Caribbean Waterbird Census (CWC)

In 2011, GFC Inc was funded by the Society for the Conservation and Study or Caribbean Birds (SCSCB) for a project aimed at increasing support for NMBs and wetland conservation in the Caribbean region by promoting monitoring of NMBs as a means to improve science-based conservation planning and adaptive management of birds.

 

The objectives were to:           

                  

 

• Promote management and monitoring of NM wetland bird populations by implementing the CWC

 

• Develop local capacity to develop, implement and present the results of monitoring projects.

 

• Promote community outreach and education

 

• Contribute to maintenance, management, protection or restoration of bird habitat

 

This project is continuously being funded presently amounting to US $ 20,700.00, as bird counts are conducted in various habitats and entered on a monthly basis by volunteers trained in Bird Counting Protocols.