With 284 Critically Endangered land and freshwater vertebrate species, Southeast Asia has the highest vertebrate extinction rate in the world.

Where action is taken to protect critical habitats and curb overexploitation, Asian species are showing signs of recovery, but scaled-up investment is urgently needed to reverse catastrophic extinctions.

Designed to leverage a higher level of funding for our Asian Species Programme, the Asian Species Endowment is an innovative approach that allows donors to provide timely, long-term, and well-targeted sup