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USAID | Afghanistan

From the American People

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild lands. We do so through careful science, international conservation, education, and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together, these activities change individual attitudes toward nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in sustainable interaction on both a local and a global scale. WCS is committed to this work because we believe it essential to the integrity of life on Earth.

http://www.wcs.org

Activities

Improving Livelihoods and Governance through Natural Resource Management Project (ILG-NRMP)

Protecting Afghanistan’s Natural Resources

27 December 2012 | Badakhshan, Afghanistan

WCS The Natural Resource Management project included renovation of dilapidated infrastructure needed to protect the Big Pamir reserve, including the community ranger station. ...

Wakhan Snow Leopards Get Tagged

4 December 2012 | Badakhshan, Afghanistan

USAID / WCS In a first for Afghanistan, three snow leopards were fitted with satellite collars, thereby helping local herders track the animals and...

Wildlife Disease Guide Published

18 July 2012 | Afghanistan

USAID/ILG-NRMP/WCS The handbook, which was written by the Wildlife Conservation Society’s veterinary team, is available in both Pashtu and Dari Afghanistan’s field...

Fuel-Efficient Stoves Save Forest

7 April 2012 | Bamyan, Afghanistan

Through USAID-funded Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management Project, 13 local stove makers in Badakhshan and Bamiyan provinces were equipped and trained to manufacture fuel-efficient stoves.

Healthy Collaboration at Band-e-Amir

29 January 2012 | Bamyan, Afghanistan

Park rangers have used their training to treat injuries to visitors caused by traffic accidents.

Announcements

Bamyan’s First National Park, Band-e-Amir, Featured in NBC Special

1 November 2010 | Bamyan Province, Afghanistan

Richard Engel, NBC News' chief foreign correspondent, shot a segment for the Today Show on Bamyan Province and the Band-e-Amir National Park. The goals of...

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5 Mar 2013

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