Types of AFI solutions: safe infrastructure for birds and communities
Nest projects
Initiatives that take flight
We are working on five pioneering investment projects that harmoniously articulate production needs with ecosystems’ conservation and well-being, and inhabitants’ well-being.
Projects funded through AFI will provide identified and measurable co-benefits linked to ecosystem services, economic development, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Chile
Improving coastal climate resilience
Site:
Rocuant Andalién Wetland System.
Importance:
National and international. Marsh, estuarine and riparian wetland system.
Allies:
Costs of Urbanization on the Coast (Urbancost), Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre.
Type of solution:
Wetland restoration. Recovery of the ecosystem service of flood regulation and biodiversity.
Intervention status:
Valuation of natural capital.
Project category:
Nature-based solution.
Birds:
Threat:
Multiple anthropogenic threats (road development, urban development, canalization, monocultures, agriculture and livestock), mainly the increase in urban development (28% in 10 years and a projection of 238% according to current planning instruments (Rojas et al., 2022).
Citation: Rojas, O., Soto, E., Rojas, C and López, J. 2022. Assessment of the flood mitigation ecosystem service in a coastal wetland and potential impact od future urban development in Chile. Habitat International,123.10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2022.102554.
Ecuador
Integration of bird-friendly practices in power transmission and distribution lines serving the Ecuadorian shrimp industry
Site:
Gulf of Guayaquil and its surroundings.
Importance:
National and international. Mangroves, intertidal mudflats, and dry forest remnants.
Allies:
Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador.
Type of solution:
Incorporation of best practices to avoid/mitigate impacts on the bird community.
Intervention status:
Preparation of environmental impact studies.
Project category:
Bird-friendly and bird-safe infrastructure.
Birds:
Whimbrel(Numenius phaeopus), Semipalmated Plover(Charadrius semipalmatus), and Semipalmated Sandpiper(Calidris pusilla), important concentrations of Anas bahamensis, Nyctanassa violacea, and Charadrius semipalmatus, as well as an important congregation of Red-lored Plover(Charadrius semipalmatus) and a significant congregation of Red-lored Sandpiper(Calidris semipalmata). semipalmatus as well as an important congregation of Red-lored Amazon Amazon(Amazona autumnalis) and the presence of the critically endangered Great Green Macaw(Ara ambiguus).
Threat:
Collision or electrocution of birds on overhead power lines.
Ecuador
Landscape restoration project of montane forests and aquatic ecosystems in the northwestern Andes of Ecuador.
Site:
The Choco-Andean mountain forests of Pichincha and Imbabura.
Importance:
The Andean Chocó is a biogeographical region that represents the transition between two global biodiversity hotspots: the Tropical Andes and Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena. This transition generates high indices of diversity and endemism, with key habitat areas for threatened and vulnerable avifauna species, such as migratory birds, experiencing serious population declines.
Allies:
Type of solution:
Restoration of forest on degraded lands and installation of green and gray infrastructure for water treatment.
Intervention status:
Structuring.
Project category:
Nature-based solutions.
Birds:
Migratory species of interest:
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean Warbler, Contopus cooperi Boreal Warbler, Cardellina canadensis Canada Warbler
Resident species of interest:
Cephalopterus penduliger Pájaro Paraguas Longipéndulo, Andigena laminirostris Tucán Andino Piquilaminado, Neomorphus radiolosus Cuco Hormiguero Bandeado, Eriocnemis nigrivestis Zamarrito Pechinegro, Glaucidium nubicola Mochuelo Nuboselvático, Dacnis berlepschi Dacnis Pechiescarlata, Ara ambiguus Guacamayo Verde Mayor, Spizaetus isidori Águila Andina.
Threat:
Deforestation and habitat fragmentation, contamination of rivers and other bodies of water.
Panama
Incorporation of bird-friendly architecture and design elements at CAF’s headquarters in Panama City
Site:
Rocuant Andalién Wetland System.
