IUCN Save Our Species attended the IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress in Rwanda last week. In a special event, we showcased the work done by some of our African Wildlife Initiative grant recipients in Sub-Saharan Africa, a region where we currently have over 80 active projects thanks to funding from the European Union. The event highlighted their contribution towards the conservation of threatened species, while also shining a light on the challenges local communities living around areas of high diversity value have to endure.

In another event co-hosted with Comission on Migratory Species, Panthera and WWF, the Joint CMS – CITES African Carnivore Initiative was presented. By teaming up, this initiative will offer the opportunity for coordinated and more efficient landscape action for large carnivores in Africa. IUCN will provide the financing mechanism and technical know-how for this initiative through the IUCN Save Our Species. 

We are thrilled to announce that the second Call for Proposals under the Fondation Segré Conservation Action Fund will launch on August 3rd, 2022.

This Call for Proposals will focus on scaled reptiles, the most diverse and largest order of all reptile groups. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species^TM, more than one in five of the world’s reptiles are threatened with extinction, making their conservation a priority.

Two different types of grants will be available through the Fund in order to support on-the-ground conservation action and to provide budding researchers the opportunity to mature into seasoned conservationists.

Visit our Facebook and Twitter accounts next week for more information and to apply!