Fauna and Flora International

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Fauna & Flora
Formation1903 (1903)
Type
INGO
Purpose
Headquarters
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, David Attenborough
Main organ
Council
Websitewww.fauna-flora.org
Formerly called
Fauna and Flora Preservation Society, Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire, Fauna & Flora International

Fauna & Flora is an international nature

Fauna & Flora
has been shaping best practice in community-focused conservation for over 120 years. Today, the charity works closely with local conservation partners in almost 50 countries to protect habitats, revive the ocean, reduce extinctions, stop illegal wildlife trade, combat climate change and influence global policy and corporate sustainability.

Founded as the Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire, the society created some of the first game reserves and captive breeding programmes during the 20th century. The society's peer-reviewed scientific journal, now known as Oryx, has been publishing conservation science articles since 1904.

Fauna & Flora International is constituted under English law as a

company limited by guarantee[2] and is a registered charity with its head office in Cambridge.[3] FFI has sister organisations in the U.S. and Australia, and a subsidiary in Singapore. FFI currently runs conservation programs and activities in around 40 countries in collaboration with local partner organisations, institutions, communities and authorities, focusing on capacity building, community-based approaches and marine conservation
.

FFI has a long history of

Lord Browne of Madingley.[8]

History

The Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire was founded as a private organization in 1903 as by a group made up of members of the

National Parks and influencing the future of nature conservation.[11][10][9] Modern scholars have characterised these early efforts as extensions of colonialism.[12][11][10][9] Kruger National Park in South Africa, Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, and several game reserves in Kenya, among others, were first established through the work of the Society.[9]

FFI's logo and the name of its academic journal refer to the Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), in reference to successful reintroduction campaigns led by the society.

The society also pioneered the practice of

Operation Oryx in collaboration with Phoenix Zoo during the 1960s and with follow-up during subsequent decades successfully re-established wild populations in Oman, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.[13][14] The practice of captive breeding and release first pioneered during Operation Oryx
are now widely used in conservation initiatives.

The society was renamed the Fauna Preservation Society before being renamed Fauna and Flora Preservation Society in 1981 and finally to Fauna and Flora International in 1995.[citation needed]

Modern activities

In addition to global headquarters in the David Attenborough Building in Cambridge, FFI coordinates conservation programmes in countries across the Caribbean, Central America, Africa, Eurasia and the Asia-Pacific.

The society's scientific journal – Oryx – The International Journal of Conservation – is published on its behalf by Cambridge University Press.[15] Since 2008, FFI has also published the Cambodian Journal of Natural History,[16] the first peer-reviewed journal in Cambodia, in partnership with the Royal University of Phnom Penh.

FFI established the Mountain Gorilla Project in Rwanda in 1979 at the request of David Attenborough following the broadcast of Life on Earth.[17] It is now known as the International Gorilla Conservation Programme and is run jointly with the World Wide Fund for Nature.[18]

In Portugal, FFI works with Liga para a Proteção da Natureza on the reintroduction of the Iberian lynx.[19]

In 2004, FFI facilitated the purchase of a former colonial cattle ranch in Kenya and conversion into Ol Pejeta Conservancy, a wildlife sanctuary for black rhinoceros and other rare megafauna.[20] FFI also works to reduce human–elephant conflict through working with farmers.[21]

In 2000, an FFI-led expedition in the

ecstasy market worldwide.[25] FFI also coordinates a master's degree in biodiversity conservation in partnership with the Royal University of Phnom Penh.[26][27] Cambodia designated its first marine protected area around Koh Rong in 2016 following several years of collaboration with FFI and other partners.[28]

In the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, FFI works to reduce poaching of bears and wolves by reducing conflict between farmers and wildlife.[29]

FFI began work in

Trachypithecus popa, from Myanmar. There are thought to be around 200 individuals remaining in the wild.[35][36][37]

FFI was one of the organisations that successfully campaigned for the banning of microbeads in cosmetic products in the UK in 2019 over concerns that it contributes to marine plastic pollution.[38][39]

In 2020, FFI called on governments worldwide to adopt a moratorium on all deep sea mining, citing its impact on marine life[40] and launched a campaign calling for $500 billion per year to be invested to protecting wildlife.[41] Both campaigns were supported by David Attenborough and the latter was supported by over 130 other organisations.

Significant landmarks

See also

References

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  2. ^ Registered Company Number 2677068
  3. ^ "Fauna and Flora International, registered charity no. 1011102". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  4. ^ a b Our Patron, Fauna and Flora International (accessed March 14, 2019).
  5. ^ a b c Neslen, Arthur (17 August 2016). "The Queen and David Attenborough urged to cut ties with charity linked to Finland mining plans". The Guardian.
  6. ^ Adam.Vallance (2020-10-19). "New wildlife conservation Patronages announced for The Duke of Cambridge". The Royal Family. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  7. ^ "People | Fauna & Flora International". www.fauna-flora.org. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  8. ^ a b c d Vaughan, Adam (13 November 2009). "Stephen Fry brings spit, wit and tweets to conservation group". The Guardian.
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  17. ^ a b "Attenborough at the double – Twin landmarks for FFI's greatest ambassador | Fauna & Flora International". www.fauna-flora.org. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  18. ^ "History | International Gorilla Conservation Project".
  19. ^ "Supporting the reintroduction of the Iberian lynx in Portugal". Fauna & Flora International.
  20. ^ "Our story". Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
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  22. ^ "Record number of baby Siamese crocodiles found in Cambodian wild". Southeast Asia Globe. 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  23. ^ "Cambodian 'ecstasy oil' factories destroyed by international environmental agency". The Guardian. 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  24. ^ "Latest raid on 'Ecstasy Oil Factories' in Cambodia | Fauna & Flora International". www.fauna-flora.org. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  25. ^ Reed, Jim (2010-06-20). "Ecstasy 'disappearing' from British clubs". BBC Newsbeat. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  26. ^ Soute, Nicholas J. (Apr–Jun 2014). "Building a capacity for conservation: Fauna and Flora International's University capacity building project". AQ - Australian Quarterly. 85 (2): 9.
  27. ^ "Royal University of Phnom Penh | Fauna & Flora International". www.fauna-flora.org. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  28. ^ a b "Cambodia declares first-ever marine protected area". Mongabay Environmental News. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  29. ^ "How Fauna & Flora International turned to a sheepdog to protect bears and wolves". Cambridge Independent. 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  30. ^ a b "FFI discovers new species of snub-nosed monkey | News | Fauna & Flora International". 2010-10-30. Archived from the original on 2010-10-30. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
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  33. ^ Carroll, Joshua (2 November 2018). "Displaced villagers in Myanmar at odds with UK charity over land conservation". The Guardian.
  34. ^ "'Ridge to reef' conservation in Tanintharyi | Fauna & Flora International". www.fauna-flora.org. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  35. ^ "Newly discovered primate 'already facing extinction'". BBC News. 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
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  37. ^ "New species of primate identified in Myanmar – and is already endangered". The Guardian. Agence France Presse. 11 November 2020.
  38. ^ Khan, Shehab. "The UK has banned 'microbeads' in cosmetics — tiny pieces of plastic that pollute the ocean". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  39. ^ a b "World leading microbeads ban comes into force". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  40. ^ Karen McVeigh, David Attenborough calls for ban on 'devastating' deep sea mining, The Guardian (March 12, 2020).
  41. ^ Green, Matthew (2020-09-30). "David Attenborough leads call for world to invest $500 billion a year to protect nature". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-10-06.

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