Asia Pacific Year in Review 2008

 

Asia Pacific Year in Review 2008

"Tangible, lasting results" — these words are written into the Conservancy's core values and they are also the principle that guides our work in the Asia Pacific region. In the past twelve months the Conservancy has worked with partners to achieve lasting conservation victories from Mongolia to Australia, in forests and grasslands, in coral reefs and deserts.

Read some of the highlights of our 2008 work below.
 

China: A Decade of Conservation ProgressChina: A Decade of Conservation Progress
The Conservancy marks 10 years of working with Chinese partners to conserve the country's remarkable natural heritage. By putting strategies into action we are achieving exciting successes, including tracking and protecting the elusive Yunnan golden monkey and combatting illegal logging.

Indonesia: Ecotourism and Better Alternatives for Local People in Komodo National ParkIndonesia: Ecotourism and Better Alternatives for Local People in Komodo National Park
The Conservancy and partners have helped bring Komodo National Park back from the brink of depletion. The creative stratagies being employed are protecting biodiversity and enabling local people to benefit from the park in sustainable ways.

Papua New Guinea: Protecting the World's Center of Marine BiodiversityPapua New Guinea: Protecting the World's Center of Marine Biodiversity
In the heart of the Coral Triangle — which supports 76 percent of the world’s coral species — the Conservancy has helped design the first network of marine protected areas designed to help corals withstand the deadly pressures of climate change.

Australia's Kalamurina Wildlife Sanctuary: A Vast Desert OasisAustralia's Kalamurina Wildlife Sanctuary: A Vast Desert Oasis
In Australia’s central desert, climate change is drying rivers and making it difficult for wildlife to survive. See how the Conservancy is teaming with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy to connect protected lands and allow desert wildlife to find the dwindling resources they need to survive.

Coral Triangle: Expedition HalmaheraCoral Triangle: Expedition Halmahera

Nature Conservancy scientists went on an expedition to the Coral Triangle — and found one of Earth's richest treasure troves of marine life. Find out what made this team "yahoo" with excitement and why they confirmed Halmahera as the "heart of the heart" of the Coral Triangle.

Mongolia: Cowboys and Nomads, A California-Mongolia Grassland ExchangeMongolia: Cowboys and Nomads, A California-Mongolia Exchange

See what happened when seven Mongolians visited Conservancy preserves in California and Arizona in search of better grassland preservation strategies.

Micronesia: A Champion of Coral Reefs in PalauMicronesia: A Champion of Coral Reefs in Palau

Under the leadership of President Tommy Remengesau, Jr., Palau is leading the world in coral reef and island conservation efforts. Find out how — with the Conservancy's help — President Remengesau launched the Micronesia Challenge and inspired other island countries to match Palau's bold conservation commitment.

Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Photos © Mark Godfrey/TNC (Crossing Kimbe Bay in a small boat; West New Britain provence, Papua New Guinea.); © Long Yongcheng/TNC (Yunnan golden monkey); © Jez O'Hare (Local children in Komodo National Park); © Mark Godfrey/TNC (Shallow coral reef and Restoff Island in Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea); Wayne Lawler/Ecopix (Thorny devil); David Wachenfeld/Triggerfish Images (A diver on a rapid ecological assessment); © Mark Godfrey/TNC (A Mongolian herder and a Californian rancher); © Bill Raynor/TNC (President Tommy Remengesau, Jr.)