Abstract
Identifying viable conservation projects for Lepidoptera that target threatened species depends upon effective identification and execution within a framework of events. This process requires information gathering and analysis, stakeholder discussion and local community involvement, planning, action, monitoring and review. Published working examples from four continents are drawn upon to illustrate all the key stages, focusing on methods for identifying priority areas (complementarity, biodiversity hotspots, habitat distribution, irreplaceability) for conserving threatened Lepidoptera, whilst considering other conservation issues.
Highlights
Identify local communities open to involvement in conservation of the habitat for the Lepidoptera involved within the priority areas
Each method has its own strengths and weaknesses, and where a target species occurs in an area that has good results from all four methods, the target site should be relatively easy to conserve
A couple of examples of community involvement spring to mind – the world famous Ornithoptera ranching operations in Papua New Guinea have been operating for 32 years (Hutton 1983), and highlight sustainable operations that provide a local income and benefit a globally threatened taxon (Clark & Landford 1991)
Summary
These assets make Lepidoptera a good group for conserving natural land through the association of rare species to particular habitats in a landscape. This symposium’s second Key Area (assess priority areas / communities for Lepidoptera conservation initiatives at the local level that has global conservation impact) is, in effect, a strategy for implementing wildlife conservation in general, modified in this case for the conservation of Lepidoptera.
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