Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

The Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin Connection

Grantee Name: Smithsonian Institution

Hotspot: Atlantic Forest
Location: Brazil
Amount: $57,852
Dates: Jun 2005 – Dec 2007
Keywords: Conservation planning, Species Conservation

Implement a study of the forest fragments in the Central biodiversity conservation corridor of the Atlantic Forest that make up the range of the golden-headed lion tamarin in an effort to develop a prioritization of areas for conservation in the corridor.

Strategic Direction :

1 Stimulate landscape management initiatives led by civil society in Central and Serra do Mar Corridors