Importance:
National and international. Marsh, estuarine and riparian wetland system.
Allies:
Costs of Urbanization on the Coast (Urbancost), Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre.
Type of solution:
Wetland restoration. Recovery of the ecosystem service of flood regulation and biodiversity.
Intervention status:
Valuation of natural capital.
Project category:
Nature-based solution.
Birds:
Threat:
Multiple anthropogenic threats (road development, urban development, canalization, monocultures, agriculture and livestock), mainly the increase in urban development (28% in 10 years and a projection of 238% according to current planning instruments (Rojas et al., 2022).
Citation: Rojas, O., Soto, E., Rojas, C and López, J. 2022. Assessment of the flood mitigation ecosystem service in a coastal wetland and potential impact od future urban development in Chile. Habitat International,123.10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2022.102554.
Canada
In conjunction with our partner, Birds Canada, we have managed a knowledge exchange project with Metro Vancouver on Lona Island, British Columbia.
Description:
The focus is on learning about the mechanisms implemented in the comprehensive design of the modern wastewater treatment plant on Iona Island in the Fraser River to improve water quality, restore estuarine health, and generate essential habitat for migratory birds.
This is AFI’s first nest project focused on knowledge management, with the goal of making visible, sharing, and replicating best practices that link communities, birds, and nature.
Importance:
National and international. Marsh, estuarine and riparian wetland system.
Allies:
Costs of Urbanization on the Coast (Urbancost), Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre.
Type of solution:
Wetland restoration. Recovery of the ecosystem service of flood regulation and biodiversity.
Intervention status:
Valuation of natural capital.
Project category:
Nature-based solution.
Birds:
Threat:
Multiple anthropogenic threats (road development, urban development, canalization, monocultures, agriculture and livestock), mainly the increase in urban development (28% in 10 years and a projection of 238% according to current planning instruments (Rojas et al., 2022).
Citation: Rojas, O., Soto, E., Rojas, C and López, J. 2022. Assessment of the flood mitigation ecosystem service in a coastal wetland and potential impact od future urban development in Chile. Habitat International,123.10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2022.102554.
Chile
Improving coastal climate resilience
Site:
Rocuant Andalién Wetland System.
Importance:
National and international. Marsh, estuarine and riparian wetland system.
Allies:
Costs of Urbanization on the Coast (Urbancost), Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre.
Type of solution:
Wetland restoration. Recovery of the ecosystem service of flood regulation and biodiversity.
Intervention status:
Valuation of natural capital.
Project category:
Nature-based solution.
Birds:
168 bird species (eBird)
Threat:
Multiple anthropogenic threats (road development, urban development, canalization, monocultures, agriculture and livestock), mainly the increase in urban development (28% in 10 years and a projection of 238% according to current planning instruments (Rojas et al., 2022).
Citation: Rojas, O., Soto, E., Rojas, C and López, J. 2022. Assessment of the flood mitigation ecosystem service in a coastal wetland and potential impact od future urban development in Chile. Habitat International,123.10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2022.102554.
Ecuador
Integration of bird-friendly practices in power transmission and distribution lines serving the Ecuadorian shrimp industry
Site:
Gulf of Guayaquil and its surroundings
Importance:
National and international. Mangroves, intertidal mudflats, dry forest remnants.
Allies:
Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador.
Type of solution:
Incorporation of best practices to avoid/mitigate impacts on the bird community.
Intervention status:
Preparing environmental impact studies.
Project category:
Bird-friendly and bird-safe infrastructure.
Birds:
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) and Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), important concentrations of Anas bahamensis, Nyctanassa violacea, and Charadrius semipalmatus as well as an important congregation of Red-lored Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) and a significant congregation of Red-lored Sandpiper (Calidris semipalmatus). semipalmatus as well as an important congregation of Red-lored Amazon Amazon (Amazona autumnalis) and the presence of the critically endangered Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus).
