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Investing in the people that will save species: Our new 2024-2030 strategy

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Investing in the people that will save species  Today we have published our 2024-2030 strategy – “Investing in the people that will save species”, which sets out how we will deliver on our mission to protect the threatened species of Southeast Asia over the next six years. Our strategic approach sparks a transformative investment in both individuals and organisations committed to safeguarding Southeast Asia’s most threatened species.   There are four key strategic goals that form the backbone of our…

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ASAP to strengthen women’s leadership in Southeast Asia conservation

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APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR THE 2024 ASAP WOMEN IN CONSERVATION VISIBLE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME The IUCN SSC Asian Species Action Partnership (ASAP) is proud to announce the launch of the second round of its groundbreaking leadership programme, dedicated to empowering women in the field of conservation in Southeast Asia. Following the success of the inaugural round, the programme has been enhanced to provide an even more holistic approach, emphasizing the well-being of conservation leaders and fostering a tight-knit, supportive network among…

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Meet Cahaya Ramadhani

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Cahaya Ramadhani joined the ASAP Secretariat in July 2023. With her diverse background that includes advising on conservation policy and stakeholder engagement, she is well placed to take the lead on ASAP’s programme in Indonesia. In this interview, we asked Cahaya how she came to work in conservation and what her hopes are for her new role with ASAP. How did you initially become interested in conservation?  My journey into conservation is like an adventure story, with plenty of twists…

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The power of networking in conservation

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When Muh. Herjayanto from Celebica applied for an ASAP Species Conservation Grant to find out more about the distribution of the fish Xenopoecilus sarasinorum and engage local communities in its conservation, he knew that he’d have to call in expertise in community engagement from other parties.   Xenopoecilus sarasinorum is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The fish has only ever been found in Lake Lindu in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, to the north-west of…

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New roadmap sets the course for urgent conservation of freshwater fishes in Southeast Asia

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New roadmap sets the course for urgent conservation of freshwater fishes in Southeast Asia In a collaborative effort between conservation organisations, IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Asian Species Action Partnership (ASAP), SHOAL and Mandai Nature, The Strategic Framework to Accelerate Urgent Conservation Action for ASAP Freshwater Fishes in Southeast Asia was developed to help guide efforts for the urgent conservation of 90 Critically Endangered Southeast Asian freshwater fish species found across 11 countries. This includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Malaysia,…

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Mabuwaya Foundation: Working with local communities to save Philippine crocodiles

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The Philippine crocodile has not always been feared, but these days hunting and killing has led numbers to dwindle. The crocodile is now the rarest in the world and a focus of a dedicated conservation programme by Mabuwaya Foundation.   To celebrate World Crocodile Day on June 17th, we invited ASAP Partner Mabuwaya Foundation to share with us the importance of conserving Philppine Crocodiles. Led by Marites Gatan-Balbas, also known as Tess, Mabuwaya Foundation works with local communities to conserve…

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World Frog Day: An interview with Ben Tapley and Luan Nguyen

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World Frog Day is celebrated every 20th March to increase awareness about the plight of threatened frogs and how we can take steps to conserve them. We spoke to Benjamin Tapley from Zoological Society of London and Luan Nguyen from Asian Turtle Program about their work on gathering critical evidence to save two of the most threatened frog species in Viet Nam. ASAP is proud to have supported the project through the ASAP Species Rapid Action Fund, supported by Fondation Segré. Read…

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Local Community Collaboration the Key in the Search to Save the Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher  

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Local Community Collaboration the Key in the Search to Save the Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher   Prior to 2018, there were only a handful of Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher sightings: these included recent confirmed sightings from two national parks in West Java and much older records from sites across Java, none of which had any recent sightings. Known to have a shy behaviour and generally found in forests near rivers, researchers made the exciting discovery of the kingfisher in Petungkriyono, a mountainous area…

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Cross-country conservation efforts needed for the Critically Endangered Raffles’s Banded Langur

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Raffles’s Banded Langur Presbytis femoralis ©Lee Zan Hui In July this year, the latest edition of ‘Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates 2022-2023’ by the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group was revealed. Included in the list is the Raffles’s Banded Langur Presbytis femoralis, which is listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in its December 2021 publication. The Raffles’s Banded Langur occurs only in Singapore and southern Peninsular Malaysia. Its name is…

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Rapid response to floodproof hatchery for Critically Endangered endemic turtle

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Rapid response saves Critically Endangered turtle hatchlings from flooding Dr Sabine Schoppe is the Director of Katala Foundation International’s Palawan Freshwater Turtle Conservation Program (PFTCP). ASAP is proud to have supported to the program through the ASAP Rapid Action Fund, supported by Fondation Segré. Read more about the project here. We spoke to Sabine about conservation milestones and how the programme overcame impacts from La Niña in 2021-2022. Tell us about the Palawan Freshwater Turtle Conservation Program (PFTCP). The Philippine…

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