Discovery Workshops to Identify New Partners
By Silvia Bor, December 18, 2018 There are over 15,000 marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide, yet nearly 60% of these are poorly managed and enforced, making them less effective at protecting marine species. WildAid’s marine program builds complete Marine Protection Systems through our BLUEprint for MPA…
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How to Scale WildAid’s Marine Program
By Silvia Bor, October 22, 2018 Our oceans and the three billion people worldwide that depend on them are in trouble. Since 1970, there’s been a 50% decline in marine life populations, leaving many in danger of extinction. Effective marine protected areas (MPAs) can help address these…
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Grand Opening of the new Galapagos Biosecurity Lab
August 20, 2018 Together with the Galapagos Biosecurity Agency (ABG), WildAid hosted the official inauguration of the new Galapagos Biosecurity Laboratory, a project funded by the Helmsley Charitable Trust. The new lab will strengthen the three barriers to quarantine measures against invasive species, as well…
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Don Gerard V Sentenced in Galapagos
January 11, 2018 Yesterday Galapagos National Park announced the successful sentencing of the captain and crew of the Don Gerard V, an Ecuadorian fishing vessel caught illegally transporting sharks and other protected species in the Galapagos Marine Reserve in December. The captain and helmsman were sentenced to…
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