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January 17, 2013 -
Press release
MacArthur Announces Conservation and Sustainable Development Grants in the Tropical Andes
MacArthur announced 15 grants totaling more than $4.2 million in support of conservation and sustainable development in the southern Tropical Andes. Read More
September 12, 2012 -
From the field
Conservationists Chronicle the Staggering Diversity of Wildlife in Bolivian Park
Scientists from a coalition of conservation groups, including MacArthur-supported Wildlife Conservation Society, released a compendium of species found in the 19,000 square-kilometer park Read More
August 24, 2012 -
Publication
Local Fijian Communities Play Critical Role in Maintaining Global Biodiversity
A study finds that locally managed marine protected areas within Fiji are playing an increasingly important role in the nation’s efforts to protect marine habitats. Read More
August 1, 2012 -
In the Media
"As Species Vanish, Taking Up a Mission to Protect Birds and Beasts"
From The New York Times
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June 25, 2012 -
Publication
The Last Vulture Bastion in Southeast Asia
As the vulture population declines throughout Asia, Cambodia endures as a bastion for the endangered bird. Read More
May 8, 2012 -
From the field
Smarter Nets Equal Bigger Fish, Higher Income
Study shows modifying gear size allows smaller fish to escape resulting in more profitable catches for poverty-stricken fisheries in Kenya. Read More
May 4, 2012 -
Publication
Protected Areas in Africa’s Albertine Rift Continue to Support Wildlife
A new book produced by the Wildlife Conservation Society and Albertine Rift Conservation Society, both MacArthur grantees, finds that strong management of the areas has preserved regional wildlife. Read More
March 26, 2012 -
From the field
Even Brief Fishing Season Can Prove Long-Term Detriment to Protected Marine Areas
A study by MacArthur grantee the Wildlife Conservation Society and other partners found that the opening of a protected Fijan coral reef for a brief fishing season significantly depleted wildlife in the area. Read More
February 27, 2012 -
Publication
Report Suggests Options for Managing Protected Marine Areas in Madagascar
A study by MacArthur grantees the University of California, Berkeley and the Wildlife Conservation Society uses a new methodology to suggest several options for managing marine life protection on Madagascar's west coast. Read More
January 3, 2012 -
From the field
Research to Aid in Caribbean Reef Restoration
A 14-year, MacArthur-supported study in Belize has found that fishing closures produce encouraging increases in populations of predatory fish species but only a minimal increase in herbivorous fish. Read More
November 4, 2011 -
From the field
Book Confronts Challenges Posed by Climate Change
Adapting to a Changing Environment: Confronting the Consequences of Climate Change provides governments, scientists, and managers with a framework for tackling the subject. Read More
October 4, 2011 -
Press release
Coral Collapse Preventable With Newly Identified Process
Using data from coral reef systems across the western Indian Ocean, MacArthur grantee Wildlife Conservation Society and others have identified how overfishing creates a series of big changes on reefs that precipitate a final collapse. Read More
August 12, 2011 -
Press release
Map on Coral Reef Systems Bolsters Conservation Efforts
Working in collaboration with other organizations, the Wildlife Conservation Society mapped coral systems and their exposure to stress factors. Read More
August 12, 2011 -
Publication
New Data on Coral Reef Systems Bolster Conservation Efforts
This report, produced in part by MacArthur grantee the Wildlife Conservation Society, studies the exposure of the world's corals to stress factors and identifies areas where those factors can be locally managed. Read More
June 23, 2011 -
Publication
Modern Fish Communities Live Fast and Die Young Due to Overfishing
Fishing pressures have created fish communities that contain more species with shorter life spans, faster growth rates, smaller average sizes, and fewer top predators, according to a new MacArthur-supported study by the Wildlife Conservation Society that ... Read More
June 3, 2011 -
From the field
Vulture Census in Cambodia to Monitor Critically Endangered Species
The Wildlife Conservation Society, a MacArthur grantee, and other members of the Cambodia Vulture Conservation Project are conducting their annual census to evaluate how vultures are faring against threats like pesticides and habitat loss. Read More
October 22, 2009 -
From the field
Cambodia Creates First Park to Protect Carbon and Wildlife
The government of Cambodia has transformed a former logging concession into a new, Yosemite-sized protected area that safeguards not only threatened primates, tigers, and elephants, but also massive stores of carbon. Read More
February 24, 2009 -
From the field
Cambodian Ministry Approves New Legal Protection for Conservation Area
Based on efforts by MacArthur grantee the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Fisheries recently approved new legal protection for the Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area. In 2003, after WCS surveys identified ... Read More
October 6, 2008 -
Press release
$50 Million to Protect Biodiversity Threatened by Climate Change
MacArthur is committing $50 million to help conservation groups working in eight biodiversity hotspots preserve biodiversity in the face of climate change. Read More
April 29, 2008 -
From the field
New Map Identifies Conservation Priorities in Madagascar
Two MacArthur Fellows have created a new map of conservation priorities in Madagascar, among the world’s most significant biodiversity hotspots and a focus of MacArthur’s conservation grantmaking. With funding from the Foundation, Patricia Wright ... Read More
September 5, 2007 -
From the field
New Species Discovered in Democratic Republic of Congo
An expedition by MacArthur grantee Wildlife Conservation Society to a remote corner of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has uncovered forests containing six new animal species: a bat, a rodent, two shrews, and two frogs. Read More
June 12, 2006 -
Press release
MacArthur Awards 16 Grants for Biodiversity Conservation in the Lower Mekong
MacArthur announced 16 grants totaling nearly $4.5 million for efforts to protect the biodiversity of the Lower Mekong region, which stretches from central Vietnam, through Laos and Cambodia, to the Mekong river delta. Read More
March 16, 2006 -
Publication
Global Conservation: Balancing Nature and Human Needs
Contents
President's Message: Balancing Nature and Human Needs
Director's Message: Reexamining the Social Dimensions of Conservation
Seeing the Big Picture: Conservation of Large Landscapes Worldwide
Conserving Seascapes in Madagascar: Linking Land and Sea
Defending ... Read More
November 8, 2005 -
Press release
Nearly $4 Million for Biodiversity Conservation in Southern Andes
MacArthur announced 18 grants totaling nearly $4 million for efforts to preserve the biological diversity of the Southern Andes region of Peru and Bolivia. Read More
October 24, 2005 -
Press release
Biodiversity Conservation Efforts in Africa's Albertine Rift Region
MacArthur awarded 13 grants, totaling more than $4 million, in support of conservation efforts in Central Africa. Read More
January 11, 2005 -
Press release
Biodiversity Conservation in the Caribbean
MacArthur has announced 13 grants totaling more than $3.2 million in support of biodiversity conservation work in the islands of the Caribbean. Read More
November 18, 2004 -
Press release
Protecting the Biodiversity of Madagascar
MacArthur has announced ten grants totaling more than $2.8 million in support of conservation and sustainable development efforts in Madagascar.
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November 7, 2002 -
Press release
Grants for Conservation and Sustainable Development Work in Asia And Africa
MacArthur has announced 15 grants totaling nearly $4.5 million in support of conservation and sustainable development work in the Eastern Himalaya region in Southeast Asia and the Albertine Rift area of Central Africa.
Support for ... Read More