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Safeguarding a key population of Black-and-white southern ruffed lemur

Our approach aims to reinforce the protection of the southern subspecies of the Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata editorum) by combining ecological survey with strong community ownership. To achieve this, we will conduct monitoring and ecological research that will improve scientific knowledge on target lemur species distribution, habitat use, and the main threats they face. This information will serve as a base for evidence-based conservation strategies. At the same time, we will establish an arboretum to preserve native tree species while serving as an educational and training resource for schools, local communities, and stakeholders. Finally, we will promote women-led reforestation to restore degraded areas and expand suitable habitats for lemurs, while also creating benefits for people through agroforestry and sustainable resource use. By combining these efforts, we aim to improve the conservation status of the southern ruffed lemur (Critically endangered to Endangered) and the management outcomes of the protected forest.

Project focus

Protecting Southern Black-and-white ruffed lemurs through empowering women

Focal species / ecosystem

Southern Black-and-white ruffed lemur

Threatened evolutionary history

0.9 million years

IUCN status

CR (critically endangered)

Project location

Africa, Madagascar

Partner institutions

GERP (Groupe d’Etude et de Recherche sur les Primates de Madagascar)

Funding

GBP 9'423

Advancing Sunda gharial conservation

The project aims to produce a Green Status Assessment and a Population Monitoring Guideline for Non-Specialists of Tomistoma, both to be formally recognized by Indonesian authorities and the IUCN SSC. These outputs will form the foundation for establishing a Grassroots Tomistoma Task Force and developing a National Tomistoma Conservation Action Plan. Key actions within the project scope include: (1) By the end of2026, the Green Status Assessment will be completed and submitted to the IUCN SIS; (2) robust and cost-effective methods for population and impact assessments will be tested in Berbak–Sembilang National Park; (3) The Monitoring Guideline will be finalized and validated by early 2027, and finally followed by (4) a soft launch and stakeholder engagement event by mid-2027 to nudge acknowledgement, adoption and wider collaboration.

Project focus

Establishing fundamentals for the research on Sunda gharials, one of the least studied crocodylians

Focal species / ecosystem

Sunda (or false) gharial

Threatened evolutionary history

25 million years

IUCN status

EN (endangered)

Project location

South-East Asia, Indonesia

Partner institutions

KONKLUSI - Kolaborasi Inklusi Konservasi (Yayasan)

Funding

GBP 5,000

Saving Helmeted hornbill nesting sites

Deploy hornbill guardians to locate, patrol and protect nesting trees of Helmeted hornbills, including the reporting, prevention and reduction of illegal activities such as poaching and logging.

Project focus

Enabling forest patrols by hornbill guardians

Focal species / ecosystem

Helmeted Hornbill

Threatened evolutionary history

16 million years

IUCN status

CR (critically endangered)

Project location

Indonesia, West Kalimantan

Partner institutions

Green Boots (implementation: Planet Indonesia)

Funding

CHF 3'500

Reintroducing captive-bred Partula tree snails

Reintroductions have taken place in most of the past 8 years. We are now starting to find evidence of successful re-establishment in the wild in some species. The evidence is limited though due to difficulties in surveying the canopy of the forest trees. We plan to test a new method of survey which should allow proper examination of the canopy. On the most developed islands (Tahiti and Moorea) adequate monitoring systems are in place (at least below the canopy). On two other islands (Huahine and Raiatea) access to release sites is more complex and frequent monitoring is not possible. Monitoring of released Partula and survey of relict populations is an important component of the Partula Action Plan first drafted in 1994 and updated regularly. The need for refinement of monitoring and survey has been apparent for many years as the low-density populations have proven extremely difficult to record with any reliability. Many populations have been thought to have become extinct only to reappear years later, presumably because of movement between visible strata and the canopy. Similarly many released populations have disappeared after a few months without explanation. The Action Plan regards resolving the canopy access as a key improvement for the future.

