March 5, 2024

The Mexican Government invites and works with GC to assist with Global Park Defense for Marine Protection, which includes deploying marine monitors, EarthRanger protection systems, Rapid Response Teams, and reserve-wide communications.

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February 29, 2024

Welcome to the release of our new series, "War On Nature: Uganda"!

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February 27, 2024

The Guardian features incredible images and meaning behind "Snare Mountain" in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, which showcases their anti-poaching campaign results. Efforts by Global Conservation, Uganda Conservation Foundation, and Uganda Wildlife Authority net over 12 tons of beartraps and wire snares removed in 2022.

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February 27, 2024

Based on the strong results by Uganda Conservation Foundation (UCF) and Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) in Murchison Falls National Park over the past 5 years, Global Conservation has approved undertaking a new GC Project in Kidepo Valley National Park on the northern border with South Sudan.

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February 27, 2024

Since 2018, Global Conservation has been supporting the work of Uganda Conservation Foundation (UCF) and the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to restore wildlife, effective park management, and tourism numbers in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda.

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February 25, 2024
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February 19, 2024

GC Partners intercepts two turtle egg poachers with thousands of eggs in containers, and SMART Training Regency Government Invites All Parties to Take Part in Maintaining the Conservation of the Derawan Islands Marine Park and Surroundings. Additionally, GC-supported patrols catches three perpetrators of fish bombing.

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February 1, 2024

Known as the "Coral Triangle", GC invests as a partner in a chain of islands that create the Berau Marine Protected Area. The MPA is a stunning area of marine life that supports thousands of different species.

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January 20, 2024

Thailand has proven to be one of the most skillful countries to work with to deploy Global Park Defense to achieve 'No Cut, No Kill" protection

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January 20, 2024

Led by Sabah Environmental Trust (SET), Global Conservation extend their five-year MOU with Sabah Forestry and Sabah Foundation to deploy Global Park Defense. Additionally, progress was made to build a unified national park and secure a nomination for UNESCO World Heritage status.

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January 20, 2024

GC gets to share our work with global media outlets so we can spread a message of hope, goals, and achievements.

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January 20, 2024

New Park and Wildlife Protection program first in Ukraine and model for entire Carpathians UNESCO World Heritage

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January 20, 2024

Mana Pools National Park has the amazing success of having no poached elephants since 2019, Akashinga's all-women anti-poaching unit is supported in growth and strength of numbers while expanding into Mana Pools, and river patrols shut down crocodile poaching efforts.

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January 20, 2024

The Agency of Protected Areas of Georgia together with Global Conservation co-hosted The 1st INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT ON PROTECTED AREAS.

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January 20, 2024

Global Conservation helps fund a major expansion of Calakmul that also now boasts the first Mexican tropical forest reserve, joint-operations rangers crack down on illegal activity that has crime syndicates scared to enter the area, GC supports the Protection of Jaguars Throughout the Heart of La Selva Maya, critical resources are provided for the Amigos de Calakmul Community REDD+ Program, and communities meet to strengthen and support for their lands.

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January 20, 2024

Breaking News: Company Ordered to Pay Record $3.7 Million for Causing Fires in Sumatra. As more and more of Sumatra's natural ecosystems are cut down, burned, and destroyed, which severely threatens already imperiled wildlife and keeps local people clogged with smoke, local communities are putting incredible effort into patrolling and restoring their jungle habitats, aided by Global Conservation.

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January 20, 2024

With Global Conservation’s support and matching funding from Rainforest Trust, the private nonprofit FundaEco has been working hard to stop illegal activities in Parque Nacional Mirador – Rio Azul (Mirador-Rio Azul National Park) and surrounding areas.

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January 20, 2024

Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park lies at an ancient geological and sociocultural crossroads that lends it remarkable historical and biological significance. Global Conservation is deploying Global Park Defense to protect this treasure. Our partners, the Georgian Agency for Protected areas, have made great strides forward this year.

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January 20, 2024

Global Conservation’s Executive Director was on mission recently to Komodo National Park, meeting with the National Park Authority and GC Partner in Conservation—Komodo Survival Program. We commit to a new 3-Year Global Park Defense Program and also highlight the rangers' success and goals for the future.

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January 20, 2024

UPDATE: Global Conservation Secures $100,000 Grant from the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust for TASA and Supports Turneffe Atoll with another $300,000 a year for Protection and Enforcement through the deployment of Marine Monitors on the North and South ends of Turneffe Atoll to provide 24/7 monitoring for real-time response to potential illegal activities, both day and night.

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January 20, 2024

Global Conservation funding SMART Patrols, Joint Operations, Naval River Stations, Tourism Ecolodge and Docks

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January 20, 2024

World Heritage Site La Amistad International Park (Parque Internacional La Amistad, PILA) carries out patrols with indigenous bodyguards to combat illegal acts including hunting, fishing, and logging. PILA also steps up tourism and community involvement while focusing on the health of biological corridors, and much more.

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December 6, 2023

As part of our outreach to Silicon Valley and the SF Bay Area, Global Conservation held its 2nd Annual fundraising event at The Guild Theatre.

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November 15, 2023

Disrupting Inefficient Funding and Protection Systems, Global Conservation’s Proven Model is Now Protecting Over 25 Endangered National Parks and Marine Reserves in 18 Developing Countries

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November 9, 2023

In addition to the release of our brand new Community Protection Handbook, in which we show our deeply developed strategy for the joint protection of National Parks and Indigenous Territories, we also get to share our 2022–2023 GC Progress Report for the first time.

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October 29, 2023

This Three-Day Conference will Provide Critical Knowledge Sharing and Training for over 150 National Park Leaders from 18 Developing Countries

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October 24, 2023

Global Conservation has released the first trailer for our "War On Nature" series, featuring world-famous conservation photographer and filmmaker Paul Hilton, whose coverage of Uganda recently made headlines world-wide.

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September 6, 2023

Global conservation's multi-year investment in park-wide protection, local communities, and new poacher-sensing technologies enhances the well-being of both wildlife and people living in and around Bardiya National Park (BNP). By partnering with ZSL Nepal, concise efforts to upgrade the training and livelihoods of the rangers across every region in BNP helps to bring better awareness of poacher intrusions and provides speedier deployment to intercept poachers, thereby increasing wildlife populations.

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August 23, 2023

In a "historic" referendum, the Ecuadorian people vote to keep oil drilling out of the Yasuní National Park, a protected area of the Amazonian jungle where the Waorani indigenous people also live, along with one of the greatest holdings of biodiversity on Earth. GC also give an update on the involvement of the GPD program and touches on the importance of the incredible biodiversity within Yasuní National Park.

