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Effective Conservation Northern Tropical Andes Conservation Program South America Conservation Region January, 2007

Viability Categories Very Good Good Fair Poor Converted/Degraded Unknown Water Northern Tropical Andes – Viability

Viability Viability CategoriesHectares Very Good32,051,358 Good25,672,296 Fair12,252,913 Poor11,753,231 Converted/Degraded59,725,579 Unknown4,969,353 Water1,253,687 TOTAL147,678,416

* IUCN Categories I – IV ONLY Northern Tropical Andes – Management* Status Categories Very Good Good Fair Poor No Management * Converted/Degraded Unknown Water * IUCN Categories I – IV ONLY

Management Status* Status CategoriesHectares Very Good0 Good2,195,432 Fair5,608,008 Poor420,974 No Management *73,505,383 Converted/Degraded59,725,579 Unknown4,969,353 Water1,253,687 TOTAL147,678,416 * IUCN Categories I – IV ONLY

Threat Categories Low Medium High Very High Converted/Degraded Unknown Water Northern Tropical Andes – Threat

Threat Threat CategoriesHectares Low23,912 Medium81,034,166 High503,980 Very High0 Converted/Degraded59,725,579 Unknown5,137,092 Water1,253,687 TOTAL147,678,416

Northern Tropical Andes Effective Conservation Very Good Good Fair Poor Converted/Degraded Unknown Water

Effective Conservation Hectares Very Good0 Good3,877,765 Fair55,121,569 Poor22,562,724 Converted/Degraded59,725,579 Unknown5,137,092 Water1,253,687 TOTAL147,678,416

Major Habitat Types of the Northern Tropical Andes Deserts and Xeric Shrublands Flooded Grasslands and Savannas Mangroves Montane Grasslands and Shrublands Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Major Habitat Types of the Northern Tropical Andes Hectares Deserts and Xeric Shrublands12,112,996 Flooded Grasslands and Savannas895,068 Mangroves2,735,804 Montane Grasslands and Shrublands3,399,789 Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests23,243,071 Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands37,728,873 Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests67,490,638 Grand Total147,606,238 Major Habitat Types in the Northern Tropical Andes Conservation Program

Effective Conservation by Major Habitat Type for the Northern Tropical Andes Conservation Program

Area in Hectares of the Effective Conservation Categories by Major Habitat Type in the Northern Tropical Andes Conservation Program Very Good (HA)Good (HA)Fair (HA)Poor (HA) Deserts and Xeric Shrublands091,4624,747,2021,712,615 Flooded Grasslands and Savannas00430,679 Mangroves02,5441,475,344410,902 Montane Grasslands and Shrublands0731,0561,074,355736,019 Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests02,7843,540,2292,954,261 Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands01,312,55126,585,2563,317,207 Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests01,711,17517,668,71413,400,931 Effective Conservation by Major Habitat Type for the Northern Tropical Andes Conservation Program Percentage of Effective Conservation Categories by Major Habitat Type in the Northern Tropical Andes Conservation Program (see chart in slide 12) Very GoodGoodFairPoor Deserts and Xeric Shrublands0%1%72%26% Flooded Grasslands and Savannas0% 100% Mangroves0% 78%22% Montane Grasslands and Shrublands0%29%42%29% Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests0% 54%45% Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands0%4%85%11% Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests0%5%54%41%