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Saving species by connecting habitats Small grants for the Purchase of Nature
Connect forest
fragments
Photo credits
Page 7 Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina
Page 7 Jan Vermeer
Page 7 Laurens Gomes
Page 9 Luciano Candisani
Protect habitats Page 11 Sabuh Jahas
Page 12 Iranian Cheetah Society
Page 13 Ciro Albano, NE Brazil Birding
Page 14 Manuk Manukyan
Page 17 Andinobates cassidyhorni Luis Mazariegos
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Page 25 GreenEmpowerment/ATDER
Page 27 Diego J. Lizcano, IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG)
Page 27 Natura y Cultura Ecuador
Page 34 Manuk Manukyan
Page 39 Ciro Albano, NE Brazil Birding
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Table of contents
Saving species by connecting habitats 2
Facts & figures 4
Connecting habitats 6
Case study Brazil 8
Case study India 10
Creating safe reserves 12
Case study Colombia 16
Case study Armenia 18
Capturing wildlife on camera 20
Signs of conservation 21
Safeguarding ecosystem services 22
Case study Nicaragua 24
Case study Ecuador 26
From project proposal to protected area 28
Snowball effect of small grants 30
Sharing and inspiring 32
Voices from the field 36
Ingredients for success 38
Looking forward 39
Dutch Postcode Lottery 40
1
Saving species by The strategic acquisition of
connecting habitats nature offers a threefold gain:
(1) connecting habitats, (2)
creating safe reserves, and (3)
safeguarding ecosystem services
Acquire nature Local ownership
The strategic acquisition of small The SPN approach places the
patches of land is an extremely ownership and management
targeted and cost effective tool responsibility of natural
to protect nature. It takes only a resources in the hands of local,
few hectares of land to create a in-country organizations with 1 2 3
corridor between two isolated a clear conservation objective connecting creating safeguarding
forests, thereby greatly increasing and eye for the needs of local habitats safe reserves ecosystem
the living space for wide ranging communities. Empowering these services
species such as parrots, dedicated professionals working
elephants, monkeys and jaguars. in the frontline is the best way of
achieving long-term sustainable
All over the world, large scale conservation. SPN’s open window
logging of forests and conversion for funding applications from Purchase or lease
of the natural environment for NGOs all over the world makes our
Land acquisition includes the actual purchase
agriculture results in fragmentation grants unique in the conservation
of habitats. Age-old animal sector. of ownership rights from private landowners,
migration routes are obstructed, as well as long term lease agreements with
making it hard for species to Benefits for humans local communities or authorities.
find food and a mate. With the The acquisition and protection of
help and expertise of our global natural areas not only provides
network, the Small grants for the a lifeline to highly endangered
Purchase of Nature (SPN) program species, it also benefits humans.
provides funds for specialist NGOs Ecosystems such as forests “We’re talking just fifty acres, hundred acres,
to acquire threatened patches of are the lifeblood of sustainable twenty acres. But this patch of land connects
wilderness to create or expand development and human well- thousands and thousands of square kilometers
safe reserves and connect wildlife being, providing communities of forest, and therefore it is critical to the
habitats. with food, fresh water, clean air, wellbeing of several key biodiversity species.”
and many other assets that are
generally referred to as ecosystem Vivek Menon, Wildlife Trust of India
services.
2 3
Facts & figures
E 9787
highest
price per
hectare
106 32.000
projects
funded
8
hectares hectares
smallest
secured acquisisition
27
415
hectares
average
size project
area
countries
5200
62 NGOs supported
E19
lowest
price per
hectare
hectares
largest
acquisition
4 5
Connecting habitats
How a few hectares make a huge
difference
The Urugua-í and Foerster Provincial Parks With support from IUCN NL, the Peruvian
Even a relatively small piece of A land acquisition of a few were on the verge of becoming cut off NGO Ucumari created a corridor between
land can be enough to maintain hundred hectares on its own, from one another because of agricultural larger forest fragments that are crucial for the
landscape ‘connectivity’, or the isolated in the middle of an expansion. With SPN support, the 300 survival of the critically endangered yellow-
hectare Urugua-í Foerster Biodiversity tailed woolly monkey.
