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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 3,284,321 | 3,745,826 | 1,856,237 | 1,568,866 | 1,371,730 | 11,826,980 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 3,284,321 | 3,745,826 | 1,856,237 | 1,568,866 | 1,371,730 | 11,826,980 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 3,443,715 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 8,383,265 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 3,284,321 | 3,745,826 | 1,856,237 | 1,568,866 | 1,371,730 | 11,826,980 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 192 | 14 | 6,683 | 6,889 | ||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 2,000 | 6,041 | 2,609 | 5,840 | 2,812 | 19,302 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 11,853,171 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: | WILDLIFE ALLIANCE FOUNDED IN 1994 ORIGINALLY AS THE GLOBAL SURVIVAL NETWORK, IS AN INTERNATIONAL 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERED IN NEW YORK CITY WITH CURRENT IN-COUNTRY PROGRAMS IN CAMBODIA AND COMPLETED PROJECTS IN THAILAND, MYANMAR, INDIA, ECUADOR AND RUSSIA. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE HELPED THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT ESTABLISH OPERATION TIGER IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST, THAT BROUGHT THE SIBERIAN TIGER BACK FROM THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION FROM A MERE ESTIMATED 90 INDIVIDUALS IN 1994 TO A POPULATION OF OVER 400 BY THE YEAR 2000; IMPLEMENTED OPERATION KATCHAPA ALONG THE ORISSA COAST OF INDIA, SAVING THE OLIVE RIDLEY TURTLE FROM BEING DECIMATED BY INDUSTRIAL FISHING NETS; ASSISTED PARK RANGERS OF THE GALAPAGOS MARINE RESERVE TO EXPAND BOUNDARIES OF THE RESERVE FROM 5 TO 40 NAUTICAL MILES, REQUIRING SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN CAPACITY AND EQUIPMENT; AND AIDED ALAUNGDAW KATHAPA AND KAO YAI NATIONAL PARKS IN MYANMAR AND THAILAND TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTION AND IMPROVE WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT. IN 2000, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE CONSOLIDATED THEIR EFFORTS ON SAVING THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN TROPICAL BELT FROM DESTRUCTION. A BASE WAS ESTABLISHED IN IN CAMBODIA WHERE WORK ON THE GROUND WAS IMPLEMENTED TO IMPROVE LAND MANAGEMENT, ADDRESS THE DEVASTATION OF ECOSYSTEMS, AND COMBAT THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE. FROM SUCCESSFULLY OVERTURNING MASSIVE INDUSTRIAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN RAINFOREST INTO MINING AND AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS, TO RESCUING ILLEGALLY TRAFFICKED WILDLIFE, TO DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS FOR LANDLESS, RURAL FAMILIES, OUR COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS DELIVER RESULTS THAT BENEFIT WILDLIFE, ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH INTEGRATED FOREST MANAGEMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT, POLICY REFORM, SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS, WILDLIFE REHABILITATION, HABITAT PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE HAS PRESERVED MORE THAN 830,000 HECTARES OF FOREST, OVERTURNED 40 INDUSTRIAL CONCESSIONS THAT THREATENED LARGE MAMMAL HABITATS AND MIGRATORY CORRIDORS, PROVIDED SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS TO OVER 5,000 PEOPLE, DELIVERED OUR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM TO MORE THAN 210,000 STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND RESCUED OVER 