‘ I am proud to be associated with what I regard as the doyen of all conservation societies.’ Sir David Attenborough FFI Vice-President
WITH HONOUR A BLE INTENT
From its origins in African conservation in 1903, Fauna & Flora International has grown into a truly global organisation, with projects in over forty countries encompassing temperate and tropical forests, grasslands and deserts, limestone caves, wetlands and marine habitats. Today it safeguards some of the world’s most iconic wildlife, including Sumatran tigers, mountain gorillas and leatherback turtles, and continues to champion less familiar or neglected species such as the Siamese crocodile, the Saint Lucia racer and the saiga.
WITH HONOURABLE INTENT
Tim Knight &
Mark Rose
A N AT U R A L H I S T O R Y O F FA U N A & F L O R A I N T E R N AT I O N A L ISBN 978-0-00-827645-4
9 780008 276454
WITH HONOURABLE INTENT
With Honourable Intent is the untold story of an organisation that has been shaping and influencing conservation practice since its foundation in 1903. Fauna & Flora International (FFI) was the world’s first international wildlife conservation organisation, established over a century ago. The pioneering work of the society’s founders led to the creation of numerous protected areas, including Kruger and Serengeti National Parks. FFI has been instrumental in creating much of today’s global conservation infrastructure, including such well-known institutions as IUCN – The World Conservation Union, the Worldwide Fund for Nature, CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) and TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network. Throughout its history, FFI has repeatedly broken new ground. It is renowned for its innovative, landmark programmes, many of which have come to be regarded as classic examples of conservation practice: the eleventhhour rescue of the Arabian oryx in 1962; the multifaceted Mountain Gorilla Project launched in 1978; Tunnels for Toads in 1987, one of countless campaigns on behalf of the UK’s neglected amphibians, reptiles and bats; a 1994 botanical initiative in Turkey that anticipated the Important Plant Area concept; and, in 2000, the first programme to put biodiversity firmly on the agenda of blue-chip companies. To this day, FFI continues to blaze a trail for others to follow.
Foreword by Sir David Attenborough Tim Knight & Mark Rose
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