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August 9, 2023

GC shares news from our partner Panthera and where else we work to help save Endangered African Lions. We're helping to fight against the local extinction of two different populations of African lions.

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August 8, 2023

In his Forbes Interview, Jeff Morgan talks about how the planet grapples with the consequences of illegal actions while creating an understanding about what positive actions need to happen in the future to save wildlands and the local communities attached to them, and how ecotourism can help fund National Parks and World Heritage Sites' protection.

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August 3, 2023

Global Conservation has begun a new deployment of Global Park Defense and Community Protection for Mouling National Park and the Adi Indigenous Territories, working with Ashoka Trust for Ecology and Environment (ATREE). The secluded, biodiversity hotspot is open to visitors looking to experience rich cultures and view unbelievable amounts of wildlife.

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July 29, 2023

Jeff Morgan takes us on a journey to Sumatra, Thailand, and Nepal to talk about critical strongholds where the planet’s last wild tigers are attempting to survive. Along the way, he talks us through visits to national parks around the globe, where Global Conservation is working with game rangers to even the odds against poaching.

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July 5, 2023

Asia has lost over 95% of the Tiger’s historical range, and there are less than 4,000 tigers left in the wild. Excluding India and Nepal, the situation is even more dire. The largest forests remain in Myanmar, but these have been poached out, leaving empty forests where the Tiger once roamed freely. No Tigers remain in all of China, Cambodia, Laos, or Vietnam.

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June 16, 2023

Global Conservation is working to scale up Marine Protection by deploying our Global Park Defense system combined with an innovative Marine Monitor (M2) radar system developed by ProtectedSeas combined with UAV Drones to enable 24/7 surveillance against illegal fishing and marine wildlife poaching. 

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June 10, 2023

In 2021 a group of over a dozen conservation organizations made a critical purchase of land - in the heart of the Maya Biosphere. Real park protection is needed in the Belize Maya Forest which has few rangers and only one truck. These rangers also lack critical patrolling gear, communications, and surveillance technology. Global Conservation stepped up to provide five years of direct funding for equipment, training, and patrol operations needed to protect these beautiful forests and wildlife habitats.

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June 7, 2023

Author Dr. Olena Slobodian's Book "Underground Carpathians" and short film, "Queen of the Carpathians" is being rolled out to 150 schools and libraries through Ukraine's Carpathians mountains, home to nine (9) national parks.

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June 1, 2023

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Dr. Ian Singleton to Global Conservation's Senior Advisory Board. Dr. Singleton is the Director of Conservation at PanEco Foundation and Scientific Director for the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme. In 2020 he received the distinguished honor of Officer of the Order of the British Empire. This highly esteemed award is in recognition of Ian’s more than 30 years of work and dedication to the protection of orangutans and their habitat in Indonesia.

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June 1, 2023

Global Conservation has been invited by SERNANP, the national parks authority of Peru, to deploy Global Park Defense to protect the borders of Manu National Park spanning over 1,700,000 hectares from the Andes to the Amazon.

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May 30, 2023

In May of 2023, Global Conservation is invited by the Government of Peru to assist in deploying Global Park Defense in two critical areas facing deforestation in Otishi National Park and Asháninka Communal Reserve covering over half a million hectacres in the Amazon region of Peru.

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May 16, 2023

Targeting 3% of protected areas could accelerate progress on 30×30 goals, says Global Conservation’s Jeff Morgan

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May 4, 2023

Global Conservation was featured in the March 2023 issue of National Parks Traveller written by Lori Sonken.

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April 5, 2023

With presentations from Colombia’s Sierra Nevada National Park and Ukraine’s Carpathians, Global Conservation hosted over 200 people in the magnificent Guild Theatre in Silicon Valley to introduce Global Park Defense and our work in 18 countries around the world.

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April 1, 2023

Global Conservation advisor Gerardo Ceballos, a Mexican ecologist and one of the world's leading experts on extinction, was recently featured on CBS's 60 Minutes to discuss the earth's ongoing sixth mass extinction.

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March 31, 2023

Watch our newest video about Global Park Defense in Belize's Turneffe Atoll!

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March 31, 2023

Farwiza Farhan, GC collaborator, was recently honored as one of this year’s TIME 100 Impact Award Honorees. Farwiza is the co-founder of Forest, Nature and Environment of Aceh (HAkA), an NGO that aims to create long-term sustainability around the Leuser Ecosystem on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. 

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March 25, 2023

Advanced radar technology and AI cloud-based system – Marine Monitor – proven in arrest and successful prosecution of charter fishing operator in California.

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March 20, 2023

With support from Global Conservation and others, Conservation International continued to provide support for protected area management and law enforcement in the Central Cardamom Mountains National Park (CCMNP) and the Biodiversity Conservation Corridor.

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March 11, 2023

Lying in the southern reaches of the Central African country of Cameroon, near the borders with Gabon and the Republic of the Congo, the Dja Biosphere Reserve (DBR) is one of the largest rainforests in Africa and the last major intact tropical forest in Cameroon. Here, Global Conservation has entered into our first Global Park Defense project in Central Africa, where we are adressing critical threats to Dja World Heritage Park in Cameroon, Minkébé National Park in Gabon, and their connected landscapes.

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March 6, 2023

Global Conservation announced a $2 million commitment at Our Oceans 2023 to deploy our Global Park Defense marine protection systems for endangered MPAs in developing countries, by using marine radars and real-time marine monitoring combined with SMART Patrols to enable ‘No Take’ protection.

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February 25, 2023

At the invitation of Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia, Global Conservation conducted a week-long mission to the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta and Tayrona National Parks. We planned deployment of Global Park Defense for the national park and indigenous territories, as well as marine protection in Tayrona National Park.

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February 14, 2023

Shar Mountains National Park is a stunning example of high elevation mountains and forests in the heart of the Balkans. Established in 2021, this wilderness and rich local culture represents a major hope for revitalizing local communities through ecotourism.

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February 12, 2023

Despite operating under pandemic restrictions, Global Conservation continued to support our park and marine protection work around the world in Asia, Africa and the Americas. Learn about our impact over the past couple of years by downloading our impact report!

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February 4, 2023

Shar Mountains National Park is a stunning example of high elevation mountains and forests in the heart of the Balkans. Established in 2021, this wilderness and rich local culture represents a major hope for revitalizing local communities through ecotourism.

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January 29, 2023

Watch our new video on saving the Leuser Ecosystem of Indonesia, the last place on Earth where rhino, orangutans, and tigers still run wild.

