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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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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,856,237 | 1,568,866 | 1,371,730 | 5,595,425 | 1,107,778 | 11,500,036 |
| 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 | 1,856,237 | 1,568,866 | 1,371,730 | 5,595,425 | 1,107,778 | 11,500,036 |
| 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) .. | 4,541,682 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 6,958,354 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,856,237 | 1,568,866 | 1,371,730 | 5,595,425 | 1,107,778 | 11,500,036 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 6,683 | 240,298 | 832,095 | 1,079,076 | ||
| 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.).. | 2,609 | 5,840 | 2,812 | 431 | 5,500 | 17,192 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 12,596,304 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 | ||||
| e |
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 2023 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-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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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 75,000 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 2022, THE CARDAMOM FOREST PROTECTION PROGRAM (CFPP) COVERS 1,747,829 HECTARES OF RAINFOREST (SOUTHERN CARDAMOM NATIONAL PARK, TATAI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, KIRIROM NATIONAL PARK, BOTUM SAKOR NATIONAL PARK,CENTRAL CARDAMOM NATIONAL PARK, CARDAMOM BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR AND BUFFER ZONE) WHICH IS GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, ECOSYSTEM, SERVICING, AND COMMUNITY LIVELIHOODS. RANGER PATROLLING IS CONDUCTED FROM 15 MOE FULL RANGER STATIONS: KOH PAOR, VEAL PI, TRAPEANG RUNG, STUNG PROAT, SRE AMBEL, CHAMBOK, CHHAY ARENG, O'SOM, ROVEANG, BOTUM SAKOR, THMOR RUNG, TIGER REINTRODUCTION, PEAM KRASOP, THMOR DA AND CHRAK CHANG IETH. EACH STATION HAS A PATROL QUADRANT THAT RANGES FROM 26,349 HA TO 181,419 HA. 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 2022, THE PROJECT COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL 25 WELLS LOCATED KOH KONG PROVINCES, BENEFITING 492 FAMILIES (2,268 PEOPLE/1,292 FEMALE). THIS HAS CONTRIBUTED TO REACHING THE TARGET OF 43 WATER WELLS. IN 2023, THE PROJECT COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL 51 WATER WELLS WITH SOLAR SYSTEM LOCATED KOH KONG, PURSAT AND KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCES. A 4,600 METERS WATER PIPING SYSTEM WAS ALSO CONSTRUCTED TO BRING THE WATER FROM THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST OF CHAMBOK VILLAGE, CHAMBOK COMMUNE, PHNOM SROUCH DISTRICT IN KAMPONG PROVINCE TO THE HOUSEHOLDS OF THE VILLAGERS WHICH BENEFITTED A TOTAL OF 223 FAMILIES COMPRISING OF 849 PEOPLE WITH DELIVERY OF CLEAN WATER SUPPLY. LIKEWISE, A 1,200 METERS PIPING SYSTEM WAS CONSTRUCTED THAT WILL DISTRIBUTE THE WATER FROM THE MODERN WATER WELLS TO THE HOUSEHOLDS LOCATED IN TRAPENG RUNG VILLAGE, TRAPENG COMMUNE, KOH KONG DISTRICT, KOH KONG PROVINCE. THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS OF 25 KM ROAD RETROFITTING AND 34 WATER DRAINAGE CULVERTS FOR LINKING PUR BEUNG VILLAGE TO BAK ANGRUT VILLAGE HAD BEEN DONE SMOOTHLY. THE CONSTRUCTION WAS STARTED ON NOVEMBER 1, 2021 AND COMPLETED ON MAY 16, 2022. BOTH LOCAL PEOPLE AND AUTHORITIES ARE EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THE ROAD CONDITION AND CULVERT SYSTEM. PROPER DRAINAGE CULVERT SYSTEM IS THE FIRST TIME EVER. THIS NEWLY RETROFITTED ROAD IS BENEFITING 609 FAMILIES WHO CAN NOW BRING THEIR AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS TO SRE AMBEL MARKET IN BOTH RAINY AND DRY SEASONS. THEY CAN ALSO EASILY ACCESS TO HEALTH CENTER IN DANG PENG