Projects supported

At the crossroads of the Asian and Australian continents, Papua New Guinea is a veritable natural sanctuary, home to an unparalleled diversity of flora and fauna. Although it represents only 0.5% of the world’s landmass with its 462,000 km2, scientists consider that this country contains more…

As the eyes and ears of their respective communities and nations, Indigenous land patrols, or Indigenous Guards as they are known locally, combine ancestral knowledge with digital monitoring technologies (GPS, camera traps, drones, deforestation alerts) to detect, denounce and deter environmental…

Cameroon’s Dja Biosphere Reserve is recognized as a World Heritage Site for its exceptionally diverse evergreen forest and globally important biodiversity, including critically endangered African forest elephants and western lowland gorillas. The landscape faces severe pressures of forest…

Climate change poses a significant threat to rivers across Ecuador, and the Morona River Basin exemplifies these challenges. Situated in the Ecuador-Peru Border Integration Zone within the Amazon rainforest, the basin spans approximately 10,000 hectares and is home to a diverse ecosystem, including…

The biome Cerrado (savannah) and Atlantic Forest are typical of the southern Serra do Espinhaço mountains, in Minas Gerais state. Rupestrian fields with plant endemism with 80% of the native evergreen flower species of Brazil and 40% of the endangered plant species in Minas Gerais can be found…

Liberia hosts the highly threatened Upper Guinean Forest of West Africa. The Upper Guinean Forest is a critical biodiversity hotspot and hosts incredible levels of biodiversity, endemism is a top priority for primate protection and a lifeline for millions of people in the region. Early 2019…

The great ecoregion of Chaco, Chiquitania, Pantanal and Southern Amazon of Bolivia, is one of the most threatened by large-scale deforestation, fires and unregulated mining. This project seeks to consolidate the protection of clue natural ecosystems and resources, also the possibility of ensuring…

The Comarca Guna Yala is an indigenous community in Panama, home to approximately 85,000 people. With a low income derived from fishing and subsistence agriculture, the region faces significant threats, such as the loss of agricultural biodiversity, ecosystem degradation, and a lack of state…

The history of Brazil is intimately linked to the Atlantic Forest, one of the greatest repositories of biodiversity in the world. It is considered one of the most important and threatened ecosystems on the planet. Chaotic development and predatory extraction of natural resources have devastated…

This project focuses on combining large-scale (landscape or jurisdictional) and local efforts to protect High Conservation Values (HCVs) in Seruyan District, Indonesia. HCVs include biodiversity, ecosystem services, community needs, and cultural values. The project is part of a jurisdictional…

The Yorenka Tasorentsi Institute, founded by Ashaninka leader Benki Piyãko, is a pioneering force in the recovery of degraded land in the Amazon. Guided by the millennia-old connection the Ashaninka people share with the Amazon Rainforest, the Institute employs a holistic, Indigenous-led approach…