Despite operating under pandemic restrictions, Global Conservation continued to support our park and marine protection work around the world.
Global Park Defense is now a proven model we can deploy in any endangered park. Using the latest low-cost surveillance, satellite communications, cloud-based protection systems and a rigorous methodology, we are building up targeted protection in key high-threat areas.
In 2021-2022, we grew the areas under Global Park Defense protection to over 18 million acres (nearly 10 million hectares), adding four new projects and working in 12 endangered national parks and 8 marine parks in 10 countries.
We also finished three five-year Global Park Defense deployments – in Central and Southern Cardamom National Parks in Cambodia and Thap Lan National Park in Thailand – leaving each national park well-protected and financially sustainable.
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.
read moreWatch our new video on saving the Leuser Ecosystem of Indonesia, the last place on Earth where rhino, orangutans, and tigers still run wild.
read moreShar 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.
read moreLying 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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