COMMUNE. THEY HAVE NOW ENJOYED USING THE NEW AND GOOD QUALITY ROAD. THE REMAINING NEWLY IDENTIFIED ADDITIONAL WORK IS TO BUILD 112 WILDLIFE CROSSING CULVERTS ALONG 18 KILOMETERS OF ROAD. THIS IS BECAUSE THE ROAD WAS ELEVATED WITH MORE SOIL ADDED ON TOP OF THE ROAD. THE TRENCHES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD BECAME DEEPER, MAKING THE WILDLIFE CROSSING 21 DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, AS THE SIDE TRENCHES HAVE AN AVERAGE DEPTH OF 1 METER AS WELL AS AN AVERAGE WIDTH OF 1 METER. IN ORDER TO AVOID WILDLIFE BEING TRAPPED IN THE TRENCHES OR INJURED WHILE CROSSING THE ROAD CULVERTS INSTALLATION WILL BE REQUIRED INSIDE THE TRENCHES IN BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD TO ALLOW WILDLIFE CROSSING THE ROAD FROM EAST TO WEST DIRECTION AND VICE VERSA. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WILDLIFE CROSSING CULVERTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN 2023. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | TWO PRIMARY SCHOOL PROJECTS WERE ALSO COMPLETED IN 2023. THE FIRST ONE IS LOCATED IN PUR BEOUNG VILLAGE, DANG PENG COMMUNE, SRE AMBEL DISTRICT, KOH KONG PROVINCE, AND THE OTHER ONE IS LOCATED IN PRIEK SVAY VILLAGE, THMOR DOUNPOV COMMUNE, THMOR BANG DISTRICT, KOH KONG PROVINCE. THE SIZE OF EACH SCHOOL WAS 32 METERS IN LENGTH AND 9 METERS IN WIDTH, WITH FOUR INDIVIDUAL ROOMS. THE SOUTHERN CARDAMOM REDD+ COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM WHICH STARTED IN 2021 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". 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. AT THE END OF 2023, A TOTAL OF 16 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP. IN MARCH 2022, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE AND THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT CO-HOSTED THE VISIT OF AN INDIAN DELEGATION COMPRISING OF SENIOR FOREST OFFICIALS, TIGER CONSERVATION EXPERTS, AND A SCIENTIST FROM MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE, NATIONAL TIGER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY (NTCA), GLOBAL TIGER FORUM (GTF), AND WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA (WII) AS PART OF A BILATERAL EXCHANGE VISIT BETWEEN INDIA AND CAMBODIA ON THE TECHNICAL ASPECT OF TIGER REINTRODUCTION. ON NOVEMBER 2022, THE ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF CAMBODIA SIGNED AN MOU WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA TO UNDERTAKE TIGER RECOVERY "COOPERATION IN BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT RECOVERY STRATEGY OF TIGER AND ITS HABITAT", IN THE PRESENCES OF CAMBODIAN PRIME MINISTER AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF INDIA AT THE ASEAN-INDIAN SUMMIT. THE PREPARATION PHASE OF THE TIGER REINTRODUCTION PROGRAM IS BEING UNDERTAKEN INSIDE THE CARDAMOM FOREST PROTECTION LANDSCAPE IN THE SOUTHERN CARDAMOM REDD+. NOW THAT THE MOU IS SIGNED BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES, THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE ALLIANCE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING ACTION STEPS TO IMPLEMENT THE MOU. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | PROPER FOOD DIETS, AND SPACIOUS ENCLOSURES. THE CRW PROGRAM HAS RETROFITTED THE CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT'S RESCUE CENTER IN PHNOM TAMAO WHICH WAS CONSIDERED BEFORE 2001 "A PLACE WHERE ANIMALS CAME TO DIE". TODAY, THANKS TO A NEW WATER SYSTEM, A BABY CLINIC, A REBUILT QUARANTINE, AND DOZENS OF NEW ENCLOSURES, ALONG WITH TRAINED KEEPERS, VETERINARIAN SUPPLIES AND STRICT DIET PROTOCOLS FOR EACH SPECIES, THE WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTER HAS BECOME ONE OF SOUTHEAST ASIA'S PREMIER INSTITUTION IN CARING FOR ANIMALS VICTIMIZED BY THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE, GIVING THEM A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE, AND ONE OF THE REGION'S FOREMOST WILDLIFE RESCUE FACILITIES. 