Snow leopards in Tajikistan face increasing challenges due to the growing population of mountain communities and the impacts of climate change. The conservation programme led by NABU in cooperation with ANCOT focuses on raising awareness of the importance of snow leopards and implementing a compensation scheme to reduce human-wildlife conflict and promote coexistence.
The population of black rhinoceroses declined dramatically by 98% during the second half of the 20th century. Classified as 'critically endangered', black rhinos are now being reintroduced into the wild to help prevent their extinction.
This project empowers children, young people, and rural communities in the Ukrainian and Romanian Carpathians through environmental education, hands-on conservation activities, and community engagement, fostering sustainable development and the long-term protection of the region's unique forst ecosystems. The Carpahians, the third-longest mountain range in Europe, stretch across seven countries: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, Romania, and Serbia.
