CEPF is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the European Union, Fondation Hans Wilsdorf, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Canada, the Government of Japan and the World Bank. A fundamental goal is to ensure civil society is engaged in biodiversity conservation.
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Originally published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
MEET INDIA'S FROG MAN
Sathyabhama Das Biju might not be universally recognized as a celebrity, but he has recently been in the limelight for his frog discoveries in India. He has discovered 89 of the country’s approximately 350 frog species.
When you look at the olm (Proteus anguinus, VU) you might not see a giant, but the 12-inch-long, pinkish salamander is the king of its world. It rules the lightless realm of the Balkan Peninsula’s Dinaric karst cave systems. In fact, the olm is the largest exclusively cave-dwelling animal in the world.
Both men and women depend on Earth’s ecosystems and their life-sustaining benefits. Often, though, the role of women in conservation is overlooked or understated.
The world’s forests are an important part of maintaining healthy watersheds, providing everything from erosion prevention to water quality maintenance. The network of roots underneath a forest holds the soil in place. That same root network also aerates the soil, allowing water to be filtered as it drains down into the local supply of groundwater. Even the leaf litter that carpets the forest floor can prevent nitrates from entering the water supply and causing harmful algae blooms.
