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The United States’ Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 was signed into law on 2 July 2004. The act effectively established a funding mechanism to assist in the conservation of marine turtles and their nesting habitats in foreign countries. In addition to funds appropriated by the United States’ Government, the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund – which is managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service – has successfully leveraged additional resources for turtle conservation from an array of domestic and international partners.
From 2005-2009, the MTCF has provided grants to support projects in the Indian Ocean – South-East Asia region totalling some USD 1.2 million. This represents approximately 32% of the total funding made available for international marine turtle conservation work in all regions. Projects in about a dozen countries (almost all of them IOSEA Signatory States) have benefited from the programme. IOSEA itself has been awarded three grants to support the participation of delegates at meetings of the IOSEA Signatory States; as well as a grant to support the IOSEA Capacity Building and Technical Support Programme. Overall, 113 grant proposals have been received worldwide, of which 35 were selected for funding in 2009 alone.
The following table, consisting of content found on the MTCF website, summarises all of the projects that have been funded in the IOSEA region since 2005. Hopefully, it will encourage more applications to be submitted from countries that have yet to benefit from the programme.
For more information on the Multinational Species Conservation Funds, including details of application procedures, please visit the US Fish and Wildlife Service website, at:
http://www.fws.gov/international/DIC/species/marine_turtles/marine_turtle.html
The twice-yearly deadline for receipt of applications is: 1 April and 1 October.
* This information serves to update an IOSEA Profile of the Month published in July 2009
Projects in the IOSEA region receiving MTCF grants from 2005-2009
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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Australia
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Population studies to support conservation and management of hawksbill populations in the Indian Ocean |
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Bangladesh
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Community-based Sea Turtle Conservation Project in Cox's Bazar |
Community Based Sea Turtle Conservation Project in Cox’s Bazar |
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China
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Sea Turtle Survey: Monitoring and Local Community Awareness Project |
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India
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Collaborative Sea Turtle Research and conservation programmes through the Orissa Marine Resources Conservation Consortium, Orissa, India |
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Developing a Conservation and Monitoring Network for Sea Turtles in India: A National Initiation Workshop |
30th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation |
| Building a Network for Conservation of Marine Turtles in India |
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Indonesia
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Monitoring and management of leatherback nesting at Jarnursba Medi and Warmon Beaches in the Bird’s Head Region – Papua, Indonesia |
Monitoring and Evaluation of Hatching Success of Leatherback Nests at Jamursba Medi and Wermon Beaches in the Bird's Head Region at Papua |
Monitoring and Evaluation of Hatching Success of Leatherback Nests at Jamursba Medi and Wermon Beaches – Papua, Indonesia |
| Protection of Leatherback Nests at Wermon Beach in the Bird’s head region-Papua, Indonesia. |
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Japan
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Implementation of an Integrated Conservation Strategy for the Japanese Nesting Population of the Loggerhead Turtle |
Implementation of an integrated conservation strategy for the Japanese nesting population of loggerhead turtle |
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Oman
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Conservation of Loggerhead and Green Sea Turtles in Oman |
Conservation of Loggerhead Turtle Nesting Population in Oman: Tracking Reproductive Movements at the World's Largest Nesting Aggregation, Masirah Island, Oman |
Strategic Development of Initiatives for Marine Turtle Conservation in Oman |
Strategic Development of Initiatives for Marine Turtle Conservation in Oman |
Strategic Development of Initiatives for Marine Turtle Conservation in Oman 2009-2010 |
| Training and Capacity Building for Turtle Conservation Oman |
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Papua New Guinea
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Community Based Conservation and Management of Leatherback Sea Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in Papua, New Guinea: An Integrated and Collaborative Approach at Kamiali and Buang Buassi |
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Capacity Building to Conserve Leatherback Sea Turtles in Papua New Guinea |
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Sri Lanka
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Community Based In-situ Marine Turtle Nest Protection, Reserch and Community Education Program on Marine Turtles in Rekawa, Southern Sri Lanka |
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Thailand
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Support of the Indian Ocean- South East Asian Marine Turtle MOU Fourth Meeting of Signatory State |
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Support of the Indian Ocean - South East Asian (IOSEA) Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Fifth Meeting of Signatory States |
IOSEA Technical Support and Capacity Building Programme |
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United Kingdom
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Status and Conservation of Nesting in the Chagos Islands (BIOT) in a Regional Context |
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United Republic of Tanzania
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Tanzania Community-based Marine Turtle Conservation Program |
Tanzania Community-based Marine Turtle Conservation Project |
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United States of America
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Global Assessment of Arribada Olive Ridley Sea Turtles |
Support for Capacity Building and International Instruments for the Conservation of Marine Turtles and their Habitats |
A Global Assessment of Arribada Olive Ridley Sea Turtles |
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| Support for Capacity Building and International Instruments for the Conservation of Marine Turtles and their Habitats |
Support for Capacity Building and International Instruments for the Conservation of Marine Turtles and Their Habitats |
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Viet Nam
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Community based marine turtle nesting beach conservation in Quang Tri Province, central coast of Vietnam. |
Community-based Marine Turtle Nesting Beach Conservation in Vietnam: Pilot Sites for Hawksbill Turtles in Quang Tri Province |
Community based marine turtle nesting beach conservation in Vietnam; Pilot conservation sites for hawksbill turtles in Bai Tu Long National Park and leatherbacks in Quang Tri Province |
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Grants Summary*
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Grants for projects in IOSEA region
[Numbers of grants worldwide]
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3 [7]
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9 [25]
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6 [22]
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10 [24]
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9 [35]
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USFWS funds for IOSEA region [% of Total]
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$24,610 [27%]
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$189,899 [31%]
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$162,608 [25%]
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$389,759 [42%]
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$414,177 [28%]
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Total USFWS Funding
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$89,610
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$622,094
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$640,601
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$919,840
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$1,460,113
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*Click on YEAR to download summary of all projects funded that year.
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