Shorebird Initiative protects threatened and declining shorebird populations and the sites critical for them, including migratory stop-over sites, breeding and non-breeding areas in Latin America and Asia.

Kenya: Mukutan Conservancy, spanning 365 sq. km, harbours an invaluable remnant of the diverse flora and fauna that once covered vast areas of the Laikipia Plateau and the eastern Rift Valley escarpment. This multifaceted project engages local communities and protects this important reserve from significant threats.

Malawi: Fish for Tomorrow empowers communities to protect Lake Malawi’s endangered and economically important fish through Beach Village Committees, which set fishing regulations and protect fish breeding areas. This project builds on earlier success by our field partner Ripple Africa.

Indonesia: Forest conservation and sustainable livelihoods, Papua province (western side of the island of New Guinea). In this project a recently established NGO, YAPPENDA, is working with Indigenous communities in highland and lowland areas to undertake reforestation, protect forest, and establish a Learning Center and biological research station.

Biome’s Ranger Fund: Boots on the ground, Eyes in the sky provides critically needed funds from the Americas, to Africa, to Asia where rangers form a front-line defence monitoring vast wild reserves to protect wildlife from illegal hunting, poaching with snares, theft of timber, and other destructive activities. Donations support salaries and field equipment.