Project

Strengthening Evidence-Based Collaborative Monarch Butterfly Conservation

Status: Active
Operational Plan: 2025
Project Duration: 14 months
Start date: January 1, 2025

Monarch butterfly population has experienced a significant decline over the last few decades. While the 2024-2025 wintering season saw an increase from the previous year, this remains one of the lowest recorded population sizes and highlights the ongoing challenges for monarch conservation, as well as the urgent need for coordinated, evidence-based conservation efforts. The Trinational Monarch Conservation Science Partnership (TMCSP), established by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, in response to the record-low wintering population size observed in 2013/2014, has played a crucial role in addressing monarch conservation challenges collaboratively. The project will convene the TMCSP and other key conservation actors within targeted virtual meetings, where they will take stock of evidence-gathering efforts and draw lessons from their implementation and results. Inclusive collaborative action will be further supported through a joint, in-person meeting to identify needs, barriers and opportunities related to on-the-ground monarch conservation, evidence-based priority actions, and a unified approach to addressing them. The project aims to help guide future conservation strategies and support the ongoing efforts of the Trinational Monarch Conservation Science Partnership and monarch conservation practitioners working for the recovery of monarchs in North America.

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