1,564 INDIVIDUALS FROM 102 SPECIES LIVE THERE IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF 5,000 ACRES OF RE-GROWING FOREST. CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOUNDARY FENCE TO DEMARCATE AND PROTECT THE RESCUE CENTRE AND SURROUNDING FOREST THAT COMPRISES PHNOM TAMAO, DECLARED OFFICIALLY PROTECTED BY ROYAL DECREE ON AUGUST 9, 2022, WAS COMPLETED IN 2023 AFTER PERMISSION WAS GRANTED BY THE CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT. AT THE REQUEST OF FA, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE ALSO CONSTRUCTED A FENCE BETWEEN THE STANDING FOREST AND THE AREA THAT WAS CLEARED IN 2022, NOW CALLED THE 'BOTANICAL GARDEN'. ALONG WITH THE FENCE COMES THE NEED FOR IMPROVED SECURITY AND WILDLIFE ALLIANCE HAS CONSTRUCTED 3 PATROL STATIONS, WHICH OUR RANGERS CAN OPERATE FROM AND ALSO MONITOR AND REGULATE THE REQUIRED ENTRY GATES, THAT ARE SET WITHIN THE FENCE. WITH NEARLY 300,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY, PTWRC IS A SHOWPIECE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN CAMBODIA. EDUCATION HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MAIN FUNCTIONS AT THE CENTER, AND WILDLIFE ALLIANCE CONDUCTS EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS TO PHNOM TAMAO FOR CAMBODIAN STUDENTS, THEIR PARENTS AND TEACHERS. THESE TRIPS GIVE STUDENTS DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH THE ANIMALS, AND HELP SHAPE THE CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE OF TOMORROW. WILDLIFE REHABILITATION STATION RESCUED ANIMALS WHICH ARE SICK, INJURED, HABITUATED TO HUMANS, OR PREMATURELY ORPHANED ARE PROVIDED CARE AND VETERINARY TREATMENT AT PHNOM TAMAO FOR AS LONG AS NECESSARY. HOWEVER, FOR THOSE ANIMALS FIT TO RETURN TO THE WILD, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE CREATED THE WILDLIFE REHABILITATION STATION WHERE ANIMALS CAN BE READIED FOR RELEASE IN A SAFE AND PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT. SITUATED IN THE SOUTHERN CARDAMOM RAINFOREST, THE WILDLIFE REHABILITATION STATION FOCUSES ON 'SOFT' RELEASE PROJECTS THAT ALLOW ANIMALS TO BECOME ACCLIMATED TO THEIR NEW ENVIRONMENT BEFORE RELEASE. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT ACCLIMATIZATION, PROVISION OF SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD AND POST-RELEASE MONITORING INCREASES SURVIVAL RATES DRAMATICALLY. THIS METHODOLOGY HAS LED TO THE SUCCESSFUL RELEASE OF MANY ANIMALS, INCLUDING BINTURONGS, PILEATED GIBBONS, AND PAN-GOLINS. BY RETURNING SPECIES TO THE FOREST, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE IS HELPING TO RESTORE A DEPLETED ECOSYSTEM, REPOPULATING A ONCE BARREN FOREST WHERE ANIMALS AND NATURE CAN THRIVE. IN 2013, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE UNDERTOOK A NEW ENDEAVOR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CAMBODIAN FORESTRY ADMINISTRATION AND THE APSARA AUTHORITY TO REINTRODUCE ENDANGERED PILEATED GIBBONS AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN THE DESOLATE FOREST SURROUNDING THE ANGKOR TEMPLE COMPLEX, A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE AND CAMBODIA'S MOST POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATION. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE REINTRODUCED PILEATED GIBBON, GERMAIN'S SILVERED LANGUR, CIVETS, AND MUNTJAC AFFECTED BY THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE. OUR GOAL FOR THIS PROJECT IS THAT OFFSPRING OF THE REINTRODUCED WILDLIFE WILL FIND THEIR OWN MATES AND FORM WILD POPULATIONS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY NOT HAVE TO BE MANAGED. COMMUNITY CONSERVATION SUPPORT WILDLIFE ALLIANCE'S NEW COMMUNITY CONSERVATION SUPPORT PROGRAM (CCS) PROVIDES LOCAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO PROTECT THEIR LOCAL FOREST AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS WITH TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SUSTAIN THEIR EFFORTS. THIS HELP TAKES DIFFERENT FORMS, INCLUDING PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, THE PROVISION OF PER DIEMS FOR PATROLS, INTERCEDING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON THEIR BEHALF OR RAISING THE PROFILE OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO SPREAD THE WORD. IN 2022, IN PRAMBEI MOM COMMUNITY FOREST IN KAMPONG SPEU, THE COMMUNITY RANGERS HERE HAVE CONTINUED THEIR PATROLS TO PROTECT THE HERDS OF WILD BANTENG THAT MOVE BETWEEN THE CF AND THE SURROUNDING SUGARCANE PLANTATIONS. A TOTAL OF 122 SHARES WERE REMOVED DURING PATROLS, ALL OF THEM FROM THE PLANTATIONS. SINCE MORE SNARES HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2022, THE WRRT VISITED AT THE END OF DECEMBER TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY RANGERS, REMOVING 7 SNARES DURING THEIR JOINT PATROLS. OUR CAMERA TRAP STUDY OF THE BANTENG POPULATION CONTINUES, WITH MORE PHOTOS OF BANTENG CAPTURED IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR. OTHER SPECIES PHOTOGRAPHED INCLUDE: ASIATIC JACKAL, YELLOW-THROATED MARTEN, WILD BOAR, RED MUNTJAC, PORCUPINE, RABBIT, INDOCHINESE GROUND SQUIRREL, GREEN PEAFOWL, BLACK EAGLE, FISH OWL. ALSO, PHOTOGRAPHED WERE DOMESTIC CATTLE, VILLAGERS WITH A HOMEMADE RIFLE AND DOGS, AND OTHER VILLAGERS WITH BUCKETS TO COLLECT NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS. DURING PATROLS OF RUKAVORN FOREST, THE MONKS AND RANGERS FOUND AND REMOVED 155 SNARES. THE MAJORITY OF THE SNARES WERE FOUND IN DECEMBER WHEN THE TEAM ALSO ENCOUNTERED 1 DEAD SAMBAR DEER AND 1 DEAD BANTENG. MID-YEAR WE BEGAN TO SUPPORT THREE NEW COMMUNITY SITES IN KRATIE AND STUNG TRENG PROVINCES. WE HAVE DONATED EQUIPMENT FOR THE RANGERS AND INSTALLED CAMERA TRAPS AT THESE SITES. THE SRAE CHIS COMMUNITY RANGERS CONDUCTED 9 PATROLS OF 2-4 DAYS EACH IN THE FOREST , REMOVING 17 SNARES IN OCTOBER AND NOT FINDING ANY SNARES DURING THE OTHER MONTHS. THEY ENCOUNTERED LARGE TROUPES OF 15-20 SILVERED LANGURS EVERY MONTH, RANGERS SAW LONG-TAILED MACAQUES AND FOOTPRINTS OF RED MUNTJAC, SAMBAR AND WILD BOAR, AND CAMERA TRAP PHOTOS SHOWED MUNTJAC AND SAMBAR. |
| 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. THE ORCHARD HAS PRODUCED AND SOLD RAMBUTANS AND DURIANS, BRINGING GOOD REVENUES INTO THE COMMUNITY. IN 2023, THE ORCHARD HAS PRODUCED 21,212 DURIAN AND 550 KG RAMBUTAN FRUITS. A PORTION FROM THE 2023 INCOME FROM THE COMMUNITY ORCHARD WAS INVESTED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CONCRETE BRIDGE IN SOVANNA BAITONG VILLAGE. THE PROGRAM HAD ALSO WORKED TO IMPROVE THE IRRIGATION, VILLAGE ROAD AND WATER PUMPING SYSTEM ENSURING THAT THERE WILL BE GREATER YIELDS FROM FUTURE HARVESTS AND THAT THE FRUIT TREES WILL CONTINUE TO BE PRODUCTIVE. ECOTOURISM THE COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM PROJECT, LOCATED IN THE COMMUNE OF CHI PHAT AND CHHAY AREANG, PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAININGS 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. 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. FOR THE YEAR 2023, CHHAY AREANG COMMUNITY BASED ECO-TOURISM PROUDLY RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS EAGLE HOMESTAY AWARD IN KOH KONG PROVINCIAL THEATER, A TESTAMENT TO THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO TOURISM IN CAMBODIA. THEY ALSO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE DISSEMINATION WORKSHOP ON OTOP (ONE VILLAGE, ONE PRODUCT) MOVEMENT IN 2023. THEIR DEDICATION WAS REWARDED WITH SIX PRESTIGIOUS CERTIFICATES, RECOGNIZING THEIR EXPERTISE IN DIVERSE AREAS LIKE TURMERIC CULTIVATION, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, NATURAL WINE PRODUCTION, CLOUD SEA CAMPING, ANCIENT JAR TOURS, AND WATERFALL EXCURSIONS. 