An event during the CoP-28 climate change conference in Dubai brought together participants from around the world to emphasize the opportunity to seize on global commitments for conserving ecological connectivity as a key solution to reverse biodiversity loss and adapt to climate change.| Conservation Corridor
While the increasing human population and climate change already threaten native wildlife in Kenya and Tanzania, the two countries’ populations are expected to double by 2050. Seeing these threats impacting the transboundary landscape, both governments have begun the process to conserve wildlife corridors. In partnership with WWF, the Center for Large Landscape Conservation recently led a two-day workshop providing an opportunity for representatives of the governments of Kenya and Tanzania,...| Center for Large Landscape Conservation
As the world trends towards rapid and unchecked development, protected areas pay the price by becoming more and more isolated. Case in point: the large region of South America that is covered by two ecosystems, the Pantanal (the largest tropical wetland) and the Gran Chaco (South America’s largest seasonally dry tropical forests) is at risk of encroachment and fragmentation. The region—the size of Texas, California, and Montana combined...| Center for Large Landscape Conservation