Updated: July 2009
In order to avoid fragmentation between two protected areas (see satellite photo), the Chelemhá cloud forest reserve was expanded over 172 ha, including 100 ha of primary cloud forest.
The conservationist organization UPROBON is the owner of the purchased land. This organization administrates the protected area and coordinates conservation activities in Chelemhá.
The financiation of the land purchase has been finalized in 2009 and was supported by NABU Regionalverband Erzgebirge e.V., Stiftung Artenschutz, PROEVAL RAXMU, and private donators. We are grateful for all donations.
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| 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.
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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, 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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