Wildlife Conservation Society

·Mar 3

One Intern’s Dive into Community-Based Conservation

By Emily Bernal | March 2, 2023 In 2021, I had an undergraduate college experience that afforded me an opportunity to travel the globe. Whereas in “normal times” a student like me might trade her computer for a backpack and passport for new experiences in a far-flung part of the…

Indigenous People

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One Intern’s Dive into Community-Based Conservation

Indigenous People

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·Dec 21, 2022

Advancing Community-Led Conservation Through Social Safeguards

By Kasper Agger | December 21, 2022 Mwamagembe, with a population of 6,500 inhabitants, comes across as a perfectly normal village in rural Tanzania. A dusty road runs through the village, lined with simple one-story buildings and a few restaurants where food is cooked on the open fire. Life is…

Wildlife

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Advancing Community-Led Conservation Through Social Safeguards

Wildlife

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·Dec 13, 2022

Global Biodiversity Protection Must Center Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ Human Rights

By Sushil Raj | December 13, 2022 [Note: this essay was originally published by PBS Nature.] The long-awaited biennial Conference of the Parties-or COP-to the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity got underway last week in Montreal after a two-year delay caused by the covid pandemic. The convention is working toward…

Environment

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Global Biodiversity Protection Must Center Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ Human Rights

Environment

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·Dec 5, 2022

WCS Conservation Hero: Sulemani Mohamed/Tanzania

December 5, 2022 Sulemani Mohamed loves sharks. While most people fear the apex predators, they are a “keystone species” — an animal that helps define and maintain entire marine ecosystems. …

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·Dec 2, 2022

WCS Conservation Hero: Shabani Mkwavila/Tanzania

December 2, 2022 Shabani Mkwavila is a personable person. Fittingly, he landed a tourism job at Mafia Island Marine Park right out of college. At the time, a staff shortage in the Tanzanian marine protected area allowed Shabani to work as an honorary park ranger. …

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·Dec 2, 2022

WCS Conservation Hero: Dorje Jyal/China

December 2, 2022 Dorje Jyal was born and raised in a rural Tibetan community. “All the memories I have about my childhood are the stories between nature, humans, and wildlife. I still remember when I was around five, my grandparents showed me all these wild animals and taught me math…

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·Dec 1, 2022

WCS Conservation Hero: Ina Nisrina/Indonesia

December 1, 2022 OnDecember 26th, 2004, a deadly tsunami hit Indonesia — ravaging Aceh and sparking Ina Nisrina’s conservation journey. …

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Indonesia

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·Dec 1, 2022

WCS Conservation Hero: Rodrigo Munzenmayer/Chile

December 1, 2022 Growing up, Rodrigo Munzenmayer thought nature was something that happened in places other than Tierra del Fuego. His eyes were not yet opened to the beautiful birds that inhabited his home or the lush landscapes that bordered the island. …

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