extent to which species are able agriculture area for instance, Corridor was secured, enabling species like
to move from one area to another. cannot sustain populations of jaguars to roam freely between these two
This is the case if the piece of land large predators such as jaguars parks in Argentina.
forms a bridge between two or or large herbivores such as
more larger fragments of forests or elephants. If however, the few
if it functions as a stepping stone hundred hectares provides a
for species to move from one corridor between two large, but
forest to another. isolated protected areas, such as
a national park or a forest reserve,
Targeted, strategic acquisitions the impact is significantly higher. “It’s all about location,
that maintain or enhance
location, location.
connectivity have a significantly
greater impact than the acquisition Acquiring a strategically
of the same sized area if it is chosen forest patch
isolated. can very well mean
the difference between
survival and extinction.”
Marc Hoogeslag, coordinator
SPN program at IUCN NL
IUCN NL has supported Malaysian partner
Hutan to secure contiguous areas of forest
to create wildlife corridors in a landscape
dominated by oil palm plantations.
Safeguarding connectivity is crucial for the
survival of Bornean pygmy elephant and the
orang-utan.
6 7
CASE study • BRAZIL i NGO: Associação Mico-Leão
Dourado
Country: Brazil
Golden lion tamarin Hectares: Acquisition of 113
ha of land to create a corridor
makes a comeback
Partnership created: 2007
In the 1990s, golden lion tamarins were barely hanging
on to a thread of survival with only 150 remaining
in Brazil’s Atlantic coastal rainforest. Thanks to the
purchase and protection of their natural habitat, fuelling
a tenfold increase in the population, the golden lion
tamarin is now on the comeback trail.
Problem Approach
Brazil’s Atlantic rainforest in the For the past 20 years, our local
state of Rio de Janeiro is home to partner Associação Mico-Leão-
numerous exceptional species of Dourado (AMLD) has led efforts
animals and plants. But the area to conserve endangered golden
is under enormous pressure due lion tamarins. Supported by IUCN
to the rise in human population, NL’s land purchase programme
urban sprawl and expanding and SavingSpecies, AMLD
agricultural areas. As a result, takes action towards restoring
the rainforest has been reduced degraded forests and creating and Result IUCN Red List of Threatened
to 7.3 percent of its original protecting corridors between the Thanks to the efforts of AMLD, the Species changed from ‘critically
forest cover. One of the most remaining forest fragments. protected forest areas currently endangered’ to ‘endangered’.
charismatic forest inhabitants is cover a connected area of over The long-term goal for 2025 is
the golden lion tamarin. Population 13,000 hectares. The expansion to establish a nature reserve of
density and deforestation have of the golden lion tamarin’s 25,000 hectares where 2,000
led to enormous fragmentation habitat has allowed the primate golden lion tamarins live freely.
of the primate’s original habitat: to thrive. The wild population has The SPN contribution added
a staggering 80 percent of risen to 1,500, a tenfold increase another 113 protected hectares to
the remaining forest consists compared to the historic low of the golden lion tamarin’s habitat
of tiny fragments of less than the 1990s. The first milestone and more importantly, created an
50 hectares, which is too small was achieved in 2003: the status important corridor between larger
to support a healthy tamarin of the golden lion tamarin on the forest fragments.
population.
8 9
CASE STUDY • INDIA i NGO: Wildlife Trust of India
Country: India
Hectares: Acquisition of 8
Making way for hectares of land to secure an
elephant migration corridor
elephants in India
Partnership created: 2006
For generations, elephants in India have been using
the same routes as they migrate. Yet more and more
people are making settlements or creating farmland
within these traditional migration paths. This is causing
increased conflict between people and elephants. IUCN
NL is working with the Wildlife Trust of India so that the “IUCN NL was
absolutely critical,
elephants can once again move freely between the
because it came in at
protected areas. the right moment with
the right amount of
money to ensure that
this corridor is free of
human pressure and
can be rewarded back
to elephants.”