74,000 LIVE ANIMALS FROM TRAFFICKERS AND POACHERS. OUR CONSERVATION MODEL IS BASED ON ENGAGING COMMUNITIES AND PARTNERING WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO FOSTER LONG-TERM PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. WE WORK DIRECTLY IN THE FIELD TO: - ASSIST GOVERNMENT AT ALL LEVELS TO BUILD POLITICAL WILL AND GOOD GOVERNANCE TO PROTECT THE RAINFOREST AND ALL ITS INHABITANTS - PROTECT THE RAINFOREST AND BIODIVERSITY THROUGH A LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM - RESCUE TRAFFICKED WILDLIFE AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE CARE AND REHABILITATION NEEDED TO RELEASE THEM BACK INTO THE WILD - HELP POOR COMMUNITIES ACQUIRE LAND AND DEVELOP BETTER JOBS THROUGH ON-SITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - CONDUCT OUTREACH TO EDUCATE CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO PRESERVE THEIR NATURAL HERITAGE THIS IS REINFORCED THROUGH ON-SITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. EACH OF OUR FIELD PROGRAMS ADDRESSES AN ELEMENT OF THE CRISIS OF CONSERVATION THAT IS FACING SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES. OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS FEED INTO OUR REHABILITATION AND CARE PROGRAMS; OUR LIVELIHOODS PROGRAMS ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN INCOME GENERATION AND BEHAVIOR; AND OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE AND ATTITUDE OF CONSERVATION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | OF GOVERNMENT TO CANCEL AGRO-INDUSTRIAL AND MINING LAND CONCESSIONS; (3) DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS IN AGRICULTURE, ECOTOURISM, AND REFORESTATION FOR POOR LANDLESS FARMERS PRACTICING DESTRUCTIVE FOREST SLASH-AND-BURN; (4) RANGER PATROL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO STOP WILDLIFE POACHING, ILLEGAL LOGGING AND FORESTLAND CLEARINGS. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE AND THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT ARE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO IMPLEMENT THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO CONSERVATION. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE'S OVER TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT SHOWS THAT A THREAT-BASED METHODOLOGY IS THE ONLY EFFECTIVE WAY TO PROTECT BIODIVERSITY WITH MEASURABLE RESULTS. THAT IS WHY DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IS NOT ENOUGH. RAMPANT WILDLIFE POACHING, ILLEGAL LOGGING AND ENCROACHMENT ON FORESTLAND - WHICH ARE OFTEN CONDUCTED BY WELL-ORGANIZED, WELL-FUNDED INDIVIDUALS AND NETWORKS FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA - CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT ON THE GROUND. THE SOUTHERN CARDAMOMS HAVE BEEN UNDER INTENSE PRESSURE SINCE 2002, WHEN A TRANS-BOUNDARY FREEWAY WAS CONSTRUCTED THROUGH THE TROPICAL FOREST, OPENING VAST TRACKS OF WILDERNESS TO REAL ESTATE SPECULATORS AND COMMERCIAL HUNTERS. IN JUST A FEW MONTHS, HUNDREDS OF HECTARES OF STATE FORESTLAND WERE SOLD IN ILLEGAL TRANSACTIONS AND 37 ASIAN ELEPHANTS WERE KILLED. TO BRING THE SITUATION BACK UNDER CONTROL, CAMBODIA'S FORESTRY ADMINISTRATION CALLED WILDLIFE ALLIANCE FOR ASSISTANCE. PATROL UNITS WERE RECRUITED, TRAINED AND EQUIPPED, THREE SMALL RANGER STATIONS WERE ESTABLISHED, AND SYSTEMATIC PATROLLING WAS IMPLEMENTED. A PROVINCE-WIDE CAMPAIGN WAS CONDUCTED, INFORMING ALL VILLAGERS THAT THE NEW FORESTRY LAW 2002 WOULD DELIVER STRICT PROSECUTIONS FOR ANY FURTHER ELEPHANT KILLINGS. AS A RESULT OF THE PATROLLING AND THE CAMPAIGN, ELEPHANT DEATHS WERE REDUCED BY 