One Health Approach in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
In Bangladesh’s Sangu-Matamuhuri Forest Reserve in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, five Mro indigenous villages are home to some of the most remote and underserved communities in South Asia and globally endangered wildlife such as the Western Hoolock Gibbon, Asian Giant Tortoise, and Asiatic Black Bear. Creative Conservation Alliance (CCA) has spent years building the trust needed to […]
Beyond Carbon: PRCF Indonesia’s ‘Forest for Future’ Project Secures CCB Validation
Rimba Pakai Kemuka Ari – Forest for Future Yayasan Pelestari Ragamhayati dan Cipta Fondasi Indonesia (PRCF Indonesia), as the project operator, is pleased to announce that the Rimba Pakai Kemuka Ari – Forest for Future Project has achieved validation under the voluntary carbon scheme Verra using the Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) Standards. The third party, independent […]
Highlights for the first 6 months of two South Asia Darwin Projects
PRCF’s South Asia program has started laying key foundations through two Darwin Initiative funded projects: one focused on conservation and poverty alleviation in Bangladesh, and the other on building the institutional capacity of two partner NGOs across India and Bangladesh. Here is what that looks like on the ground: WHERE TWO BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS MEETAnd Why […]
PRCF Secures Two Darwin Initiative Projects to Launch South Asia Program
We are proud to announce the successful award of two new projects under the UK Government’s Darwin Initiative, marking an important milestone for the official launch of PRCF’s South Asia Program—a vision that has been in development for the past three years. Empowering Local NGOs for Western Hoolock Gibbon Conservation The first award, under the […]
Into the Unknown: Camera-Trapping in the Lobugala-Negara Landscape, North Sumatra Part III
We’re excited to share another entry in our series of posts highlighting PRCF Sumatra’s Lobugala-Negara camera trapping Project (you can read Part I and Part II) Expedition Study Area 2: Desa Aek Nauli The team assembled by the village headman at our second study area Desa Aek Nauli was even more jovial than the first […]
Into the Unknown: Camera-Trapping in the Lobugala-Negara Landscape, North Sumatra Part II
Following our previous post outlining the PRCF Sumatra’s Lobugala-Negara camera trapping Project (which you can read here), Dr. Greg McCann has shared some of his notes while in the field. EXPEDITION Study Area 1: Desa Perba Tua While the weather was suboptimal for an expedition, with muddy and wet conditions due to intermittent heavy rain […]
Into the Unknown: Camera-Trapping in the Lobugala-Negara Landscape, North Sumatra Part I
Earlier this year PRCF expanded its efforts to explore and understand the wildlife status in the uncharted, forested mountain ranges between two of our project sites —The Batang Toru Forest Ecosystem (BTFE) and the Hadabuan Hills-Dolok Simalalaska Landscape (HHDSL). These strongholds house populations of critically endangered Sumatran Tigers, Tapanuli Orangutans, Siamang and Agile Gibbons, and […]
Safeguarding the Singing Apes of Southeast Asia: PRCF’s Regional Leadership in Gibbon Conservation
Across the canopies of Southeast Asia, gibbons serve as powerful indicators of forest health and symbols of the biodiversity we strive to protect. At PRCF gibbon conservation is not just a priority, it’s a unifying theme that runs through all our landscape initiatives. From the rainforests of Indonesia to the hills of Vietnam and Bangladesh, […]
PRCF Supports and Participates in Bangladesh Western Hoolock Gibbon Action Plan Workshop
In December 2024 PRCF in part supported and participated in the creation of Bangladesh´sfirst Gibbon Conservation Action Plan as part of its commitment to the conservation of the endangered Western Hoolock Gibbon. The workshop was facilitated and led by PRCF´s local partner – the Creative Conservation Alliance – as well as the IUCN Primate Specialist Group Section on […]
Weaving The Dream, Binding The Hope
In early September PRCF Indonesia in conjunction with national level stakeholders (Dana Indonesiana, Samdhana Institute, and TFCA Kalimantan), hosted a Weaving Symposium to commemorate National Weaving Day. The series of activities included a National Seminar on Traditional Weaving Preservation, a Traditional Woven Fabric Exhibition, Fashion Show, and a Cultural Awards Ceremony held at the Ibis […]