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11 October 2024
Announcing BCFs COP-16 Side Event
Join us on 21 October 2024 at 18:00 COT for an engaging panel discussion showcasing the Biodiversity Challenge Funds.
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11 October 2024
Concern Reporting for BCFs projects
All BCFs projects are required to report all instances of suspected or actual fraud, bribery, and corruption.
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10 October 2024
Malawi clamps down on wildlife crime
Over 600 arrests and more than 500 convictions in wildlife crime since 2017, alongside a decline in ivory trafficking cases and an increase in elephant and rhino populations.
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08 October 2024
Improving livelihoods in the Mole Ecological Landscape
Empowering local communities around Mole National Park in Ghana to combat wildlife poaching by providing training in sustainable livelihoods and fostering conservation efforts.
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04 October 2024
Conserving endemic Karoo succulents
Understanding social-ecological dynamics to develop community-based interventions for succulent conservation in South Africa's Succulent Karoo.
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02 October 2024
Engaging with communities for cheetah conservation
Training Somaliland communities in livestock management and human-wildlife conflict to protect endangered cheetahs and reduce poaching.
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30 September 2024
Transforming lives and markets in Peru
Engaging with vendors at the Belén Market, known for illegal wildlife trade, to promote the transition to sustainable, legal livelihoods.
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27 September 2024
Co-designing sustainable management solutions
Mozambique's shark and ray populations are under threat from overfishing, prompting conservation efforts to engage local fishers in sustainable practices.
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25 September 2024
Empowering the women for parrot protection
The Green Sky campaign showcases how involving local communities can effectively combat wildlife trafficking and protect Endangered species through innovative conservation strategies.
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23 September 2024
The transformative power of local engagement
Community engagement in the Palawan pangolin conservation project transformed livelihoods, reduced poaching, and empowered local governance.
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20 September 2024
Strengthening law enforcement capacity
Criminal networks in Mozambique fuel wildlife trafficking, leading the Wildlife Justice Commission to support law enforcement training and empower local women.
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20 August 2024
Next round of funding launched!
We are pleased to share that applications for the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund are now open! Find out how to apply by clicking below.
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01 August 2024
Next round of funding is on the way!
We are thrilled to share that the next funding round for the IWT Challenge Fund is launching later this month. Watch this space…
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04 July 2024
Conserving Critically Endangered fish
Optimising genetic methods to distinguish wild sturgeon from farm reared - a crucial step towards understanding illegal trade in Georgia.
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15 January 2024
Food sustainability: Word from the BCFs
Explore the crucial intersection of food, biodiversity, and livelihoods in the inaugural Biodiversity Challenge Funds newsletter.
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12 January 2024
The battle against jaguar trafficking
A setback leads to important policy changes for the Bolivian police in the fight against jaguar trafficking, by using online advert platforms to combat IWT.
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11 January 2024
Safe spaces for Karoo succulents
In the Succulent Karoo Biome, illegal succulent poaching threatens unique plant species, prompting a 'Safe Space' model for sustainable livelihoods.
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10 January 2024
Green wave of lawsuits to protect biodiversity
Lawyers, conservationists, scientists, and economists begin precedent-setting cases as part of a wave of biodiversity litigation seeking justice for nature.
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09 January 2024
Mitigating illegal trade in sharks and rays
Enforcing trade controls through visual and genetic tools, contributing to fisheries' sustainability and reducing IWT of shark and ray populations.
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08 January 2024
Online surveillance of wildlife traffickers
RENCTAS tackles online wildlife trafficking, monitoring illegal activities, aiding law enforcement, and collaborating internationally.
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05 January 2024
How journalists protect Amazonian wildlife
Building the evidence needed to design an innovative behaviour change campaign to promote investigative journalism on IWT in Peru.
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04 January 2024
Protecting birds and Indigenous featherwork
Empowering Indigenous communities to continue their featherwork tradition using artificial feathers, combatting IWT and promoting social justice.
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03 January 2024
Utilising informed conservation initiatives
Exploring locally acceptable solutions to IWT and addressing the complex interplay of poverty, tradition, and environmental conservation challenges.
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02 January 2024
Enhancing livelihoods in Zimbabwe
Dingani Masuku shares his journey combating human-wildlife conflict and supporting livelihoods in the Savé Valley Conservancy.
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01 January 2018
IWT Challenge Fund Newsletters
All IWT Challenge Fund's newsletters published since 2018 can be accessed via the links found in this article.
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