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November 6, 2018 - 40 Years, 40 Stories
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Building a Movement to Represent Madagascar’s Small-Scale Fishing Communities

Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, has a large coastal population heavily dependent on wild fisheries for income and subsistence. A significant proportion of these fishing communities in the country, one of the world's ...
40 Years, 40 Stories
October 30, 2018 - Grantee Publications
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Integrating Health and Conservation Work Improves Outcomes

A study investigates the impact (HoPE-LVB)—a Pathfinder International project that integrates reproductive health concerns, economic opportunity, and conservation of biodiversity in Uganda and Kenya.
Population & Reproductive Health
August 1, 2018 - In The Media

"Chinese / Western Financing of Roads, Dams Led to Major Andes Amazon Deforestation"

Mongabay
Related Grantees: Boston University, Conservation Strategy Fund, Mongabay.org
July 16, 2018 - Grantee Publications
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Research Finds Model for Sustainable Fishing in Coral Reefs

A 20-year study of Kenyan reefs generated a mathematical model for sustainable fishing to maintain reef ecology, which helps mitigate the threat reefs face from climate change.
May 16, 2018 - Perspectives
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Minimizing Hydropower Impacts on Ecosystems

For the past decade, MacArthur’s Conservation and Sustainable Development program has focused on freshwater conservation and the services it provides, such as healthy fish populations that promise food and generate income for surrounding communities.
May 11, 2018 - Publication
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Livelihoods at Risk as Freshwater Species in Africa’s Largest Lake Face Extinction

Seventy-six percent of the freshwater species in East Africa’s Lake Victoria Basin are threatened with extinction, according to a report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
May 11, 2018 - From The Field
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Story Series Examines Common Conservation Strategies

A seven-part series by nonprofit news outlet Mongabay examines the effectiveness of six common conservation strategies.
May 10, 2018 - In The Media

"Study: ‘Unbearable’ Heat Stress To Affect East Africans By Late 21st Century"

UVA Today
Related Grantee: Appalachian State University
April 30, 2018 - In The Media

"Lake Victoria: Freshwater Species Face Extinction"

BBC World Service
Related Grantee: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
April 19, 2018 - In The Media

"How Big Forests Solve Global Problems"

The New York Times
Related Grantee: Conservation Strategy Fund

  • Representative Grants

    World Wildlife Fund

    Washington, District of Columbia
    2017

    $750,000 to further the development of project finance for permanence as a long-term conservation financing approach for intact forests.

  • Representative Grants

    Asociacion Interamericana para la Defensa del Ambiente

    San Francisco, California
    2016

    $350,000 to build upon and expand successful environmental law and policy efforts in Colombia to Bolivia and Ecuador through training, national coordinating platforms, and legal advocacy.

  • Representative Grants

    Mongabay.org

    Redwood City, California
    2016

    $120,000 in support of a reporting initiative on evidenced-based conservation, including a review of popular conservation interventions and their use by environmental organizations and policymakers.

  • Representative Grants

    Blue Ventures Conservation

    London, United Kingdom
    2016

    $860,000 for strengthening community-led fisheries and mangrove management in Madagascar.

  • Representative Grants

    Migrant Films

    Lafayette, California
    2015

    $80,000 In support of efforts to expand public debate about conservation and development trends in Cambodia through social media (over three years).

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