Project focus

Monitoring of reintroduced Partula

Focal species / ecosystem

Polynesian tree snails

Threatened evolutionary history

Not evaluated

IUCN status

EW (extinct in the wild)

Project location

Tahiti, Moorea

Partner institutions

Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, UK

Funding

$ 6,950 (2024, 2025)

Patagonian Huemul breeding and adaptive management

The current key challenge is to reach sufficient group sizes of captive-bread huemul. This will require several years. Once reached, each year a small group may be taken from the breeding center and released in a selected reintroduction area. In Argentina, this is the first and only initiative of this type. Until recently there had been only one breeding station for huemul, located in Chile. Their objective also was to reintroduce the species to areas where they had been exterminated in the past. The project's main objective - reintroductions - is completely different from all other huemul conservation strategies currently employed in Argentina. These protect the species but fail to address the artificially reduced distribution due to past human impact. Given the published results on huemul health problems from living year-round in nutritionally poor habitat, a conservation-only approach appears inadequate. So our approach relies on adaptive management, specifically via a breeding center and reintroductions. The accessibility of huemul in the center enables specific scientific studies aiming at improving the limited data available on this species so far. Consequentially, a main need of this program is to cover the operational costs of both the breeding center and huemul studies. This involves contracting animal caretakers to work in the very remote breeding center, assure mobility, connectivity and security. Depending on the research topic, funds are also needed to cover the costs of various laboratories and technical personnel. This project is planned to remain active until the huemul is no longer endangered as per IUCN and government criteria. This goal will require continuous funding.

Project focus

Captive breeding and reintroductions

Focal species / ecosystem

Huemul

Threatened evolutionary history

2 million years

IUCN status

EN (endangered)

Project location

Argentina

Partner institutions

Shoonem Foundation, Chubut, ARG

Funding

CHF 18,800 (2024, 2025)

Detecting pollution-related stress in crocodiles

Morelet's crocodile is an ideal model for validating non-lethal biomarkers. Its conservation status allows legal collaboration with certified Wildlife Management Units (UMAs), facilitating comparison between wild and captive individuals. These tools will ultimately support monitoring of more threatened species like (in Mexico) Crocodylus acutus (VU) and Caiman crocodilus (LC), promoting broader crocodylian conservation. Our project will strengthen regional conservation capacity by ensuring long-term biological sample preservation, training local teams in non-lethal diagnostics, and reinforcing collaborative efforts and research. A pilot initiative to preserve tissue for fibroblast cultures will lay the groundwork for future mechanistic toxicology studies. Ultimately, it contributes to adaptive management strategies and the protection of freshwater habitats critical to C. moreletii and other vulnerable species.

Project focus

Developing biomarkers of pollution-related stress

Focal species / ecosystem

Morelet's crocodile

Threatened evolutionary history

app. 5 million years

IUCN status

LC (least concern)

Project location

North America

Partner institutions

Ecología y Conservación Dharma A.C.

Funding

$ 5,000

Breeding supposedly extinct Seychelles Giant tortoises

Both Dipsochelys/Aldabrachelys hololissa and D./A. arnoldi, thought to be extinct since the 1800s, were rediscovered in 1997 based on their morphologically distinctive appearance distinguishing them from the much more numerous Aldabra Tortoise from Aldabra Island, Seychelles. This captive breeding project (patronage: Sir David Attenborough) was supported from 2001 to 2011 (i.e. before the formal establishment of 1wild Foundation). In 2011 it was stopped by the Seychelles authorities. The identification and rediscovery of Dipsochelys/Aldabrachelys hololissa and D./A. arnoldi as species formerly believed to be extinct is controversial and requires further genetic studies for confirmation. Various DNA studies produced inconclusive results, some positive, others negative. Taking the positive results in combination with the description of the early museum specimens persuaded many tortoise experts that there was a strong case for separating these morphologically distinct Giant Tortoises from the much more numerous Aldabra tortoises, Aldabrachelys gigantea, which is native to Aldabra atoll, an outer Seychelles island 1000 km southwest of the granitic Seychelles. This, as well as the breeding, was done on precautionary grounds (Gerlach J, 2011: Aldabrachelys hololissa [Günther 1877] – Seychelles Giant Tortoise. Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises. Chelonian research Monographs, No. 5).