Problem Approach
The huge rise in India’s population The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) has Vivek Menon, Wildlife Trust
is causing more and more people identified 88 elephant corridors of India
to move to areas that were across the country where human
formerly the exclusive domain of settlements block the passage
the elephant, leopard and tiger. between the protected elephant
This is causing increased conflict habitats. With support from
between people and animals. WTI, the villagers are voluntarily
Because the traditional migration relocated to an area with better Result
paths of the elephant are no amenities, better housing and As early as two weeks after the The corridor has also improved the
longer accessible, the animals are better farmland where they can Kerala villagers were relocated the livelihoods of rural communities:
forced to move through residential live without fear, away from elephants returned to the area. the relocated villagers now live
areas, trampling crops and elephants. The areas that become Other wild animals such as the under better circumstances,
causing havoc and panic. Each available are reforested with tiger, leopard and primates also without fear, and no longer have to
year, people and elephants die as indigenous strains of trees which make use of the corridor to move worry about nuisance caused by
a result. are grown, planted and maintained from one forest area to another. the elephants.
by the local people.
10 11
Creating safe reserves
How purchasing land gives
endangered species a boost
2
Habitat destruction and havens for endangered species
fragmentation are prominent can be created. Especially for
causes of the growing list of species like frogs and birds,
threatened species worldwide. protecting small areas can
The IUCN Red List of Threatened provide a lifeline. What’s more:
Species shows that out of a total saving one single species
of 73,686 species that have been usually means saving many,
assessed, 22,103 are threatened since they all benefit from the
with extinction. By acquiring improved habitat.
pieces of land strategically, safe
IUCN NL enabled Brazilian NGO Instituto
UIRAÇU to extend their Serra Bonita reserve
in southern Bahia with an extra 210 hectares.
This reserve is a safe haven for many species
like the colourful banded cotinga. The
global population of this magnificent bird
is estimated to number 250-1000 mature
individuals.
IUCN NL is supporting the Iranian
Cheetah Society in the creation of
a livestock-free national park for
the benefit of the last 40-70 Asiatic
cheetahs in the world. By providing
shepherds with alternative grazing
areas outside Turan National Park,
potential conflicts for cheetahs are
seriously reduced.
12 13The IUCN Red List is the world’s most comprehensive
information source on the global conservation status
of animal, fungi and plant species. The Red List
shows where urgent conservation action needs to be
taken and thus guides the selection of SPN projects.
Many species have found a safe haven in SPN-
funded reserves.
14 152 CASE STUDY • COLOMBIA i NGO: Hummingbird
Conservancy
Country: Colombia
Refuge for newly Hectares: 720 hectares to
extend the Mesenia-Paramillo
discovered species
Nature Reserve
Partnership created: 2011
in the Andes
The northwest Andes Mountains are one of the most
biodiverse places on earth. To protect the abundance
of species in this region against logging and mining,
the Hummingbird Conservancy created the Mesenia-
Paramillo Nature Reserve. Recent expeditions in this
Reserve have resulted in many new discoveries, further
underlining the need to secure these areas.
Recent discoveries at Mesenia-Paramillo
Problem
Situated in the northwest Andes of logging and mining companies,
Colombia, the Mesenia-Paramillo responsible for clearing trees and
Nature Reserve shelters one of the polluting the area.
most biodiverse habitats on the
planet. Within the 2,500 hectare Approach
reserve, consisting of cloud To prevent the deterioration
forest and alpine tundra, no less of these important habitats, Results Recently several research projects
than 302 bird species have been extension of the Mesenia-Paramillo The land purchase added extra have revealed new species of
registered. Among these are 15 Nature Reserve was urgently areas of cloud forest, humid reptiles, amphibians, insects and
threatened species, including the needed. In 2011, IUCN NL granted montane forest and alpine tundra orchids that are currently under
dusky starfrontlet which is listed 85,000 euros to the Hummingbird to the reserve, increasing the odds study and description. These new
as critically endangered on the Conservancy which was used of survival for many species, both discoveries have further confirmed
IUCN Red List. This makes this to purchase 720 hectares of known and yet to be discovered. the biodiversity value of the area
area one of the most important threatened forest on the fringes As it turned out, the reserve is an and attracted the attention of more
habitats for birds in all of the of the reserve and thus expand even richer biodiversity paradise research groups that have chosen
Americas. However, these plants Mesenia–Paramillo substantially. than previously thought. the reserve as a base to carry out
and animals are threatened by their scientific research.
