Communications is a critical component of a land trust’s success. Since land trusts are mainly private, non-profit organizations, they are heavily dependent on donors and volunteers. A strong communications strategy will ...

The Fazao-Malfakassa National Park was established by forcing the local communities off their land and without taking into considerations their point of view. In addition, the government failed to conduct a good assessment ...

The Nature Conservancy’s North Carolina chapter (TNC NC) is exploring opportunities to secure additional financing for their conservation work through the sale of carbon offset credits in regulatory or voluntary markets. ...

The purpose of my Masters project was to conduct a formative evaluation of the Mount Kilimanjaro Roots & Shoots Community-based Conservation Partnership Project (Conservation Site) in Northeast Tanzania. After one year of ...

Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF) works to protect and better North Carolina Water Resources by funding projects within the state of North Carolina. This masters project focuses on the benefits of conservation in ...

The Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve has been recognized as model of sustainable development since 1989 when Xuan Thuy Ramsar Site was founded. However, a number of studies have showed issues of “unsustainable development” ...

The white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) can be regarded as one of the greatest ambush predators on Earth. White sharks have learned the best techniques, places, and times to hunt to maximize their success rate. They are ...

The Duke Lemur Center (DLC) is a founding member of the Madagascar Fauna Group (MFG), a consortium of zoos and botanical gardens that promotes biodiversity conservation in Madagascar. The MFG’s in-country programs include ...

Agriculture is North Carolina’s number one industry, contributing $72 billion annually to the state’s economy and accounting for 17% of jobs. In addition to growing nourishing food, farms provide many other benefits ...

State parks, land trusts, and other conservation entities have very similar missions, to protect and conserve land. However, determining which land to conserve can vary within the mission of each organization. Habitat ...