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TOGETHER POSSIBLE

Prince Albert II of Monaco

Associação IEP is supporting WWF's

Foundation's support continues to

efforts to obtain a moratorium on deep sea

improve the habitats for Amur tigers

mining, which will allow us to examine

and leopards in China and Russia, and is

the risks to the marine environment, and

also preserving the 30 Hills rainforest in

to work towards international commitments

Sumatra for critically endangered Sumatran

to conserve and sustainably use the

tigers, elephants and orang-utans. Whilst

oceans in order to establish networks

in the oceans, critical support continues for

of well-managed protected areas and

Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin

strengthen the resilience of marine

tuna and for the Gyaros Marine Protected

ecosystems. Additionally, support continues

Area in Greece. Additional support has been

for the protection and restoration of

dedicated in the Serrania del Chiribquete

the world's coral reefs in critical coastal

National Park in the Colombian Amazon to

ecosystems. WWF is developing solutions

maximizing the sustainable management of

to remove local threats to reefs in critical

the park by equipping local communities.

locations, while generating substantial

The Ocean Foundation is supporting
our work to ensure sustainable

political and financial capital to build
and maintain their resilience.

management of small-scale fisheries in

We are grateful for Oak Foundation's

the Mediterranean Sea and to improve

support. Long-term and critical funding

livelihoods and incomes of its fishers.

from Oak Foundation has enabled us to

The success of this project in 2019 led to

work for the protection of natural World

a greater inclusion of the fishers in the

Heritage sites and for the youth education

decision-making processes through co-

programme Explore!; and promote

management. In parallel, activities such

renewable energy pilots in Southeast Asia

as sustainable fishing tourism started in

to support the Greening the Belt and Road

Croatia, Greece, Italy and Turkey with

Initiative. Oak's grant support in 2019 will

the aim to improve livelihoods.

help us to reduce plastic pollution and work

Longstanding support from
an anonymous donor has been
dedicated to providing strategic leadership
to achieve our conservation goals. It

with fishing industries in Asia that support
government policy development, industry
practices and public awareness to promote
sustainable fishing methods.

also supports our work empowering

Hoffmann-La Roche AG generously

local communities in Kenya's Mara and

support our global conservation priorities.

Shimba Hills by establishing sustainable

They are also supporting WWF to

income opportunities, from community

strengthen community resilience to flood

managed ecotourism to increasing the

disasters in Tana River county in Kenya,

efficiency of cattle herds and reducing their

and in Chimanimani and Chipinge

impact on nature. Support also helped

districts in Zimbabwe, through the

kick off and scale up youth engagement

establishment of community disaster

and conservation education programmes

rescue and preparedness centres.

around the globe, enabling WWF to
educate students in India and to engage
the environmental champions of tomorrow
in various countries. Lastly, this support
contributed to fighting the recent forest fires
in the Amazon, funding emergency relief
and local advocacy.

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