16 172 CASE study • ARMENIA i NGO: Foundation for the
Protection of Wildlife and
Cultural Assets
Safe haven for unique Country: Armenia
Hectares: 5 year lease on 839
Armenian flora and
hectares to create Caucasus
Wildlife Refuge
Partnership created: 2010
fauna
Leasing a unique nature area in the Caucasus allows
vulnerable species to be protected from hunters. With
support from IUCN NL, the leopard and bear have a
chance at survival.
Problem
The unique Khosrov Reserve Protection of Wildlife and Cultural
in Armenia is home to all kinds Assets) received a grant to lease
of waterfowl, birds of prey such 839 hectares of land in the
as eagles and vultures, and no vulnerable boundary areas of the
less than 40 mammal species, reserve. Some of the money has
some of which can only be found gone towards building a facility for
in this part of the Caucasus. the park rangers. The park rangers
Unfortunately, many of these are in charge of enforcing park
animals, including the Caucasian regulations. The work of FPWC
leopard, lynx, mouflon (wild is also supported by the British
sheep), bear and bezoar goat are World Land Trust.
faced with extinction. The greatest
danger comes from hunters, but Result
also from farmers in the area who The Caucasus Wildlife Refuge the vicinity of the park. Other inside the reserve. In addition, the
let their cattle graze in the reserve, is increasingly becoming a animal populations are restoring people living in the area benefit
disrupting the habitat of the safe haven for flora and fauna, themselves as well. The number of from the reserve, so it receives
species that live there. as became incontrovertably bezoar goats has increased and a lot of local support. Four park
clear when in the end of 2013 a the animals are also less timid, rangers have been hired, and in
Approach Caucasian leopard was captured which is a sign that they feel at the future ecotourism is expected
Armenian partner organization on camera. It was eight years ease there. Herds numbering up to create jobs for the people in the
FPWC (Foundation for the since one had been seen in to 30 goats are now regularly seen nearby village of Urtsadzor.
18 19Capturing wildlife Signs of conservation
on camera
Cameras that snap
automatically
provide an excellent
opportunity to
monitor animals
without disturbing
them.
Tamandua, Bolivia
Syrian brown bear, Armenia Red shanked douc langur, Vietnam
Striped hyena, Iran Maned wolf, Bolivia
20 21Safeguarding ecosystem
services
How protecting nature benefits people IUCN NL helped local NGO
AESMO to secure crucial parts
of the mountainous Güisayote
3 reserve in Honduras. This reserve
contains dozens of springs that
supply water to many nearby
communities. By acquiring 348
extra hectares, the home of the
quetzal is safeguarded and water
The overwhelming majority of land of the acquired areas. After all, supply is protected.
acquisitions funded by SPN have protecting these forests also
the primary objective to preserve means protecting the services
habitats that are important for they provide, such as a
wildlife. Many of the projects constant supply of clean water.
however have the parallel objective This way, our projects create
to secure ecosystem services for a win-win for biodiversity and
communities that live in the vicinity human well-being. Food Fresh water
ecosystem
services
Creating a protected area
in the 20,000 hectare Khe
Nuoc Trong forest in Vietnam
is essential if many, very
rare species such as the red
shanked douc langur are
to survive. It also secures
important hydrological
functions. IUCN NL enabled
local NGO VietNature
Conservation Center to
negotiate a 30 year lease on a
781 hectare area.
Clean air Pollination Carbon storage
22 233 CASE STUDY • NICARAGUA i NGO: Association of Rural
Development Workers &
Green Empowerment
More trees for more Country: Nicaragua
Hectares: Extension of the
El Bote Forest Reserve with a
water and more land purchase of another 581
hectares
electricity
Partnership created: 2006
By protecting the forests around El Bote in Nicaragua,
valuable biodiversity is protected and a steady supply “The SPN program was
critical for us in order to
of water is ensured. This enables the local villagers to
establish and expand
operate a small hydropower plant. the El Bote Forest Reserve,
protecting the area’s
tremendous biodiversity
and conserving critical
water and soil resources.”
