Wildlife Alliance
US-based non-profit organization
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| 2020 | Successful protection of 1.4 million hectares of the Cardamom Mountains Rainforest. |
| 2020 | Launched the #StopEatingWildlife campaign in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, focusing on raising awareness about health risks of wildlife consumption and its impact on wildlife conservation. |
| 2019 | Wildlife Alliance supports a 16-member community patrol team in Phnom Chongreak to protect endangered Bantengs. They also start selling carbon credits through the Southern Cardamom REDD+ partnership. |
| 2018 | WRRT was involved in the seizure of a major shipment of 3.4 tons of ivory originating from the Mozambique port of Nacala. |
| 2017 | Expansion of Community-Based Ecotourism program to eight villages in Chhay Areng Valley. The Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team also seizes 3 tonnes of ivory from Mozambique. |
| 2016 | After fourteen years of work, Wildlife Alliance succeeds in nominating the Southern Cardamom National Park, protecting 443.134 hectares of previously unprotected rainforest. |
| 2015 | Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) received the Best Wildlife Law Enforcement Unit in Asia Award from the United Nations Environment Programme. |
| 2014 | The Chi Phat Community-Based Ecotourism (CBET) project won the Dubai International Award for Best Practices to Improve the Living Environment. |
| 2013 | Established the Angkor Wildlife Release Program in cooperation with Apsara Authority and the Forestry Administration, releasing multiple endangered species into forest areas around temples. |
| 2012 | Release of an iPhone app in collaboration with TRAFFIC and Jeff Corwin Connect to educate users about Cambodia's endangered wildlife and support the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team. |
| 2011 | Successful advocacy leads the Cambodian government to reverse plans for constructing a titanium mine in the Cardamom Mountains Rainforest. |
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