For years, the fishing industry in the Sorong region of West Papua, Indonesia, has relied on a broker system between local fisherman and commercial companies; a system that disproportionately prioritizes export-grade fish for trade, often to the detriment of local fishers. As a result, when the government placed restrictions on fishing activities and markets due to COVID-19, local fisherman suffered a devastating setback. Unable to fish or sell their fish at market, many local families were left without a primary source of income. 

Un estudio hecho por Conservación Estratégica descubrió algunas cosas sobre la viabilidad económica de 75 proyectos viales planificados en la cuenca amazónica.

In response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, CSF Indonesia held its first-ever webinar as a part of our collaborative engagement with the Sintang District Government in West Kalimantan, Indonesia for its Green Sintang Action Plan.

All aboard! The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner (OPOC), in partnership with Conservation Strategy Fund, the Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), embarked over a year ago on the journey of the Pacific Ocean Finance Fellowship Program.

Watch the latest video from our economic video series, where we present the findings from our most recent study, "A better Amazon road network for people and the environment."

Conservation Strategy Fund stands in solidarity with all those around the world fighting for racial justice and accountability. We recognize that the killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd are only the most recent examples of our long history of institutionalized and systemic racism in the United States. We also recognize that we have a long way to go towards addressing our history of racism and inequality in this country.

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Photo: Solid oil spills in front of a Bintan Island resort. Photo credit: Ani Suryanti   Case Study of Bintan Island, Riau Islands

Photo: Workshop participants. Photo credit: Jaqueline Hombono, Secretariat for the Environment, Amapá State