The Habitats Trust is soon opening its Application Portal! THT Grants accepts proposals for the conservation of India’s natural habitats and indigenous species of flora and fauna from all over India and does not focus on any particular geography. The proposed projects must have direct conservation benefits to threatened habitats or species. The Grants aim to financially support holistic, innovative, and replicable conservation projects. Grants For Organisations/Individuals THT … [Read more...] about GET READY! The Habitats Trust is soon Opening its Application Portal for Conservation Organisations and Individuals
17 worldwide projects awarded with UK government funding under Round 7 of Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund
UK government has announced funding for conservation projects to protect species including tigers, orangutans, pangolins, and rosewood trees. They will be better protected under a range of projects funded by the government this year aimed at tackling the damaging illegal wildlife trade. Seventeen conservation projects across the globe will receive over £7 million from the UK’s flagship Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund. The illegal wildlife trade, currently estimated to be worth up to £17 … [Read more...] about 17 worldwide projects awarded with UK government funding under Round 7 of Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund
AU Commission and TRAFFIC sign MoU to fight illegal wildlife trade and support development
Protecting Africa’s wildlife from unstainable and illegal harvest and trade and the contribution legal trade and use can provide towards livelihoods and development of Africa’s people is at the heart of a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between TRAFFIC and the African Union Commission (AUC). Under this agreement, the parties will collaborate to support the African Union Member States’ policies for environment, wildlife management and trade, and conservation and recognize that … [Read more...] about AU Commission and TRAFFIC sign MoU to fight illegal wildlife trade and support development
Human wildlife conflict is the main threat to the survival of world’s most emblematic species: WWF and UNEP Report
A new report by WWF and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warns that human-wildlife conflict is the main threat to the long-term survival of some of the world’s most emblematic species. The report, A future for all - the need for human-wildlife coexistence, highlights that globally, conflict-related killing affects more than 75% of the world’s wild cat species, as well as many other terrestrial and marine carnivore species such as polar bears and Mediterranean monk seals, and large herbivores … [Read more...] about Human wildlife conflict is the main threat to the survival of world’s most emblematic species: WWF and UNEP Report
Wyss Foundation helps NGOs with $108M to secure protected areas in Africa
The Wyss Foundation announced a commitment of up to $108M to African Parks, a South African based conservation NGO that manages protected areas on behalf of governments across the continent. This transformational commitment is part of Mr. Hansjorg Wyss’s visionary Wyss Campaign for Nature, a $1B investment in helping nations, NGO’s and indigenous communities conserve 30% of the planet by 2030 and is one of the largest single gifts ever made to the conservation of Protected Areas in … [Read more...] about Wyss Foundation helps NGOs with $108M to secure protected areas in Africa
NFWF provides $4 million in grant funding for habitat projects
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced $4 million in grant funding for habitat projects in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming to conserve migration corridors and winter ranges for elk, mule deer, pronghorn and other iconic wildlife. The grants will leverage $21.6 million in matching contributions to generate a total conservation impact of $25.6 million. The grants were awarded through the Improving Habitat … [Read more...] about NFWF provides $4 million in grant funding for habitat projects
IFAD-supported project launched to boost aquaculture in Mozambique
On 28 May 2021, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique, launched a new project to reduce poverty and increase production and incomes through aquaculture for more than 88,000 rural small-scale fish farmers. The launch took place in Chitima, Tete Province. Supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the PRODAPE project will play a crucial role in the socio-economic development of the country and improve nutrition and food … [Read more...] about IFAD-supported project launched to boost aquaculture in Mozambique
Consumption of wildlife drops almost 30% over links to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the impacts of human activity on nature tragically close to our homes and families, and as a result people are increasingly concerned and urging action on behalf of the planet. A new WWF survey looking into public attitudes and behaviours about addressing future pandemics shows there is a strong understanding that risky human-animal interaction - often connected to deforestation and high-risk wildlife trade - can lead to serious disease outbreaks, and finds … [Read more...] about Consumption of wildlife drops almost 30% over links to COVID-19
New wildlife protection strategy with fresh approach to tackle climate change & natural disasters
Environmental protection is set for a shake-up as the federal government launches a new threatened species strategy in a fresh approach to boosting populations and stopping threatened species disappearing from the planet in the wake of the Black Summer bushfires. Environment Minister Sussan Ley launched the 10-year threatened species strategy on Friday, which she said was needed to address an “enormous threat” to wildlife coming from a combination of “our human footprint, feral pests and … [Read more...] about New wildlife protection strategy with fresh approach to tackle climate change & natural disasters
UK will pioneer World’s largest Ocean Monitoring System to help protect Wildlife and Biodiversity
The UK will pioneer the world’s largest ocean wildlife monitoring system to help protect life below water as part of the UK Government Blue Belt programme. The network is being set up as part of the UK Government Blue Belt programme – which covers more than 4 million square kilometres of ocean. The camera systems – known as BRUVS – will allow the UK’s Overseas Territories to observe and manage ocean wildlife in their diverse ecosystems. The non-intrusive method of capturing information on … [Read more...] about UK will pioneer World’s largest Ocean Monitoring System to help protect Wildlife and Biodiversity