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 2023 IS AS FOLLOWS: - 1,591 SEIZURES OF LOGGING EQUIPMENT - 241 SEIZURES OF HUNTING EQUIPMENT - 1,532 CHAINSAWS CONFISCATED - 44,675 SNARES REMOVED - 20,941 NET SNARES REMOVED (METER) - 241 SEIZURES OF CHARCOAL KILNS & BAGS - 1,078 CUBIC METERS OF TIMBER CONFISCATED - 104 FOREST FIRES PUT DOWN - 167 FOREST CLEARING CASES STOPPED - 1,817 ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS/POSTS/FENCES REMOVED - 566 VEHICLES SEIZED - 990 NIGHT AMBUSHES - 7,203 FOREST PATROLS - 298,892 KILOMETERS COVERED - 167 LAND ENCROACHMENT DOCUMENTED - 79 COURT CASES SUBMITTED - 346 WARNINGS ISSUED - 44 OFFENDERS TAKEN TO COURT - 154 FINES PAYMENT CASES - 233 LEGAL CASES FILED - 1,754 SIGNS POSTED - 613 OPERATIONS CONDUCTED - 88 DISTRICTS COVERED - 24 PROVINCES COVERED - 3 TRANSPORTATION MEANS SEIZED - 1,877 LIVE WILDLIFE SEIZED - 710 LIVE WILDLIFE RELEASED - 369 DEAD WILDLIFE SEIZED - 6,304 ITEMS DEAD WILDLIFE PARTS SEIZED - 600.55 KG WILDLIFE MEAT SEIZED - 4 COURT WARRANTS SERVED - 10 CASES SUBMITTED TO COURT - 70 TRAFFICKERS ARRESTED - $14,963.53 FINES COLLECTED - 2,944 WILDLIFE CRIME HOTLINE CALLS - 1,345 RESCUED WILDLIFE - 1,302 ANIMAL ARRIVALS AT PHNOM TAMAO WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTER - 103 BABIES BORN TO RESCUED PARENTS - 753 ANIMALS RELEASED INTO PROTECTED FOREST - REACHED 56,742 (29,547 FEMALE) STUDENTS AT 64 SCHOOLS AND 3 NGOS IN THE PROVINCES OF KOH KONG, PREAH SIHANOUK, KEP, SIEM REAP, BATTAMBANG, KOMPONG SPEU, ODDAR MEANCHEY, PREY VENG, MONDULKIRI, KANDAL, TBONG KHMUM, KAMPONG CHNANG,PHNOM PENH AND EASTERN THAILAND - HELD 4 PTWRC TRIPS FOR 783 PARTICIPANTS - CONDUCTED TEACHER TRAINING WITH 154 (63 FEMALE) TEACHERS - PARTICIPATED IN 8 EVENTS IN KOH KONG AND PHNOM PENH REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF 762 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS - CONDUCTED REDD+FPIC/OUTREACH WITH 621 COMMUNITY MEMBERS - REACHED 348,028 THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA - 73,669 WILDLIFE NOTEBOOKS AND PENS DISTRIBUTED - 46,109 WILDLIFE RESCUE HOTLINE STICKERS AND POSTERS DISTRIBUTED - 422 WILDLIFE T-SHIRTS AND BACKPACKS DISTRIBUTED - 357,308.86 USD GENERATED FROM ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMS |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | 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. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF U.S. OPERATIONS. A FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS SENT BY EMAIL TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW, DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL, BEFORE SUBMISSION WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | IN CONNECTION WITH ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL MUST DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. AFTER DISCLOSURE, THE INTERESTED PERSON LEAVES THE MEETING AND THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS AND VOTE UPON THE EXISTENCE OF A CONFLICT. IF A CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, AN INTERESTED PERSON CAN MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION LEAVES THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THIS POLICY ALSO APPLIES TO OFFICERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | FOR DIRECTORS AND C-LEVEL EMPLOYEES, COMPENSATION OFFERED INCLUDES REVIEW BY THE BOARD AND HIRING STAFF AGAINST PUBLISHED SALARY SURVEY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS (RELEVANT IN ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN OUR FIELD), REVIEW OF SALARY HISTORY IN PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT, AND DISCUSSION OF BOTH CASH- AND NON-CASH COMPONENTS OF A PACKAGE. THIS PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN JUNE 2023. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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