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January 15, 2023

We are deeply saddened by the murder of Global Conservation's Enforcement Officer with the Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association in Belize, Jon Ramnarace.

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January 8, 2023

Watch our new video, Saving the Last Elephants of Asia.

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December 28, 2022

We are excited to announce the launch of Creatures United, a ground-breaking campaign that will change the face of conservation.

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December 26, 2022

Alejandro Gonzalez is Global Conservation's new Director for Mexico. He took some time out of his busy schedule to talk to us about his background, his new role with GC, and what he loves about Mexican marine protected areas.

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December 20, 2022

Global Conservation hosted donors, board members and advisors on a spectacular diving trip to Jardines de la Reina, Cuba with our Partner in Conservation – Avalon – who has implemented the most robust and successful Marine Protection programs in the world.

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October 14, 2022

To protect Cardamom Mountains National Park, Global Conservation is working with our partners at Wildlife Alliance to deploy new technologies, including command and control, cellular trailcams, aerial surveillance and targeted ranger patrols for increasing the effectiveness of forest and wildlife protection. 

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October 9, 2022

At the Global Conservation Gala on September 29, 2022, Wildlife Alliance CEO & Founder Dr. Suwanna Gauntlett received Global Conservation's prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. Suwanna has dedicated her life to saving the new wild, spending the last 15 years in Cambodia helping to create and protect Cardamom National Park, one of Asia's only remaining major intact tropical forests and wildlife habitats. Due to her tireless efforts over 17,478 km2 of continuous forest have been protected.

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October 9, 2022

Global Conservation and our partners are inviting you to attend a four-day Tikal Summit for National Leaders in Park and Wildlife Protection of Latin America. This intensive training event for National Park and Protected Area Leaders from Latin America on key challenges facing parks and wildlife, showing examples of success and best practices in the region.

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October 8, 2022

In the heart of Asia lies the ancient Kingdom of Thailand, a country rich in culture and biodiversity, where its jungles are home of the last remaining tigers and other critically endangered wildlife on the edge of extinction. Thailand has been ground zero of the Rosewood Wars.

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October 5, 2022

Showcasing 12 GC Projects in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Marine, Global Conservation’s San Francisco Gala brought together prominent philanthropists, conservation funders and world-renowned speakers at the Julia Morgan Ballroom on September 29, 2022. 

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October 4, 2022

In a great victory for conservation, our partners at the Bushlife Conservancy have announced a major milestone: no elephants have been poached during the last three years in one of Zimbabwe's flagship parks.

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September 12, 2022

Carpathian National Nature Park is Ukraine’s first and largest national park and the largest protected area in the Carpathian region. This year, as Ukraine continues to fight to maintain its independence, GC has restored two ranger stations and continues to support conservation efforts.

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May 23, 2022

Darien National Park is one of the most important World Heritage Sites in Central America. Last year, Global Conservation launched Global Park Defense to combat illegal activities within Darien National Park and protect its inhabitants and surrounding communities.

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May 16, 2022

The Global Conservation Central America team has just kicked off a new GC Project with the Naso People of Panama to protect La Amistad International Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Working with both the government’s park authorities and a new 60-person Indigenous Protection Force, Global Conservation will deploy Global Park Defense to protect over 400,000 acres of intact, pristine and highly biodiverse forests and wildlife habitats.

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April 14, 2022

Programme for Belize received a $150,000 grant from Global Conservation to support the protection of the Greater Belize Maya Forest, which totals almost 10% of Belize’s total land area. The grant supports five rangers, who will patrol the Greater Belize Maya Forest in order to prevent and reduce illegal activities that threaten the biodiversity and environmental services of this region. 

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April 3, 2022

Global Conservation has supported a 6-month Komodo dragon conservation pilot project through the Komodo Survival Program in Komodo National Park (KNP), Indonesia.

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March 30, 2022

Global Conservation has just released a new video about using Global Park Defense to protect the world's last intact marine ecosystems.

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March 12, 2022

We deeply condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin's unprovoked violence against the people of Ukraine.

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March 8, 2022

Global Conservation has launched a new Global Park Defense Project in Ngorongoro World Heritage Site, Tanzania, led by African People and Wildlife (APW). We are supporting the NCAA (Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority) rapid response anti-poaching teams and Warriors for Wildlife, a new organization of community leaders assisting NCAA to protect wildlife and nature.

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February 12, 2022

Global Conservation is supporting Wildlife Alliance's work on the ground in Southern Cardamom Mountains National Park (SCMNP). Read on to discover more about their activities over the past year!

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February 10, 2022

Our partners in Sabah, Malaysia were recently successful in stopping 30 poachers in the Danum-Maliau-Imbak ecosystem. We're proud to continue supporting their work.

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January 30, 2022

One of Global Conservation’s newest projects is a multi-year Global Park Defense deployment in the Umphang and Thung Yai East Wildlife Sanctuaries (UP-TYE) in the Thung Yai-Huai Kha Khaeng UNESCO World Heritage Site (HKK-TY), Thailand.

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January 17, 2022

Global Conservation funded the shipping for the donation of ranger gear from Patagonia to Thin Green Line Foundation, shipping over 80 packages around the world.

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January 17, 2022

An advanced radar technology and AI cloud-based system – Marine Monitor – has been proven in the arrest and successful prosecution of a charter fishing operator in one of California's Marine Protected Areas.

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January 10, 2022

Global Conservation has been upgrading Global Park Defense capabilities for Borjomi National Park in the Republic of Georgia, including equipping park staff with a new truck, radios, uniforms and surveillance gear for the newest park expansion. This week, Borjomi National Park’s newly-equipped rangers in the Abastumani District arrested five poachers who were hunting within the national park with dogs and expensive weapons. 

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December 16, 2021

Global Conservation has just published a new Impact Report about our work to protect the world's most endangered marine national parks and UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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December 2, 2021

Global Conservation is kicking off deployment of Global Park Defense in Yasuní National Park, Ecuador, one of the Amazon’s bastions for biodiversity. Yasuní, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the last continuous tracts of virgin tropical forest in eastern Ecuador. The park sits at the intersection of the Amazon, the Andes, and the equator, converging several unique ecosystems and creating one of the richest biodiversity hotspots on the planet.

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November 26, 2021

For four years, Global Conservation and OneReef have partnered on the development and implementation of an innovative and highly-impactful enforcement initiative to protect coral reefs and local fisheries in Palau. Important progress has been made during the last four years since the formation of the Pacific Guardians program, and significant growth in impact is projected in the near and longer-term as the initiative is solidified in Palau and has the opportunity to replicate in other Pacific regions. 

