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March 16, 2018 - Publication
State of Funding for Women’s Environmental Action
A study by Global Greengrants Fund shows that women are at the forefront of environmental action locally and globally, and funders are providing more than $100 million each year to support the intersection of women and ...
March 5, 2018 - Publication
Post-Conflict Bird Tourism Could Bring Economic Benefit to Colombia
An analysis by the Conservation Strategy Fund finds that more than 278,000 North American bird watchers are interested in visiting Colombia, following a 2016 peace agreement between the government and FARC guerrillas.
February 16, 2018 - Publication
Dam Projects Impacting Amazon Ecosystem
The Amazon's ecosystem is being rapidly altered by a wave of new hydropower development, according to a report by the Florida International University Insitute of Water and Environment.
January 25, 2018 - In The Media
"The Ups and Downs of Marine Protected Areas: Examining the Evidence"
Mongabay
December 20, 2017 - In The Media
"On a Cuban Reef, A Precarious Partnership on Scientific Research"
Yale Environment 360
September 21, 2017 - From The Field
Series Explores What Works In Conservation
A multi-part series of stories by the conservation news outlet Mongabay investigates the effectiveness of some of the most popular strategies to conserve tropical forests around the world.
July 31, 2017 - From The Field
Ecuador Puts Amazon Watershed Land in Reserve
More than 167,000 acres located in the Napo watershed in the central Amazon have been put into a conservation reserve by the Ecuadorian government and named the El Chaco Municipal Reserve.
June 7, 2017 - From The Field
Stories of Impact from Lake Victoria Basin
An interactive platform from Pathfinder International shares stories of people affected by the Health of People and Environment in Lake Victoria Basin project.
February 13, 2017 - Publication
High-tech Maps of Forest Diversity Identify New Conservation Targets
Remote sensing maps of the forest canopy in Peru are testing the strength of current forest protections and identifying new regions for conservation efforts, according to a report by the Carnegie Airborne Observatory.
January 25, 2017 - From The Field
Economic Tools for Conservation
A two-week course at the University of California Berkeley by the Conservation Strategy Fund will focus on how to use economics to be more strategic and successful in conservation work, and transform how environmental issues are ...
November 30, 2016 - Article
Video: Biodiversity and Climate Change in the Tropical Andes
Scientists, policymakers, community representatives, and civil society work together under a MacArthur-supported project managed by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research to understand the impacts of climate change on biodiversity in the Tropical Andes.
August 10, 2016 - In The Media
"Agriculture and Overuse Greater Threats to Wildlife Than Climate Change-Study"
The Guardian
Related Grantees: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Wildlife Conservation Society
Related Grantees: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Wildlife Conservation Society
