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The Cuban plant conservation initiative
Cuba supports the greatest plant diversity of the Caribbean Biodiversity Hotspots. The Cuban Plant Conservation Initiative aims at the conservation and sustainable management of Cuban plants. To achieve this goal...View Project
Conserving the Endangered Himalayan grey langur in India’s Chamba Valley
The Himalayan grey langur (Semnopithecus ajax) is an Endangered colobine confined to the Chamba Valley of the Western Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh state in India. The langur has a narrow...View Project
Support to cultural values and conservation – an approach towards conservation of natural resources in Uganda
The role of cultural and spiritual values in achieving conservation goals is gaining popularity among researchers and practitioners. Research findings prove that cultural values contribute to conservation goals, but, little...View Project
Building marine conservation capacity of fishing communities in Fiji
Previous work in the region has shown that the community of Kia Island, northern Fiji, is almost completely dependent on the marine resources of the Great Sea Reef for subsistence...View Project
Developing skills in primate research which support gibbon conservation in Laos
Primate conservation is a priority for biodiversity conservation in Laos as demonstrated by the national gibbon conservation action plan, but there is a lack of Lao primate conservationists. FFI’s entry...View Project
Population trends and conservation status of Marca’s marmoset in the Brazilian Amazon
The Marca´s marmoset (Mico marcai) was described in 1993 based on three skins collected by the Scientific Expedition Roosevelt-Rondon in 1914. In January 2012, after almost 100 years we confirmed...View Project
Safeguarding suitable habitats for Niceforo’s wren and chestnut-bellied hummingbird in Colombia
Niceforo’s wren and chestnut-bellied hummingbird are two endemic and Endangered birds inhabiting riparian forests located in the Chicamocha Canyon dry forest of Colombia. These species are threatened by habitat loss...View Project
Rugezi wetland conservation project, Rwanda
Rugezi wetland is a refuge for wetland-dependent species and plays important roles in regulating water flow. The unsustainable use of wetland resources and that of its watershed coupled with climate...View Project
Greater adjutant conservation through community participation in Assam, India
The greater adjutant stork is the most threatened stork in the world and its population is decreasing. Many historic breeding colonies of this colonial nesting bird are missing now and...View Project
Building capacity for fundraising and communications for conservation in southern Belize
The ultimate goal is to improve the financial sustainability of leading Belizean conservation organization, Ya’axche Conservation Trust, and in turn secure the long-term conservation of critical areas for biodiversity in...View Project
Assessing the conservation status and economic importance of Kenya’s Marlin fisheries
Worldwide, populations of threatened blue and black marlin are declining due to unsustainable fisheries and diminutive determination to conserve them. In Kenya, information about these species is poorly understood resulting...View Project
Conservation of green peafowl in the proposed A Yun Pa Nature Reserve, Vietnam
The green peafowl is the galliform species at most immediate risk in Indochina. The species has dramatically declined, or even disappeared, in most of its historical range in recent decades....View Project
An examination of an ecosystem-based adaptation approach to managing natural tropical eco-systems in Guyana
The main goal of the internship will be to examine the benefits and opportunities of ecosystem based adaptation (EbA) and produce technical and policy recommendations for the inclusion of EbA...View Project
Action for primate conservation in Korup National Park, Cameroon
Illegal wildlife hunting for bushmeat is a serious threat to Korup National Park, one of Africa’s oldest and most biodiverse rainforests and home to a rich primate community of 14...View Project
Review and analysis of ecosystem services provided by reptiles, amphibians, and birds in the neotropics.
The overall goal of the internship is to generate a theoretical framework through a literature review of studies of ecosystem services provided by amphibians, reptiles, and birds in the Neotropics....View Project
Conserving Bañados del Quirquincho: a key area for threatened species in Argentina
The Bañados del Quirquincho is one of the few wetlands in the Dry Chaco of Argentina and an Important Bird Area. It harbors many threatened species such as Chacoan peccary...View Project
Sea Turtle Conservation: A participatory approach in Muni-Pomadze Ramsar site, Ghana
Muni-Pomadze is one of Ghana’s five designated Ramsar sites. Aside its rich and diverse biodiversity, it is one of few existing nesting sites for threatened sea turtles in Ghana. This...View Project
Mitigating biodiversity extinctions in Ghana: the case of the endemic Bobiri reed frog
This project is aimed at giving a fighting chance of survival to the endemic and endangered Bobiri reed frog (Hyperolius bobirensis) through research and action. The frog has not been...View Project
Monitoring otter populations and combating poaching through stakeholder participation in India
Otters are ambassadors of wetland ecosystems. Being top predators, they have been severely affected by loss of riparian habitats to agriculture and other anthropogenic activities like sand mining, hydroelectric projects...View Project
Research assistant, inventory & monitoring unit
The internship’s overall goal is to improve the conservation research conducted by WCS’s Inventory & Monitoring Unit (IMU), while also improving the independent research conducted at Centre de Formation et de...View Project
