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. The unnatural loss of biodiversity is accelerating, and if it continues, the planet will lose vast ecosystems and the necessities they provide, including fresh water, pollination, and pest and disease control.
The People vs. Extinction website has launched today, Earth Day 2021. Right now, they're looking for partners and sponsors to invest in the future of our planet.
Later this year, PVE will launch a social media campaign unlike any other, centered around positive messaging. Using technology, we're creating an animal army to advocate for nature.
Their team represents the best of the best in science, creative media, and social impact. With their start-up mentality, PVE is taking a different approach to conservation.
If you'd like to be involved, please visit the PVE website and contact Derek Gannon: derek@peoplevextinction.com.
Global Conservation Executive Director Jeff Morgan is on PVE's Advisory Board.
Conservation Hero: Rudi Putra, Leuser Ecosystem
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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Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park Closed Due to Myanmar Coup
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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Bardiya National Park, Nepal, Achieves Anti-Poaching Success During Covid Pandemic
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.
Cardamoms National Park Achieves Sustainable Financing from REDD+ Carbon Offsets
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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