Maximising long-term survival prospects of Montserrat’s endemic species and ecosystem-services
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Darwin Plus
VALUE £165,400
WHERE Montserrat
Summary
Island-wide ecological sustainability and endemic species-survival enhanced, despite interaction of volcanism and human-activities, through strategic planning and varied management approaches, and biological recording, in both open and Exclusion zones.
Biodiversity monitoring efforts aimed at identifying the migration patterns of Endangered sea turtles highlight the urgent need for global conservation.
Invasive rodents preyed on ground-nesting birds in South Georgia, including burrowing petrels. Researchers making progress in monitoring their recovery.