Stories From the Field
Hidden Conservationists: Behind the Scenes at WILD with Maddy Miller, Development and Administrative Associate
Meet Maddy Miller, WILD’s Development and Administrative Associate, a nature conservation professional helping make the world a better place.
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Reviving Guadeloupe’s Ecosystems: Natalia Rozniewska’s Manatee Reintroduction Projec
Through her remarkable journey, she has worked tirelessly to protect and rehabilitate various species worldwide. Her latest project focuses on the reintroduction of manatees to Guadeloupe, a French island in the Lesser Antilles. This article explores Natalia's background, her profound connection to wildlife, and the captivating efforts she is making to restore the delicate balance of Guadeloupe's ecosystems.
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Enhancing Environmental Health in Cotonou, Benin: The Impact of Ange-Marie Nicodème Esse’s Advocacy
Ange-Marie Nicodème Esse, a dedicated community health advocate from Benin, has been spearheading an Environment-Health education project to address the chronic insalubrity and poor hygienic conditions faced by the populations living on the edges of the lagoon shore of Cotonou.
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Hidden Conservationists: Behind the Scenes at WILD with Jackie Batrus, Content Manager
Meet Jackie Batrus, WILD’s Content Manager, a nature conservation professional helping make the world a better place.
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Hidden Conservationists: Behind the Scenes at WILD with Jennifer Meyer, Chief Operations Officer
Meet Jennifer Meyer, WILD’s Chief Operations Officer, a nature conservation professional helping make the world a better place.
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How One Environmentalist is Turning Plastic Waste into a Valuable Resource in Cameroon
Ayamba's passion for the natural environment has driven him to turn plastic waste into a valuable resource in Cameroon, creating new jobs, and relieving Douala from plastic pollution. His innovative approach seeks to monetize what was once waste, change the paradigm on plastic, and reduce extreme poverty in Cameroon. Through the EXCELerator program, Ayamba has gained knowledge and skills that have helped his project and him personally.
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Fishing the Fishing Cat in Koshi: Need for conservation education, rescue/rehabilitation and capacity building program for the front liners
In Nepal, it is common to see people struggling to get the correct information and skills to respond to the cats including fishing cats and in many cases ending up with mal-practices, even though they intend to help during rescue and rehabilitation activities. Frontline conservation communities require practical information about the Fishing cat, ways to respond, handle, rescue and rehabilitation.
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Ceramics is a feminine spirit
WILD’s Yawanawá Cultural Liaison Intern, Luna Rosa Soriano Yawanawá, took us behind the scenes of the ceramic pots creation process in her community.
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Children as Conservation Catalysts: The Role of Education in Biodiversity in Benin
Moustapha's E-biodiversity project was launched with the aim of raising awareness and educating children about the importance of biodiversity conservation. He noticed that there was a lack of biodiversity education in the primary schools of the Pobèregion in Benin. Moustapha and his team decided to launch a project that would contribute to the fight against the threats to biodiversity conservation.
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