News in “Conservation”
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February 3, 2009 - Press release
Helping Threatened Ecosystems & Societies Adapt to Climate Change
Recognizing the significant impacts climate change is already having on both nature and people, MacArthur announced it is providing $2 million to the World Wildlife Fund and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Read More
November 24, 2008 - In the Media
"An Interview With E.O. Wilson, the Father of the Encyclopedia of Life"
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November 24, 2008 - In the Media
"E.O. Wilson on Ants and God and Us"
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November 24, 2008 - In the Media
"Annual Value of Belize Reefs Runs into Many Millions"
From the Rainforest Portal
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November 13, 2008 - Speech
“Learning, Knowing, and Serving: The MacArthur Foundation in Africa,” Remarks by Jonathan Fanton at the African Studies Association Annual Meeting
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton describes the Foundation's efforts to support knowledge for, in, from, and about Africa, efforts he argues are crucial to the positive growth of African institutions. Read More
October 24, 2008 - In the Media
"An Interview With E.O. Wilson, the Father of the Encyclopedia of Life"
From The New York Times
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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
October 6, 2008 - Speech
Remarks by Jonathan Fanton at the IUCN World Conservation Congress Climate Plenary
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton reviews how the Foundation's thinking about conservation has evolved, outlines its grantmaking strategy in the area, and announces a $50 million commitment to climate change adaptation. Read More
September 25, 2008 - In the Media
"Former Enemies Rwanda and Burundi Sign Conservation Pact"
From the Environmental News Service
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June 3, 2008 - Press release
Carnegie Institution for Science Receives Grant for Rainforest Monitoring
The Carnegie Institution for Science today announced a $1.8 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to create a database of plant chemical and remote sensing signatures for tropical forest species. Read More
May 28, 2008 - From the field
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund Receives Support for Conserving Biodiversity Hotspots
MacArthur recently committed $12 million in new funds for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) to help conserve biodiversity hotspots, the most threatened and biologically rich areas on Earth. 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
April 15, 2008 - From the field
Group Discovers 14 Plant Species New to Nepal
The Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal (ESON), which is supported by MacArthur, has discovered 14 plant species new to the nation. ESON President Dr. Krishna Shrestha and a survey team recorded the status, richness, and diversity of ... Read More
April 10, 2008 - From the field
New Madagascar Conservation Map Protects Maximum Number of Species in Biodiversity Hot Spot
An international team of researchers has developed a remarkable new roadmap for finding and protecting the best remaining holdouts for thousands of rare species that live only in Madagascar. Read More
February 29, 2008 - From the field
New Species of Elephant-Shrew Discovered in Tanzania
Scientists supported by MacArthur grantee the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund have discovered a new species of elephant-shrew in a remote Tanzanian forest. Read More
