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Reconciling the expansion of oil palm plantations and the conservation of Endangered grey parrots
The expansion of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) plantations is a major threat to biodiversity in the tropics and finding ways to reconcile the demands of a growing human population with...View Project
Saving the Critically Endangered giant guitarfishes in Ghana
The proposed project aims to improve the conservation and management of the Critically Endangered African wedgefish (Rhynchobatus luebberti) and blackchin guitarfish (Glaucostegus cemiculus) through research and community participatory approaches. The...View Project
A schools- and science-based participatory approach to conservation in Bhutan
Bhutan is committed to protecting its forests. However, it has insufficient conservationists to survey, monitor and assess the increasing threats to this globally important biodiversity. We will showcase how Bhutan's...View Project
Assessing the conservation status of a poorly known endemic lizard in Nigeria
The Ondo forest gecko (Cnemaspis petrodroma) is a poorly known lizard species endemic to Nigeria. It lives in forest and rocky areas of the Idanre Hills (UNESCO World Heritage Site)...View Project
Conservation of threatened plant species in a high diversity area of the Brazilian Atlantic forest
The Santa Teresa municipality, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil, is internationally known for its high biodiversity. However, native and endemic plant species are under pressure due to deforestation and urban...View Project
Conservation of the tri-spine horseshoe crab and its habitat in Palawan, Philippines
Horseshoe crab research in the Philippines is developing. As such, important baseline data are missing. Repeated monitoring in a nursery habitat in Palawan revealed that increasing human impact strongly...View Project
Saving the Endangered goliath frog in Cameroon
The goliath frog is an endemic species found along the fast flowing rivers in secondary forests and farmlands of southwest of Cameroon. It is listed as Endangered according to IUCN...View Project
Creating a roadmap for China’s mining sector to reduce net biodiversity loss
WCS has launched an effort to develop strategies to engage with China’s business stakeholders and prioritize biodiversity in their overseas investment. Mining is one of the key focus sectors of...View Project
Establishing a stakeholder participation-based gharial conservation programme in Katernia
The gharial is a freshwater crocodile, endemic to the Indian subcontinent. Girwa river in Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary has the second-largest breeding gharial population, which has been isolated to a 20...View Project
Implementing a community-based conservation management zone to protect the red siskin in Guyana
Our project will leverage grassroots support to provide a framework for the protection of the Endangered red siskin through the development of an innovative community-based conservation management zone in southern...View Project
Communicating Locally Led Conservation Action in Antigua and Barbuda
Sherrel is supporting the Environmental Awareness Group’s (EAG) team to communicate scientific information generated by their programmes, projects, and activities through the development of strong communication materials. Sherrel is working...View Project
Creating a safe haven for the Critically Endangered Barbados leaf-toed gecko
This internship will train a young conservation leader on how to plan and carry out practical conservation actions to secure and increase a population of the Critically Endangered and endemic...View Project
Conservation of threatened migratory and resident shorebirds in the Banco dos Cajuais, Brazil
The Banco dos Cajuais, located in the municipality of Icapuí, Ceará state, is recognized as an important stopover/wintering area for shorebirds that are priority species in the National Action Plan...View Project
Protecting priority nesting sites for Craveri’s murrelet in Mexico
Through our previous CLP project, we assessed the conservation status of the Craveri’s murrelet in the Gulf of California, Mexico, and developed a conservation action plan to address its main...View Project
Reducing human-giraffe conflict along the Kenya-Somalia border
The reticulated giraffe has experienced greater than 80% population declines and is currently listed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). About 90% of reticulated giraffes...View Project
Coral reef conservation in the largest Brazilian Marine Protected Area
Coral reefs are threatened by pressure from tourists, overfishing, pollution, and climate change. Due to this series of impacts, reefs have been dramatically reduced all around the world and up...View Project
Investigating Sustainable Coastal Tourism and Incentives for Biodiversity Conservation in Cambodia
The fundamental tenet underpinning this internship work is that the increase in tourism (pre-COVID-19) in Koh Rong Marine National Park must consider options to ensure that growth in tourism does...View Project
Strengthening bio-monitoring for protected area management in Chimanimani National Park, Mozambique
This internship will provide practical field and protected area management experience to a young Mozambican conservation scientist, whilst tackling one of the pressing needs in Chimanimani National Park, which was...View Project
Conservation of the Endangered Salim Ali’s fruit bat in Western Ghats, India
Salim Ali’s fruit bat (Latidens salimalii), one of the three rarest bats in the world, is an evolutionarily distinct, monotypic and endangered frugivorous bat species endemic to the southern Western...View Project
Ensuring harlequin toad conservation in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia
Harlequin toads (Atelopus) are the most threatened group of amphibians in the world, with 81% of species classified as Endangered or Critically Endangered. Disease transmission by the Bd fungus and...View Project
