:

3

Title of consulting services provided: Gap Analysis of Habitat Protection & Funding in the Tropics.

Description of services provided: Using the geographic information system at the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, the Company analysed the protective status and protected area coverage of the major tropical habitats of the world. The analysis considered the representative habitats in over 8,000 protected areas encompassing all tropical countries. A separate analysis was undertaken of investments in parks for 25 tropical countries, highlighting major policy implications. Criteria were developed to guide investments by major donors in tropical conservation. Results of both analyses were published in the Biodiversity Series (No. 6) and in the Biodiversity Bulletin (No. 1) by WCMC.

Staff Provided: Dr M.G. Murray (Biodiversity Specialist).

Start date:

April 1995

Completion date:

October 1995

Value of services:

16,200 US$

TYPE OF SERVICES.

FIELDS OF SPECIALISATION FOR WHICH SERVICES PROVIDED.

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MGM Environmental Solutions Ltd. Project Summary Sheet No: 95 - 1

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