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DANANG (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) is launching the Asian Elephant Alliance (AEA) to secure a future in which loss and fragmentation of elephant habitats is reduced, people and elephants live side by side in a sustainable way, and wild elephant populations are stable.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the University of Georgia approximately $5 million for the implementation of a program entitled Higher Education for Conservation Activity (HECA) in Liberia.
Designating an area as legally protected is a key step toward creating a safe haven for threatened habitats and wildlife. But it needs more than that. Protected areas must also be effectively managed so that countries can deliver on their national and global biodiversity targets. And at a time of growing scrutiny over human rights and nature conservation, they must be fairly governed and managed. But how can you tell if a protected area is effective? How can we help improve all types of protected and conserved areas to deliver successful outcomes for people and nature?
THUA THIEN-HUE (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): The saola, one of the world’s rarest animals, is getting a critical emergency boost from the European Union, Re:wild and WWF-Vietnam to prevent its extinction.
The saola, one of the world’s rarest animals, is getting a critical emergency boost from the European Union, Re:wild and WWF-Viet Nam to prevent its extinction.