NEWS & STORIES
We bring you all the latest news and inspiration from across the Partnership. Learn about the incredible ASAP Species and read interviews with the people at the heart of conserving them.
NEWSLETTER
In our quarterly newsletter we share news of the ASAP Species work taking place across Southeast Asia. You can learn what our Partners have been working on, discover the ASAP Species, and find out about relevant funding and training opportunities.
If you are working on an ASAP Species and would like to share your recent successes and updates across the ASAP Partnership, please get in touch.
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Stories from the field: A visit to Turtle Conservation Society Malaysia
ASAP’s Communication Officer, Elizabeth Zhang shares about her Partner visit to Turtle Conservation Society Malaysia.
Rescuing the Turtle Rescue Centre
Organisation: Wildlife Conservation Society
Country: Myanmar
Rapid Action to Save Babi and Lasia Islands’s Nias Hill Myna and Silvery Pigeon
Organisation: Ecosystem Impact Foundation
Country: Indonesia
Enabling conservation on Tawi-Tawi to continue
Organisation:Philippines Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, Inc. (PhilBio)
Country: Philippines
Exploring using Passive Acoustic Monitoring to confirm the distribution of Masked Finfoot
Organisation: Wildlife Conservation Society
Country: Cambodia
Protecting the Spoon-billed Sandpiper from hunting threats along the Ayeyarwady coastal zone in Myanmar
Organisation: Nature Conservation Society-Myanmar
Country: Myanmar
Protection of the peatswamp fish Betta burdigala on Bangka Island, Indonesia
Organisation: Airlangga University
Country: Indonesia
Vulture conservation in southern Shan State, Myanmar
Organisation: Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association
Country: Myanmar
On the road to recovery: in situ and ex situ conservation of the Burmese Roofed Turtle in Myanmar
Organisation: Wildlife Conservation Society
Country: Myanmar
Supporting the Saola Foundation's Management and Field Team through an unforeseen funding gap
Organisation: Saola Foundation for Annamite Mountains Conservation
Country: Laos PDR
Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE) meeting in Cambodia
Organisation: NatureLife Cambodia Organization
Country: Cambodia
Conserving the Southern River Terrapin through community participation and stakeholder engagement
Organisation: Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Country: Malaysia
Establishing a robust evidence-base to inform conservation planning for giant rats across Biak-Supiori.
Organisation: Animal Science Laboratory, Universitas Papua
Country: Indonesia
Assessing and mapping new potential habitat of White-bellied Heron in the Jomori river basin in eastern Bhutan
Organisation: Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN)
Country: Bhutan
Development of a Conservation Breeding Facility for the Bleeding Toad
Organisation: Indonesia Herpetofauna Foundation
Country: Indonesia
Enhancing the conservation of the Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher in Central Java
Organisation: Yayasan SwaraOwa
Country: Indonesia
Supporting local champions: Reflections on the first year as ASAP's Indonesia Programme Coordinator
ASAP’s Indonesia Programme Coordinator, Cahaya Ramadhani, reflects on her first year in the role and shares the activities and experiences that have stood out most to her, including graduation from the Women in Conservation Leadership Programme.
Celebrating the Next Generation of Women Leaders in Conservation
In November, we honoured the second cohort of our groundbreaking Women in Conservation Leadership Programme at an inspiring graduation event. The graduation was a celebration of the participants’ achievements and a showcase of the transformative journey they have taken as conservation leaders.
Rediscovery of Sabah’s endemic toad: a conservation milestone, hampered by landslides
Earlier this year, a significant breakthrough was made in one of the projects funded by ASAP’s Species Conservation Fund. After a long search, the dedicated team rediscovered the very first specimen of an Mesilau Stream Toad, thought to have been lost to science.
New training course will boost fundraising for conservation in Southeast Asia
Launched in partnership between ASAP and Tropical Biology Association, a newly launched Project Design and Fundraising training will drive greater funds for the conservation of threatened Southeast Asian species.