MOZAMBIQUE - JUNE 2010. Mt. Gorongosa, Mozambique - forest clearing for ag - Mt. Gorongosa was added to Gorongosa NP in July 2010, which should help USAID and its partners to better conserve this only rainforest in Mozambique and the water source for wetlands of lowland GNP. Slash-and-burn agriculture here may soon come to an end. A July 2010 declaration added the mountain to Gorongosa National Park. USAID supports restoration of the park and promotes sustainable livelihoods in the buffer zone. Photo by Andrew Tobiason, USAID
GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK, MOZAMBIQUE - JUNE 2010. Impala in Gorongosa National Park. Photo by Andrew Tobiason, USAID
GORONGOSA, MOZAMBIQUE - MARCH 2009. USAID is supported the ecological restoration of Gorongosa National Park. This photo shows staff of the Park Conservation Department in front of a Wildlife Sanctuary constructed with USAID funds. To date, over 200 Cape Buffalo and Blue Wildebeest have been relocated to the sanctuary from neighboring countries and from within Mozambique. Photo by Robert Layng
USAID projects in the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Peten, Guatemala, focus on sustainable forestry management, ecotourism and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through reduced deforestation. Photo: Dani Newcomb, USAID/Guatemala
Cooperation with local communities in Kenya lead to greater biodiversity conservation, as demonstrated in Nakuprat Gotu Community Conservancy. Photo: USAID/Mwangi Kirubi
The Ewaso Ngiro River in Nakuprat Gotu Community Conservancy, Kenya. Photo: USAID/Mwangi Kirubi
Photo of Nepalese women tend to crops as part of the Hariyo Ban II program. Photo: WWF
NEPAL, 2013: A rhino with her calf. Photo by Pallavi Dhakal/ WWF Nepal
CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, BOTSWANA - NOVEMBER 2010. Transfrontier conservation areas, such as Botswana’s Chobe National Park, are an important strategy in the protection of the world’s largest population of elephants. Photo by Mark Atkinson, WCS
