BIRDS ANIMALS BUSINESS DU CONGO

Wildlife Works’ holistic approach to conservation uses economic solutions to drive transformative levels of finance directly to forest communities for their own development goals.

"Since we began working with Wildlife Works, I have started to recover everything I had lost.

The animals are coming back, and since our sacred sites are now protected from the logging company, I have regained my powers."

"We depend on Mother Earth in order to have the products we need for our families. That's why it is our duty to keep the territory healthy."

"The Wildlife Works project takes into account the issue of gender discrimination. There are great initiatives to engage women with sustainable agriculture.

Thanks to the revenue from this project, I was able to send my children to school."

"Logging companies destroyed our forest and scared the animals away with their noisy machines. Not even in the colonial times did we see the schools and clinics we have now. We've been forgotten."

"Us teachers have not been able to receive enough support from the state.

By partnering with Wildlife Works and protecting the forest, we have gained funds to build more schools."

"Since Wildlife Works came in full swing to protect the forest and wildlife, charcoal production has decreased significantly. I am pleased to see that because the area has began to cool down, because trees help to regulate the temperature of the environment."

"We appreciate that Wildlife Works is committed for the long term, not like others who just donate individual items, like our old broken water pump, and then leave."

BATAMPANG VILLAGE, INDONESIA

Wildlife Works Indonesia ensures full transparency throughout the Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process, which is crucial for the community.

One hectare is roughly equivalent to two football fields (10,000 square meters).

AVOIDED DEFORESTATION CARBON CREDITS

One carbon credit is equal to one metric ton of carbon dioxide. Avoided deforestation is defined as preventing deforestation by creating a change in policy, funding, actions, goals, etc. By stopping deforestation that would have happened if our projects did not exist, we can prevent carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. One metric ton of carbon dioxide is roughly equivalent to the amount of carbon dioxide that 40 mature tropical rainforest trees breathe in each year. However, each species of tree is different, and various environmental factors can affect this rate. That is why our on-the-ground teams meticulously work to analyze the amount of carbon in each of our project areas every year.

Community partners include all of the people who live in the project area and are impacted by project activities.

IUCN ENDANGERED SPECIES

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the leading authority on determining the conservation status of each species. After extensive research, species are listed on a scale of Not Threatened (NT) to Extinct (EX).