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Protecting the Megadiverse Cloud Forests of Southern Ecuador
Fundación Jocotoco was established in 1998. We are an Ecuadorian NGO whose mission is to protect threatened species and habitats in the country. Although Jocotoco was born out of the realization of how scarce, localized, and consequently threatened many bird species...
Establishing biological corridor in Reserva Kinkajou, Costa Rica
Biological corridors are essential for the protection and/or restoration of natural habitats. In line with this and to minimize the increasing threat by means of human activities such as logging and urbanization, Costa Rica has defined ambitious goals related to the...
Expanding the San Francisco Reserve in Ecuador to protect critical habitats for new and rare amphibian species
With funding support from QRFN, Nature and Culture International (NCI) successfully acquired a piece of 85-hectare property located next to San Francisco Scientific Station, a private reserve located in the buffer zone of the Podocarpus National park, Ecuador in March...
QRFN and Rainforest Trust partner to launch new Preventing Extinction Fund
The Quick Response Fund for Nature (managed by RESOLVE) and Rainforest Trust are proud to announce a new USD 1,000,000 partnership to protect habitat for the world’s most threatened species. The Preventing Extinction Fund will provide grants to local Civil Society...
Expanding the Kivisuo Peatland Complex 2021: A Climate-Stabilization Area in the European North Receives a Crucial Boost
Kivisuo is a major, rather intact Sub-Arctic peatland system located in northern Finland, close to city of Oulu, in the municipality of Muhos and Utajärvi. In 2020 Snowchange was able to secure the core area of Kivisuo peatland into the Landscape Rewilding Programme,...
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...