98%, TIGER DEATHS WERE REDUCED BY 50% AND FOREST FIRES WERE REDUCED BY 80%. ONLY 4 ELEPHANTS WERE REPORTED KILLED IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS 2003-2012. AT THE SAME TIME, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE AND THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SELLING STATE FORESTS UNDER THE TABLE BY CONDUCTING A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND ZONING AND DEMARCATION OPERATION THAT INVOLVED PROVINCIAL, DISTRICT AND COMMUNE AUTHORITIES AS WELL AS 3 MINISTRIES FROM CENTRAL GOVERNMENT. AS A RESULT, 401 CASES OF FORESTLAND ENCROACHMENT AND OVER 500 LAND TITLE CLAIMS WERE CANCELLED IN JUST THE FIRST 9 MONTHS OF OPERATIONS (APRIL TO DECEMBER 2002). ZONING OF FREEWAY NO. 48 WAS OFFICIALLY FINALIZED AND SIGNED IN NOVEMBER 2003. PRECISE UTM BOUNDARIES FOR EACH COMMUNE AND EACH STRICTLY PROTECTED FOREST SEGMENT ARE STILL IN EFFECT TODAY. RANGER PATROLS AS OF 2021, THE CARDAMOM FOREST PROTECTION PROGRAM (CFPP) SUPPORTS 9 RANGER STATIONS AND 3 SUB-STATIONS COVERING THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN CARDAMOM REDD+ PROJECT AREA OF 497,835 HECTARES, AS WELL AS PATROLLING 630,558 HECTARES OF LEAKAGE ZONE WHICH IS GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, ECOSYSTEM, SERVICING, AND COMMUNITY LIVELIHOODS. CFPP PATROLS HAVE CONTINUOUSLY ENSURED RESPECT FOR DEMARCATION BOUNDARIES SINCE 2003 AND SYSTEMATICALLY ENFORCED THE LAW BY TAKING TO COURT ALL CASES OF FOREST CLEARING AND LAND ENCROACHMENT. WHENEVER MILITARY, HIGH LEVEL OFFICIALS OR POWERFUL BUSINESS PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO GRAB FORESTLAND, FAST REPORTS HAVE BEEN SENT TO A SPECIAL INTER-MINISTERIAL LAND USE COMMITTEE FOR IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION. WITHOUT WILDLIFE ALLIANCE'S CONTINUED SUPPORT, THE SOUTHERN CARDAMOM TROPICAL RAINFOREST IS AT RISK OF BEING CLEARED FOR CONVERSION TO AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY AND REAL ESTATE SALES. TAKING CASES TO COURT WILDLIFE ALLIANCE MONITORS THE PROCESS OF TAKING OFFENDERS TO COURT AND ENSURING FOLLOW-UP ON ALL COURT CASES, BY CONSISTENTLY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT OFFICERS AND REINFORCING GOOD GOVERNANCE. WHEN OFFENDERS ARE CAUGHT, THE RANGERS FILL OUT THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND BRING THE OFFENDERS TO THE PROVINCIAL CANTONMENT FORESTRY OFFICE, SECURE THE TRANSFER LETTER TO ATTACH TO THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS, TRANSPORT THE OFFENDER TO THE COURT AND COLLECT THE COURT HANDOVER DOCUMENT. THE RANGERS ACCOMPANY THE OFFENDERS THROUGH THE COURT PROCESS, ASSURING THAT APPROPRIATE LEGAL PROCEDURES ARE APPLIED. REPORTING MONTHLY REPORTS ARE AN INDISPENSABLE ELEMENT TO MAINTAINING GOAL ACHIEVEMENT BECAUSE (A) THEY ENABLE MANAGEMENT TO MONITOR ACTIVITIES BASED ON TRENDS OVER TIME AND (B) BUILD CAPACITY OF THE STATION RANGERS IN UNDERSTANDING THREATS AND CURRENT ISSUES AND HOW TO MODIFY/IMPROVE NEXT MONTH'S PATROLLING TECHNIQUES TO OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES. REPORTS SYSTEMATICALLY TRACK ALL ACTIVITIES WITH METRICS. THESE INCLUDE: 1. PATROL ITINERARIES ARE TRACKED BY GPS AND MAPPED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH GIS; 2. ALL FOREST CRIME CASES ARE DOCUMENTED, POACHING, LOGGING, LAND ENCROACHMENT, WITH PRECISE GPS LOCATIONS, PHOTOS OF EVIDENCE AND OFFENDERS, SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND REQUIRED FOLLOW-UP ACTION WITH DATES; 3. ALL LEGAL DOCUMENTS ARE COPIED; 4. ALL WILDLIFE SIGNS ENCOUNTERED DAILY DURING PATROLS ARE DOCUMENTED WITH