Project focus

Captive breeding programme

Focal species / ecosystem

Seychelles giant tortoise

Threatened evolutionary history

22 million years

IUCN status

EW (extinct in the wild)

Project location

Seychelles

Partner institutions

University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, UK

Funding

$ 19,600 (2001-2011)

Protecting key Leatherback nesting sites

This grant was offered to contribute to patrolling nesting sites of this critically endangered species in Panama and Costa Rica. The Leatherback Turtle is the world's largest turtle, reaching up to 900 kg and 2 m of length. This pelagic sea-turtle moves globally across all oceans, migrating as far north as Alaska and as far south as the Cape of the Good Hope. The numbers of this large reptile are in steep decline due to both loss and looting of nesting sites, entanglement in fishing gear, collision with boats and ingestion of plastic (mistaken for jellyfish, the favourite prey of this species). Urgent conservation needs to include the protection of nesting sites, prevention of poaching, reduction of accidental catching and of floating plastic - actually measures that apply to all sea-turtles and many other marine species alike.

Project focus

Nesting site monitoring and protection

Focal species / ecosystem

Leatherback turtle

Threatened evolutionary history

44 million years

IUCN status

VU (vulnerable)

Project location

Panama

Partner institutions

Rainforest concern
Bath, UK

Funding

$ 4,200 (2009, 2013)

Breeding critically endangered Philippine eagles

In its Philippine Eagle project, Haribon — the Philippines’ pioneer environmental organization — was both studying the little known ecology of the species (Pithecophaga jefferyi) and looking for the most effective way to conserve one of the world’s most magnificent birds of prey. The Philippine Eagle, declared national bird of the Philippines, is locally called "Haring Ibon". This highly unusual member of the Accipitridae family is endemic to forests in the Philippines and the largest extant eagle in terms of length and wing surface (albeit at 4-8 kg somewhat lighter than Steller's sea eagle and the Harpy eagle). This apex hunter in the Philippine forests preys primarily on so-called Philippine flying lemurs - which are in fact not lemurs, but colugos, arboreal gliding mammals native to Southeast Asia forming their own order (Dermoptera) with one family (Cynocephalidae) and just two species. However, the Philippine Eagle's primary prey species vary from island to island, depending on availability. It requires a vast home range to successfully raise a chick, making it extremely vulnerable to habitat loss coming with the rampant deforestation in much of its range.

Project focus

In situ conservation and breeding

Focal species / ecosystem

Philippine eagle

Threatened evolutionary history

25 million years

IUCN status

CR (critically endangered)

Project location

Philippines

Partner institutions

Haribon Foundation, Quezon City, Philippines

Funding

$ 6,800 (2005-2006)

Improving reproduction in Radiated Tortoises in Southwest Madagascar

This project aims to improve conservation of the Radiated Tortoise in Lavavolo by: determining hatching rates, assessing the effects of incubation temperature, and identifying the primary predator types preying on Radiated Tortoise nests. The Radiated Tortoise is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN. Recent estimates suggest a population of about 6.3 million individuals. Lavavolo is one of the remaining strongholds for Radiated Tortoises and traditional taboos (fady) prohibit the local community from eating or touching it, offering a natural form of protection. Supporting local communities is key to conserving this species. Some studies suggest that harvesting for food and trade may cause skewed sex ratios and low juvenile numbers, whereas others don't believe that poachers select individuals by age or sex. This highlights the need to study hatching success in remaining habitats. Additionally, low reproductive recruitment has been linked to tortoise population declines.

Project focus

Understanding and addressing poor reproduction in Radiated tortoises

Focal species / ecosystem

Radiated Tortoise

Threatened evolutionary history

6.4 million years

IUCN status

CR (critically endangered)

Project location

Africa, Madagascar

Partner institutions

Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership (MBP); Lavavolo communities; University of Morondava

Funding

$ 9,356

Supporting endangered raptors by promoting their endangered prey

See summary above. This activity will restore an important stepping stone linking two currently isolated remnant populations of the globally endangered European ground squirrel.

