Video Stories
Community Perspectives in USAID Biodiversity Programs
In 2023, USAID supported participatory photography workshops in the Philippines, Peru, and Madagascar, collaborating with local partners and communities to capture their unique perspectives on biodiversity conservation and its impact on their daily lives.
USAID Fish Right Legacy Part 10: Lessons Learned & Way Forward
The USAID Fish Right Legacy Video Series provides information about the Fish Right program.
USAID Fish Right Legacy Part 9: Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
The USAID Fish Right Legacy Video Series provides information about the Fish Right program.
USAID Fish Right Legacy Part 8: Supply Chain Improvement
The USAID Fish Right Legacy Video Series provides information about the Fish Right program.
USAID Fish Right Legacy Part 7: Resilient and Sustainable Landscapes
The USAID Fish Right Legacy Video Series provides information about the Fish Right program.
USAID Fish Right Legacy Part 6: Right-sizing
The USAID Fish Right Legacy Video Series provides information about the Fish Right program.
USAID Fish Right Legacy Part 5: MPAN Establishment and Strengthening
The USAID Fish Right Legacy Video Series provides information about the Fish Right program.
USAID Fish Right Legacy Part 3: Constituency Building
The USAID Fish Right Legacy Video Series provides information about the Fish Right program.
USAID Fish Right Legacy Part 4: Science-based Management
The USAID Fish Right Legacy Video Series provides information about the Fish Right program.
USAID Fish Right Legacy Part 2: Institutional Convergence and Innovations
The USAID Fish Right Legacy Video Series provides information about the Fish Right program.
USAID Fish Right Legacy Part 1: Why Fish Right
The USAID Fish Right Legacy Video Series provides information about the Fish Right program.
SALT YouTube Channel
Explore the SALT YouTube channel to find explainer videos, webinars, and more!.
What is USAID's Amazon Vision?
The Amazon rainforest’s vast plant and animal diversity and influence on global weather patterns make it a critical ecosystem for our planet.
Conectadas: Cómo la tecnología fortalece a las mujeres indígenas en Brasil
Cuando COVID-19 llegó al Brasil, la Unión de Mujeres Indígenas de la Amazonía Brasileña (UMIAB) supo que era hora de abordar un reto que había estado impactando a la organización durante años: conectar virtualmente a mujeres defensoras indígenas de nueve estados de Brasil.
Connected: How Technology Strengthens Advocacy Among Indigenous Women in Brazil
When COVID-19 hit Brazil, the Union of Indigenous Women from the Brazilian Amazon (UMIAB) knew it was time to address a challenge that had been impacting the organization for years—connecting Indigenous women advocates from Brazil’s nine states virtually.
Conectadas: Como a tecnologia fortalece a incidência política entre mulheres indígenas no Brasil
Quando a COVID-19 atingiu o Brasil, a União das Mulheres Indígenas da Amazônia Brasileira (UMIAB) sabia que era hora de enfrentar um desafio que vinha impactando a organização há anos–conectar virtualmente mulheres indígenas defensoras de nove estados do Brasil.
Docuseries: The Last Free Rhinos Episode 1: Introduction
The Namibia Nature Foundation, with contributions from World Wildlife Fund, Save the Rhino Trust Namibia and Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation, and proudly supported by USAID Southern Africa through a grant from USAID’s VukaNow Activity, produced a docuseries entitled The Last Free Rhinos, which focuses on community rhino conservation efforts.
Docuseries: The Last Free Rhinos Episode 3: Community Voices
The Namibia Nature Foundation, with contributions from World Wildlife Fund, Save the Rhino Trust Namibia and Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation, and proudly supported by USAID Southern Africa through a grant from USAID’s VukaNow Activity, produced a docuseries entitled The Last Free Rhinos, which focuses on community rhino conservation efforts.
Docuseries: The Last Free Rhinos Episode 2: It Takes a Village
The Namibia Nature Foundation, with contributions from World Wildlife Fund, Save the Rhino Trust Namibia and Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation, and proudly supported by USAID Southern Africa through a grant from USAID’s VukaNow Activity, produced a docuseries entitled The Last Free Rhinos, which focuses on community rhino conservation efforts.
Docuseries: The Last Free Rhinos Episode 4: A Government for Change
The Namibia Nature Foundation, with contributions from World Wildlife Fund, Save the Rhino Trust Namibia and Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation, and proudly supported by USAID Southern Africa through a grant from USAID’s VukaNow Activity, produced a docuseries entitled The Last Free Rhinos, which focuses on community rhino conservation efforts.
