A team of butterfly experts published a Checklist of Colombian Butterflies, which contains, for the first time, 3,642 species of lepidoptera that fly in the national territory. With this publication, Colombia has officially become the country with the largest number of butterfly species on the … Read more “Colombia: The World’s Leader in Butterfly Species Diversity”
The deforestation of tropical moist forests in the buffer zones of the Ranita Dorada ProAves Reserve, located in the mountains of the Falan municipality, in the Tolima department, threatens the biodiversity of the conserved area, in which 2 species of frogs are found: the Tolimense … Read more “Deforestation is Threatening the Unique Habitat for the Tolimense Poison Frog”
Child’s Dream has been supporting the Myint-mo Education Foundation (MEF), formerly also known as Myanmar Community Academies Programme (MCAP), since 2013. MEF currently operates five academies in the following ethnic states: Kayin (Karen), Kayah (Karenni), Kachin, Shan and Chin. Their aim is to support potential … Read more “Empowered Youth as the Agents of Positive Change in Myanmar”
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been felt around the world, but they have been particularly damaging to the migrant community, leaving already at-risk migrant children even more vulnerable: Facing an increased risk of child labour, shortages of food and drinking water, a heightened … Read more “Home-Based Learning for Migrant Centre”
Celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of AidEx on 17-18 November 2021 at Brussels Expo: AidEx encompasses a conference featuring inspirational thought leaders, an exhibition which is the largest of its kind in the world, training programmes, networking opportunities and a dedicated awards programme recognising individuals and … Read more “AIDEX 2021”
Colombian forests have been ruthlessly cut down – it has lost 563,000 hectares of primary rainforest from 2016-2019 and that was before the tsunami of increased illegal logging and land invasions during the pandemic. An area three times the size of Bogota D.C. has been … Read more “Colombian forests are disappearing”
Elephants are in danger, threatened in the wild by the trade in their ivory. African savanna elephants are endangered and forest elephants are critically endangered, according to the latest assessment by IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Japan is the world’s last major legal ivory … Read more “Legal Sales of Ivory in Tokyo Drive Illegal Exports”
WildAid and CHANGE organized the very first wildlife journalism awards in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The VIEWS Awards (Vietnam Information on Environment, Wildlife, Sustainability) is an annual journalism competition to encourage and honor individuals and groups that have excellent reporting and editorial that covers environment, … Read more “Honoring Wildlife Journalists in Vietnam”
“Our Beaches Are Their Sanctuary” is the campaign in Ecuador by Ministerio del Ambiente y Agua de Ecuador, GIZ Ecuador and WildAid Marine to raise awareness and generate support for sea turtle conservation in the country. The campaign video highlights the many threats sea turtles face … Read more “Our Beaches Are Their Sanctuary”
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTH DAY, including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. Numerous communities engaged … Read more “EARTH DAY 2021”