Project focus

Reintroduced ground squirrels enable two raptor species to hunt natural prey

Focal species / ecosystem

European ground squirrel, Saker falcon, Eastern imperial eagle

Threatened evolutionary history

Up to 1.9 million years

IUCN status

EN (endangered); VU

Project location

Europe

Partner institutions

Pro Vertés Public Foundation, Csákvár, Hungary

Funding

EUR 8,301

Protecting West African Slender-snouted crocodiles

The riparian habitats of the Tano River are critical for the nesting of the Critically Endangered West African slender-snouted crocodile, one of the 5 rarest crocodylians on Earth. This project is designed to protect this keystone species by reducing habitat degradation through training vegetable farmers in sustainable agriculture practices, raising awareness for the species' plight by delivering conservation education to local residents, and reducing pollution and human disturbances. Through this integrated approach, the project will strengthen habitat protection, promote eco-friendly farming, and foster community stewardship of biodiversity along the Tano River. Generally, the programme owner THRESCOAL advocates for environmentally sound policies. Core Principles are: - Livelihood-Conservation Synergy: Promoting coexistence between nature and rural well-being - Capacity Building: Strengthening local skills and knowledge - Sustainability: Ensuring long-term ecological and social benefits - Community Focus: Placing local people at the centre of all interventions - Awareness Creation: Encouraging responsible behaviours and stewardship through education

Project focus

Conservation through sustainable agriculture

Focal species / ecosystem

West African Slender-snouted crocodile

Threatened evolutionary history

9 million years

IUCN status

CR (critically endangered)

Project location

Africa

Partner institutions

THRESCOAL, Techiman, Ghana

Funding

$ 8,500

eDNA biodiversity monitoring in a hotspot of endemism

Collect eDNA and search samples for evidence of endangered wildlife

Project focus

eDNA biodiversity monitoring

Focal species / ecosystem

Biodiversity & endemism hotspot

Threatened evolutionary history

5 -21 million years

IUCN status

CR, EN, VU

Project location

Philippines, Palawan

Partner institutions

ETH Foundation; ETH Zurich; Katala Foundation

Funding

$ 20,000 (2025-2026)

Addressing the threats to Painted terrapins

With this project SatuCita Foundation strives to increase knowledge and awareness among villagers in the Painted Terrapin’s habitat in Aceh Tamiang and Karang Gading Wildlife Sanctuary, Langkat. The team of the SatuCita Foundation and the Agency of Conservation of Natural Resources will educate villagers in village meetings at 3 villages in the Regency of Aceh Tamiang and 5 villages around Karang Gading Wildlife Sanctuary. The main target is river fishermen who often interact with the river ecosystem, the habitat of Painted Terrapin. They are targeting 40 participants per village, totalling 320 participants. Pre- and post-test questionnaires will measure results. Signboards in strategic village locations will further expand outreach. Secondly, through this activity they hope to identify suspected Painted Terrapin distribution sites around Karang Gading Wildlife Reserve. They will also identify threats to Painted Terrapins around Karang Gading Wildlife Sanctuary through interviewing participants using questionnaires.

Project focus

Knowledge and awareness building

Focal species / ecosystem

Painted terrapin

Threatened evolutionary history

7 million years

IUCN status

CR (critically endangered)

Project location

Indonesia, Aceh

Partner institutions

Yayasan SatuCita Lestari Indonesia

Funding

$ 9,000

Protecting critically endangered Yellow-tailed woolly monkeys

Fund park guards/conservation promoters to protect the Pampa del Burro Private Conservation Area and El Toro field station. All participants will be from communities surrounding the areas. Train park guards in data collection and mapping to monitor wildlife during patrols, and identify threats to the integrity of the two areas. This will include use of data entry sheets, GPS, cameras and other field equipment through hands on experience and theoretical classes. Reduce hunting and un-sustainable land use change through education and community engagement and enforcement. Continue implementation of a permanent field station to provide employment from conservation and tourism in the community, and provide study opportunities to Peruvian and international students and researchers. Use the training and lessons learned in this area as templates for training of park guards and field guides at all other community protected areas we support.

