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Conservation highlights 2006

Threats to wildlife and habitats continued apace in 2006, brought into sharp focus by greater recognition of the dangers of climate change and the pressures created by rapid human population growth. Over 16,000 species are now officially recognised as threatened. To address the increasing scale of these threats, FFI strengthened efforts to protect biodiversity around the world, both in the reach of our work and in our financial commitment to it.

We continued to increase not only the amount spent on conservation projects, but also the proportion of income spent on direct conservation – over 88%. Download our 2006 Statement of Accounts for further details. FFI achieved a number of important conservation successes in 2006, across our portfolio of more than 200 projects in over 40 countries. Download the full 2006 conservation report for more information on our work. The following are just a few examples of our impact

Numbers of Pemba flying fox have increased from an estimated 200 individuals in the early 90s to around 19,000 individuals, prompting its removal from the IUCN Red List of Critically Endangered species. This achievement is also a good example of our approach to enable our partners to effectively protect their own wildlife themselves.

FFI provided training and support to at least 138 individuals from our partner organizations and local counterparts, including over 100 rangers. In Kyrgyzstan, our small grants programme to set up environmentally-sustainable livelihoods benefitted over 7,000 people.

FFI’s Arcadia Fund, established to secure areas of critical biodiversity through land purchase and local land stewardship, has achieved a record 4.35 million hectares of land under protection – an area larger than Bulgaria.

Our work to influence conservation policy resulted in CITES including livelihoods of the poor in their decision-making, as well as successes such as the Government of Qinghai accepting shared management of the Province’s grasslands with Tibetan herder communities.

None of the achievements made in 2006 would have been possible without the vital support of our donors and members. Please help FFI continue to protect the Earth’s precious variety of wildlife and habitats by clicking here.