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conservation to protect some of the largest
> community-based
blocks of untouched rainforest remaining in the world. And, in

2016, we campaigned successfully against the seismic testing
for oil in the Belize Barrier Reef World Heritage site, helping to
protect the 190,000 people whose livelihoods depend on fishing
and tourism.

Our international research arm, the Luc Hoffmann Institute,
generously supported by key donors MAVA and Nomis
Foundation, is helping to reconcile the conflicting needs for
food, water and energy in the Greater Mekong. The institute's
LIVES project conducts basic research to analyse risk for complex
systems involving food, energy, water and the economy.
Critical funding from Kristian Parker and Oak Foundation
is enabling us to work for the protection of natural World
Heritage sites from industrial exploitation and destruction. In
2015, for example, we successfully campaigned for the Australian
government to ban dredge-dumping in the waters of the Great
Barrier Reef. We then launched a global campaign in 2016
(see page 26) to secure lasting protection for all natural World
Heritage sites. We are also grateful for Oak Foundation's longstanding commitment to our youth volunteer programme Explore!
A donation from Pierrette Schlettwein has played a crucial
role in helping us to tackle the impact of poaching in Africa and
Asia through our Wildlife Crime Initiative (WCI). Launched in
partnership with TRAFFIC in 2014, the WCI is an ambitious
campaign to halve the impact of wildlife crime by 2024. It directs
practical action against the links of the illegal wildlife trade
chain - poaching, trafficking and consumption - while building
a powerful network of relationships with governments, NGOs
and the private sector. 2016 saw positive governmental actions,
including China's decision to end its domestic ivory trade by the
end of 2017.
Population growth, climate change and poaching are putting
Bhutan's pristine forests and rivers under greater pressure than
ever before. As the only international conservation organization
with a permanent presence in Bhutan, funding from an
anonymous donor is helping us work with the government and
local partners to address its economic and environmental needs.

Donor support has enabled
us to work for the protection
of natural World Heritage
sites, including the Great
Barrier Reef, from industrial
exploitation and destruction.

There have been many highlights
in the campaign's efforts to help
build a future where people
live in harmony with nature.
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