Our programmes have continued to go from strength to strength in 2019. Thanks to our generous donors and supporters, we have been able to channel more funding to some of Earth’s most overlooked and underfunded conservation challenges. Here are some of the highlights:
Empowering people to protect nature
In the Congo Basin, our partner CFLEDD (Coalition of Women Leaders for the Environment and Sustainable Development) continued to work with local women, traditional leaders and provincial authorities. In the Kasaï Oriental province, four village chiefs officially signed an agreement for 500 hectares of land to be managed exclusively by women, an incredible success for the project.
In Vietnam, the launch of a specialised ‘anti-poaching team’ and engagement with local communities by Save Vietnam’s Wi