Project focus

Save biodiversity hotspot of tropical Andes and Yellow-tailed woolly monkeys

Focal species / ecosystem

Yellow-tailed woolly monkey

Threatened evolutionary history

3 million years

IUCN status

CR (critically endangered)

Project location

South America, Perú

Partner institutions

NPC; Yambrasbamba; S. Diego Global; Boston Univ.

Funding

$ 31,260 (2010-2024)

Safeguarding a habitat for Saiga antelopes

The saiga is a relic of Ice Age fauna living in some of the harshest land in the world. It migrates long distances between summer and winter lands. Saiga herds once numbered in the millions, but today only 160,000 survive — a 95% population crash in just fifteen years, the fastest decline ever recorded for a mammal species. Saigas are hunted for their meat and their horns (the latter being used as so-called "medicine" in East Asia). After the collapse of rural economies in the former USSR in the early 1990s led to widespread poverty, saiga poaching increased dramatically. The species is also threatened by increasing livestock numbers competing for pasture.

Project focus

In situ conservation programme

Focal species / ecosystem

Saiga antelope

Threatened evolutionary history

Not evaluated

IUCN status

NT (near-threatened)

Project location

Kazakhstan

Partner institutions

Imperial College London, London, UK

Funding

$ 1,000

Equipping anti-poaching patrols in a key wildlife corridor

Semliki National Park is connected to other areas rich in wildlife through the Semliki corridor. Poaching in this area was a huge problem in 2011, so the most urgent need at the time was to fund equipment for anti-poaching patrols, which we promptly did. As per a report published in 2010 ("Conservation of Biodiversity in the Albertine Rift Forests of Uganda", Grace Nangendo, Andrew Plumptre and Simon Akwetaireho), the Murchison-Semliki landscape is part of the Albertine rift valley, an area known to host a large numbers of endemic plant and animal species. Some animal species, such as the chimpanzee, occur at low densities in any given forest or savannah block. A savannah/woodland species corridor stretches along the rift valley and escarpment slopes. A forest species corridor - above the escapement and mainly in remaining riverine forests - connects forested areas within the landscape. It covers 15,576 ha, whereas the savannah/woodland species corridor covers 19,919 ha. Of the entire length of the identified corridors, 45.3 km were located in farmland and 101.1 km were located in depleted tropical high forest. These are the two land cover classes where most of the corridor restoration work would need to be carried out. The identified corridors would increase animal movement between the otherwise isolated populations to prevent local extinctions, maintain genetic diversity and stability in populations and maintain ecological processes. Unfortunately, shortly after the start of collaboration the project lead left, and it was impossible at the time to establish a follow-up connection with the successors, which had not yet been determined. Therefore, the project had to be discontinued at our end.

Project focus

Anti-poaching patrols and equipment

Focal species / ecosystem

Ecosystem connectivity

Threatened evolutionary history

N/a

IUCN status

N/a

Project location

Uganda

Partner institutions

Wild places conservation trust

Funding

$ 6,400 (2009-2010)

Protecting Grey Parrots in the Mpem & Djim National Park

Assess parrot populations through autonomous recording units (SwiftOne). Map critical habitats using georeferenced acoustic data. Reduce threats through awareness campaigns for local communities Build local capacity and opportunities through workshops.

