Little Green Guards® Conservation Education Book Series - Bỏng Ngô’s First Home (© LVDI International)

Protecting the Annamite Striped Rabbit

Posted Posted in Asia, Asian Elephants, Birds, Conservation, Education, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Primates, Reptiles, Save the Magnificent Seven, Vietnam

LVDI International proudly presents a book trailer for our upcoming children’s publication – Bỏng Ngô’s First Home – in the Little Green Guards® Conservation Education Book Series. This book is designed to accompany our Save the Magnificent Seven curricula, wherein the endangered Annamite striped rabbit (Nesolagus timminsi) is one of the seven flagship species chosen […]

Little Green Guards® Vietnam (© GreenViet/LVDI International)

Little Green Guards® Celebrate World Environment Day in Da Nang, Vietnam

Posted Posted in Amphibians, Asia, Birds, Conservation, Education, Fish, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Plants, Primates, Reptiles, Vietnam, Volunteers

In cooperation with GreenViet and the People’s Committee of Da Nang City, LVDI International conducted a three-day event at Nguyen Nhu Hanh Primary School to celebrate World Environment Day 2020. This event is part of our Little Green Guards® conservation education program that increases awareness and fosters stewardship of nature in children. Over 500 students […]

Building a lasting connection through LVDI International Field Expedition (© R.M. Randrianarison/LVDI International)

LIFE is…Meaningful

Posted Posted in Africa, Camera Traps, Capacity Building, Conservation, Education, GEM, Indri, Lemurs, LIFE, Little Green Guards®, Madagascar, Mammals, Maromizaha, Nonprofits, Primates, Reptiles, Research, San Diego, USA, Volunteers

This is the first of a series of blog posts contributed by LVDI International’s Board Member, Mr. Bruce Engelbert.   *** Since serving as a member of the Board of Directors at LVDI International, I’ve heard wonderful stories about the impact of our conservation program in Maromizaha, Madagascar. In this rural area, most people subsist […]

Little Green Guards® Madagascar (photo © LVDI International)

LVDI International works to improve conservation education in Africa

Posted Posted in Africa, Amphibians, Benin, Birds, Congo, Conservation, Education, Fish, Lemurs, Little Green Guards®, Madagascar, Mammals, Maromizaha, Plants, Primates, Reptiles

LVDI International is built upon the bedrock principle that education is key to achieving long-term conservation success. Recently, in recognition of our education and outreach efforts in Madagascar, Ms. Rose Marie Randrianarison (Madagascar Program Coordinator) was invited by the President of African Primatological Society, Dr. Inza Kone, to serve as a contributing expert on their […]

Discover LIFE

Posted Posted in Africa, Capacity Building, Conservation, Education, GEM, Italy, LIFE, Little Green Guards®, Madagascar, Mammals, Primates, Reptiles, Research, Study Abroad, USA, Volunteers

The inaugural Discover LIFE program in Madagascar was a resounding success! LIFE stands for LVDI International Field Expeditions, a volunteer abroad program that uses an integrated approach to achieve measurable outcomes in wildlife protection, social good and a sustainable future. Guided by our experts, volunteers from diverse backgrounds lent their considerable talents to LVDI’s ongoing […]

Creating a Dragon’s Pride for Komodo National Park Rangers

Posted Posted in Asia, Capacity Building, Conservation, Indonesia, Reptiles

Komodo National Park (KNP), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to the Komodo dragon, the world’s largest lizard. Despite being a major tourist destination, it has been difficult for the park to develop an income-generating program that allows the 4,000 inhabitants within the protected area to gain economic benefit from tourism. The average level […]