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November 26, 2021

Turneffe Atoll, home to more than 500 species of fish, sea turtles, manatees, and more, is one of the most important and pristine marine ecosystems in the Mesoamerican Reef, and also serves as a model for other coastal and island MPAs. Global Conservation is now supporting the deployment of Marine Monitors to provide 24/7 monitoring for response to illegal activities.

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November 25, 2021

Carpathian National Nature Park (CNNP) is Ukraine’s first and largest national park and the largest protected area in the Carpathian region. In 2021, Global Conservation and our partners made substantial progress in improving park and wildlife protection for CNNP by deploying Global Park Defense, as well as initating biodiversity monitoring of critically endangered species like the European Mink.  

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November 4, 2021

With the Indochinese tiger facing extinction in 2015, Global Conservation began working with The Thai Government and WCS Thailand to protect the few remaining animals. We've just released a video about the plight of tigers and our work to save them.

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October 19, 2021

Global Conservation has been supporting the work of Forum Konservasi Leuser (FKL) to protect wildlife and their habitats in the Leuser Ecosystem, especially the proposed Bengkung Trumon Megafauna Sanctuary (BTMS). Our partners have done a fantastic job of protecting the Leuser Ecosystem in the past year and a half, despite the challenges presented by COVID.

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October 14, 2021

New projects, a new video, and introducing our Director for Central Africa!

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October 9, 2021

Global Conservation is focused on Global Park Defense against illegal logging and wildlife poaching, but also considers pollution a major threat to Carpathians National Park, the oldest in Ukraine. This year, we helped install a waste management system to protect the park.

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October 1, 2021

Nestled in the heart of Indonesia’s archipelago lie the volcanic islands of Komodo National Park, home of the legendary Komodo dragon. Despite efforts to protect the park, KNP is under threat of further human impact. In partnership with Komodo Survival Program (KSP), Global Conservation has supported efforts to provide the technology and resources needed to more effectively protect KNP.

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September 20, 2021

Oliver Fankem is a conservation biologist from Cameroon and our new Director for Central Africa. 

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September 7, 2021

GC has just released a new video all about Asia's last wildernesses and our efforts to protect them.

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August 23, 2021

National Geographic recently published an article underscoring Uganda’s immense conservation progress in recent decades. “Historically, the country has been praised for its environmental efforts, and behind the scenes of its 10 national parks and multiple reserves are individuals working hard keep them safe.”

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August 16, 2021

Global Conservation is developing a Global Park Defense program to protect the Sierra del Divisor through joint activities with the Peruvian government and indigenous communities, ancestrally recognized as forest guardians. GC has signed an Inter-institutional Cooperation Agreement with Sierra del Divisor National Park administration (PNSD) under the umbrella of SERNANP, the country-level authority in forest protection. 

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August 16, 2021

Global Conservation has recently supported the deployment of the first marine-hardened, off-grid Mobile Marine Monitor (M3) system in Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. The rocky reefs and coral communities around these islands harbor stunning biodiversity, making Machalilla one of South America’s most important MPAs. The M3 will help protect this unique ecosystem.

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July 19, 2021

Global Conservation is launching a pilot Global Park Defense deployment in Parque Nacional Natural Los Katíos, Colombia, to assist in protection against illegal logging, land clearing, and wildlife poaching. Los Katíos is the only protected area in this part of Colombia, a refuge for species that may otherwise go extinct. In March 2021, we went on a mission to Los Katíos to determine the potential for a Global Park Defense Program to protect against illegal land clearing, logging, and hunting.

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July 6, 2021

Global Conservation is excited to be launching a new Global Park Defense project in Darien National Park, Panama. In this new video, we introduce the park and GC's program there.

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June 28, 2021

For the past two years, we have been deploying Global Park Defense for park and wildlife protection in Bardiya National Park, Nepal in collaboration with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation of Nepal.

Our primary goals were to support species recovery through the strengthening of law enforcement and regular biological monitoring in all lowland protected areas of Nepal including Bardiya and Banke National Parks.

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June 5, 2021

Rudi Putra has worked tirelessly to save the Leuser Ecosystem of Sumatra, Indonesia for the past twelve years. As the director of the conservation NGO Forum Konservasi Leuser (Leuser Conservation Forum), Rudi has been a critical partner in fighting illegal logging and land encroachment in the last place on Earth where wild rhinos, elephants, tigers and orangutans still coexist.

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June 4, 2021

In January, Myanmar’s military launched a coup against the country’s most popular political party, seizing full control of the government and ending a brief period of quasi-democracy that had begun in 2011. Political stability is key for successful conservation, and unfortunately this unrest has led to the closure of Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park (AKNP), one of our Global Park Defense sites.

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May 28, 2021

Wildlife Alliance, Global Conservation’s partner in protecting Cardamom National Park in Cambodia, has secured over $10 million in long-term funding for park and wildlife protection from the sales of carbon credits. This program will help preserve a critical part of the Cardamom Mountains Rainforest Ecoregion – one of the 200 most important locations for biodiversity conservation on the planet. Protecting these forests is critical for achieving our planet’s climate goals.

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May 26, 2021

Global Conservation is supporting TrailGuard AI, a revolutionary next-generation trail camera alert system that will help protect against human-wildlife conflict and illegal activities like poaching and logging. We caught up with Dr. Eric Dinerstein, who is developing this technology with RESOLVE and CVEDIA, to chat about TrailGuard. 

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May 11, 2021

To protect Central Cardamom Mountains National Park, Global Conservation has been working with Wildlife Alliance and Conservation International. We’ve been deploying new technologies, including command and control, cellular trailcams, aerial surveillance and targeted ranger patrols for increasing the effectiveness of forest and wildlife protection. Our partners made incredible progress in 2020.

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May 11, 2021

Global Conservation has provided significant funding to help strengthen law enforcement in Carpathian National Nature Park. In the first six months of this program, we have achieved substantial progress in ranger training, improvement of monitoring, patrols, and law enforcement, and mapping of the Greater Carpathians.

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May 6, 2021

Global Conservation has supported the creation of a new short film, Protecting the Carpathians". 

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April 29, 2021

Our news for the past few months includes a new video about the wildlife of Mirador National Park, an update on our scouting mission to La Amistad International Park, Costa Rica, a progress update from the Leuser Ecosystem of Sumatra, and a note about Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park in Myanmar.

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April 21, 2021

We're excited to be part of an innovative new initiative, aimed at stopping extinction in its tracks. This campaign, called “People vs. Extinction”, is designed to drive mass impact and sustained change, in order to fight the loss of biological diversity. PVE is looking for partners and sponsors to invest in the future of our planet.

