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Econooc: A sustainable beehive for everyone who wants to support the conservation of native Irish Black Bees

Econooc is a hive, made from mycelium and other repurposed materials, created to help with the conservation of wild native endangered Irish Black Bees. Designed by Niamh Damery, a former Product Design student at the University of Limerick, Econooc was developed to enable more people to get involved in bee conservation that might not have had the opportunity before, in particular those “people who don’t … Continue reading Econooc: A sustainable beehive for everyone who wants to support the conservation of native Irish Black Bees

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Leonardo DiCaprio pledges $43million to help rewild the Galapagos Islands

Leonardo DiCaprio has pledged $43 million to help restore wildlife in the Galápagos Islands. The actor’s own conservation charity, Re:wild, have teamed up with the Galápagos National Park Directorate, Island Conservation, and local communities to rewild the Galapagos Islands, which is home to 54 threatened species and is well-known for its diversity of wildlife and fauna. The Galapagos Islands, 563 miles (906km) west of Ecuador, … Continue reading Leonardo DiCaprio pledges $43million to help rewild the Galapagos Islands

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Cheetahs return to one of Africa’s most important wetlands in Zambia

Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia has received a small founding group of cheetahs – the first of their species to return to this unique community-owned, protected wetland in almost a century. On Thursday December 17th, the Government of Zambia announced the successful translocation of An initial three cheetahs were translocated from South Africa in a collaboration between Zambia’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), African Parks, the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), Ashia … Continue reading Cheetahs return to one of Africa’s most important wetlands in Zambia

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Costa Rica conservation map grows by more than 11,000sq km² during the last 10 years

Costa Rica’s conservation map has grown more than 11,000 square kilometres during the last 10 years, according to environmental organisation Costa Rica por Siempre Association (ACRXS). More than 400 communities in Costa Rica have benefited from projects of ecological, economic and social impact over the last 10 years. To date, these represent more than $ 23 million invested in 456 initiatives, the equivalent of a new project … Continue reading Costa Rica conservation map grows by more than 11,000sq km² during the last 10 years

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The Elephant Rescuer of Chiang Mai: DW documentary meets Thai conservationist Lek Chailert

Elephants in Thailand that once lived in captivity are now settling into a new life and peaceful existence on a Chiang Mai nature reserve. DW meets conservationist Lek Chailert, Save Elephant Foundation founder, who is buying up elephants and rehousing them at the Elephant Nature Park reserve in Chiang Mai. It is not currently possible to release the elephants into the wild because their natural habitat has … Continue reading The Elephant Rescuer of Chiang Mai: DW documentary meets Thai conservationist Lek Chailert

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Tigers on the rise: New sightings in Thailand forest for the first time in four years

Tigers have been spotted in an area of a forest in Western Thailand for the first time in four years, according to conservation group Panthera. Camera traps have captured footage of three male tigers roaming at night, including at one point peering directly into one of the camera traps. There are estimated to be about 160 Indochinese tigers left in the wild in Thailand. They … Continue reading Tigers on the rise: New sightings in Thailand forest for the first time in four years

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Brazilian performance artist dressing as an extension of earth and nature teaches kids about conservation in the Amazon

Artist and activist Emerson Munduruku is teaching environmental conservation to children in Brazil through performance art under the guise of his his drag queen alter ego, Uýra Sodoma. Emerson Munduruku takes part in educational projects, teaching children about Amazon communities and how to both connect with and protect nature. His aim is to pass on to the next generation a sensibility towards the importance of … Continue reading Brazilian performance artist dressing as an extension of earth and nature teaches kids about conservation in the Amazon

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Gaia Mission, a new Chrome extension and search engine, helping to restore Earth’s ecosystems one search at a time

Gaia Mission is a a Chrome extension and search engine that enables users to generate revenue towards the protection and preservation of natural resources and wildlife with every click. The Montreal-based search engine has partnered with Rainforest Trust to support the protection of rainforests, coral reefs, oceans, wildlife, tree planting, and animals. Gaia Mission has also established partnerships with other not-for-profit organisations that work directly in … Continue reading Gaia Mission, a new Chrome extension and search engine, helping to restore Earth’s ecosystems one search at a time

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Local women in the Solomon Islands join forces to help save the endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle

A group of local women in the Solomon Islands have joined forces to help save the endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle from extinction by assisting in the protection of turtles’ breeding grounds in the country’s first-ever national park as well as raising awareness among local communities. Women from the diverse communities Kahtupika, Wagina and Kia set up the KAWAKI network in 2016 to protect key nesting … Continue reading Local women in the Solomon Islands join forces to help save the endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle

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Trees for Life to revive mountaintop forest in the Scottish Highlands with the planting of 100,000 native trees

Trees for Life has launched a new initiative to revitalise mountaintop forests in the Scottish Highlands, providing space for wildlife such the golden eagle, ring ouzel and mountain hare to flourish. The conservation charity is establishing a 700-acre mountaintop woodland of 100,000 trees at its Dundreggan Conservation Estate in Glenmoriston near Loch Ness. The site, Carn na Caorach, lies at 450-600 metres above sea level on Dundreggan’s … Continue reading Trees for Life to revive mountaintop forest in the Scottish Highlands with the planting of 100,000 native trees

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