Anna Garwood,
Problem deforestation. This has led to Green Empowerment
El Bote is located in a remote the destruction of wildlife habitat.
mountainous area of Central Moreover, the loss of forest has
Northern Nicaragua. The area disrupted water supply in the
harbors unique flora and fauna, region.
including several endangered
species like jaguar, resplendent Approach
quetzal and the harpy eagle. The A strategy was needed to tackle
tropical mountain forests capture the threats to biodiversity, but Result
rainwater and consequently also to secure the hydrological clinics and companies. To keep The El Bote community realized
ensure clean drinking water and functions of this important this hydropower plant in operation, that conserving the water basin
irrigation water for the farmland in water basin. Local NGOs Green sufficient water must be available. not only guarantees the long-term
the lower lying valleys. Empowerment and ATDER This was ensured by creating a protection of the area’s exceptional
The region is under increasing worked together to implement a 245 hectare reserve protecting natural resources, but also
threat from commercial logging community-based hydroelectric the trees up in the mountains. supplies power to approximately
and population growth. Road water basin conservation project in Between 2006 and 2013, IUCN 7,000 people. Local residents y
construction has enabled the community of El Bote. NL supported the extension of the now actively manage and protect
settlers and logging companies A 900kW hydroelectric plant reserve by another 581 hectares. their 956 hectare reserve. This is a
to penetrate further into the was constructed to bring reliable win-win for biodiversity and human
forest and accelerate the rate of electricity to homes, schools, well-being.
24 253 CASE STUDY • ECUADOR i NGO: Natura y Cultura Ecuador
Country: Ecuador
Hectares: Acquisition of 250
Saving tapirs and hectares of cloud forest in high
biodiversity watershed
securing water through
Partnership created: 2008
forest protection
Protection of the forests on the western slope of
Podocarpus National Park in Ecuador simultaneously
achieves two important goals: conserving vital habitat
for tapirs and securing the reliable supply of clean
drinking water to the city of Loja.
Problem affected by human activity
The Podocarpus-El Condor such as cutting down trees for
National Park provides the wood and clearance of land to
last ecological connection make way for cattle grazing and
between three of the world’s other agriculture. Forest fires
most important forest areas: the intentionally set during the dry
Tumbesian Dry Forest, the Andean season have damaged the forest
Forest, and the Upper Amazonian severely. As the trees are lost so
Forest in Ecuador. The park is the soil is unable to retain water, Results
one of the world’s biodiversity which affects Loja’s water supply signing an agreement with Natura Acquiring these forests served two
hotspots, with an estimated 800 and water quality. y Cultura Ecuador (NCE) to important goals. First it protects
species, half of Ecuador’s total. It stop further deforestation. With some of the last remaining forest
is one of the last places on earth Approach support from IUCN NL, NCE has in a biodiversity hotspot, crucial
where the threatened bearded The municipality of Loja realized purchased 250 hectares of forest for the survival of many unique
guan still occurs. The area is also that the lack of forest protection on the slopes of the Podocarpus species. Secondly, protecting the
home to the endangered Andean was costing them an estimated National Park. Additionally, forest also benefits the 160,000
tapir, a large herbivore, and the one million dollars every year, together with the municipality, inhabitants of Loja. Preserving the
spectacled bear. through increased costs in they agreed to spend part of the trees means that the hydrology in
water treatment, damage money from water taxes on the the region will improve, securing
Over the past few decades, to infrastructure and costs management of these forests. their supply of drinking water for
the area surrounding the city associated with forest fires. This the future.
