Grant in support of a study on the biological control of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) conducted at the University of Connecticut.

The Environmental Health Center is a division of The National Safety Council. Funding was provided for “The Russian Environmental Journalism Education Program.”

Grant in support of a researcher in Belize studying “Transfer Rates of Mobile Target Species from a Marine Reserve: Implications for Reserve Design and Function”.

Funding was used to acquire a computer and scanner for specimen scanning. Scanned images are used to develop identification aids.

Grant in support of a project to create a sustainable context for building codes in order to address the institutional and technical barriers to sustainable and restorative development and construction

Grant to support of the “Touch the Jungle, Wildlife Reserve” in Ecuador to protect small cats such as ocelot and margay

Grant in support of a natural resource extension program in Ecuador. Using funds provided by the CRF, a natural resource technician was hired to promote the stewardship of protected areas in northwestern Ecuador through agroforestry and environmental education programs.

Funding towards a research project on “Bat faunal relationships to landscape complexity in the Atlantic Forest of eastern Paraguay”.

Grant to support the publication of a new edition of Ecolodge Guidelines. These guidelines are intended to ensure that ecotourism lodging meets the highest possible international standards. International Ecolodge Guidelines (2002), is included with the folder.

Grant in support of the “The Monkey River Baseline Study: Basic and Applied Research for Monitoring and Assessment in Southern Belize.” A researcher with the University of Georgia conducted this study