Emergency funding for wildlife in times of crisis
From mid-March 2022, fires scoured sections of the National Park, threatening key moorland and forest habitats on Mount Kenya. Some forest glades containing mature rosewood and cedar trees were lost early on and without a significant response, further losses to
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The W-Arly-Pendjari Complex plays a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity, with the area supporting 85% of the remaining savannah elephants in West Africa, the only viable population of lions in the region and one of the few populations of cheetah
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The Cerrado biome is also the most biodiverse savannah in the world, home to approximately 5% of the planet’s biodiversity. The region supports many rare and endemic animals and plants, including the giant anteater, giant armadillo, maned wolf, jaguar, pampas
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In particular, vaquita are affected by gillnets used to capture the endemic ‘totoaba’ fish, which is targeted for its swim bladder for overseas markets. No fishing activities are permitted within the vaquita’s core range, but nevertheless, illegal fishing continues. The
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The RRF provides small grants in emergency situations affecting biodiversity within natural World Heritage sites. With a target to decide on applications in just 8 working days, we provide rapid support at times of crisis. In 2020, RRF provided $181,677
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The Pantanal region is the largest tropical wetland in the world, located mostly within Brazil, but also extending into Bolivia and Paraguay. The ‘Pantanal Conservation Area’ natural World Heritage site, part of the larger Pantanal Biosphere Reserve, covers a considerable section
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The Sundarbans is the world’s largest contiguous mangrove forest, expanding across India and Bangladesh. Located at the mouth of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, these forests are home to the magnificent Bengal tiger. Uniquely adapted to the mangrove ecosystem, the
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Worldwide, Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) are found exclusively in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the Virunga Landscape (Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, located in south west Uganda, is home to almost
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In order to ensure the continuity of conservation actions, RRF has responded swiftly, providing emergency funding to the Virunga Foundation to increase the protection of guards and staff and to deliver support to the impacted communities. Infrastructure reinforcements, such as
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The sheer amount of Atlantic forest within its 236,613 hectares makes it of global ecological importance, providing habitat for unique plants and animals, such as jaguars, tapirs and harpy eagles, among other threatened species. However, there has been a dramatic
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