of Loja has been seriously has resulted in the municipality
26 27From project NGOs
proposal STEP
1 Submit pre-proposal
to protected area
May 1st
±100 proposals STEP
First selection 2
30-40 proposals
STEP
Second selection 3
Funding priority is given to: 20 proposals
• Areas with endangered species 4
STEP
Third selection
• Ecosystems under represented in the public
after consulting
protected areas system international network
• A reas with a strategic importance for 12-15 proposals
the protection of the hinterland (buffer STEP
5 Submit full proposal
zones) or which connect important areas
August 15th
(corridors)
12-15 proposals
STEP
Assessment by 6
IUCN NL and
international network
10 proposals
STEP
Final selection by 7
International Review
Committee
5-10* proposals
STEP
8 Sign contract and
acquire threatened
nature
October
* Depending on available budget
28 29Snowball effect of “The SPN grant was crucial to catalyze the
small grants
collaboration with other donors. Once
we received SPN support, American Bird
Conservancy was willing to offer a match of
funds for the purchase price, whereby four
How SPN support creates leverage other institutions then felt the project would
succeed and offered their support.”
Fundación Armonia, Bolivia
The impact of land acquisition The backing from IUCN NL
projects is not restricted to the provides added value on an
purchase of pristine nature. institutional level. For many of “[The grant] has been
Becoming a landowner enables our beneficiaries, having been
very important as it gave
local NGOs to establish a solid selected to receive a grant from “For FPWC the
foothold in their region. It provides an international donor allows relevance and visibility
SPN grant was a
them a chance to show their them to participate more actively to Fundaexpresión both
starting point for the
competence and their long-term in the debates concerning at a national level,
implementation of
vision, which earns them the environmental issues. It improves where we are advising
trust and respect of both local their reputation and they gain a totally new model
in national programs for
communities and authorities. credibility with authorities and of protected areas
community sanitation, and
This support, in turn, creates decision makers. management in
international level, where
opportunities for developing joint Armenia. This had a
we are participating in
projects with the local people, In addition, the international tremendous impact
involving them closely in the support from IUCN NL is seen Rio+20 People’s Summit.”
on the development of
creation of a sustainable future for by many other donors as a our organization and Fundaexpresión, Colombia
their region. ‘quality stamp’, which helps
its strategic position
our partners to raise additional
funding from other local and and perception in the
international donors contributing country as well as in its
to the long term sustainability international relations.”
of the reserves.
FPWC, Armenia
“The support of IUCN NL has given greater
visibility to our work and helped us get
more donors to purchase areas.”
Instituto Rã-bugio para Conservação da Biodiversidade,
Brazil
30 31Sharing and inspiring “The visit showed us that conservation
is something that many different people
How exchanging knowledge drives are working toward, in many different
places, and that we, two park rangers
projects forward from the Jama-Coaque Reserve, are part
of this more universal project to preserve
tropical forests before they are lost.”
The exchange of information is a By visiting peer projects, our
crucial aspect in conservation. The partners compare and share Third Millenium Alliance park rangers Edilberto
partners of SPN harbor a wealth experiences for mutual benefit. Marquez and Dany Murillo after visiting three SPN
of experience and know-how as During exchange visits, networks funded reserves in other parts of Ecuador
well as a great willingness to share are created, ideas evolve and
their knowledge. Looking for ways inspiration is found in observing
to exploit this, IUCN NL regularly and questioning the work of
organizes seminars and exchange dedicated fellow-conservationists.
visits for and between partner Often, a visit turns out to be an
organizations. eye-opening experience that “Our trip was highly educating not only for
fosters a feeling of camaraderie the ideas, but also for the methodologies
and companionship between
that Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda is using.
fellow park rangers.
Using models learnt from them, we are now
beginning to design our own conservation
Symposium Symposium methodologies adapted to our conditions.”
LOCATION: The Netherlands LOCATION: Brazil
TITLE: Land purchase as TITLE: Payments for
CREA Panama director Michael Roy after visiting GESG
Exchange visit
an intervention ecological services LOCATION: Ecuador
in Mexico
strategy for biodiversity and strengthening TITLE: Forest rangers
conservation memberships sharing experiences
“I greatly value the diversity of the
participating organizations and
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 the real life experience of several
organizations which are already
very successful in securing land.
