Fauna & Flora International (FFI)

Fauna & Flora International (FFI)

Fauna & Flora International (FFI), a former plant and animal species conservation Society is a charity and international conservation non-governmental organization.
FFI was founded in 1903 as the company to conserve wildlife of the Empire by a group of naturalists, British and American statesmen in Africa. He then called the Fauna Preservation Society, before being renamed Fauna and Flora Preservation Society in 1981. The goal for society was to secure the future of the Southern African populations of large mammals have declined alarmingly due to excessive hunting and habitat attacks. Works in tandem with landowners, government and sport hunters, the association helped pass legislation that controlled hunting of large areas of East Africa and South Africa. This eventually paved the way for the creation of national parks such as Kruger National Park and the Serengeti National Park.

FFI has been mentioned by many historians as the World Conservation Society first, and community work at the beginning of Africa was also a leader in ecotourism. The organization also played a central role in the establishment of most of today's global conservation infrastructure - including The World Conservation Union (IUCN), The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). FFI has members in over 80 countries.

FFI has a seven-step plan for conserving biodiversity:

The first building local capacity for conservation

2. Biodiversity and human needs

3. Direct protection of species and habitats

4. To ensure the conservation of land

5. Emergency response to conservation needs

6. Influence policy and practice of conservation

7. Bridging the gap between business and biodiversity

The company logo is the Arabian oryx, Oryx after the very successful operation, a light Arabian oryx captive breeding project conducted by the company.

Queen Elizabeth II is head of FFI and reporting Lindsay is president of the organization. FFI also has a high number of vice presidents, including the profile of Sir David Attenborough, David Bellamy, Stephen Fry, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, Rove McManus, Lord Browne of Madingley and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands.

FFI is currently working on a project in Ecuador with the Cool Earth charity, working with local groups to ensure that the corridor is protected Awacachi .

In accordance with their seven-step approach to conservation, Fauna & Flora International has recently approved the Declaration of forests now calling for new market mechanisms to protect tropical forests.