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Community based project to protect and restore mangrove ecosystems in Hammerhead Shark Sanctuary Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
Contributing IUCN constituents:Shark Mission Conservation Association
Project Details
| Name | Community based project to protect and restore mangrove ecosystems in Hammerhead Shark Sanctuary Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica |
| Description | In 2010 Mision Tiburon started a research project in Golfo Dulce (South Pacific of Costa Rica), to identify essential habitats for the critically endangered scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna lewini. Based on Mision Tiburon´scientific results in May 2018, the Government of Costa Rica declared the Hammerhead Shark Sanctuary (HSS) Golfo Dulce to protect the wetlands ecosystems used as nursery ground for S. lewini. The HSS represents a new model of governance for Costa Rica, enabling communities in coastal ecosystems protection. Mision Tiburon has strengthened the HSS, engaging stakeholders in shark conservation and empowering local leaders. This project aims to restore the Sanctuary´s mangrove ecosystems used as essential habitats for shark threatened species, while promoting the inclusion in the society of vulnerable groups (women, fishers, youth). This initiative offers a holistic solution to climate change and biodiversity loss, preparing communities to develop capacities for a sustainable use of nature. |
| Contributing IUCN Constituent | Shark Mission Conservation Association |
| Start Date | 1/1/2020 |
| End Date | 12/31/2029 |
| Conservation Actions | 2.3 Habitat & Natural Process Restoration1.2 Resource & Habitat Protection4.3 Awareness & Communications5.2 Policies & Regulations4.2 Training |
| Needed annual budget | $400,000.00 |
| Total annual budget | $200,000.00 |
| Staff | ♀ 20 | ♂ 25 |
| Beneficiaries | ♀ 55 | ♂ 70 |
Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions
Absolute value (STAR)
34.7
0.3% of the total biodiversity conservation potential of Costa Rica is covered by this project.
12,986.3
2.4% of The Americas's biodiversity conservation potential is from Costa Rica.
543,527.6
45.4% of global biodiversity conservation potential is from The Americas.
This stacked bar chart represents the relative disaggregation of the selected contribution's total potential opportunity for reducing global species extinction risk through taking actions to abate different threats to species within its boundaries. The percentages refer to the amount of the total opportunity that could potentially be achieved through abating that particular threat.
% Contribution of threats to species extinction
1.38%
3.2 Mining & quarrying
1.40%
1.1 Housing & urban areas
2.81%
5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals
3.09%
9.2 Industrial & military effluents
3.42%
11.4 Storms & flooding
3.63%
2.2 Wood & pulp plantations
4.47%
1.3 Tourism & recreation areas
5.91%
8.1 Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases
5.92%
9.3 Agricultural & forestry effluents
6.37%
2.4 Marine & freshwater aquaculture
8.12%
2.3 Livestock farming & ranching
24.80%
5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
28.63%
2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
Threat type