PRECISE GPS LOCATIONS AND PHOTOS. THE PROJECT USES GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES OF FOREST PROTECTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO SAFEGUARD THE FOREST AND PREVENT MORE THAN 3,000,000 TONS OF CARBON EMISSIONS ANNUALLY. TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE WORKS CARBON THE PROJECT IS ACCREDITED UNDER VOLUNTARY CARBON (VCS) AND CLIMATE, COMMUNITY & BIODIVERSITY (CCB) STANDARDS. THIS ENSURES THAT THE PROJECT PRODUCES GENUINE CARBON EMISSION REDUCTIONS AND SUPPORTS LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHILST PROTECTING THE FANTASTIC BIODIVERSITY OF THE CARDAMOM RAINFOREST LANDSCAPE. THERE ARE 29 COMMUNITIES IN PURSAT AND KOH KONG INVOLVED IN SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT. THEY ALL RECEIVE EDUCATION ON THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF LOCAL PEOPLE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES PLAY IN KEEPING THE FOREST STANDING. AS PART OF THIS INVOLVEMENT, THE PROJECT WORKS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY LIVELIHOODS AND REDUCE POVERTY, AND DOES SO THROUGH PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD PROJECTS SUCH AS ECOTOURISM, AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, INFRASTRUCTURE AND UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOCAL STUDENTS. IN 2021 AND 2022, THE SOUTHERN CARDAMOM REDD+ PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT 17 VILLAGES THROUGH GRANTS PROVIDED TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, IN LINE WITH THEIR OWN WORK PLANS. AFTER RECEIVING GRANT REQUESTS FROM 8 COMMUNES FOR FUNDING TO CONSTRUCT SOLAR-PUMPING WELLS, TOILETS, SCHOOLS AND ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, THE WILDLIFE ALLIANCE HAS CONDUCTED SURVEYS TO CONFIRM EXISTING CONDITIONS AND FEASIBILITY OF THE REQUESTED INFRASTRUCTURE (FOR EXAMPLE, THE PRESENCE OF GROUND WATER SUITABLE FOR WELL DIGGING). IN 2021, 18 WATER WELLS WERE CONSTRUCTED WITH FUNDS FROM THE CARDAMOM REDD+ IN 3 COMMUNES (5 VILLAGES). IN NOVEMBER 2021, AN 18 KM LATERITE ROAD WITH 25 CEMENT CULVERTS LINKING PREAH ANGKEO AND PURBOEUNG IN KOH KONG IS BEING FUNDED BY THE SOUTHERN CARDAMOM REDD+ PROJECT. THE CONSTRUCTION STARTED IN NOV 2021 BY FIRST BUILDING THE CEMENT CULVERTS AND WILL APPROXIMATE LAST OVER A PERIOD OF 6-7 MONTHS. CURRENTLY THE ROAD IS IN VERY BAD CONDITION WHICH MAKES TRAVELLING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR VILLAGERS IN POBOEUNG TO REACH SRE AMBEL TOWN IN CASE OF EMERGENCY OR FOR TRANSPORTING AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS FOR SELLING IN SRE AMBEL MARKET. THIS YEAR, WE ALSO STARTED THE SOUTHERN CARDAMOM REDD+ COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM WHICH IS DEDICATED TO HELPING YOUTH IN THE TARGETED COMMUNITIES TO GET A CHANCE TO COMPLETE FOUR YEARS OF UNIVERSITY. WE BELIEVE THAT "EVERY CHILD CAN AND WILL LEARN WITH THE PROPER EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES". FIRST TARGETED COMMUNITIES ARE CHI PHAT, PRALAY, CHUMNOAB, THMA DONPOV COMMUNE AND SOVANNA BAITONG. FIVE SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS WERE SELECTED FROM TWO COMMUNES. FOUR OF THE STUDENTS ARE FROM CHI PHAT COMMUNE AND ONE IS FROM PRALAY COMMUNE IN ARENG VALLEY. THE STUDENTS CHOSE DIFFERENT MAJORS IN THEIR BACHELOR DEGREE, BASED ON THEIR INTERESTS AND HOW THEY THINK THAT IT WOULD BENEFIT THEIR COMMUNITY WHEN THEY RETURN. THE SOUTHERN CARDAMOM REDD+ COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES ALL NEEDED COSTS TO THE SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS, SUCH AS FOUR FULL YEARS UNIVERSITY FEE, ACCOMMODATION, LIVING ALLOWANCE, GASOLINE ALLOWANCE, INSURANCE, SCHOOL UNIFORM AND SCHOOL MATERIALS. THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN GRANTED A SCHOLARSHIP HOUSE FOR ACCOMMODATION, WHERE THERE IS ALSO A SECURITY GUARD, A CARETAKER AND SECURITY CAMERAS TO ENSURE THAT THE STUDENTS REMAIN SAFE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | EMPOWERED TO ADMINISTER THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AND IMPLEMENT LONG-LASTING CHANGE. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE HAS DEVELOPED THESE ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS PROGRAMS: TROPICAL REFORESTATION PROJECT, COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM PROJECT AND COMMUNITY RANGERS PROGRAM. EACH PROGRAM TAKES A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO INCOME GENERATION AND HABITAT PROTECTION AND RESTORATION. REFORESTATION CONTINUOUS FOREST COVER IS CRITICAL TO PRESERVING A REGION'S WATER ECOSYSTEM AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. ATTRACTING RAINFALL, RECHARGING UNDERGROUND AQUIFERS, SUPPLYING SURFACE STREAMS, AND CREATING RESILIENCE TO DROUGHTS AND FLOODS ARE IMPORTANT REGULATION SYSTEMS THAT A HEALTHY RAINFOREST PROVIDES. THE TROPICAL REFORESTATION PROJECT WAS ESTABLISHED IN RESPONSE TO THIS PRESSING NEED WITH THE OBJECTIVE TO RESTORE NATURAL FOREST COVER WHERE FORESTS HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY SLASH-AND-BURN FARMING AND REPAIR LARGE MAMMAL RANGES AND MIGRATION ROUTES IN THE SOUTHERN CARDAMOM RAINFOREST, SAFEGUARDING THE HABITAT FOR THOUSANDS OF SPECIES. THE PROJECT WORKS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE FIELD PROGRAM FROM SEED COLLECTION TO NURSERY GERMINATION AND PROPAGATION, TO LAND PREPARATION WITH SOIL ENRICHMENT AND PLANTING, AND POST-PLANTING TREATMENT TO FIGHT INVASIVE GRASSES AND REPLACE WEAK PLANTS IN ORDER TO ENSURE FOREST GROWTH OVER THE NEXT YEARS. WITH 733,000 TREES PLANTED SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE TROPICAL REFORESTATION PROJECT HAS MITIGATED THE IMPACT OF DESTRUCTIVE FARMING AND ILLEGAL LOGGING, WHILE PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS TO THE VERY PEOPLE WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY ENGAGING IN THOSE ACTIVITIES. AGRICULTURE THE COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (CADP) WAS IMPLEMENTED IN SOVANNA BAITONG VILLAGE IN 2004 TO HELP THE VILLAGERS, WHO PREVIOUSLY ENGAGED IN DESTRUCTIVE SLASH-AND-BURN FARMING PRACTICES AND WILDLIFE POACHING, EARN THEIR LIVING FROM MODERN AGRICULTURE. IN CONTRIBUTION TO THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROJECT, A COMMUNITY ORCHARD, CULTIVATING HIGH-INCOME FRUIT TREES, PARTICULARLY DURIAN, RAMBUTAN, AND LONGAN, WAS CREATED IN LATE 2013. THE ORCHARD IS LOCALLY MANAGED BY THE SOVANNA BAITONG AGRICULTURE ASSOCIATION WITH SUPPORT FROM A TEAM OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS OF WILDLIFE ALLIANCE. THE MAIN PROJECT ACTIVITIES ARE COMMUNITY ORCHARD MANAGEMENT AND CADP CENTER MANAGEMENT. BECAUSE SOVANNA BAITONG BECAME SUSTAINABLE, EARLY 2017, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE HANDED OVER PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITY TO SOVANNA BAITONG AGRICULTURE ASSOCIATION. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE STILL PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CONTINUE MANAGING AND MAINTAINING 20 HECTARES OF 3,283 HIGH-VALUE FRUIT TREES IN THE COMMUNITY ORCHARD. ECOTOURISM THE COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM PROJECT, LOCATED IN THE COMMUNE OF CHI PHAT AND CHHAY AREANG, PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN MANAGING AN ECOTOURISM SITE THAT ENABLES VILLAGERS TO FIND VALUE IN THE PROTECTION OF THEIR NATURAL HERITAGE. THE COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM FORMAT CREATES STAKEHOLDERS OUT OF ITS LOCAL RESIDENTS BY IMPLEMENTING COLLECTIVE AND INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES THAT AIM TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY'S FINANCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDING. BY SHARING RESPONSIBILITIES SUCH AS INFRASTRUCTURE AND GUESTHOUSE IMPROVEMENTS, FOREST TREKKING AND RIVERBOAT TOURS, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE VISITOR CENTER AND COMMUNITY FUND, MEMBERS ARE ENSURING THAT DEVELOPMENT AND THE FUTURE OF THEIR HABITAT IS IN LINE WITH THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS AND HERITAGE. BY PROVIDING MICRO-CREDIT LOANS TO ITS PARTICIPANTS, THE PROJECT ALSO ENCOURAGES ITS LOCAL RESIDENTS TO EXPAND THEIR ECONOMIC BASE AND BECOME SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS, THEREBY INCREASING THEIR YEARLY INCOME AND SOLIDIFYING THE GROWTH OF CIVIL SOCIETY. IN 2014, THE COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM PROJECT RECEIVED THE CAMBODIAN MINISTRY OF TOURISM CLEAN CITY, CLEAN RESORT, GOOD SERVICE AND GOOD HOSPITALITY AWARD FOR 2014-2015 AS WELL AS THE 2014 DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT. IN 2015, THE PROJECT RECEIVED THE ECO BUSINESS OUTSTANDING AWARD FOR 2015 FROM THE CAMBODIAN PRIME MINISTER. FOR THE YEAR 2016, THE PROJECT WON THREE AWARDS DURING THE ASEAN TOURISM FORUM IN SINGAPORE, ONE ASEAN ECO TOURISM STANDARD AWARD FOR 2016 AND TWO ASEAN HOMESTAY STANDARD AWARD FOR 2016. THE NUMBER OF VISITORS AND INCOME HAS BEEN VERY LOW IN 2021 DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHICH HAS GREATLY IMPACTED LOCAL COMMUNITY LIVELIHOODS. IN CHHAY AREANG, A SAVINGS AND CREDIT FUND GROUP WAS CREATED FOR THE WOMEN IN CHHAY AREANG. ALL OF THE 6 GROUPS OF THE SAVING/CREDIT FUND CONDUCT MONTHLY MEETINGS, WHICH ARE FACILITATED BY A WILDLIFE ALLIANCE STAFF MEMBER, THE CREDIT AND SAVING GROUP FACILITATOR. MONTHLY MEETINGS HAVE SHOWN THAT THE CAPITAL OF THE FUNDS IS INCREASING AND THEY ARE HAVING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVELIHOODS OF THEIR MEMBERS. THIS POSITIVE IMPACT IS THROUGH PROVIDING LOANS FOR HOUSE CONSTRUCTION, FRUIT TREE AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION, AND OPENING SMALL BUSINESSES SUCH AS SHOPS. COMMUNITY RANGERS THE COMMUNITY RANGERS PROGRAM SERVES TO CREATE AN EXTRA LAYER OF PROTECTION FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE WILDLIFE RELEASED IN AND AROUND PROTECTED FORESTS. OPERATING PROGRAMS AROUND PHNOM TAMAO WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTER AND IN THE SOUTHERN CARDAMOMS CLOSE TO OUR WILDLIFE REHABILITATION STATION, TEAMS ARE TRAINED TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT PARTICULARLY FOR ISSUES AND CRIMES THAT WILL AFFECT RELEASED WILDLIFE. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROGRAM SERVES AS A SUPPLEMENTARY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR VILLAGERS, FURTHER DETERRING THEM FROM RESORTING TO ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES. THIS COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION MODEL HAS PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT RESULTS. OUR IMPACT IN 2020 IS AS FOLLOWS: - 1,534 SEIZURES OF LOGGING EQUIPMENT - 31,732 SEIZURES OF HUNTING EQUIPMENT - 21,928 SNARES REMOVED (METER) - 658 SEIZURES