Darien National Park is the largest protected area in Central America and the Caribbean. This biosphere reserve is considered the most important natural lung in the world after the Amazon rainforest. These forests provide habitat for the endangered brown-headed spider monkey, the endangered Baird’s tapir, harpy eagles, and many more.

Isolated communities are sounding the alarm over poisoned rivers and cultural erosion after a surge in migrants crossing their ancestral lands.

This year, GC made significant strides in our conservation efforts across the Derawan Archipelago. We began by facilitating the establishment of the Berau Marine Protected Area (MPA) Task Force, led by the Berau Regency Government Fisheries Department, followed by the Air and Water Police of Berau and East Kalimantan and the Berau Navy.

For the first time in history, four tigers will be relocated from India to Cambodia to breed and re-establish a viable population in the Cardamoms National Park. Tigers need a large, continuous range, abundant prey, and protection from hunting. And GC asses protection for Cardamoms National Park.

Recently, Executive Director Jeff Morgan was featured in Haute’s 100 for his unwavering commitment and tenacity for working to save natural ecosystems globally.

UPDATE: A revised national wild tiger population estimate of 175-223 individuals has been provided by the Royal Thai Government. The country's wild tiger population has increased, surpassing the previous estimate of 148-189 tigers. This is a major milestone in the history of tiger conservation in Thailand, as it makes the country the first in Southeast Asia to do so.

Today, we celebrate World Ranger Day, but we also lament those rangers who have given their lives in service to protect our wild places and animals.

Watch “Saving Cat Tien” Now!

Global Conservation has initiated a four-year project to implement the Global Park Defense in Cat Tien National Park, aiming to extend protection to over 100,000 acres of adjacent unprotected forests and wildlife habitats.

Global Conservation is supporting WildAid's critical work to protect the Cocos Marine Conservation Area (ACMC), as well as developing and implementing a state-of-the-art Marine Protection System (MPS) to strengthen ACMC's monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) capacity.

The research paper, Published by Frontiers of Science and primarily authored by Dr. Eric Dinerstein, has identified 16,825 places worldwide where focusing on conservation efforts would effectively avert the extinction of thousands of endemic species.

In Cameroon, a lucrative trade in ape skulls, bushmeat, and live animals threatens to wipe out populations that are already suffering from habitat loss and fragmentation. The EAGLE Network is addressing the problem of traffickers who drive the African trade, but its operations are hampered by extensive government corruption.

Welcome to the third installment of the War on Nature series, presented by Global Conservation. Join us as renowned conservation photojournalist Paul Hilton delves into the challenges facing the Derawan Archipelago, Indonesia, a region celebrated as the "Jewel of Indonesia."

Led by Oliver Fankem, Director of Central Africa for Global Conservation, three national parks of Cameroon covering over 1 million hectares of intact tropical forests now have continuous active patrolling and systems in place for managing 60+ rangers in Southeast Cameroon.

Global Conservation published a new Marine Protection Handbook for MPA Managers, focusing on effective protection using marine radars and rapid response teams to combat illegal fishing and wildlife poaching.

The research undertaken by Mexican ecologists Gerardo Ceballos (National Autonomous University of Mexico) and Rodolfo Dirzo (Stanford University) in Latin America and Africa has shown that the current species extinction rates in many groups of organisms are much higher than throughout the preceding two million years, according to the committee of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Ecology and Conservation Biology.

Global Conservation conducted a Project Assessment for Marine Protection to deploy Global Park Defense and Community Protection in the North Dampier Straight MPA's.

Global Conservation has invested over eight years and millions of dollars to support the protection of Cardamoms National Park, deploying both of GC's signature programs, Global Park Defense and Community Protection.

The Bay Area’s Top Environmental Leaders to Congregate for Discussion on Global Park and Wildlife Protection, Indigenous Territories, and Marine Protection.

The event precedes the launch of the new ABC News Live Series covering Global Conservation’s Park and Wildlife Protection.

Announcing the release of the second film in our War on Nature series, "War On Nature: Sumatra". The film focuses on the recovery of the Leuser Ecosystem in Sumatra, Indonesia, the last place on earth where tigers, elephants, orangutans, and rhinos share space.

Islas Marías Biosphere Reserve is a No-Take zone and constitutes one of Mexico’s highest priorities to protect marine ecosystems through the deployment of Global Park Defense.