In 2023–2024, Global Conservation has been focused on restoring protected areas and species management in the Kidepo Valley Conservation Area, Uganda, and funding the Uganda Conservation Foundation from 2023 to 2024. In addition, GC and IEF funded a country-wide Digital Strategy and EarthRanger deployment for five endangered national parks, including Kidepo Valley, Murchison Falls, and Queen Elizabeth.

Ensuring the safety of its personnel is the foundation of the park's recovery. The park's first critical step involved connecting their Garmin inReach devices to EarthRanger. Park officials outfit ranger units with inReach devices so that headquarters can monitor their movements and real-time locations via the platform. This functionality provides the extra safety net personnel need to do their job, even in remote areas with limited or no connectivity. 

The NSW government has promised to establish a Great Koala National Park to conserve the species, and shocking new video has surfaced that shows state government loggers cutting down koala-feed trees inside its borders. The degradation of their habitat has made koalas in New South Wales susceptible to extinction.

Located in the headwaters of the Black and White Cheremosh rivers in the Chyvchyn Mountains on the border with Romania, Verkhovyna National Nature Park showcases pristine natural landscapes formed over millions of years. The project aims to develop Verkhovyna as a key tourist and rehabilitation hub within the Carpathian region by enhancing tourism infrastructure, supporting nature conservation efforts, and promoting inclusive tourism practices.

In the Balam Kú Biosphere Reserve, which was designated a protected natural area in August 2023 in order to extend protection to the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, members of the Francisco Villa Popular Front have destroyed at least 70 hectares of Mayan jungle to make way for homes, agricultural fields, and livestock pastures.

In this episode of War on Nature, join Global Conservation and Conservation Photojournalist Paul Hilton as we journey deep into the heart of Malaysian Borneo to uncover one of Asia’s last intact primary rainforests—DaMaI. This secluded ecosystem, comprising Maliau Basin, Imbak Canyon, and the Danum Valley, is a critical sanctuary for endangered species like Bornean pygmy elephants, clouded leopards, and orangutans.

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This impact report covers 2023-2024 progress and outlines the challenges ahead for our Marine Protection work in Baja Sur, California, Mexico.  

GC has deployed multiple Global Park Defense (GPD) systems for Marine Protection beginning in 2020 focused on the Eastcape of Baja Sur from Loreto Bay National Park in the north to San Jose Island and Espiritu Santo National Marine Park off La Paz. As well, GC Mexico works to protect community fishing reserves from Agua Verde in the north to Boca Del Alamo in the south.

Global Conservation protects Mexicos newest MPA with a two mile No Take Zone.

GC supports the attachment of the Belize Coast Guard to TASA enforcement operations for armed support to deal with the dangerous situation of aggressive illegal fishers as well as narcotics traffickers. Hundreds of tons of cocaine move northward through Belize each year, resulting in people being murdered in the atolls and piracy. By providing critical support to the Coast Guard to help Turneffe Atoll in marine enforcement, we are improving the effectiveness and safety of marine enforcement officers.

Dadang Mujiono, GC Project Director, writes for the publication Public Syndicate to call out the lack of support for protecting critical marine ecosystems, with the main focus being on Indonesia. Indonesia, despite having one of the most beautiful and critical oceanic ecosystems on Earth containing vast stretches of intact coral reefs, lacks overall protection.

Indigenous communities settled in the buffer zone of Manu National Park have reported land grabs and the constant presence of coca growers and drug traffickers. Residents of three communities will be trained as eco-guards and trained to monitor their forests using technology and, consequently, the protected natural area.

The Directorate of Amazonian and National Surveillance, a unit of the Peruvian Air Force, flew over part of the affected areas and found expansion of deforestation and coca plantations.

The Derawan Archipelago, a collection of tropical islands with vibrant coral reefs, boasts a stunning underwater landscape. It ranks among the most biologically diverse regions in Indonesia and serves as a critical protein source for communities across the Sulawesi Sea, including Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

Despite its natural beauty and ecological importance, the Derawan Archipelago faces significant challenges in both the fishing and tourism sectors.

Update: The Global Conservation team provides a detailed report that assesses prey mass for the reintroduction of tigers into the Cardamom Rainforest.

Tigers will return to Cambodia for the first time since they were declared functionally extinct in 2016, in a pioneering reintroduction that will see tigers from India relocated to the Cardamom National Park.

Have you ever experienced an ArcGIS Story Map before? Utilizing interactive maps, photos, and videos, ArcGIS StoryMaps are the most fun and informative way to read online publications ever. They represent a significant advancement in storytelling that’s being adopted by well-known publications worldwide.

Global Conservation is proud to now be able to deliver such a publication for select projects, starting with Miardor National Park.

The Director of Allen Coral Atlas, Dr. Greg Asner, thanks GC in an uplifting letter of support.

APW’s human-wildlife coexistence programs have made outstanding strides recently, in addition to forwarding women-led businesses that work with consevation programs to empower local communities.

This thrilling action-adventure documentary is currently in production on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Delving deep into the extraordinary Leuser Ecosystem—the last place on earth where orangutans, rhinos, tigers, and elephants still roam freely in the wild—an undercover film team chronicles the plights of the heroes fighting to save this biodiversity hotspot from rampant corruption and destruction. A unique band of local characters—all with their own drives, passions, and obsessions—fights to protect this ancient land, giving us hope that Leuser can be saved.

Summits focus on emerging strategies for protecting national parks worldwide, including incorporating advanced technologies and community-based approaches for conservation. Summits include workshops, knowledge-sharing sessions, and collaborative policy discussions to enhance park management.

In this episode of War on Nature, Global Conservation takes you deep into Ecuador's Podocarpus National Park, one of the Amazon's most biodiverse and threatened regions. Ecuador faces grave environmental challenges, including deforestation, illegal mining, and ecosystem pollution.