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April 16, 2021

GC funding is helping to fight conflict palm oil that's destroying the Leuser Ecosystem, Indonesia.

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April 10, 2021

Global Conservation recently released a new video highlighting the incredible biodiversity of Mirador National Park. Join us in exploring the vast jungles of the Selva Maya, once the thriving epicenter of Maya civilization and now the largest protected area in Central America.

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March 25, 2021

Our Global Conservation team recently traveled to La Amistad International Park, Costa Rica, on a scouting mission as a first step to initiating a Global Park Defense program.

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March 12, 2021

Global Conservation has funded acquisition and deployment of advanced mapping UAVs/drones to document illegal deforestation within and around the Leuser Ecosystem. Both fixed-wing long-distance drones and quadcopters are being used to uncover large-scale rainforest destruction by allowing the Leuser team to see large areas of forests far from access roads.

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March 12, 2021

Corcovado National Park is the crown jewel of Costa Rica’s impressive system of protected areas. This is one of the last refuges for jaguars and scarlet macaws in Central America, and is so species-rich that National Geographic has called it "the most biologically intense place on Earth". We've been working with our partners in conservation to protect this park from threats like mining and poaching.

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March 3, 2021

Mirador National Park, part of the Mirador-Calakmul Ecosystem of Guatemala and Mexico and a crucial piece of the Maya Biosphere Reserve, contains a stunningly biodiverse rainforest ecosystem. We caught up with Dr. Gerardo Ceballos, GC Senior Advisor, to find out why it’s so critical for us to save this stunning landscape.

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February 23, 2021

Global Conservation has just released a new short film: Queen of the Carpathians is an imagined conservation story about a young Ukrainian woman named Lydia who fights illegal logging, wildlife poaching, hunting, development and pollution to save her beloved natural heritage. 

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February 20, 2021

Our partners at the Leuser Conservation Forum (Forum Konservasi Leuser, or FKL) made major progress in the conservation of this incredible ecosystem in 2019. GC is proud to be a supporter of their work.

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February 15, 2021

In 2019 and 2020, our partners achieved zero elephant poaching, massive drops in deforestation, development of the world's smallest trail camera, and more!

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December 17, 2020

Global Conservation recently partnered with the Rainforest Action Network, strategically investing $100,000 to support their work in the Leuser Ecosystem of Sumatra. We chatted with Gemma Tillack, Forest Policy Director at RAN, to discuss their work and how GC's support is helping them fight deforestation.

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December 8, 2020

Central America is suffering a refugee crisis, with hundreds of thousands of migrants passing through in recent years on their way to the U.S. Global Conservation is now funding our partners in Guatemala, FUNDAECO, to implement a revolutionary new program that will help refugees while simultaneously boosting capacity for conservation.

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December 7, 2020

2020 has been a tough year. But despite the many challenges that this year has brought to the world and its wildlife, Global Conservation is proud to have supported critical work by our partners in protected areas around the globe.

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November 26, 2020

Over the last decade, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also called drones, have become one of the most important pieces of technology in conservationists’ toolkits. They have a wide range of applications, from wildlife monitoring to tracking poachers.

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November 25, 2020

We are eagerly anticipating the launch of SpaceX’s Starlink, a satellite-based, broadband internet system. Widely available internet access will be a huge boon for parks in remote areas that frequently suffer from a lack of communications infrastructure, often including a lack of basic cell coverage. 

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November 25, 2020

TrailGuard AI is a revolutionary next-generation cellular trail camera that will help protect against human-wildlife conflict and illegal activities like poaching and logging. With its on-board artificial intelligence, incredibly small size, and long battery life, TrailGuard AI is revolutionizing protected area surveillance.

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November 18, 2020

GC is partnering with Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Thailand to protect a critical wildlife habitat area of over 120,000 ha for recovery of endangered tigers and large mammals.

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October 18, 2020

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Gregory Asner to Global Conservation's Senior Advisory Board. Dr. Asner is the director of Arizona State University's (ASU) Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science. He serves on the faculty of the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning and the School of Earth and Space Exploration at ASU. As an ecologist, Dr. Asner is recognized for his exploratory and applied research on ecosystems and climate change at regional to global scales.

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October 18, 2020

Over the last few years, Global Conservation has been involved in the deployment of new technology that is revolutionizing archaeology. With our support, scientists from the Mirador Basin Project have used the Light Detection and Ranging Tool, known as LiDAR, to uncover thousands of ancient Maya temples, pyramids and city complexes deep in the jungles of the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala.

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October 16, 2020

Global Conservation is working with Forum Konservasi Leuser and Forest, Nature and Environment of Aceh to protect the Leuser Ecosystem on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Leuser is the last place on earth where wild tigers, orangutans, elephants and rhinos coexist, and its 2.6 million hectares comprise one of the last remaining intact rainforests in all of Indonesia.

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October 12, 2020

In February 2019, Global Conservation launched our Global Park Defense Program in the Sierra del Divisor National Park, Peru. Sierra del Divisor is one of the most bio-diverse national parks in all of the Amazonas and facing extensive threats.

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October 7, 2020

Global Conservation is supporting the non-profit Wildlife Alliance to deploy new technologies for increasing the effectiveness of forest and wildlife protection in Cardamom National Park, Cambodia. In 2019 and the first part of 2020, Wildlife Alliance has made substantial progress toward accomplishing their objectives.

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September 28, 2020

Global Conservation’s Carbon for Forests is the first forest-based carbon offset program which directly funds the protection and restoration of tropical forests, using advanced satellite monitoring combined with ISO-standard monitoring and verification.

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September 24, 2020

Global Conservation is funding the construction of a Smart Fence in South Africa’s Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP), a rhino conservation hotspot and the oldest proclaimed game reserve in Africa. The new fence will detect and deter rhino poachers, protecting HiP’s wildlife and keeping rangers safer.

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September 14, 2020

Over the past decade, snares, which are traps made of wire or rope, have become the biggest threat to wildlife in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. That’s why the work of our partner, Wildlife Alliance (WA), is so critical. WA has a team of 110 rangers who work tirelessly to remove snares from Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains. Read about their work to protect wildlife over the past 3 years.

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September 6, 2020

How does a conservation manager reconcile simultaneous information from animal GPS collars, cellular trail cameras, field locations of snares from rangers on patrol, drone imagery, and satellite data in the most efficient way possible? Vulcan EarthRanger solves that problem

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September 5, 2020

Forests are being destroyed at a rate of fifty football fields a minute. One of the reasons that deforestation is out of control is because it often happens out of sight of people who have the power to stop it. Analyzing satellite data can take years, and by the time large-scale deforestation is identified, the damage has already been done. It’s hard to manage what you can’t measure. That’s where Global Forest Watch comes in.

