Land purchase

Frank Hullmann, Ph.D. (center), Presdient of NABU Regional Group Erzgebirge, handing over a donation of 3.000 € to Claudia Avendaño and Knut Eisermann, representatives of UPROBON from Cobán, Guatemala. The donations were collected during butterfly exhibitions in the Botanical Garden Chemnitz in 2005 and 2006. The donation was handed over after a slide presentation by Knut Eisermann and Claudia Avendaño in the Botanical Garden on 12 January 2007.

Satellite photo of the Yalijux mountain range from 2000. Dark green areas are primary forest, paler areas are agricultural land and secondary shrub. Actual area of the Chelemhá cloud forest reserve (red frame), and recently purchased land (blue frame). Other protected areas (yellow frame). Satellite photo from Markussen (2003).

In order to avoid fragmentation between two protected areas (see graphic), the Chelemhá cloud forest reserve was expanded over 172 ha, including 100 ha of primary cloud forest.


The owner is the conservationist NGO UPROBON. This organization administrates the protected area and coordinates conservation activities in Chelemhá.


UPROBON needs still US$ 12,630 for the land purchase.


Help to save the habitat of the Quetzal! With a donation you can support the conservation of this valuable reserve. With only US$50 you support the purchase of 2,800 sqm of cloud forest.

References


Markussen, M. (2003): Waldkonversion und Bodendegradation in Bergnebelwaldgebieten Guatemalas (Alta Verapaz) - Ein Beitrag zur Biodiversitätsfoschung in sensiblen tropischen Ökosystemen. Dissertation, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.

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