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Sustenance of monitoring, maintenance and operation of the Pointe Sables Environmental Protection Area (PSEPA) and the Pigeon Island National Landmark (PINL) impacted by COVID-19
Contributing IUCN constituents: Saint Lucia National Trust
Project Details
| Name | Sustenance of monitoring, maintenance and operation of the Pointe Sables Environmental Protection Area (PSEPA) and the Pigeon Island National Landmark (PINL) impacted by COVID-19 |
| Description | The SLNT’s technical proposal for this BIOPAMA RRGc1090, provided direct support for the management of two main protected areas under the organisation’s mandate; namely Pigeon Island National Landmark (PINL) and Pointe Sables Environmental Protected Area (PSEPA). Given that PSEPA is a wide area, the SLNT was unable to effectively monitor the entire area as frequently as required, due to limited resources. This grant would assist the SLNT by supporting the employment of additional human resources during the COVID-19 economic downturn and also providing technological resources, such as a drone, for monitoring biodiversity changes in a timely manner. The RRG also provided the financial resources required to resume the SLNT’s offshore island biosecurity monitoring programme which would deter, reduce or provide early detection of illegal or invasive activities that pose threats to the islands. Additionally, the proposal emphasised that PINL is the main income generation site managed by the SLNT. Revenue generated goes towards sustenance of not just PINL but several other protected and conserved sites maintained by the SLNT. Some of the funding under RRGc1090 was be utilised for improving site security and increasing the amount of revenue generated by PINL thereby offsetting some of PINL’s COVID-19 related operating costs. |
| Contributing IUCN Constituent | Saint Lucia National Trust |
| Start Date | 5/1/2021 |
| End Date | 6/30/2022 |
| Conservation Actions | 1.1. Site/area protection1.2. Resource & habitat protection2.1. Site/area management2.3. Habitat & natural process restoration3.1. Species management4.2. Training4.3. Awareness & communications |
| Needed annual budget | - |
| Total annual budget | $44,975.00 |
| Staff | ♀ 7 | ♂ 9 |
| Beneficiaries | ♀ 9 | ♂ 22 |
Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions
Absolute value (STAR)
1.2
0.1% of the total biodiversity conservation potential of Saint Lucia is covered by this project.
898.8
0.2% of The Americas's biodiversity conservation potential is from Saint Lucia.
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
2.16%
Other
3.27%
Logging & wood harvesting
3.29%
Livestock farming & ranching
3.82%
Agricultural & forestry effluents
3.83%
Storms & flooding
6.90%
Roads & railroads
8.48%
Problematic native species/diseases
15.49%
Tourism & recreation areas
19.46%
Annual & perennial non-timber crops
33.30%
Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases
Threat type