our work
past country programs
PRCF is working across a range of priority landscapes that are defined as areas of high conservation significance due to the presence of endangered wildlife, with the potential to engage resource-dependent and marginalized communities into conservation and management of ecosystems.
PRCF´s strategic focus has been on Southeast Asia and is now broadening into South Asia.
indonesia
Upper Kapuas River
In West Kalimantan PRCF is working to secure the fringe forests around the Heart of Borneo, upstream of Indonesia´s longest river – the Kapuas. PRCF empowers local forest-dependent communities by securing legal management rights; ensuring twenty year finance for conservation and community development.
indonesia
Batang Toru/Hadabuan Hills Forest Landscape
In North Sumatra PRCF is engaged at two sites. One is the now famous Batang Toru Forest Ecosystem, habitat for the most endangered great ape – the Tapanuli Orangutan. The second site is an internationally unknown biodiversity treasure known under the name Hadabuan Hills. Both areas hold tremendous conservation significance and a mere 2-3 decades ago they were connected.
vietnam
Northern Limestone corridor
In Northern Vietnam, PRCF works in two karst landscapes; the Ba Be/ Na Hang Karst Forest Complex and the Cao Vit/ Bangliang Karst Forest Complex. The two ecosystems hold a number of valuable species, including three globally endangered primates: the Eastern Black-crested Gibbon, Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey, and the endangered Francois’ Langur.
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Gia Lai Highlands
Within the Central Annamite Ecoregion, PRCF has targeted the Kon Ha Nung area of Gia Lai province to protect key habitat for the critically endangered Gray-shanked Duc Langur and the Northern-buffed-cheeked Gibbon
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bangladesh
CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS
thailand
KHAO SOI DAO FOREST LANDSCAPE
In partnership with Freeland and the National Park Authority, PRCF is conducting wildlife surveys using trail cameras led by park management.
india
northeast forest complex
PRCF is exploring opportunities in the state of Meghalaya for community-based conservation of Western Hoolock Gibbons in an area called East Khasi Hills, where the indigenous Khasi people are renowned for their traditional forest management practices and holding gibbons sacred.
india
Western Ghats
The Western Ghats have been facing serious development pressures and habitat fragmentation, leading to higher degrees of human and wildlife conflict. Our project in the Palani Hills aims to improve the livelihoods of marginalized tribal coffee-farming communities, while learning from the tribal communities about human wildlife coexistence.
bangladesh
Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem
The Sundarbans represent the largest and most intact mangrove ecosystem in the world, yet it’s threatened by a multitude of factors, including unsustainable development, pollution, and unsustainable fishing practices. PRCF is engaging with local partners to improve livelihoods and strengthen the landscape’s integrity.
papua new guinea
Madang Province
PRCF is collaborating with the Foundation for People and Community Development (FPCD), a national non-government organization, to develop a community-led conservation and development project in Papua New Guinea.
Species Conservation
In pursuit of the biodiversity aspects of our vision, a key category of activities we work on is the conservation of endangered species and their sustaining habitats. At present our focus is primarily on fauna, but we are increasingly developing our knowledge and interest in the conservation of plants and more specifically on that of disappearing agricultural cultivars.
Our work has spanned a variety of animals including: birds, crocodiles, sea turtles, bats, and primates. Although some of these species are critically endangered and charismatic, our conservation objective takes us into studying and promoting the protection of species that are still poorly understood, unglamorous, and that are gradually moving towards higher levels of endangerment.