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Young Communicators Promote Climate Change Awareness

Posted by Monica Bansal, Dominican Republic, Environment Officer on Thursday, May 2nd 2013

High schoolers in Samana, Dominican Republic learn about climate change so they can help educate others in their community, in a USAID mission funded adaptation project. Photo credit: Nora Ferm, USAID

Climate change is impacting life in the Dominican Republic. Read more >>

Working to Preserve the Coral Triangle

Posted by Leilani Gallardo, Information and Communications Officer, U.S. Coral Triangle Initiative Support Program on Wednesday, April 24th 2013

Scientists warn that, by the year 2030, virtually all coral reefs in the Coral Triangle Region will be threatened by ocean warming and acidification, and human activities. Read more >>

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Tracking Tigers for Conservation

Posted by Stuti Basnyet, Senior Development Outreach and Communications Specialist, USAID/Nepal on Tuesday, April 16th 2013

A large adult male tiger seen in the Terai Arc Landscape. Tiger conservation is a top priority in Nepal, a source and transit point of poaching and the illegal trade of wildlife. Photo credit: Christy Williams, WWF

Over the last two years, the USAID-funded “Nepal Tiger Genome Project” has used an innovative genetic technology to track, identify and protect the remaining 125 tigers in Nepal. Read more >>

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