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September 3, 2020

Global Conservation recently released a new video highlighting the urgent threats and our work to protect Mirador National Park in Guatemala. Also: News from the field, new advisory board member, and behind the scenes with Queen of the Carpathians.

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August 23, 2020

Global Conservation is producing a new short film. "Queen of the Carpathians" is an imagined conservation story about a young Ukrainian woman named Lydia who fights illegal logging, wildlife poaching, hunting, development and pollution to save her beloved natural heritage. 

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August 21, 2020

Many of the world’s coastal marine ecosystems have been trawled, polluted, and overfished, and Marine Protected Areas have become our last bastions for saving coastal and reef ecosystems. MPAs provide a sanctuary for fish and other marine wildlife, supporting resilient marine ecosystems. Global Conservation focuses on providing the systems, technology and training needed for the protection of Marine Protected Areas – what we call Global Park Defense.

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August 9, 2020

Global Conservation is supporting Global Park Defense in Mana Pools World Heritage Site and the adjacent areas in the Lower Zambezi River Valley, Zimbabwe. In the first six months of 2020, Bushlife Support Unit has made excellent progress in the protection of elephants and other wildlife in Mana Pools, while the Akashinga team of women rangers has protected the neighboring community areas.  

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July 29, 2020

In an exciting win for wildlife, conservation groups have released footage of endangered Indochinese tigers from new areas of western Thailand, reviving hope that this species can recover in a country where they were almost driven to extinction by poaching and habitat destruction.

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July 21, 2020

Global Conservation has recently released a new video! "Defending Mirador National Park" highlights the urgent threats to Mirador National Park, Guatemala and outlines US Senate Bill S3131, which would support national park protection, community-based tourism development of the Mirador-Calakmul Basin.

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June 18, 2020

Borjomi Rangers Equipped with Long-Distance Kits for Patrolling Largest National Park in theMountainous Caucuses

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June 11, 2020

Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park is Myanmar's oldest and largest national park. The park protects the largest remaining tracts of intact forest in the country, harboring mixed deciduous forest, evergreen forest and pine forest. These pristine woodlands protect important species like leopards, Asian elephants, sun bears, and Asian wild dogs. Global Conservation is partnering with the Myanmar Ministry of the Environment to deploy Global Park Defense to protect this critical ecosystem.

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May 12, 2020

Several US Senators have reinforced their support for the Mirador-Calakmul Maya Security and Conservation Partnership Act of 2019 (S3131). The bipartisan bill, supported additionally by a coalition of the Guatemalan Congress and Presidency, Guatemalan community and tourism associations, international environmental conservation groups, scientists, and others, presents a new vision for conservation and development in the Mirador-Calakmul Basin.

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May 7, 2020

Since the GC Board and advisors visited in May 2019, Sabah Environmental Trust have been very busy deploying Global Park Defense to protect DaMaI Rainforest Complex and to move forward with a UNESCO World Heritage nomination.

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May 5, 2020

Since 2018, Global Conservation has been supporting the work of the Uganda Conservation Foundation (UCF) and the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to restore wildlife and tourism numbers in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda.

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April 28, 2020

Since 2015, Global Conservation has been working with OneReef in Ngarchelong, Palau, to install and maintain a Marine Monitor (M2) system.

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April 27, 2020

In Thailand, scientists have confirmed the presence of a critical breeding population of Indochinese tigers. Only about 220 of these rare cats are thought to survive in the wild.

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March 28, 2020

Martin Goebel and Angus Parker Add Invaluable Expertise in Nature Conservation and Global Development

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March 22, 2020

GC Missions Across the Developing World - From Guatemala to Zimbabwe, Myanmar to Sumatra

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March 5, 2020

New book illustrates the natural beauty and biological richness, and identifies the threats and efforts to conserve the Last Place on Earth

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February 19, 2020

Chosen as finalist for his groundbreaking research and animal conservation in Mexico and parks and wildlife protection worldwide to STOP Extinction

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February 6, 2020

Saving The New Wild showcases fourteen national parks and World Heritage Sites as seen through the lenses of top photojournalists.

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February 5, 2020

Personal Thank You to Our Supporters and Friends from Jeff Morgan, Executive Director

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February 2, 2020

Global Conservation funds Global Park Defense to protect one of most important and endangered UNESCO World Heritage Parks in Africa

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February 2, 2020

Congress and the Vice President convened public meetings to promote the sustainable development and protection of the Cradle of the Maya Civilization.

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February 2, 2020

New Global Conservation program uses advanced satellite and aerial monitoring to enable the large-scale protection and reforestation of tropical forests

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January 31, 2020

Borjomi National Park entered its second year with Global Conservation deploying Global Park Defense increasing pressure on illegal wildlife poachers and illegal logging.

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November 15, 2019

Elon Musk’s Starlink – SpaceX’s internet-satellite constellation is coming online in the coming years enabling a great opportunity to deploy better park and wildlife protection systems

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November 12, 2019

New GC Project at Bardiya-Banke National Park for Global Park Defense deployment, funding for Lead Ranger Training in Zimbabwe and Uganda and support for DaMaI Rainforest Heart of Borneo Delegation to join from Malaysia

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November 9, 2019

New funding enables PROTECT Rangers from DaMaI Rainforest Complex, Borneo, Malaysia to participate in training and knowledge sharing.

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November 2, 2019

Global Conservation funding Global Park Defense to protect the Jewel of Africa

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November 1, 2019

Global Conservation commits to multi-year funding for Park and Wildlife Protection Systems in partnership with WCS Thailand and the Department of Parks and Wildlife

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October 23, 2019

Over 80% of our tropical rainforests in Asia, and over 50% of the Amazon’s jungles have been lost.

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October 21, 2019

GC Events at Stanford Cantor and Disney SF attended by hundreds of supporters

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October 21, 2019

Michael Finley was praised on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives when he retired in 2001 after more than 32 years with the National Park Service.

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October 2, 2019

Aceh Court Revokes Permit for Tampur Dam planned inside Leuser Ecosystem

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October 2, 2019

Global Conservation invests our 5th year in critical park and wildlife protection to save the UNESCO World Heritage Rainforest of Sumatra

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October 1, 2019

Global Conservation funded 3 year scientific baseline for jaguar and prey in Mirador National Park, Guatemala and Calakmul World Heritage Park, Mexico

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September 4, 2019

Global Conservation Invited to Deploy Global Park Defense to Combat Wildlife Poaching and Illegal Logging

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July 23, 2019

July 2019 Mission evaluates progress after first 18 months deploying Global Park Defense to combat illegal logging and wildlife poaching

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July 23, 2019

Global Conservation is supporting Global Park Defense to protect wildlife in this iconic national park in the Zambezi Valley, working with our partners, Bushlife Conservancy and Zambezi Elephant Trust.

