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Case studies
Protecting pangolins from poaching in the Congo

Around the periphery of South Salonga Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a small, local NGO - Synergie Rurale - Action Paysanne (SyR-AP) - and people from local communities have devised and implemented strategies to protect pangolins from poachers

Mali Elephant Project

Mali's "desert elephants" are the northernmost population of elephants, one of just two elephant populations adapted for deserts, and undertake the longest elephant migration in the world, and have coexisted with the region's many cultures for millennia.

Protecting endemic lizards from IWT in Guatemala

FUNDESGUA and partners are working with communities to protect highly endangered Guatemalan reptiles.

Protecting wildlife by linking communities in Mozambique

WWF South Africa and partners have created a project with the Mangalane community of Mozambique to expand local economies and improve livelihoods as an alternative to engaging in illegal activiti