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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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