Wild Earth Allies Inc

WILD EARTH ALLIES PROTECTS VITAL AREAS OF OUR NATURAL WORLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF WILDLIFE, HABITATS, AND PEOPLE BY INSPIRING COLLABORATIVE ACTION. WE WORK WITH TALENTED IN-COUNTRY PARTNERS TO TURN THE TIDE OF WILDLIFE AND HABITAT LOSS IN PRIORITY ECOSYSTEMS GLOBALLY.

SOUTHEAST ASIA: WE WORK IN TWO OF CAMBODIA'S GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT FORESTS, PREY LANG AND THE CARDAMOMS, ACROSS A TOTAL OF 1.7 MILLION ACRES OF PRIORITY HABITAT FOR AT-RISK ASIAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS. WE PARTNER WITH INDIGENOUS KUY AND OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO PROTECT CRITICAL FOREST AREAS AND IN WAYS THAT SUPPORT TRADITIONAL LIVELIHOODS AND REGIONAL PROSPERITY. WE ALSO ADVANCED CAMBODIA'S NEWEST MARINE PROTECTED AREA IN KAMPOT PROVINCE THAT INCLUDES MANGROVE FORESTS, SEA GRASS BEDS AND CORAL REEFS. KEY 2021 ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE: 1) ASSESSED ENDANGERED PILEATED GIBBONS IN PREY LANG WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, WHICH INDICATED 1,826 GIBBON GROUPS WITH 5,478 INDIVIDUALS IN 200 SQUARE KM SURVEY AREA; 2) DOCUMENTED 151 VERTEBRATE SPECIES IN PREY LANG (32 MAMMALS, 25 AMPHIBIANS, 63 REPTILES, 31 BIRDS), INCLUDING 11 MAMMAL AND 14 HERPETOFAUNA SPECIES THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION; 3) ADVISED THE GOVERNMENT ON CONSERVATION ZONING USING DATA FROM OUR BIOLOGICAL MONITORING, AND REPORTED ON ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE AND OTHER KEY PRESSURES; 4)ADDRESSED HUMAN- ELEPHANT CONFLICT IN TWO VILLAGES WITH OUR MITIGATION TOOLKIT IN RESPONSE TO CROP RAIDING, AND PROVIDED 3 COMMUNITY WATER PUMPS; AND 5) TRAINED AND EQUIPPED COMMUNITY FISHERIES TO CONDUCT PATROLS TO REDUCE ILLEGAL FISHING.

AFRICA: OUR MOUNTAIN GORILLA CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN CENTRAL AFRICA SPAN MORE THAN 20 YEARS AND WE NOW USE THESE LESSONS TO HELP TURN THE TIDE FOR CRITICALLY ENDANGERED GRAUER'S GORILLAS IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO. TOGETHER WITH THE CONGOLESE NGO PRIMATE EXPERTISE, WE WORK IN THE UPLAND SECTOR OF KAHUZI-BIEGA NATIONAL PARK AND IN ADJACENT INDIGENOUS BATWA AND OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITIES. IN RWANDA WE PARTNER WITH THE WOMEN-LED COOPERATIVE IMBEREHEZA GAHUNGA TO BUILD HOUSEHOLD RAINWATER TANKS, IMPROVING WATER ACCESS WHILE ELIMINATING THE NEED TO ENTER GORILLA HABITAT. KEY 2021 ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE: 1) CONDUCTED ANTI-POACHING PATROLS IN KAHUZI-BIEGA NATIONAL PARK RESULTING IN THE DISMANTLING OF 1,002 SNARES IN CORE GRAUER'S GORILLA HABITAT; 2) ESTABLISHED NATURE CLUBS IN 11 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, REACHING 330+ STUDENTS WITH CONSERVATION EDUCATION; 3) GREW MORE THAN 30,000 "APE TREES" FROM SEEDS COLLECTED FROM GORILLA DUNG AND RESTORED 370 ACRES OF DEGRADED FORESTS; 4) CONSTRUCTED 327 RAINWATER HARVEST TANKS, MEETING FAMILIES' DAILY WATER NEEDS, IMPROVING THEIR WELL-BEING AND DECREASING PRESURE ON GORILLAS AND THEIR HABITAT, AND 5) LAUNCHED A NEW REVOLVING LOAN FUND TO PROVIE FLEXIBLE FINANCING TO IMBEREHEZA GAHUNGA COOPERATIVE MEMBERS; AND 6) INITIATED NEW COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION IN CAMEROON, IN AND AROUND THE DJA BIOSPHERE RESERVE WITH CAMEROONIAN NGO ACDEF.

CENTRAL AMERICA: WE ARE LEVERAGING MORE THAN TWO SUCCESSFUL DECADES PROTECTING MARINE TURTLES IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC TO ACCELERATE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED HAWKSBILL TURTLE RECOVERY IN EL SALVADOR. TOGETHER WITH SALVADORAN PARTNER PROCOSTA, WE FOCUS AT 3 SITES ON NEST PROTECTION AND HATCHERIES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND TURTLE MONITORING AND RESEARCH. WE ALSO FOCUS ON DOCUMENTING TREE SPECIES IN BELIZE, BUILDING BOTANIC CAPACITY AND IMPROVING FOREST MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION. KEY 2021 ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE: 1) PROTECTED 367 HAWKSBILL TURTLE NESTS AND RELEASED OVER 31,000 HATCHLINGS; 2) TRAINED 100+ MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL HAWKSBILL CONSERVATION NETWORK; 3) ADVANCED WORK ON A PROTOTYPE FOR A TREES OF BELIZE DIGITAL MOBILE APP.

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