Project focus

Identify and protect critical habitats of Grey Parrots and reduce threats

Focal species / ecosystem

Grey Parrot

Threatened evolutionary history

9.6 million years

IUCN status

EN (endangered)

Project location

West Africa, Cameroon

Partner institutions

Christian Tchana (La Rochelle), Martim Melo (Cibio), HERP Cameroon

Funding

GBP 3'500

Addressing reproductive failure in reintroduced Chinese alligators

To identify causes for reproductive failure at some release sites, we will: Conduct field sampling of aquatic prey species; analyze nutritional composition at release sites with and without reproduction; monitor individual health of alligators; record habitat parameters such as vegetation, hydrology, and human disturbance.

Project focus

Investigate reproductive failure of some reintroduced Chinese alligator populations

Focal species / ecosystem

Chinese alligator

Threatened evolutionary history

30 million years

IUCN status

CR

Project location

East Asia

Partner institutions

Anhui Normal University, School of Life Sciences
Wuhu, People's Republic of China

Funding

$ 6,500

Patrolling key Green sea turtle nesting sites in Kalimantan

This conservation initiative focuses on protecting green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) nesting beaches in Sangalaki and Derawan, East Kalimantan. The project aims to reduce illegal egg collection, strengthen ranger patrols, and improve community awareness. Trained community rangers will patrol nesting sites 24/7 during the peak season to prevent poaching and monitor nest activity. Each ranger will be equipped with essential tools such as flashlights, uniforms, logbooks, and GPS. Public outreach will also be carried out through awareness campaigns in schools and tourist areas. Informational signs will be installed to minimize human disturbance. The project works in collaboration with local authorities to ensure law enforcement is supported. All activities will be reported and monitored to evaluate impact and improve long-term protection efforts. This action plan combines direct field protection with local participation to secure the future of turtle populations in the Derawan seascape.

Project focus

Seascape conservation of Derawan and Sangalaki

Focal species / ecosystem

Green sea turtle

Threatened evolutionary history

18 million years

IUCN status

EN (endangered)

Project location

Indonesia, East Kalimantan

Partner institutions

Conservation Action Network (Jaringan Aksi Konservasi)

Funding

$ 10'000

Protecting 16 EDGE species in an EDGE hotspot

The Montane Cloud Forest in Veracruz is a globally unique ecosystem with exceptional biodiversity, high levels of endemism and a high number of evolutionarily unique and globally endangered (so-called EDGE) species, which are essential for its ecological functioning. Immediate conservation action is needed to protect these extraordinary habitats (and many vital microhabitats) from further fragmentation, degrading and destruction through deforestation, logging, and the expansion of agriculture and human settlements.

Project focus

Preserve montane cloud forest in Central Veracruz, an EDGE Zone

Focal species / ecosystem

9 salamanders, 4 frogs, 1 lizard, 1 mammal, 1 conifer

Threatened evolutionary history

Median: 6 million years

IUCN status

4 CR, 8 EN, 4 VU

Project location

Mexico

Partner institutions

Integra Socioambiental, Xalapa, Mexico

Funding

$ 10,000

Saving the last populations of Philippine cockatoos

Our target is a 10% increase in the number of breeding pairs of the "Katala", a critically endangered, endemic cockatoo species. We also aim to establish a Critical Habitat designation which would protect about 15'000 ha (150 km2). To effectively addresses current threats, which our SMART patrols document on a monthly basis, we will identify key members of a management body for this protected area. Moreover, an education campaign including at least 12 community visits and a Katala festival are designed to improve awareness of this and several other threatened endemic species living in the area.

Project focus

Community-based conservation project

Focal species / ecosystem

Philippine cockatoo

Threatened evolutionary history

8.9 million years

IUCN status

CR (critically endangered)

Project location

Philippines, Palawan

Partner institutions

Katala Foundation Inc. (KFI)

