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Management of "Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra de las Minas"
Contributing IUCN constituents: Defenders of Nature Foundation
Project Details
| Name | Management of "Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra de las Minas" |
| Description | Sierra de las Minas is a gem of biodiversity due to its wide range of elevation, spanning from 33 to 9,875 feet (10 to 3,010 meters) above sea level. With such natural wealth, it comes as no surprise that the Sierra is one of the internationally recognized biosphere reserves in UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere program. Under Defensores de la Naturaleza management since 1990, the biosphere is home to at least 575 species of birds, mammals, amphibians, and reptiles. It covers an area of 600,000 acres (2,426 km2). The mountain range is home to the headwaters of over 63 different rivers, bringing clean water to people and wildlife. |
| Contributing IUCN Constituent | Defenders of Nature Foundation |
| Start Date | 1/1/2021 |
| End Date | 12/31/2030 |
| Conservation Actions | 1.1. Site/area protection1.2. Resource & habitat protection2.1. Site/area management2.3. Habitat & natural process restoration4.2. Training6.1. Linked enterprises & livelihood alternatives |
| Needed annual budget | $3,180,000.00 |
| Total annual budget | $2,300,000.00 |
| Staff | ♀ 3 | ♂ 21 |
| Beneficiaries | ♀ - | ♂ - |
Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions
Absolute value (STAR)
1,197.7
7.3% of the total biodiversity conservation potential of Guatemala is covered by this project.
16,426.6
3% of The Americas's biodiversity conservation potential is from Guatemala.
543,527.6
44.4% 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
2.62%
Other
10.18%
Housing & urban areas
11.81%
Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases
16.07%
Agricultural & forestry effluents
28.80%
Annual & perennial non-timber crops
30.52%
Logging & wood harvesting
Threat type