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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 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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Safeguarding the Endangered Mountain Gorilla during Covid-19 Crisis

RRF Secretariat 19th June 2020 Updates
Safeguarding the Endangered Mountain Gorilla during Covid-19 Crisis

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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Emergency response to a tragic attack in Virunga National Park

RRF Secretariat 19th May 2020 Updates
Emergency response to a tragic attack in Virunga National Park

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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Atlantic forest reserve in peril

RRF Secretariat 17th March 2020 Updates
Atlantic forest reserve in peril

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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Emergency wildfire management in Bale Mountains

RRF Secretariat 29th August 2019 Updates
Emergency wildfire management in Bale Mountains

The Bale Mountains National Park is a tentative natural World Heritage Site in the Ethiopian highlands, and represents the largest area of afro-alpine habitat in Africa. The area is internationally recognised as a centre for biodiversity and endemism, with a

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Fighting Flames in Mount Kenya National Park

RRF Secretariat 28th March 2019 Updates
Fighting Flames in Mount Kenya National Park

More than 20,000 hectares of land have been destroyed so far, including wildlife habitats and their biodiversity. Although a large proportion/majority of the fires have been controlled, the rainy season is not expected until late March/early April in this area.

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Rapid Rodent Response in the Galapagos

RRF Secretariat 30th October 2018 Updates
Rapid Rodent Response in the Galapagos

The Galapagos Islands have been described as a ‘living museum and showcase of evolution’. The biodiversity of the Galapagos needs little introduction. The isolation of the islands has resulted in a rich diversity of endemic plants and animals, such as

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Reducing impacts of a potential lionfish invasion in the Brazil Atlantic Islands

RRF Secretariat 18th October 2018 Updates
Reducing impacts of a potential lionfish invasion in the Brazil Atlantic Islands

Fernando de Noronha archipelago is located in the South Atlantic Ocean. This important site supports biological processes of the region and the rich waters are vital breeding and feeding grounds for tuna, shark, turtle and marine mammals. The archipelago is

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Averting crisis for Nepal’s tigers

RRF Secretariat 23rd July 2018 Updates
Averting crisis for Nepal’s tigers

In early 2018, following sweeping changes in the Nepalese government at local and national levels, RRF was quick to fund emergency research into the potential impacts of proposed road and rail developments that were anticipated to be rapidly advanced by

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