Sustainable Tourism Experiences with Wildlife Alliance!
In celebration of the 44th annual World Tourism Day, the 27th of September 2024, we would like to highlight the incredible sustainable tourism experiences that have been developed and supported by Wildlife Alliance. Read on to hear about our ethical wildlife donor tours and how you can help support the communities in the Cardamom Rainforest area by visiting the community-based ecotourism [...]
Sustainable Tourism
What is sustainable tourism? Sustainable tourism refers to sustainable practices in and by the tourism industry. It is an aspiration to acknowledge all impacts of tourism, both positive and negative. It aims to minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive ones. When looking for tourism experiences with wildlife, it is important to ensure that they are sustainable by checking if [...]
Wildlife Alliance donated 197,000 saplings to support the “One Million Trees” Campaign
These saplings, which include 18 tropical forest tree species, were grown in the organization's nursery in Chi Phat, Koh Kong. The saplings are now ready to be planted. Of these 197,000 saplings, Wildlife Alliance donated 82,000 to the Ministry of Environment, 50,000 to the Provincial Department of Environment (PDoE) Koh Kong, 20,000 to the PDoE Pursat, 20,000 to the PDoE Kampong [...]
“Green Sprouts” Tree Fair – a successful exhibition
What an incredible event! The "Green Sprouts" Tree Fair was an absolute success. Kudos to the Ministry of Environment for organizing the Promotion and Sapling Distribution Exhibition and National Kesor Kol Forum. The theme of the exhibition "Green Sprout" and the "4th National Orchid Forum" drew so much attention. It was amazing to see the public's enthusiasm for tree planting and [...]
Wildlife Alliance statement: Verra lifts hold on Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project
We have always been confident that the Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project has fully complied with the VCS, CCB and SD VISta standards. We are pleased that Verra has reconfirmed this today, and welcome Verra's decision to lift the hold on the project following an exhaustive review lasting well over a year. In the course of this review, Verra re-examined eight years [...]
SAKOR – The Wild One
Sakor is the most recent elephant to join our group of elephants. He was rescued in 2012 from Botum Sakor National Park, which is located in Koh Kong province. Sakor, which means "ocean" in Khmer (as the national park borders the coastline), found himself in a difficult situation when the forests he called home were cleared for cash crops, such as [...]