Empowering Women and Girls, Conserving Nature
This film highlights USAID and the Gorongosa Project's work to empower women and girls who live in the communities around Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park.
Natural Resource Governance: Findings & Recommendations from USAID/Colombia's Corruption & Criminality Analysis
Through an associate award with Targeting Natural Resource Corruption, the Colombia Mission’s Transparent Governance of Natural Resources activity (TGNR) conducted research and analysis of how corruption and criminality play a fundamental role in four drivers of deforestation: illegal mining, wildlife and timber trafficking, and land grabbing.
The Uni. of Washington is using DNA tech to protect pangolins
Congratulations to the University of Washington, one of the Challenge’s four Grand Prize Winners! They share a more than $900,000 Grand Prize to accelerate their exceptional innovation, a genetic analysis tool that will reveal where pangolins, some of the most trafficked mammals in the world, are being poached.
Uni. of Pretoria is using DNA profiling to protect rhinos
Rhino poaching in South Africa has increased 9000% since 2007.
YIARI is helping protect slow lorises
Slow lorises are adorable, which is why many of them are illegally captured for the pet trade.
Binomial Solutions is changing wildlife surveillance
Challenge Prize Winner Binomial Solutions’ innovative solar-powered surveillance system helps to protect animals and stop poachers.
Planet Indonesia’s app helps protect songbirds
Collecting data about animals sold in illegal wildlife markets can be difficult and dangerous.
New England Aquarium is tackling wildlife trafficking at ports
Congratulations to the New England Aquarium, one of the Challenge’s four Grand Prize Winners! They share a more than $900,000 Grand Prize to accelerate their exceptional innovation, which leverages “smart invoice” technology to help port inspectors find illegal wildlife trade hidden in plain sight.
ZSL protects wildlife like museums protect priceless art
Protecting wildlife within large, remote animal reserves is challenging.
Mars Omega boosts wildlife crime intelligence
Storing and analyzing data is an incredibly important part of fighting wildlife crime.
Bosque Antiguo is using tech to tackle bird and reptile trafficking
Challenge Prize Winner Bosque Antiguo’s forensic tools analyze DNA markers to identify trafficked bird and reptile species, helping to reintroduce animals to their home populations, stop specimen laundering, and prosecute criminals.
The GDELT Project is using data to map wildlife crime
Challenge Prize Winner the GDELT Project is using data to fight wildlife crime.
For the Fishes’ app protects coral reef fish
Want an aquarium? Challenge Prize Winner For the Fishes’ amazing app, Tank Watch, educates and empowers consumers, helping them avoid buying the millions of coral reef fish that are illegally and unsustainably captured each year to fill marine tanks.
Uni. of Leicester’s DNA sequencer helps fight wildlife crime
Traditional DNA sequencing takes days, is expensive, and must happen in a lab.
New York University is tackling online wildlife trafficking
Congratulations to New York University, one of the Challenge’s four Grand Prize Winners! They share a more than $900,000 Grand Prize to accelerate their exceptional innovation, a secure, web-based interface that leverages the power of machine learning to identify online wildlife trafficking.
National Whistleblower Center is fighting wildlife crime corruption
Congratulations to the National Whistleblower Center, one of the Challenge’s four Grand Prize Winners! They share a more than $900,000 Grand Prize to accelerate their exceptional innovation, the Global Wildlife Whistleblower Program, which will fight corruption by incentivizing insiders to securely report wildlife crime.
Video: Changing the Landscape- Ten Years of Impact and Learning in USAID's Global Conservation Program
Video of Ten Years of Impact and Learning in USAID's Global Conservation Program in English, French and Spanish.
USAID Joins the One Trillion Trees Movement
This video showcases USAID’s work to protect, manage, and restore forests throughout the world.
Libro de Operaciones para Títulos Habilitantes en la Mochila Forestal de OSINFOR
OSINFOR’s forest backpack: Operations Logbook for Forest Titles.
Our Gorongosa
This film shares the inspiring story of how Gorongosa National Park is becoming a model for wildlife conservation and community development.
No Ivory, No Tiger Amulets Campaign Video
This wildlife demand reduction campaign's key message is "How can amulets made from elephant ivory and tiger fangs protect you, when these animals cannot even protect their own lives?" The USAID Wildlife Asia campaign helps counter wildlife trafficking through demand reduction.
Beautiful Without Ivory Campaign Video
The “Beautiful Without Ivory” campaign aims to reach and engage those who desire to buy and use ivory jewelry and accessories because of its perceived beauty.
