The problems faced by very large conservation and development projects are rarely experienced by grassroots, community-based efforts...
Study shows the value of local community knowledge in conservation
A study launched by Community Conservation shows that local communities can help point scientists in the right direction...
New Project: Andes 2020
Helping to train a community in Ecuador in how to set up a community-managed ecotourism reserve
Volcanoes, Dairy Farmers, and Andean Bears
Conservation success story in Las Palmas, Ecuador.
Update: Training Local People to Monitor Wildlife
The trainings have been a success. Participants included community forest guards, women, and young...
The 9 Stages of a Community Conservation Project
Our community-based model is comprised of nine social stages. The stages progress as follows...
Update: Community Wildlife Corridor
Dr. Teri Allendorf is working with communities to explore a new potential wildlife corridor in Nepal. The vision: a corridor of safe habitat for large mammals...
Update: The Search for Pygmy Hogs
Dr. Teri Allendorf is currently in Nepal, searching for signs of the critically endangered pygmy hog and working with local mammalogists...
Video: Biodiversity Heroes
About the community trainings with Friends of Wildlife...
Update: Community Trainings in Myanmar
Working with Friends of Wildlife training local conservationists...