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On a Mission in Panama to Create Park Rangers

During the month of May, Global Conservation, in collaboration with Panama’s National System of Protected Areas (SINAP), led a three-day training program for Panama National Park Rangers. More than 20 park ranger supervisors and field-level rangers from various Panamanian national parks attended. The training was designed to equip these supervisors and rangers with knowledge and skills they could pass along to other park rangers.

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May 2026 Highlights: From Protection to Research

Following the launch of the Banda Seas Project in April, patrol teams from the Fisheries and Marine Affairs Department (DKP) of Maluku, local NGOs, the Navy, and the Marine Police conducted three patrol missions across Banda Neira, West Seram, and the Kei Archipelago, covering approximately 360 km of marine waters.

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Expansion of the Marine Monitor (M2) Radar Systems and Command Centers at the Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve

The Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association (TASA) has expanded its maritime surveillance within the Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve (TAMR). Building upon the initial 2021 deployment of the Marine Monitor at the Caye Bokel Conservation Outpost in the south of the atoll, TASA has now integrated a second M2 system at the Maugre Caye Conservation Outpost in the north.

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Peruvian Airforce and GC Sign Cooperation Agreement to Protect Peru’s National Parks and Indigenous Territories

Margoth Quispy, the GC Director for South America, is spearheading a vital initiative in Peru's capital, Lima. A Memorandum of Understanding was inked with the Peruvian Air Force General to oversee the preservation of four national parks and nine Indigenous Communities. Over 1.2 million acres combined are now protected by Global Park Defense and Community Protection.

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Exploration and Field Testing of Banda Sea Monitoring Technology

Global Conservation signed its first MoU with the Maluku Fish and Marine Department to kick off a new joint GC Marine Protection program and EarthRanger deployment for the Maluku Islands in the Banda Sea of Indonesia. GC organized and supported the first Joint Patrols in the Banda Seas using the EarthRanger platform for marine protection.

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Protecting Our Planet on EARTH DAY

Protecting endangered national parks in developing countries will save the last fragments of tropical wilderness and the highest concentration of biodiversity outside the Amazon and Congo basins.

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GC Global Park Defense Featured in InSight Crime

Costa Rica is at the center of the booming global cocaine business. It has an integral role as a transshipment point to consumer markets in the United States and Europe, and local transport networks are a crucial part of that trafficking chain.

But as cocaine trafficking oozes into other criminal economies like illegal mining inside Corcovado, it’s become increasingly complicated for the park rangers to protect its natural resources amid a lack of resources and operational support.

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GC Fights Wildlife Crime in Gabon with Conservation Justice

The AALF Project (Support to Wildlife Law Enforcement) has been implemented by Conservation Justice since 2010 through a partnership with the Ministry of Water and Forests. This report presents the outcomes of a year-long fight against wildlife trafficking carried out throughout Gabon.

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Indigenous Community Protection – 2024-25 Naso Comarca, Northern Panama

Global Conservation has received critical funding from the Alumbra Foundation to support National Park and Community Protection of the Naso Indigenous Territory, the largest legally established Indigenous Comarca in Panama (160,616 hectares).

The Naso have organized a 60-member Community Protection team responsible for demarcating, monitoring, and patrolling their territory.

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Breaking GC News: BBC and Reuters Covers GC Rhino Reintroduction in Kidepo Valley NP Uganda

In a historic moment, rhinos are released back into the wild at Kidepo Valley National park in Uganda. Global Conservation is on-site on behalf of the Uganda Conservation Foundation, which supports the Uganda Wildlife Authority to protect Uganda’s wildlife and stunning landscape. Global Conservation has been funding parks across Uganda for over seven years; this event is a massive day for rhinos and everyone involved.

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Global Conservation’s Indigenous Lands Protection

Indigenous peoples are, and have always been, a significant answer to the entire climate change problem, as their traditional practices promote biodiversity, enhance carbon sequestration, and maintain ecosystem resilience against climate impacts.

Global Conservation’s Indigenous partnership initiative is leading our Community Protection program that effectively prevents illegal logging, poaching, and land grabbing.

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