About WHMSI

2003 Conference

2006 Conference

Identified Priority Needs

Tool Matrix

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Since the Draft Tool Matrix was developed after the 2003 Conference, it has continued to grow as more groups offer conservation tools. In order to organize this information in a more user-friendly and searchable format, we have partnered with the Rainforest Alliance to create the Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative Pathway.   The Pathway is integrated with the information available on the Eco-Index (www.eco-index.org), a searchable database of nearly 900 conservation projects in the Neotropics that receives an average of 80,000 visitors each month. The Eco-Index database is searchable by category, organization, funder, keyword, or any combination of those variables. To see the list of the migratory species projects available in the Eco-Index, visit: www.eco-index.org/search/menu.cfm?categoryID=85.

The Pathway features an updated “Tool Matrix”, now called the “Projects & Tools” section, which features more than 100 listings.  The Pathway also links to a list of all of the migratory species conservation projects in the Eco-Index database, archives of exceptional migratory species projects that have received Eco-Index awards for “Innovative Eco-Initiative”, “Best Lessons Learned”, or “Are We Making Progress Yet?” for outstanding monitoring and evaluation methodology.  The site also feature links to free migratory species conservation reports, feature articles about migratory species projects, and interviews with wildlife biologists and conservation leaders.

We urge you to continue your participation in the WHMSI Pathway by sharing and updating information about each of your migratory species conservation and management initiatives through this new site in the Eco-Index. By completing an Eco-Index questionnaire, information about your project will be included, in English and Spanish, in the Eco-Index database, as well as listed in the WHMSI “Projects & Tools” section. Projects based in Brazil will also be featured in Portuguese. We look forward to learning more about your project’s accomplishments, and to continue to provide migratory species conservationists with a cutting-edge vehicle to share information about their work.