The IUCN Netherlands Land Acquisition Fund has a call for proposals open until May 1, 2026. The main objective of the IUCN NL Land Acquisition Fund (LAF) is to provide funds for local NGOs and CSOs to acquire threatened nature, create safe reserves and connect habitats for endangered species. Click here for more information. Read more about NEW! AZE Funding Opportunity
The Asian Development Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development included AZE sites in their recently-updated environmental and social safeguard policies. Learn more here Read more about AZE included in more development bank safeguard policies
A new paper, “Methodology for identifying the potential Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) tree species on a global scale”, by Katharine Davies, Thomas Starnes, and Malin Rivers, has now been published in Conservation Science and Practice, a journal of the Society of Conservation Biology. Read more about New paper published on Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) tree species
Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) site protection helps meet multiple Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) targets. Learn more in these fact sheets: Technical Guidance on AZE for NBSAPs Hoja informativa de AZE en los EPANDB Read more about Technical Guidance on including Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) site protection in NBSAPs
The Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) is pleased to announce a $10-million, five-year initiative to reduce species extinctions. Funded by Rainforest Trust and matched by $2-million in project funding from American Bird Conservancy (ABC), this initiative will focus on the protection of AZE sites, which hold the world’s most threatened species, those assessed as Critically Read more about AZE Initiative Fund