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Land acquisition completes the Bigal-Payamino Corridor and improves habitat for endangered species in Ecuador
In July of 2020, we applied for, and were awarded, a grant for $11,600 from Quick Response Fund for Nature. The purpose of the funds was to purchase a plot of land that was strategically crucial for us to complete our mission. As mentioned in the application, we were...
Land acquisition in Murchison Falls Conservation Areas helps protect endangered species in Uganda
Murchison Falls Conservation Areas (MFCA) is located in the Northern Albertine Rift region of Uganda, a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot, home to several wildlife and forest reserves. The area is critical for flora and fauna, including endangered African...
Serra da Graminha Conservation Project
The Atlantic Forest of Brazil is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and one of the world’s top biodiversity hotspots. The Serra do Brigadeiro mountains in the state of Minas Gerais are located one of the priority conservation areas in the state, home to several endemic and...
Conservation Northwest assists Colville Confederated Tribes to acquire 9,243 acres critical for Cascades-to-Rockies habitat connectivity
In October 2021, Conservation Northwest—a Seattle-based NGO—closed on the purchase of the 9,243 acre Figelinski Ranch in the Tunk Valley of Okanogan County in Washington State, USA. Following the completion of the purchase, the deed was transferred directly to the...
Quick Response Fund for Nature helped to add 6,600 acres to Heartland Ranch
The Quick Response Fund for Nature helped make possible the expansion of the Southern Plains Land Trust’s (SPLT’s) Heartland Ranch Nature Preserve by 6,600 acres in February 2020. Heartland Ranch now covers nearly 25,000 acres, or nearly 40 square miles. All grant...
Environmental Defenders of Ngetha Media Association for Peace acquire land to conserve the critically endangered African pangolins
The Environmental Defenders of Ngetha Media Association for Peace have been able to acquire 54 acres of land near Murchison Falls National Park, in a globally significant area of Uganda. Upon receipt of grant funds, they demarcated the land, signed and completed land...
Sumac Muyu Foundation expands Río Bigal Reserve and conserves more territory for jaguars in Ecuador
Sumac Muyu Foundation has managed the Bigal River Biological Reserve since 2008 (soon reaching 800 hectares) within the Payamino-Bigal-Sumaco Corridor, Ecuador. The corridor is located on the eastern slope of the Sumaco Volcano, within the “East Andean Slope of...
A Boreal Ecological Corridor Secured With Critical Support From QRFN: Carbon Sinks and Biodiversity Protected
Sweat-drenched, walking on Siltaneva mire at 32 C in Mid-Summer, sun does not set in the boreal north. Insects, gadflies, mosquitoes are out in full force, the Finnish air force so to speak… Our Landscape Rewilding team is taking stock of a recently acquired...
Fundación Jocotoco and the Las Balsas community partner to protect the highly threatened Lilacine Amazon parrot
The Lilacine Amazon is a highly threatened, large parrot endemic to the dry forests of western Ecuador. This species is declining very quickly owing to a combination of habitat loss and illegal wildlife trafficking. Recent data on population monitoring suggests that...
Protecting forest of life in a time of crisis
The life of higaonon tribe is interconnected to the sacred forest. We are nothing without it. The elders said that " nature destruction is the tribes extinction" The Philippines is a global biodiversity hotspot, yet only 4% of native habitat remains. With two grants...