Event announcements

Bird Alert: Current challenges and approaches to HPAI

In recent years, the prevalence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 viruses has risen sharply worldwide, causing mass die-offs in wild birds and poultry. Since …

Special Issue: Get Smart! Innovation in Surveillance and Disease Detection

Dear Colleagues and Alliance members,Monitoring wildlife health is a complex and ongoing challenge for veterinarians, wildlife biologists, rangers, epidemiologists and other experts. But what if technology …

Special Issue: Tackling Mpox - Epidemiology, Regional Insights, and Strategies for Containment

Dear Colleagues and Alliance members, The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing …

Expert Talk: Bridging the Gap to Prevent the Next Pandemic: Exploring the Connections Between Large-Scale Development, Ecological Fragilization, Biodiversity Loss, and Zoonotic Disease Emergence’ with Dr. Johannes Refisch

Dear Colleagues and Alliance members, As the world still has to deal with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, one critical question comes to everyone’s mind: …

Voices from the Ground: Learning from the implementation of the KAP Wildlife project in Latin America

We are delighted to invite you to another Alliance Voices from the Ground Event. The project ‘Knowledge, Attitude and Practice’ (KAP) wildlife aims to identify knowledge, …

IUCN-WOAH wildlife health webinar: Launch of the General guidelines for surveillance of diseases, pathogens and toxic agents in free-ranging wildlife 

In English with French and Spanish interpretation  Following on from the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding between International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the …

Expert Talk: What on Earth is a Policy Impact Statement? A Guide to Appropriate Policy Communication in Wildlife and Conservation Research

There is a growing call for ‘evidence-based policy’ by those who operate at the science-policy interface. In conservation, this call is not only made by the …

Voices from the Ground: Informing policy and technical recommendations to ensure biosecurity at facilities farming wild animals in Viet Nam

GIZ’s global project supporting the International Alliance against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade comprises work with government partners in Viet Nam under the umbrella of “Reducing …

Expert Talk: Faith, Wildlife, and Biodiversity: Harnessing Religion for Environmental Conservation and Ethical Action

In this session, we will delve into the intersection of faith, wildlife, and biodiversity, exploring how religious beliefs can influence human behavior towards the conservation of …

Interactive Workshop - Identify behavioural change strategies to mitigate zoonotic risk at human-wildlife interfaces related to wildlife trade by EcoHealth Alliance and TRAFFIC

People in either conservation or zoonotic disease areas have been talking about integrating behavioural and social science in the research and implementation, but it has not …