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Fauna & Flora International, Inc is a relatively young organization in the U.S., yet it enjoys the excitement of being able to direct and broaden support for the projects of one of the world’s oldest international conservation organizations.

Fauna & Flora International, Inc. resembles an entrepreneurial start-up, but benefits from being able to draw on over 100 years of conservation knowledge and accomplishments.

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Under the direction of Katie Frohardt, Fauna & Flora International, Inc. is creating a constituency that delivers technical support and funding to global conservation programmes. The majority of funds contributed in the USA go directly to Fauna & Flora International’s field programmes.

Finding creative and efficient ways to support Fauna & Flora International’s field projects and partnerships worldwide is a big challenge, but also an opportunity to work closely with a committed U.S. Board of Directors and donor base. The Board develops strategic alliances with those who share its commitment to building local capacity for conservation.

Fauna & Flora International, Inc offers U.S. supporters the potential to 'get back to basics'. Protecting wildlife and habitats, and doing this through meaningful local partnerships, is complicated and requires a long-term view and commitment. Fauna & Flora International, Inc. stays focused on delivering support to these needs. This, and a compelling global conservation portfolio of projects, gives Fauna & Flora International its appeal.

Projects supported by Fauna & Flora International, Inc. include:

• Black Rhinos, Kenya
  Poaching in the 1970s and 80s decimated rhinos across Africa, with numbers plummeting from 100,000 to 4,000. Today, the eastern black rhino is one of the most endangered rhino subspecies in the world – just 638 individuals remain. Kenya is home to 85% percent of these, and to protect them, FFI supports Ol Pejeta Conservancy, a critical sanctuary in Kenya’s Laikipia district. We recently translocated 27 more rhino to Ol Pejeta, making it East Africa’s largest black rhino population and a key place for continuing recovery.
  
  
• Marine Turtles, Nicaragua
  Nicaragua’s coastal and marine ecosystems are among the most important for sea turtle conservation on the American continent. The Pacific coast has two of the six Olive Ridley nesting beaches and is home to the critically endangered Leatherback turtle. FFI helped restore these turtle populations by tackling root causes of turtle mortality: lack of economic alternatives for local communities; limited resources within management institutions; and weak environmental legislation. The involvement of local community members, many of whom are ex-poachers, has been central to this project’s success.
  
  
• Endangered Primates, China and Vietnam
  Our teams work to protect nearly a dozen species of endangered primates in China and Vietnam, including the Hainan and Cao vit gibbons, which are among the world’s rarest apes. Because illegal hunting and habitat conversion threaten their survival, FFI is building awareness and creating incentives for local communities to participate in gibbon conservation. Team members are teachers, nature reserve staff, and local officials, and all have training in conflict mitigation and conservation education. Together, they patrol and map the gibbons and their habitat and build community awareness.
  
  
• Carnivores, Georgia
  On the crossroads between Asia and Europe, Georgia’s Vashlovani Nature Reserve is home to a unique collection of carnivores: Asian leopard, striped hyena, golden jackal, grey wolf, bear, jungle cat and more, all now threatened by poaching and sheep overgrazing the habitat. FFI is working with park rangers to improve anti-poaching skills and with shepherds to improve pastoral husbandry techniques — for instance, reintroducing traditional guard dogs to protect sheep — and to prevent blame for livestock loss being placed on carnivores, when most often feral dogs are the predators.
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Sir David Attenborough speaks at a Fauna & Flora International, Inc-hosted event in Washington DC

Sir David Attenborough shares his thoughts on climate change at a Fauna & Flora International, Inc-hosted event in Washington D.C. in May 2007. Read more about the event.

FFI Inc earns four stars in charity ranking FFI Inc, for the second year in a row, received top ranking from America’s largest independent charity evaluator Charity Navigator. FFI Inc was re-evaluated this year by the independent not-for-profit evaluator Charity Navigator, and received their highest rating. Charity Navigator wrote, "Only 18% of the charities we rate have received at least two consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that Fauna & Flora International consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible way, and outperforms most other charities in America. This 'exceptional' designation from Charity Navigator differentiates Fauna & Flora International from its peers and demonstrates to the public it is worthy of their trust." In fact, FFI Inc's 2007 Financial Audit confirmed that 91 cents on the dollar reaches our field projects. This is an important accomplishment and we are committed to providing all our teams and their local partners with exactly what they need to achieve their goals. . Says FFI Inc Executive Director Katie Frohardt, “This is what our committed Board of Directors and staff have been working to develop here in the US – a lean organization that can truly support the needs of our field programs and partners around the world. We are extremely proud of this service delivery track record and grateful for this recognition.” Please see FFI Inc’s page on the Charity Navigator website for more details on the ratings and how they were calculated.

 

To find out more about Fauna & Flora International, Inc., please contact:

Katie Frohardt
Executive Director
Fauna & Flora International, Inc.
1720 N Street, NW
Washington
DC 20036
Tel +1 (202) 375 7766
katie.frohardt@fauna-flora.org