By Diego Luna Quevedo Highlights in the Southern Cone and connections with WHMSI

By Diego Luna Quevedo

Highlights in the Southern Cone and connections with

WHMSI

> In this presentation:

1. WHSRN today

2. Our Southern Cone highlights

3. Connecting WHMSI-WHSRN

1. WHSRN today

There are 87 sites in 13 countries, more than 30 million acres and

hundreds of partners taking action to conserve shorebirds

Our five-year

Strategic Plan is up-to-date and

being implemented (2011-2015)

15 of the sites are in the Southern Cone of South America (including Perú)

2. Higlights at WHSRN sites in the

Southern Cone

We have 3 operating nature centers for the recovery & conservation of shorebirds

2 new centers work in progress (2013)

Shorebird festivals are “reproducing” in Chile, Argentina

y Brasil

Management plans with “strong” sections on shorebird recovery/conservation

We continue to bet on social marketing (with a collaboration

agreement with Rare)

Putting conservation plans into action

.

Creating conservation plans with governments

Working strategically at the national level (beyond the sites)

3. Connecting

Timing 3 NowScope 3Entire site

Severity 3

Severe

Location inside site

“several industries now occupy significant shoreline areas that were important shorebird

habitat”

• ThreatThreat = Industrial Infrastructure = Industrial Infrastructure• ImpactImpact = High (9) = High (9)• Trend Trend = Not evaluated= Not evaluated

Evaluate the management effectiveness of sites (applying the SAT with WHSRN

partners.)

Used by managers, experts, local stakeholders and communities

Evaluate the conservation status

Identify threats and needed responses

Measure management effectiveness

Establish priorities and strategic actions

Site Assessment Tool (SAT)

Strengthen the capacity of WHSRN partners in Governance

(courses/workshops about concepts, tools, mapping and governanceevaluation)

First course: Governance for the effective management of shorebirds and their hábitats in the Southern Cone (Buenos Aires,

October 2012

Together, answer the question of what is gained from conserving migratory

species (shorebirds)? Learn from the successful projects by WHMSI

partners that join local development and conservation.

Communication & social networks synergy

Thanks !