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 BELIEVE INVESTING IN LOCALLY LED CONSERVATION IS KEY TO TURNING THE TIDE OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS GLOBALLY. TOGETHER WITH OUT FIELD TEAMS AND PARTNERS, WE CONSERVE OVER 4 MILLION ACRES OF VITAL LAND AND SEASCAPES AROUND THE WORLD.

AFRICA: WE PARTNER WITH PRIMATE EXPERTISE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC) ON COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION IN/AROUND KAHUZI-BIEGA NATIONAL PARK AND ON IDJWI ISLAND IN LAKE KIVU. TOGETHER WITH THE WOMEN-LED COOPERATIVE IMBEREHEZA GAHUNGA IN RWANDA, WE INVEST IN COMMUNITY INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE HUMAN WELL-BEING AND REDUCE PRESSURES ON ENDANGERED MOUNTAIN GORILLAS AND THEIR HABITAT. IN CAMEROON, WE ADVANCE COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION IN THE DJA BIOSPHERE RESERVE WITH OUR PARTNER AFRICAN CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (ACDEF). KEY 2023 ACHEIVEMENTS INCLUDE: 1) CONFIRMED 22 GORILLA BIRTHS SINCE 2017, SUSTAINING A 10% POPULATION GROWTH OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED GRAUERS GORILLAS IN OUR DRC PROJECT AREA; 2) IN DRC, GREW MORE THAN 61,500 APE TREES SEEDLINGS TO DATE USING SEEDS COLLECTED FROM APE DUNG, WHICH WERE USED TO REFOREST 741 ACRES OF DEGRADED PARK HABITAT AND REACH OVER 5,300 PEOPLE WITH VALUABLE NATURAL RESOURCES SUCH AS FRUIT, MEDICINE, AND FUELWOOD; 3) IN RWANDA, CONSTRUCTED 836 HOUSEHOLD RAINWATER HARVEST TANKS TO DATE, IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF 5,000+ PEOPLE AND DECREASING WATER COLLECTION IN MOUNTAIN GORILLA HABITAT; AND 4)ENGAGED INDIGENOUS BAAKA AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS 13 VILLAGES IN THE DESIGN OF NEW COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AND MANAGMENT AREAS IN CAMEROON.

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SOUTHEAST ASIA: IN CAMBODIA, WE WORK ACROSS 2.5 MILLION ACRES OF PRIORITY FORESTS AND COASTAL MARINE AREAS THAT PROVIDE ESSENTIAL HABITAT FOR ASIAN ELEPHANTS, GIBBONS, SEA TURTLES AND OTHER AT-RISK WILDLIFE. WE PARTNER WITH INDIGENOUS AND OTHER COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ON CONSERVATION ACTIONS THAT INTEGRATE CULTURAL VALUES AND ENRICH LOCAL LIVELIHOODS. KEY 2023 ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE: 1) EXPANDED PILEATED GIBBON SURVEYS AND PROTECTIONS IN PREY LANG WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, A GLOBAL STRONGHOLD FOR THE ENDANGERED APE; 2) PROMOTED PEACEFUL HUMAN- ELEPHANT COEXISTANCE IN TWO VILLAGES IN THE CARDAMOM MOUNTAINS; 3) ADVANCED CONSERVATION OF 20,000+ ACRES OF CRITICAL MARINE HABITATS INCLUDING CORAL REEFS, MANGROVES, AND THE GULF OF THAILANDS LARGEST SEAGRASS MEADOWS; AND 4) REACHED OVER 5,000 PEOPLE ACROSS 25 COMMUNITIES WITH SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS PROGRAMMING.

AMERICAS: WE PARTNER WITH PROCOSTA IN EL SALVADOR TO SUPPORT POPULATION RECOVERY OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED HAWKSBILL SEA TURTLES THROUGH NEST PROTECTION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE JOINED FORCES WITH LATIN AMERICAN SEA TURTLES (LAST) TO SUPPORT RECOVERY OF THE ENDANGERED POPULATION OF NW ATLANTIC LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES THROUGH PROTECTION OF VITAL NESTING BEACHES IN COSTA RICA. IN BELIZE, WE BUILD BOTANIC EXPERTISE AND CREATE NEW TOOLS FOR IMPROVED FOREST MANAGEMENT. IN THE UNITED STATES, WE COLLABORATE DELAWARE WILD LANDS TO REWILD THE GREAT CYPRESS SWAMP IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED. KEY 2023 ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE: 1) IN EL SALVADOR, PROTECTED 429 HAWKSBILL TURTLE NESTS, RELEASED OVER 32,000 HATCHLINGS, AND TRAINED 150+ MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL HAWKSBILL CONSERVATION NETWORK; 2) IN COSTA RICA, PROTECTED 427 LEATHERBACK TURTLE NESTS, RELEASED OVER 18,000 HATCHLINGS, AND REMOVED OVER 11,000 POUNDS OF WASTE FROM NESTING BEACHES; 3) IN BELIZE, CONDUCTED BOTANIC FIELD SURVEYS, BRINGING OUR LIST OF NATIVE TREE SPECIES TO 1,309 AND ADVANCE A PROTOTYPE FOR A TREES OF BELIZE DIGITAL APP; 4) IN THE US, PLANTED MORE THAN 33,000 NATIVE ATLANTIC WHITE CEDAR AND BALD CYPRESS TREES TO DATE AND IMPLEMENTED A MONITORING PROTOCOL TO MEASURE OUR RESTORATION IMPACT; 5) WE ALSO PROVIDED EMERGENCY SUPPORT TO THE LOCAL NGO GROSBIOS TO REHABILITATE LEATHERBACK TURTLE HATCHERIES ON MEXICOS PACIFIC COAST FOLLOWING THE DEVASTATING IMPACTS OF HURRICANE OTIS.