Threat:
Collision or electrocution of birds on overhead power lines.
Ecuador
Landscape restoration project of montane forests and aquatic ecosystems in the northwestern Andes of Ecuador.
Site:
The Choco-Andean Mountain Forests of Pichincha and Imbabura
Importance:
The Andean Chocó is defined as a biogeographical region that represents the transition between two global biodiversity hotspots: Tropical Andes and Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena. This transition generates high indices of diversity and endemism, with key habitat areas for threatened and vulnerable avifauna species experiencing serious population declines, such as migratory birds.
Allies:
CONDESAN, Ecuadorian government entities to be defined.
Type of solution:
Restoration of forest on degraded lands and installation of green and gray infrastructure for water treatment.
Intervention status:
Structuring
Project category:
Nature-based solutions.
Birds:
Migratory species of interest:
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean Warbler, Contopus cooperi Boreal Pygmy, Cardellina canadensis Canada warbler
Resident species of interest:
Cephalopterus penduliger Long-tailed Umbrella Bird, Andigena laminirostris Andean Pied Toucan, Neomorphus radiolosus Banded Antbird Cuckoo, Eriocnemis nigrivestis Black-chested Curassow, Glaucidium nubicola Nuboselvatic Owl, Dacnis berlepschi Dacnis Pechiescarlata, Ara ambiguus Greater Green Macaw , Spizaetus isidori Andean Eagle.
Threat:
Deforestation and habitat fragmentation, contamination of rivers and other bodies of water.
Ecuador
Integration of bird-friendly practices in power transmission and distribution lines serving the Ecuadorian shrimp industry
Site:
Gulf of Guayaquil and its surroundings
Importance:
National and international. Mangroves, intertidal mudflats, dry forest remnants.
Allies:
Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador.
Type of solution:
Incorporation of best practices to avoid/mitigate impacts on the bird community.
Intervention status:
Preparing environmental impact studies.
Project category:
Bird-friendly and bird-safe infrastructure.
Birds:
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) and Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), important concentrations of Anas bahamensis, Nyctanassa violacea, and Charadrius semipalmatus as well as an important congregation of Red-lored Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) and a significant congregation of Red-lored Sandpiper (Calidris semipalmatus). semipalmatus as well as an important congregation of Red-lored Amazon Amazon (Amazona autumnalis) and the presence of the critically endangered Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus).
Threat:
Collision or electrocution of birds on overhead power lines.
Ecuador
Landscape restoration project of montane forests and aquatic ecosystems in the northwestern Andes of Ecuador.
Site:
The Choco-Andean Mountain Forests of Pichincha and Imbabura
Importance:
The Andean Chocó is defined as a biogeographical region that represents the transition between two global biodiversity hotspots: Tropical Andes and Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena. This transition generates high indices of diversity and endemism, with key habitat areas for threatened and vulnerable avifauna species experiencing serious population declines, such as migratory birds.
Allies:
CONDESAN, Ecuadorian government entities to be defined.
Type of solution:
Restoration of forest on degraded lands and installation of green and gray infrastructure for water treatment.
Intervention status:
Structuring
Project category:
Nature-based solutions.
Birds:
Migratory species of interest:
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean Warbler, Contopus cooperi Boreal Pygmy, Cardellina canadensis Canada warbler
Resident species of interest:
Cephalopterus penduliger Long-tailed Umbrella Bird, Andigena laminirostris Andean Pied Toucan, Neomorphus radiolosus Banded Antbird Cuckoo, Eriocnemis nigrivestis Black-chested Curassow, Glaucidium nubicola Nuboselvatic Owl, Dacnis berlepschi Dacnis Pechiescarlata, Ara ambiguus Greater Green Macaw , Spizaetus isidori Andean Eagle.
Threat:
Deforestation and habitat fragmentation, contamination of rivers and other bodies of water.
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