CEPF Top Stories

Growing Coffee and Selling Carbon - A Promising Innovation in Mexico's Sierra Madre de Chiapas

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:09:41 GMT

"Producing while conserving" is more than a catchy concept for farmers in Mexico's Sierra Madre de Chiapas.

Presidents Further Commitment to Peace Park

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:44:00 GMT

The presidents of Liberia and Sierra Leone recently further underlined their commitment to a Transboundary Peace Park Project to protect the Gola Rainforest.

New CEPF Funds Boost Madagascar Conservation

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:47:46 GMT

Believing that it is as important now as it has ever been to provide support to the people and biodiversity of Madagascar, CEPF recently launched new funding.

Residents Help Develop Strategy for Investment in the Caribbean

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:14:55 GMT

People from islands across the Caribbean gathered during recent months to help develop a CEPF investment strategy.

Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape Established

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:15:38 GMT

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo recently established the 120,457-hectare Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape on the island of Palawan.

Conservation Groups Help People of the Maya Forest Region Make Informed Choices on Roads

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:15:48 GMT

Preserving the vast wealth that is the Maya Forest, through careful, sustainable development and tourism is in the peoples’ best interest.

Gains for Wild Tigers

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:26:19 GMT

Wild tigers have gained ground recently — literally as well as politically. A partnership between the World Bank and the Smithsonian Institution will build capacity of officials in tiger range countries.

A Million Trees for Armenia

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:26:01 GMT

For two years, Armenia Tree Project worked with academic institutions, local communities and WWF to bring sustainable forestry concepts to the forefront in Armenia.

Gerard Hertel: Saving Forests from the Ground Up

Thu, 28 May 2009 11:31:30 GMT

From the time he was in high school, all Gerry Hertel ever wanted to do with his life was to be a forester.

Rare Primate Puts Spotlight on Mountains That Are Key Source of Water, Power

Wed, 20 May 2009 20:08:31 GMT

The Sanje mangabey helped put Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains on the biology research map in the 1980s.

Tanzania Journal: Day One

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:12:09 GMT

Julie Shaw reports on her trip to Tanzania for a recent workshop to help assess five years of Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund investment there.

Mexican Communities Occupy the Front Line in Preventing Forest Fires

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:23:15 GMT

The states of Chiapas and Campeche are home to some of the most important protected areas in Mexico.

Comunidades mexicanas aprenden a prevenir y controlar el fuego para proteger sus recursos

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:18:19 GMT

Los Estados de Chiapas y Campeche, en México, contienen algunas de las áreas protegidas.

Working With Communities

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:46:40 GMT

Improved health and livelihoods are the tools a group is offering communities to help avoid further forest loss in eastern Nepal.

Radio Tagging to Save the Gharials

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:47:43 GMT

The gharial, like other crocodiles, helps bring nutrients from the bottom of the riverbed to the surface.