As global meetings on climate and biodiversity get underway, coalition of organizations calls for protection of one of Africa’s last bastions of marine biodiversity and support of local communities

One of the world’s hottest hotspots for marine biodiversity, Mozambique’s Inhambane Seascape, is under assault by two massively destructive industries. Conservation organizations are concerned that offshore seismic testing for gas mining and heavy-sands mining of pristine coastal dunes and Miombo forests would be catastrophic for these critical ecosystems—including the heart […]

New Study Highlights Importance of Key Biodiversity Areas in National Conservation Planning

A new study published in Conservation Biology offers valuable insights into improving national spatial planning for biodiversity conservation, a critical component of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). The research, titled “Strengths and complementarity of systematic conservation planning and Key Biodiversity Area approaches for spatial planning,” emphasizes the importance of […]

New toothed toad found by conservationists for first time in Vietnam’s ‘froggy hotspot’

ZSL (Zoological Society of London) herpetologists have described a new amphibian species for the first time – after making the surprise discovery while searching for a different animal.

The newly-described Mount Po Ma Lung toothed toad (Oreolalax adelphos) has been named by an international team of conservationists after the mountain on […]

Request for Proposals: Asia-Pacific – Fonseca Species Conservation Fund

The Fonseca Species Conservation Fund is now accepting proposals for amphibians, freshwater fish, primates, small mammals, and tortoises and freshwater turtles of the Asia-Pacific region.

The second request for proposals is now live for species of the Asia-Pacific region. Submission deadline: 15 December 2024. The next requests for proposals will open […]

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