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Entries for February 2022

Wildlife Conservation Society Statement on UN IPCC report, “Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability”

The following statements have been issued by Dr. Daniel Zarin, WCS Executive Director of Forests and Climate Change, and Dr. Hedley Grantham, WCS Director of Conservation Planning, about the newest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which synthesizes the latest science on  the vulnerability of socio-economic and natural systems to climate change, and challenges and options for adaptation.

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WCS Transitions Programs in the Rocky Mountains to Indigenous & Community-Driven Local Organizations

The Wildlife Conservation Society is pleased to announce a transition in its Indigenous and community-driven conservation efforts in the Rocky Mountains in the U.S.

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Environmental Organizations, Federal and State Leaders Call for a National Biodiversity Strategy to Combat the Escalating Extinction Crisis

With one million species threatened with extinction, leading conservation organizations, including Defenders of Wildlife, Earthjustice, World Wildlife Fund, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Wildlife Conservation Society and Natural Resources Defense Council, announced a new campaign to advocate for a national biodiversity strategy in the United States.

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Gabon Provides Blueprint for Protecting Oceans, Protecting 26 Percent of its EEZ in a Network of 20 Marine Protected Areas

Gabon's network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) provides a blueprint that could be used in many other countries, experts say.

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Sushil Raj Joins WCS as New Executive Director of Rights & Communities Program
Bronx, NY, Feb. 3, 2022 – Sushil Raj has joined WCS as the Executive Director of the Rights & Communities Program, bringing to the position more than 20 years of social justice and human rights experience. WCS’s Rights & Communities Program is the organization’s flagship endeavor to ensure that conservation efforts deliver on the mission of saving wildlife and wild places in ways that respect, protect, and promote the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communitie...
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