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August 24, 2006 -
From the field
India Adopts CFI Recommendations for Community Forest Management
India's Ministry of Environment and Forests has announced that it will adopt a series of recommendations developed by MacArthur grantee Community Forestry International for improved forest management in the Northeast region of the country. 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
May 26, 2006 -
Press release
New Multi-Million Dollar Investments will Help Protect Himalayan Species
The World Wildlife Fund, the global conservation organization, and the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) today announced a $5 million investment program to pioneer new ways to conserve the immense natural wealth of the Eastern Himalayas ... Read More
March 28, 2006 -
From the field
New Natural Forest Areas Certified in Laos
With technical support from MacArthur Foundation grantees Tropical Forest Trust and World Wildlife Fund, two natural forest areas covering 125,000 acres in Laos have been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. This is the first ... 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
March 6, 2006 -
From the field
State Department to Analyze the Plan Colombia’s Effect on Amphibians
The Inter-American Association for Environmental Defense is a MacArthur grantee highlighting the environmental and social impacts of mass aerial spraying of herbicides by Plan Colombia, the U.S. and Colombian effort to eradicate illicit drug cultivation ... 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
October 15, 2005 -
Publication
ENewsletter: MacArthur Invests in China
Contents
Investing in China
Expanding the Science, Technology, and Security Initiative
At Work in China: Snapshots of Organizations Receiving New Grants
Related Grants
Investing in China
With nearly 1.3 billion people, China is the world ... Read More
April 21, 2005 -
Press release
Conservation Efforts in the Eastern Himalaya Region
MacArthur has announced 12 grants totaling more than $3.6 million for biodiversity conservation work in the Eastern Himalaya, which stretches nearly 1,000 miles from Nepal to Yunnan Province in China. Read More
January 14, 2005 -
Publication
Responding to the Tsunami in Asia and Human-Induced Disasters in Africa
The worldwide response to the destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean has been as heartening as the images from the region are tragic. Like that of so many people and institutions ... 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 12, 2004 -
Press release
Promoting Biodiversity Conservation in the South Pacific
MacArthur has announced a grant of $2 million to the University of the South Pacific (USP) for its Institute of Applied Sciences. Read More
August 17, 2004 -
Press release
Steve Cornelius Named Conservation And Sustainable Development Program Officer
In his position, Cornelius will contribute to MacArthur's goal of helping to preserve ecosystems and to support local institutions and their international allies for the long-term protection of the regions biodiversity. Read More