OF CHARCOAL KILNS & BAGS - 1,193 CUBIC METERS OF TIMBER CONFISCATED - 46 FOREST FIRES PUT DOWN - 184 FOREST CLEARING CASES STOPPED - 2,2304 ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS/POSTS/FENCES REMOVED - 539 VEHICLES SEIZED - 868 NIGHT AMBUSHES - 5,307 FOREST PATROLS - 190 WARNINGS ISSUED - 67 OFFENDERS TAKEN TO COURT - 253 FINES PAYMENT CASES - 175 LEGAL CASES FILED - 3,720 SIGNS POSTED - 721 OPERATIONS CONDUCTED - 1,534 LIVE WILDLIFE SEIZED - 772 LIVE WILDLIFE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY - 5,040 DEAD WILDLIFE & PARTS SEIZED - 376 ITEMS AND 65 KG WILDLIFE PARTS SEIZED - 668.5 KG WILDLIFE MEAT SEIZED - 93 TRADERS APPREHENDED - $9,909.75 FINES COLLECTED - 1,859 WILDLIFE CRIME HOTLINE CALLS - 1,011 ANIMAL ARRIVALS AT PHNOM TAMAO WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTER - APPROXIMATELY 1,300 RESCUED WILDLIFE LIVING AT PHNOM TAMAO WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTER - 63 BABIES BORN TO RESCUED PARENTS - 830 ANIMALS RELEASED INTO PROTECTED FOREST - REACHED 9,022 (4,975 FEMALE) STUDENTS AT 30 SCHOOLS AND 1 NGO - 1 FIELD TRIP WITH 34 PARTICIPANTS TO PHNOM TAMAO WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTER (FIRST TRIP SINCE MARCH 2020) - DIRECTLY DELIVERED OUR DOOR-TO-DOOR WILDLIFE PROTECTION PROGRAM TO 1,862 (1,028 FEMALE) RURAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS - 1,573 ADULTS AND 289 YOUTH. WE ESTIMATE TO HAVE INDIRECTLY REACHED AN ADDITIONAL 5,363 (2,873 FEMALE) - 3,286 ADULTS AND 2,077 YOUTH BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF SHARING THE INFORMATION WITH THE EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS AND SOCIAL CIRCLES - CONDUCTED TEACHER TRAINING WITH 19 (13 FEMALE) TEACHERS - 1 COMMUNITY NIGHT SHOW WITH 60 COMMUNITY MEMBERS (FIRST CNS SINCE MARCH 2020) - REACHED THE PROVINCES OF KOH KONG, PREAH SIHANOUK, KRATIE, KOMPONG CHHNANG, KOMPONG SPEU, SIEM REAP, TAKEO, KANDAL, AND MONDULKIRI, AS WELL AS PHNOM PENH. - PRODUCED 19 EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT FOREST AND PROTECTED AREA LAWS, AND VARIOUS SPECIES INCLUDING BANTENG, ELEPHANTS, GREATER ADJUTANTS, AND GIBBONS. ALL VIDEOS FEATURE WILDLIFE ALLIANCE'S 24-HOUR NATIONWIDE WILDLIFE RESCUE HOTLINE AND REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF 134,378 VIA FACEBOOK - 20,667 WILDLIFE NOTEBOOKS AND PENS DISTRIBUTED - 21,398 WILDLIFE RESCUE HOTLINE STICKERS AND POSTERS DISTRIBUTED - 208 WILDLIFE T-SHIRTS AND BACKPACKS DISTRIBUTED - 79,080 USD GENERATED FROM ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMS IN LITTLE MORE THAN A DECADE, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN THE CAUSE OF CONSERVATION IN CAMBODIA. WE HAVE EFFECTIVELY DEFENDED ONE OF THE REGION'S MOST BIO-DIVERSE HABITATS AND IMPORTANT WATERSHEDS FROM INNUMERABLE THREATS TO ITS SURVIVAL; WE HAVE DRIVEN MUCH OF THE TRADE IN ILLEGAL WILDLIFE OUTSIDE ITS BORDERS; WE HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF RURAL VILLAGERS TRANSFORM THEIR COMMUNITIES INTO SUSTAINABLE ENDEAVORS FOR BOTH THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR NATURAL HERITAGE; AND WE HAVE MADE THE ISSUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND FOREST AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WELL-KNOWN TO A WIDER PUBLIC. MOREOVER, THESE PROGRAMS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A DEEPER CHANGE IN CAMBODIAN SOCIETY WHERE THERE IS A GREATER TRUST AMONGST SOCIETAL FUNCTIONARIES, A RIGOROUS APPROACH TO ENFORCING POLICIES, AND A STIMULATION OF CIVIC PARTICIPATION. |
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