Great news! Arrete Communal! The first municipal reserve in Haiti! Ricords Iguana habitat! From the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund...... A small community in Haiti has taken a landmark step toward saving the last of the Critically Endangered Ricord’s iguana (Cyclura ricordii). The municipal government in Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, recently created a Municipal Protected Area, legally protecting 3,000 hectares of dry forest for the conservation of a small population of the Ricords iguana. With support from CEPF through our investment in the Caribbean Islands biodiversity hotspot, the International Iguana Foundation worked with community members in Anse-à-Pitres to create the Arrete Communal, the first municipal reserve in Haiti. Read the full press release at the link below.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 18:53:39 +0000
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