Funding

€ 10,000

Re-establishing a self-sustaining Takhi population in the wild

The takhi (Przewalski's horse) is the only surviving wild caballine equid, and as primordial wild horse must not be confounded with feral horses. This species, originally native to the steppe belt ranging from the Atlantic to the Pacific, was hunted for thousands of years, right down to extinction in the wild in the late 1960s. The last free-roaming individuals had been rounded up in a remote corner of Mongolia. At this time the species was critically endangered and only survived in a few zoos, with no more than 13 individuals leaving viable offspring. It was saved through the dedication of a few individuals and a careful breeding programme, which allowed the International Takhi Group (ITG) to reintroduce the takhi to the wild in 1992 in Mongolia. Zoo-bred individuals were airlifted to Mongolia, where they started to breed naturally, surviving the unforgiving conditions of the Dzungarian Gobi. The population in the species' last refuge has now again reached some 300 individuals. However, several threats continue to challenge the survival of this species in the wild. Key threats are habitat degradation through overgrazing, infections carried by domestic animals, severe climatic conditions (extreme cold, drought) and hybridization with free-ranging domestic horses.

Project focus

Reintroduction of species formerly extinct in the wild

Focal species / ecosystem

Takhi (Przewalski's horse)

Threatened evolutionary history

6 million years

IUCN status

EN (endangered)

Project location

Mongolia

Partner institutions

International Takhi Group, Sihlwald, Switzerland

Funding

$ 33,500 (since 2006)

Safeguarding Ethiopian wolves in the Afroalpine ecosystem

The Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) is one of the rarest canids in the world, with only about 450 adult or subadult individuals counted across all Ethiopia in 2020-2022. This species lives in the Afroalpine habitat of Ethiopia's highland belt, where it specializes on endemic rodents as key prey. EWCP fights the threats to Ethiopian wolves and their Afroalpine habitat through awareness, habitat protection, supporting livelihoods, and science-led approaches to managing disease. Its vision is to secure Ethiopian wolf populations and habitats across their present distribution, and to extend the species range, stressing its role as a flagship for the conservation of the Afroalpine ecosystem on which present and future generations of Ethiopians also depend. From 2024 on, "Living with Wolves", a new EWCP activity (1wild project 240101405) aims to ‘foster coexistence through behavioural change’ – working to prevent issues with direct impacts on Ethiopian wolf survival. Whilst over 25 years of EWCP environmental education at local schools and communities near wolf ranges created high levels of awareness across communities, awareness did not necessary result in meaningful changes in specific behaviours leading to human-wildlife conflict. Therefore, EWCP is shifting to fostering coexistence through promoting behavioural change. The Living with Wolves project aims to minimise impact of threats that affect the wolves’ welfare, directly though mortality or indirectly through disturbance and stress. These threats are emerging or increasing as the lives of people and wolves become more closely linked.

Project focus

Wolf monitoring; resolving conflicts with Ethiopian farmers

Focal species / ecosystem

Ethiopian wolf

Threatened evolutionary history

2 million years

IUCN status

EN (endangered)

Project location

Ethiopia

Partner institutions

EWCP, WildCRU, University of Oxford, UK

Funding

$ 57,700 (since 2006)

Saving the Verde Island passage marine ecosystem

This grant to Haribon Foundation was awarded to fund the following activities: - A participatory coastal resource assessment (PCRA) for appraising current situations and recognizing perceptions, followed by the formation of a Core Group (4 members for each barangay) and groundwork for the establishment of People's organizations. The core group was identified by the project community organizer (CO) and consisted of 4 members per barangay with a relatively higher level of environmental awareness. The project CO organized and facilitated meetings. - Strategic planning on fisheries conservation and a reform workshop, including a fisheries laws forum to orient fisherfolks of their rights, resort owners of their responsibility for conservation and the Batangas local groups of their duty regarding fisheries. This activity was to facilitate conflict resolution on the Verde Island Passage, as well as a workshop on planning the advancement of fisheries management as the long-term goal. - Lobbying for fisheries conservation and reform through identification of champions and lobbying for fisheries conservation within the municipality of Batangas through the drafting and enactment of a municipal ordinance.

Project focus

Protect marine biodiversity hotspot

Focal species / ecosystem

Marine biodiversity hotspot

Threatened evolutionary history

N/a

IUCN status

N/a

Project location

Philippines

Partner institutions

Haribon Foundation
Quezon City, Philippines

Funding

$ 3,500

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