HELPING THE
TURTLES SURVIVE, is a project of
Shehri-CBE, Funded by
the Global Environment Facility Programme (GEF) - Small Grants
Programme, under the
auspices of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
Pakistan.
A major factor contributing to the Green Turtles decline worldwide
is commercial harvest for eggs and meat. Other threats include
loss of degradation of nesting habitat from coastal development
and beach armoring; disorientation of hatchlings by beach front
lighting; excessive nest predation; degradation of foraging
habitat; marine pollution and debris; water craft strikes; and
incidental take from channel degrading and commercial fishing
operation.
The primary objective of the project is to develop sustainable
programs and activities for protecting the Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia
mydas) and conservation and land use management of the Green
Sea Turtle nesting beach habitat in the project area through
interventions based on the concept of environmental stewardship
and participatory management.
The main underlying theme in this project is the identification,
evaluation and analysis of the factors that may be the turtle
habitat in the project area unsuitable for nesting/hatching and to
develop linkages and correlations between the various human and
physical variables as they impact directly or indirectly on the
turtle habitat.
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