Forest for People (F4P) was established by founder and world-renowned conservation expert, Leif Cocks, as a result of his 35+ year career working with orangutans, other rainforest fauna, and supporting the forest communities to live and prosper sustainably within the last remaining viable rainforest ecosystems.
F4P projects not only include direct support to forest communities through projects such as childhood nutrition and education, but also helping the communities develop sustainable forms of agriculture under the rainforest canopy. And further, helping source both markets and fair prices for the commodities produced. Other initiatives include the support for sustainable eco tourism.
F4P works to support both ‘hunter gather’ and ‘slash and burn agriculture’ communities. Both practices were sustainable over centuries, until their ancestral lands have been eroded by the conversion into unsustainable mono cultures, such as palm oil and pulp paper.
It is our goal to help the transition to new agricultural practices, such as jungle rubber, shade coffee, and vanilla, etc. under the rainforest canopy, so that the communities can live and prosper sustainability within the last variable rainforest ecosystems, along with the natural fauna and flora.
All forest communities live and prosper within sustainable rainforest ecosystems.
To ensure forest communities prosper in harmony with the flora and fauna.
Since its formation in 1998, Wildlife Conservation International has contributed more than USD$20 million directly into orangutan conservation projects and has earned a reputation amongst its partners and donors for being financially responsible and transparent.
We are committed to making sure your donations work as hard as possible. We don’t have an office - each member of our team works from their own home, using their own electricity, internet and infrastructure. This helps keep our overheads amongst the very lowest in the sector, and ensures as much of your donation as possible goes straight to where it’s needed most.
We are also working hard to increase and secure our future income streams. Our big goal is to raise USD$13 million dollars every year for ten years, until we can make each ecosystem economically as well as environmentally sustainable, because we know that’s the only way we can secure the long term survival of rainforest ecosystems. And we will achieve this, with your help!
Summary of Achievements in 2022/23
Forest for People is a project of Wildlife Conservation International (WCI) founded in 1998. It is also the registered charity in New Zealand that exclusively raises funds for this humanitarian cause.
Over two decades WCI has grown considerably due to the valuable support of donors and the relationships that were established with other conservation groups, local authorities and businesses. Initially saving orangutans, through The Orangutan Project, it also started saving other Critically Endangered species such as Sumatran tigers (International Tiger Project) and Sumatran elephants (International Elephant Project). Finally starting its humanitarian project Forests for People. Annual Reports
For more information about our achievements, fundraising and distributions of funds visit our latest Impact Report.
Previous Years
Wildlife Conservation International commissionscomissions an independent accounting firm to audit our organisation each year, SW Audit. The audit information is submitted to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) and other regional authorities where required.
2023-2024 Audited Financial Statement (Wildlife Conservation International Limited)
2023-2024 Audited Financial Statement (Australian Orangutan Project)
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2024 F990 (Wildlife Conservation International)
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