News in “Conservation & Sustainable Development”
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July 26, 2013 -
From the field
Interactive Database Details Chinese Lending in Latin America
China has made more than $87 billion in loan commitments to Latin American countries. In 2010, it committed more than the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and US Export-Import Bank combined. Read More
July 24, 2013 -
Publication
Database Project Reveals Diversity of Bolivian Wildlife
The Wildlife Conservation Society has published a large database of mammals in Bolivia, shedding light on the poorly known yet vast wildlife diversity of the South American country. Read More
July 1, 2013 -
Video
"Study Identifies Priorities for Improving Global Conservation Funding"
From the Athens Banner-Herald
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June 20, 2013 -
From the field
First-ever Convening Offers Lessons in Fisheries Management
Community managers of coastal areas around the world recently gathered for the first time to exchange experiences in local fisheries management at the MacArthur-supported IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju, Korea. Read More
June 13, 2013 -
From the field
Surprise Species at Risk From Climate Change
The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, is one of the largest of its kind and assesses all the world's birds, amphibians and corals. Read More
April 4, 2013 -
From the field
Field Museum Helps Women Earn Living in Amazon Region
Income generated from the project promotes the community's objective to deepen cultural values and manage natural resources sustainably in the face of threats to their livelihood and ecosystems of the region. Read More
April 1, 2013 -
Publication
Report Identifies Models, Gaps in How Communities Adapt to Climate Change
The ways in which society is responding to climate change in the planning and management of cities, agriculture, and natural resources are examined in The State of Adaptation in the United States. Read More
March 1, 2013 -
Video
"International Rivers Gets a MacArthur Prize"
From the San Francisco Chronicle
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February 27, 2013 -
Video
Fundación para la Sobrevivencia del Pueblo Cofán (COFAN)
Preserving natural resources and the future of an indigenous people
Fundación para la Sobrevivencia del Pueblo Cofán (Foundation for the Survival of the Cofán People) is an indigenous support organization that focuses on ... Read More
February 27, 2013 -
Video
International Rivers
Protecting rivers and the rights of communities
In Asia, Africa, and Latin America, International Rivers protects rivers and human rights threatened by some of the world's most potentially destructive dam projects. At the same time ... Read More
January 31, 2013 -
Publication
Ten Principles Can Guide Business and Biodiversity Offsets
A set of ten fundamental principles can help companies, governments and civil society preserve biodiversity, according to an updated report by Forest Trends, a MacArthur grantee. Read More
January 17, 2013 -
Press release
MacArthur Announces Conservation and Sustainable Development Grants in the Tropical Andes
MacArthur announced 15 grants totaling more than $4.2 million in support of conservation and sustainable development in the southern Tropical Andes. Read More
January 14, 2013 -
From the field
Mangrove Alliance Website Launched as Resource for Preservation
Birdlife International has launched the Neotropical Mangrove Conservation Alliance, also known simply as the Mangrove Alliance, as an online resource to foster the preservation of endangered mangrove habitats. Read More
January 12, 2013 -
Publication
Conservation Strategy Fund Report on Roads in the Amazon Basin
The Conservation Strategy Fund has published a report on the high level of environmental risk associated with continued road construction in the Amazon basin. Read More