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June 22, 2019

Global Conservation progress in 2018 to protect one of the last major intact primary forests left in Asia.

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May 7, 2019

Global Conservation funding of Environmental Inspectors (COVIRENAS) leading to more arrests and new levels of coordinated law enforcement

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April 29, 2019

Global Conservation investments in park and wildlife protection in four (4) national parks in Asia is helping to save the last sanctuaries for the Critically Endangered bird

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April 28, 2019

Marine Monitor (M2) MPA Protection systems are being deployed by Global Conservation around the world against illegal fishing and wildlife poaching.

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April 27, 2019

Board of Directors and Scientific Advisors review 2018 progress to deploy Global Park Defense across DaMaI’s 1 million hectares of rainforest to arrests wildlife poachers and shut down illegal activities

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April 21, 2019

April 2019 Mission with GC Board and Scientific Advisors finds increasing pressure from illegal fishing and technical challenges in Marine Monitor (M2) deployments

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April 21, 2019

Review of 2018 Progress deploying Global Park Defense to provide 24/7 surveillance and rapid response to wildlife poaching and illegal logging.

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March 14, 2019

Global Conservation deploying new systems, technology and training to enable Alaungdaw Kathapa to protect its endangered wildlife and vanishing forests.

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March 4, 2019

Stella McCartney, Drew Barrymore, Gweneth Paltrow Pink and Jimmy Fallon lead campaign to raise funding and awareness for the protection of Leuser Ecosystem

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February 13, 2019

Global Park Defense bringing new tools for park and wildlife protection in one of the largest intact forests and wildlife habitats of Peru

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February 8, 2019

Global Conservation and Protected Seas planning with WildAid and ProtectedSeas to bring first Marine Radar MPA Protection system to Ecuador

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February 8, 2019

Global Conservation progress in 2018 deploying Global Park Defense has been excellent under the strong leadership of Francisco Asturius, Director of Mirador Program

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January 21, 2019

After 10 years fighting poaching of elephants and other species, the Uganda Wildlife Authority to focus on anti-poaching and community development to bring back the Jewel of Africa

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November 11, 2018

Protecting Myanmar's oldest and largest intact tropical forests and wildlife habitats

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November 11, 2018

This year's review of Global Conservation's work in Global Park Defense protecting ten (10) UNESCO World Heritage and national parks.

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November 11, 2018

November 2018 Review - 3 Years of Progress to achieve ‘No Cut, No Kill’ park and wildlife protection using Global Park Defense to Win the Rosewood Wars

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November 7, 2018

Our first year deploying Global Park Defense in Cambodia sees great progress to stop illegal land clearing led by the Wildlife Alliance team, while wildlife poaching and illegal logging remain a constant challenge

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August 27, 2018

Congressman Vicente Gonzalez says the United States can and should do more to help develop tourism and industry in the country, alleviating the “push factors” for irregular migration

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August 1, 2018

Two-thirds of those rangers die at the hands of wildlife poachers. Illegal wildlife crime is now estimated to be worth more than $20 billion per year.

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July 30, 2018

Global Conservation is protecting endangered UNESCO World Heritage and Marine National Parks in developing countries.

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July 30, 2018

Global Conservation is supporting Global Park Defense systems, equipment and training for SINAC Park Rangers patrolling against illegal wildlife poaching and gold mining

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July 30, 2018

Global Conservation focuses on UNESCO World Heritage Parks with the highest potential for tourism and sustainable protection for our Global Park Defense investments

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July 22, 2018

Global Conservation is working to secure the permanent protection for Mirador National Park in Peten, Guatemala – the Heart of the Maya Biosphere and Cradle of Maya Civilization.

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July 22, 2018

Cellular Trailcams Becoming a Critical Tool to Stop Wildlife Poaching and Illegal Logging to Achieve ‘No Cut, No Kill’ Protection

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July 16, 2018

Local news sources publish story on Global Park Defense leading to arrests of wildlife poachers 

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July 7, 2018

Multi-Year Anti-Poaching and Law Enforcement Program to begin in partnership with Bushlife and Zambezi Society

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July 6, 2018

Drone technology now proving ideal for remote mapping of land clearing and illegal logging in protected areas like Leuser Ecosystem

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June 26, 2018

Global Conservation Park and Wildlife Protection, 5 Year Project: Years 2 & 3 2017-2018 YTD

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June 15, 2018

A new GC Project supports ProNatura Mexico to deploy Marine Monitor (M2) radar systems, long-range cameras, UAV Drones and SMART Patrols to protect one of Mexico’s most important Marine Protected Areas.

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June 10, 2018

Global Conservation Signs Park and Wildlife Protection Agreement with Georgian Federal Ministry for Deploying Global Park Defense 

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May 11, 2018

Global Conservation and Partners Working to Save The Heart of the Maya Biosphere

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March 30, 2018

First Mirador park ranger teams now operational patrolling thousands of square miles against illegal hunting, wildlife poaching, looting of archaeological sites, illegal logging, and land clearing and invasions.

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March 5, 2018

Global Conservation Funds Global Forest Watch to Stop Fires and Deforestation in two UNESCO World Heritage Parks – Leuser Ecosystem, Aceh Sumatra, Indonesia and Kibale National Park in Uganda

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March 3, 2018

Global Conservation and Protected Seas deploy next generation MPA Protection system based on Radar and Thermal Cameras

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March 3, 2018

Global Conservation Funds 3D LiDAR Survey Finding Ancient Civilization in the Hearts of the Maya Biosphere

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March 3, 2018

Oldest and Largest National Park in Myanmar Facing Accelerating Threats of Destruction from Illegal Logging, Wildlife Poaching and Illegal Land Clearing

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March 3, 2018

GC Reports are 2-minute video presentations on Global Conservation Projects showing the latest progress and challenges we are facing in each Global Park Defense Project.

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February 8, 2018

Join Global Conservation on our missions to two GC Projects – DaMaI World Heritage Park in Sabah Borneo, Malaysia and Leuser Ecosystem, Aceh Sumatra, Indonesia.

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December 20, 2017

Global Conservation has enabled strong progress towards Global Park Defense in 2017 focused on protecting the 1 Million Acres Bengkong Trumon Wildlife Sanctuary.

