our work
priority landscapes
PRCF works across a range of priority landscapes of high conservation significance due to the presence of globally threatened plants and animals, with the potential to engage resource-dependent and remote communities in the conservation and management of ecosystems.
PRCF´s strategic focus has been on Southeast Asia and is now broadening into South Asia.
indonesia
West Kalimantan/ Upper Kapuas River
Since 1995, PRCF has worked to secure the fringe forests around the Heart of Borneo, upstream of Indonesia´s longest river – the Kapuas. PRCF empowers local forest-dependent communities by securing legal forest management rights and supports raise financing for long-term conservation and community development.
vietnam
Northern Limestone Mountains
In northern Vietnam, PRCF works in two karst landscapes; the Ba Be/ Na Hang Karst Forest Complex and the Cao Vit Gibbon Conservation Area. This region holds a wealth of rare and threatened biodiversity, including three globally threatened primates: the Cao Vit Gibbon, Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey, and the Francois’ Langur.
bangladesh/india
Western Indo-Burma and Eastern Himalayas
Stretching from the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh into the forested hills of Northeast India. This area forms the westernmost edge of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot merging into the Eastern Himalayas; a mosaic of rich but fragile forest ecosystems.
indonesia
Batang Toru/ Hadabuan Hills Landscape
In North Sumatra PRCF is working in two areas. One is the now famous Batang Toru Forest Ecosystem, habitat for the world’s most threatened great ape – the Tapanuli Orangutan. The second site is internationally poorly-known, a biodiversity treasure called the Hadabuan Hills. Both areas are very important for global biodiveristy conservation and a mere 2-3 decades ago they were connected by forests.
Programs Under Development
papua new guinea
Madang
Province
PRCF is currently in partnership with the Foundation for People and Community Development (FPCD), a national non-governmental organization, to implement a “Community-led Conservation and Development Project” in the Soregeran Valley Landscape, Madang, Papua New Guinea. The project aims to enhance local livelihoods initially and subsequently focus on community-based forest and biodiversity conservation efforts.
nigeria
Niger Delta
Since 2014, PRCF has partnered with Tropical Research and Conservation Center (TRCC) to promote community wildlife conservation and restore mangrove forests in the Niger River Delta. The program has focused on protection of the rare Red-capped Mangabey primate in Akwa Ibom State and the conservation of threatened Hawksbill, Leatherback, Kemp’s Ridley, Loggerhead, and Green sea-turtles in the Akassa coastal region.
papua new guinea
Madang
Province
PRCF is collaborating with the Foundation for People and Community Development (FPCD), a national non-government organization, to develop a community-led conservation and development project in Papua New Guinea.
nigeria
Niger Delta
Since 2014 PRCF has been supporting the Tropical Research Conservation Centre (TRCC) on the conservation of wildlife and the restoration of mangrove forests in the Niger Delta. Among the species TRCC is working to protect are primates like the Red-capped Mangabey and sea-turtles.
Species Conservation
To achieve our vision, we prioritize conserving globally threatened wildlife and safeguarding and restoring their vital habitats wherever we operate. Primates frequently act as flagship species in these regions, representing other animals that share their environment. Our work also includes conserving birds, reptiles, and expanding our knowledge and commitment to plant conservation—especially rapidly vanishing agricultural cultivars.
While some species, such as the charismatic and Critically Endangered Cao Vit Gibbon, urgently require protection, our conservation goals often extend to lesser-known, less celebrated species that are edging closer to extinction, such as the Tomistoma Crocodile. For these animals, immediate action is essential before it’s too late.
Past Country Programs
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Cambodia
Since 2007 PRCF has worked in partnership with BirdLife International in the Eastern Plains of Cambodia to support local stakeholders with improved collective management of natural resources to reduce habitat loss and the depletion of biodiversity. This landscape is characterized by large areas of open dry deciduous forests that are interwoven with rich evergreen riverine forests on the banks of major tributaries that snake their way into the Mekong River. It is notable for the rich avian diversity, including such species as the Giant Ibis and White-shouldered Ibis, which makes the landscape unique and a major draw for conservation intervention to mitigate the threats of forest loss and hunting.
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Myanmar
Unfortunately the political situation in Myanmar has put a lot of important conservation work in the country on hold. PRCF started to support work in Myanmar in 2008 for the construction of community fire shelters in Natamataung National Park to address wildfires. Primates again became a major focus for our conservation work, as we led a national review on the status of the hoolock gibbons. That review included pioneering gibbon surveys, with Fauna & Flora International, and led to the discovery of a unique primate previously unknown to science, the Myanmar Snub-nosed Monkey.