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The Guardian Features Surreal "Snare Mountain" in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
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.
Watch Now: GC Helping to Save the Last Indochinese Tigers
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.
GC Deploys Global Park Defense to Marine Ecosystems
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.
Watch Now: Saving La Selva Maya
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.
Despite Ukraine War, Environmental Education In Carpathians Continues
Global Conservation supports Dr. Olena Slobodian's Film and Book Tour. Events were organized in educational institutions located on the territory of the Carpathian National Natural Park and neighboring territorial communities.
New GC Project – Manu National Park And Machiguenga Communities, Peru
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.
Global Conservation Welcomes Dr. Ian Singleton To Senior Advisory Board
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.
GC Mission - Stopping Deforestation In Peru’s National Parks
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.
Mongabay Interviews Global Conservation Ceo Jeff Morgan On United Nations 30x30 Goals
Targeting 3% of protected areas could accelerate progress on 30×30 goals, says Global Conservation’s Jeff Morgan. Simply designating protected areas is not enough to safeguard nature.
DaMaI Rainforest Complex 2022/2023 Progress Report - Global Park Defense
A summary of our work, objectives, and progress in the Danum-Maliau-Imbak Rainforest Complex (DaMaI).
Defending National Parks Globally - GC Featured In National Parks Traveler
Global Conservation was featured in the March 2023 issue of National Parks Traveller, with an article written by Lori Sonken. The article was titled, “Defending National Parks Globally.”
5 Years Of Progress And Challenges - Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
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.
First Year Progress - Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda
Based on the strong results 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.
Global Conservation Marine Radar Proven In Arrest And Prosecution Of Illegal Fishing Charter
Global Conservation and partners celebrate the conviction in San Diego courts of Helgren’s Sportfishing, who pleaded guilty to illegal fishing in a California Marine Protected Area.
Central Cardamom Mountains National Park 2022 Progress Report
To protect this park, Global Conservation, Conservation International (CI), and the Ministry of Environment are deploying new technologies for increasing the effectiveness of forest and wildlife protection.
Dja Rainforest Complex, Cameroon, 2021-22 Progress
Explore Global Conservation’s progress in the Dja Biosphere Reserve (DBR), one of the largest rainforests in Africa and the last major intact tropical forest in Cameroon.
Global Conservation makes $2 million commitment to deploy Marine Protection systems for developing countries
Our Oceans 2023 announcement to deploy Marine Protection systems – Global Park Defense – for endangered MPAs in developing countries.
New GC Project: Shar Mountains National Park, Macedonia
A new National Park Authority has been created, and Global Conservation is funding critical equipment, communications, training, preparation of a ten-year wildlife management plan, and SMART patrolling.
GC Mission To Jardines De La Reina National Park, Cuba
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.
2022 Progress: Cardamom Mountains National Park, Cambodia
Despite its new protected status, illegal land clearing and wildlife poaching continue to threaten Cardamom National Park. Here are our 2022 patrolling results.
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