The folders below contain reports that outline conservation strategies and scientific publications on the current distribution and ecology of the brown-headed spider monkey.
Conservation strategies
- Analysis and evaluation of cacao plantations in Tesoro Escondido [PDF 76.52KB]
Visit to Tesoro Escondido to evaluate the cacao by Susana Cárdenas Overstall (August 2013)
- A tool kit for conservation of the forests of Tesoro Escondido - Client Earth 2013 [PDF 979.87KB]
Working in collaboration with the environmental law firm 'Client Earth' we investigated the potential for a range of conservation and sustainable income generation strategies for conservation of forests and primates of Tesoro Escondido.
- Call for protection of the Canande watershed [PDF 1.98MB]
Collection of reports highlighting the importance of the region for conservation
- Diagnostic report - cacao as a sustainable livelihood and conservation strategy in Tesoro Escondido by Susana Cárdenas Overstall (Spanish) [PDF 13.63MB]
Detailed diagnostic of cacao potential based on visit to Tesoro Escondido by Susana Cárdenas Overstall (August 2013)- Spanish
- Summary of chocolate project [DOCX 2.09MB]
Summary document outlining details of the conservation chocolate project
- Summary of the project [PDF 492.29KB]
Visit to Tesoro Escondido to evaluate the cacao by Susana Cárdenas Overstall (August 2013)
Working in collaboration with the environmental law firm 'Client Earth' we investigated the potential for a range of conservation and sustainable income generation strategies for conservation of forests and primates of Tesoro Escondido.
Collection of reports highlighting the importance of the region for conservation
Detailed diagnostic of cacao potential based on visit to Tesoro Escondido by Susana Cárdenas Overstall (August 2013)- Spanish
Summary document outlining details of the conservation chocolate project
Scientific papers
Collection of scientific research papers and documents that form the basis of the conservation strategy for the brown-headed spider monkey
- Does research help to safeguard protected areas? [PDF 1.29MB]
Paper outlining role of research in conserving rainforests - Masters thesis (Bayron Calle - Role of Brown-headed spider monkey in seed dispersal) [PDF 926.54KB]
Masters thesis by Bayron Calle showing the role of spider monkeys as keystone seed dispersers of hardwood tree species - Masters thesis (Denise Spaan MSc Primate Conservation Oxford-Brookes University) [PDF 1.00MB]
Thesis by Denise Spaan investigating habitat use by Ateles fusciceps) - Peck et al 2010 - International Journal of Primatology [PDF 532.48KB]
Focusing Conservation Efforts for the Critically Endangered Brown-headed Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps) Using Remote Sensing, Modeling, and Playback Survey Methods - Undergraduate thesis (Andrea Tapia BSc Universidad san Francisco de Quito) [DOC 574.00KB]
Feeding ecology of brown-headed spider monkeys