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December 18, 2017

Global Conservation's work in Global Park Defense protecting eight (8) UNESCO World Heritage and national parks, including the stunning and priceless Northern Reefs of Palau, are highlighted in this summary of progress in 2017.

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November 15, 2017

New Wildlife Ranger Patrols for DaMaI World Heritage in Sabah, Malaysia funded to protect critical wildlife habitats from illegal hunting and commercial wildlife poaching

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October 2, 2017

Thap Lan World Heritage Park Under Siege in Thailand’s Rosewood Wars

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July 20, 2017

Almost half (45%) of UNESCO World Heritage parks – the most ecologically important places on earth - are being plagued by the illegal wildlife trade; 74% of natural World Heritage sites identified by UNESCO as ‘in danger’ are threatened by wildlife poaching and illegal trade.

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July 15, 2017

We are supporting Wildlife Alliance's critical work to protect the newest and largest National Park in Cambodia which has lost 70-80% of its forests nationwide in just 20 years

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July 15, 2017

Leuser Ecosystem in Sumatra, Indonesia has been on UNESCO’s “List of World Heritage in Danger’’ since 2011 due to ongoing destruction of its rainforest ecosystem.

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July 15, 2017

The world’s second breeding population of Indochinese tigers (Panthera tigris corbetti) was discovered May 2017 in Thailand’s Dong-Phayayen Khao Yai Forest Complex

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July 15, 2017

A 2017 United Nations report shows llegal logging, mining and wildlife poaching earned criminal gangs up to $258 billion last year

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July 14, 2017

Marine Monitor (M2) MPA Protection systems are being deployed by Global Conservation around the world against illegal fishing and wildlife poaching.

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July 6, 2017

Global Conservation is launching the first ever transnational jaguar population study of the Mirador-Calakmul Biosphere.

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December 28, 2016

Thailand Department of Parks and Wildlife Using Global Park Defense Technologies to Tackle Massive Threat to Rangers and Last Intact Eastern Forests and Wildlife Habitats

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December 28, 2016

Global Conservation Funds Local Legal Teams to Fight New Plans for Geothermal Plant and Major Roads That Would Destroy Heart of the Leuser National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site

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December 13, 2016
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October 4, 2016

Saving Our Global Parks – Using Archaeology, Technology, Legal Campaigns and Policy for Effective Protection

Dr. Eric Dinerstein, Dr. Richard Hansen and Farwiza Farhan show us how a few great leaders can enable large-scale park and wildlife protection using proven technologies, economic models, and policy and legal strategies.

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July 31, 2016

Global Conservation is focused on many of these highly endangered UNESCO World Heritage and National Parks to save intact megafauna and wildlife habitats across large areas of Asia, Latin America and Africa.

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July 30, 2016

Global Conservation Supports Over 300 Rangers in the Field with Equipment and Training for Park and Wildlife Protection

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July 7, 2016

Lead rangers for Mirador National Park sponsored for training in protection and management.

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July 7, 2016

Last Chance for Tigers in Eastern Thailand. Less than 20 left in Dong Phayayen–Khao Yai Forest Complex, UNESCO World Heritage.

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June 1, 2016

Global Conservation support of the Gunung Leuser National Park’s SMART Ranger Patrols and WCS’s Wildlife Crimes Unit helping make protection for the Sumatran Tiger possible.

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May 7, 2016

Rangers and Police Arrest Two Groups of Rosewood Poachers Hired from Cambodia to Illegally Log Thap Lan National Park

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May 2, 2016

Global Conservation is proud to announce that our Leuser grantee Farwiza Farhan, co-founder of Forest, Nature and Environment of Aceh ( HAkA ), has won the prestigious Whitley Award that recognize the works of conservationists around the globe.

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April 20, 2016

Indonesia's Minister of the Environment and Forestry and Acehnese leaders declare moratorium on palm oil and mining expansion in the Leuser Ecosystem

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April 19, 2016

One half of the world’s natural UNESCO World Heritage sites are considered threatened by “harmful industrial activity”, and are considered under “high threat” or “very high threat” of development.

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April 1, 2016

New Research shows tigers can come back from brink of extinction If habitats are preserved.

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March 31, 2016

New Solutions and Laws Needed for Ranger Protection.
In the past 10 years, over 1000 park rangers have been killed, 80% of them by commercial poachers and armed militia groups.

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March 29, 2016

Leonardo DiCaprio visited the Leuser Ecosystem located in Aceh and North Sumatra provinces of Indonesia
with fellow actors Adrien Brody and Fisher Stevens

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March 8, 2016

The president of Costa Rica, Guillermo Solis, with his wife Mercedes Peñas Domingo, took advantage of their stay in Guatemala to make several visits to UNESCO World Heritage sites in the country, travelling by helicopter to visit Mirador National Park.

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March 8, 2016

Global Conservation is supporting legal efforts, public relations and lobbying of the Indonesian government to block a new Spatial Plan proposed by the Governor of Aceh province. Currently, this spatial revision is in review by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Indonesia and could lead to the rapid destruction of critical wildlife habitats and primary forests.

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January 4, 2016

Global Conservation Supports Ranger Training for Leuser National Park Ranger Teams and Management in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand

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December 19, 2015

Over the past five years, Thap Lan National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site just 3-4 hours from Bangkok, has become the epicenter in the war on poaching of precious rosewood as well as wildlife in one of the last intact primary forests in Southeast Asia.

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December 19, 2015

Global Conservation is supporting the work of FKL and HaKA to Save Leuser Ecosystem - the last bastion to save Big 4 Megafauna - Tigers, Rhino, Elephant and Orangutan - left in Asia.

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December 6, 2015

Mirador National Park is is under siege with massive fires encroaching on all sides. The government of Guatemala is seeking international support to save this priceless treasure to mankind.

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November 30, 2015

Global Conservation support for Leuser Ecosystem protection enabled the arrest and successfully prosecution of one of Indonesia’s most notorious palm oil companies, resulting in a $26 million fine upheld in Indonesia’s Supreme Court, one of the first major rulings for illegal forest destruction upheld in the country’s history.

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November 25, 2015

Academy Award Winning Actor Recently Visited Mirador and Explored its Ancient sites and intact Tropical Forest and Wildlife Habitats

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November 25, 2015

Perpetrators arrested poaching and selling body parts of a Critically Endangered Sumatran tiger. Global Conservation is funding WCS-Indonesia for SMART Ranger Patrols in Leuser National Park.

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November 25, 2015

Global Conservation is Co-Funding HaKA and FKL, Local NGOs Working Tirelessly to Save Leuser Ecosystem

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