I am grateful for the opportunity
given to me.”
Symposium Symposium Exchange visit
LOCATION: Belize LOCATION: Singapore LOCATION: Peru Pham Tuan Ahn from VietNature Conservation
TITLE: Financial TITLE: Securing land for TITLE: Exploring
Center after visiting the 2010 symposium
sustainability of private conservation in Asia: different governance
protected areas Opportunities, pitfalls models
and alternatives
32 3334 35
Voices from the field
“It’s more than just an
“To me these mountains are
area for conservation, it’s
so precious, so beautiful, so
emotionally in my heart.”
wise that I have dedicated
Ruben Khachatryan, FPWC
my life to their conservation.”
Pati Ruiz Corzo, GESG
Ruben and his team at FPWC are
committed to safeguarding Armenia’s
Grupo Ecologico Sierra Gorda, founded by unique natural heritage with the help of
Pati, protects a precious area in the heart IUCN NL. • vimeo.com/iucnnl/armenia
of Mexico. • vimeo.com/iucnnl/mexico
Watch and
share our “We are securing the
intro video This short animation explains future of this animal for
perhaps another hundred
how IUCN NL helps to save
species by connecting habitats years at least. It gives me
vimeo.com/iucnnl/spn great peace.”
Vivek Menon, WTI
In India, IUCN NL supports Vivek and his
team at WTI in securing elephant corridors.
• vimeo.com/iucnnl/india
36 37Ingredients for success Looking forward
Making an acquisition project a success is a joint effort. The SPN program has Our fourteen year track record of
From the NGO’s end, the crucial factor is the capacity, undoubtedly accomplished successful projects proves that
its mission of connecting and our concept of strategic nature
passion, commitment and permanent presence of local protecting key nature reserves. acquisition works. Even the
staff. Without this, projects will fail. From IUCN NL’s Thanks to support from IUCN acquisition of a small patch of land
end, three ingredients are key: NL, these valuable habitats are can deliver visible and long-lasting
preserved, not just for now, but results. You can help make a
also for future generations. In difference.
Expertise frustrating future acquisition addition, we can rely on capable
Local intelligence is key in the projects, and not too low, making NGOs who have taken on the
selection process, to verify NGO sellers feel they are ‘squeezed responsibility of caring for their
capacities, land prices and how out’ and giving them a negative land – a task they take extremely
the proposed land purchase attitude to conservation. That’s seriously. These people, with
intervention ‘fits’ in with other why IUCN NL doesn’t rush. their amazing passion and Take action today
conservation strategies. IUCN NL commitment, are the foundation and contact us to
explore opportunities.
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efficiently as possible. This means projects.
Patience first of all being flexible, accepting
Land acquisition can be a very that for the most part the NGO has
time-consuming process. NGOs superior knowledge about what is
need time to negotiate the right best in a given situation.
price: not too high, to prevent
“Though we have funded a wide
variety of organizations, in many
parts of the world, they all share
one thing in common: they all feel
a strong connection to the project
area and truly care about its
future.”
Maas Goote, Director IUCN NL
38 39Dutch Postcode Lottery
The Small grants for the Purchase of Nature program
could not exist without the support of the Dutch
Postcode Lottery. The Dutch Postcode Lottery has
been raising funds for organizations that work for a
greener and fairer world since 1989. Fifty percent of
the proceeds from the lottery tickets are distributed
to charitable organizations. Over 2013, the lottery
donated a record €302 million to 90 good causes.
IUCN NL has been beneficiary of the Dutch Postcode
Lottery since 2001 and receives a yearly contribution
of €900,000. www.postcodeloterij.nl
40Creating wildlife corridors is an extremely
targeted and cost effective tool to protect
nature. With the financial support of the
IUCN NL program Small grants for the
Purchase of Nature (SPN), local NGOs
are able to acquire strategically important
parcels of land to connect isolated forests,
thereby greatly increasing the living space
for wild animals such as birds, jaguars and
monkeys. The pioneering approach by SPN
can make all the difference to the chances
of survival of many unique and endangered
species.
IUCN NL
(National Committee of The Netherlands)
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