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RAPID WASTE REMOVAL TO RESTORE SIMIEN NATIONAL PARK, ETHIOPIA

RRF Secretariat 4th August 2023 Uncategorised
RAPID WASTE REMOVAL TO RESTORE SIMIEN NATIONAL PARK, ETHIOPIA

The Simien National Park (SMNP) in Northern Ethiopia is a spectacular landscape, where massive erosion over millions of years has created jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys and sharp precipices dropping some 1,500m. The Park is of global significance for biodiversity,

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STRENGTHENING VITAL SURVEILLANCE EFFORTS IN NIGER’S W NATIONAL PARK

RRF Secretariat 4th August 2023 Uncategorised
STRENGTHENING VITAL SURVEILLANCE EFFORTS IN NIGER’S W NATIONAL PARK

The W-Arly-Pendjari Complex is a mosaic of nine protected areas spreading across three countries (Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger). Together these areas create the largest and most important continuum of terrestrial, semi-aquatic and aquatic ecosystems across in the West African

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EMERGENCY SUPPORT TO VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK’S MOUNTAIN GORILLAS

RRF Secretariat 4th August 2023 Uncategorised
EMERGENCY SUPPORT TO VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK’S MOUNTAIN GORILLAS

Virunga National Park (790,000 ha) is the first national park established on the African continent and comprises an outstanding diversity of habitats, including swamps, steppes, snowy mountain peaks, savannahs, and the two most active volcanoes in Africa. The park is

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Suppressing the spread of uncontrolled fire in Mount Kenya National Park

RRF Secretariat 8th June 2022 Uncategorised
Suppressing the spread of uncontrolled fire in Mount Kenya National Park

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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Emergency response to attack in W-Arly-Pendjari Complex

RRF Secretariat 6th June 2022 Uncategorised
Emergency response to attack in W-Arly-Pendjari Complex

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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Battling Blazes in the Brazilian Cerrado

RRF Secretariat 18th November 2021 Updates
Battling Blazes in the Brazilian Cerrado

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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SAVING THE VAQUITA FROM EXTINCTION

RRF Secretariat 10th June 2021 Uncategorised
SAVING THE VAQUITA FROM EXTINCTION

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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RRF in action: 2020

RRF Secretariat 21st January 2021 Uncategorised
RRF in action: 2020

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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Strengthening firefighting to prevent destruction in Brazil’s Pantanal

RRF Secretariat 21st September 2020 Uncategorised
Strengthening firefighting to prevent destruction in Brazil’s Pantanal

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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Saving the lives of Tigers and People in the Sundarbans

RRF Secretariat 12th August 2020 Updates
Saving the lives of Tigers and People in the Sundarbans

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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