Initiative: Climate Change Risk Mitigation

Join us for this free public presentation with Dr. Adalbert Aine-omucunguzi, East Africa Regional Director, who will focus on how the International Crane Foundation’s interventions to secure cranes, wetlands, and catchments are helping to improve the livelihoods of last-mile (forgotten) communities in East Africa.

Initiative: Climate Change Risk Mitigation

As the human population grows, the demand for energy, especially from renewable resources such as wind and solar, has drastically increased. This has accelerated the construction of wind turbines, solar farms, and power lines in the United States. When new energy infrastructure is placed in or near crane habitats, it can disrupt their movement patterns and reduce available resources.

Initiative: Climate Change Risk Mitigation

Aug. 29, 2024 (Kenya, Africa) – The International Crane Foundation installed six freshwater springs in Nandi County, Kenya, this year, providing more than 5,000 families with fresh water, thanks in part to a one-million-dollar commitment from the Leiden Conservation Foundation and the support from the local communities and governments. Families throughout Nandi County rely on water for domestic use and to care for their livestock, yet 54 percent of people in this county do not have access to safe water.

Initiative: Climate Change Risk Mitigation

“The haunting calls of the world’s cranes are sadder today because they have lost a devoted friend, and the conservation community has lost a true hero.” ~ Kenneth Strom, National Audubon Society

On September 19, 2018, we lost a dear friend and champion for the conservation of cranes and wetlands, Jim Harris.