February 20, 2024 Technical Guidance on including Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) site protection in NBSAPs Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) site protection helps meet multiple Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) targets. Learn more in these fact sheets: Technical Guidance on AZE for NBSAPs Hoja informativa de AZE en los EPANDB Read more about Technical Guidance on including Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) site protection in NBSAPs
January 4, 2024 A new wind facility threatens to derail one of conservation’s success stories As few as 60 wild Lear’s Macaws remained in the 1980’s but following years of conservation efforts the species’ population has recovered remarkably. Worryingly, the French company Voltalia have begun building a wind facility within the Lear’s Macaws tiny range, threatening to jeopardise these extraordinary conservation gains. This story was originally published by BirdLife International Read more about A new wind facility threatens to derail one of conservation’s success stories
January 4, 2024 January 2024 AZE newsletter This newsletter provides current updates on progress in conserving AZE sites. Click newsletter for PDF version Read more about January 2024 AZE newsletter
May 13, 2022 AZE Initiative Fund The Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) is pleased to announce a $10-million, five-year initiative to reduce species extinctions. Funded by Rainforest Trust and matched by $2-million in project funding from American Bird Conservancy (ABC), this initiative will focus on the protection of AZE sites, which hold the world’s most threatened species, those assessed as Critically Read more about AZE Initiative Fund
April 19, 2022 Global Environment Facility (GEF) AZE project approved New 4-year project to support AZE conservation Supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a new project entitled, Implementing Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Site Conservation and Preventing Global Extinctions, will mobilize $8.9 million to deliver AZE site conservation and mainstreaming in Colombia, Chile, Madagascar and Dominican Republic. Read more about Global Environment Facility (GEF) AZE project approved
April 19, 2022 AZE Initiative Fund opens! The new AZE Initiative Fund is a $12-million, five-year initiative that will direct funding to the protection of AZE sites globally. Learn more about the fund and how to apply here. Read more about AZE Initiative Fund opens!
August 30, 2021 Analysis of AZE effectiveness A study on AZE effectiveness over the past 13 years examines the changing status of AZE sites and species since AZE’s founding in 2005. Key findings include that 360 species were removed from the AZE list between 2005 and 2018, and that 68% of the original 2005 AZE sites are now fully or partially covered Read more about Analysis of AZE effectiveness
July 8, 2021 Conservation and green livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of Congo AZE partner BioConserve was created to bring together conservation minds from various social sectors to develop strategies for sustainable ecosystem services in the eastern Congo, particularly in the AZE site Kahuzi-Biega National Park and the surrounding landscape. In this region, extensive deforestation and forest degradation have caused an overwhelming havoc on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Read more about Conservation and green livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of Congo
May 27, 2020 New research station at Madagascar AZE site Geographical isolation and rugged terrain have given rise to astounding wildlife within Madagascar’s Tsitongambarika Forest, but have also made it difficult to reach and protect – until recently. Introducing Ampasy Research Station: a hub for community support and enabling forest conservation from the inside out. This article on the AZE site Tsitongambarika forest in Madagascar Read more about New research station at Madagascar AZE site
February 7, 2019 Fighting for the last Eden: saving Madagascar’s unique species It’s nearing midnight, when our guide, Andry, darts into the undergrowth. In the velvet dark of the forest, lit only by the sharp stabs of our torches and the gentle glow of the waning moon filtering through the canopy, it’s hard to see what the excitement is all about until he crouches down, pointing. “Chameleon,” Read more about Fighting for the last Eden: saving Madagascar’s unique species