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Projects > Latin America

Latin America and the Caribbean harbor a tremendous diversity of plant and animal life, yet conservation efforts in the region are often hampered by a lack of reliable biological and ecological information. NatureServe works to protect biological diversity in Latin America and the Caribbean by promoting the development and use of scientific information and technologies relevant to the region's pressing conservation needs and limited resources. Central to this effort is work to enhance in-country capacities for biological inventory, monitoring, and data management, and to link that capacity with hemispheric and global efforts to understand and protect species and the habitats on which they depend. NatureServe's projects and activities in Latin America focus on:

Species Assessments

• Assessing the status, distribution, and needs of species-at-risk in conjunction with conservation data centers, the IUCN Red List Programme, and other experts.

Ecosystem Assessments

• Assessing ecosystems using classification and mapping approaches that allow systems to be compared across national boundaries.

Conservation Analyses

• Producing analyses that meet critical conservation needs, based upon the best available data.

Capacity-Building

• Developing and supporting in-country capacity for biological information management through the network of conservation data centers and other partners.
• Providing scientific and technological support for regional activities carried out by international conservation organizations and inter-governmental processes.
• Creating technological tools that enhance the ability of scientists and conservationists to better understand and document biodiversity.

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