ExxonMobil Foundation and Save the Tiger Fund Announce Alliance with Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund; New Agreement will Extend Reach of Tiger Conservation Efforts.Energy Editors/Business Editors WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2004 ExxonMobil Foundation, Save The Tiger Fund (STF STF Supremo Tribunal Federal STF Summary Tape File (US Census) STF Special Task Force STF Svenska Turistföreningen STF Saskatchewan Teachers Federation STF Save the Tiger Fund STF Sony Talk Forum ) and the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a global program that provides provides funding and technical assistance to nongovernmental organizations and other private sector partners to protect critical ecosystems. (CEPF CEPF Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund CEPF China Environmental Protection Foundation CEPF Church of Eclectic Pagan Fellowship ) have joined forces to link tiger conservation programs across Asia, a major step in unifying the efforts of many conservation organizations. Unified action A broad generic term that describes the wide scope of actions (including the synchronization of activities with governmental and nongovernmental agencies) taking place within unified commands, subordinate unified commands, or joint task forces under the overall direction of the commanders is critical in addressing today's threats to tigers, which include highly organized regional networks that are smuggling smuggling, illegal transport across state or national boundaries of goods or persons liable to customs or to prohibition. Smuggling has been carried on in nearly all nations and has occasionally been adopted as an instrument of national policy, as by Great Britain tiger parts and are often linked to trafficking in narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. and weapons. "Although terrorist threats, the economy and diseases have knocked the tiger off front page news, its status in the wild remains in need of urgent action," said John Seidensticker, STF Council chairman and senior scientist at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. "Scaling up efforts together is essential to ensure that we do not lose ground against the remarkable progress made so far and, just as important, that these negative forces do not impede further success." Despite predictions of doom for this majestic cat, wild tigers continue to survive in a patchwork of areas across Asia, from the tropical rain forests of Sumatra and Indochina to the temperate oak forest of the Amur River Amur River Chinese Heilong Jiang or Hei-lung Chiang River, northeastern Asia. The Amur proper begins at the confluence of the Shilka and Argun rivers and is 1,755 mi (2,824 km) long. Valley in the Russian Far East Russian Far East, formerly Soviet Far East, federal district (1989 est. pop. 7,941,000), c.2,400,000 sq mi (6,216,000 sq km), encompassing the entire northeast coast of Asia and including the Sakha Republic, Maritime Territory (Primorsky Kray), . "Save The Tiger Fund has a proud 10-year history focused on the conservation of wild tigers through solid science, improved habitat protection, enhanced capability of local leadership and community engagement -- all of which will now grow and deepen by the addition of this new partnership with CEPF," said John Berry John Berry is the name of:
Since its founding, STF has supported 226 tiger-conservation projects in 13 countries. Now STF and CEPF -- two major grant makers -- will forge united tiger conservation strategies, catalyzing partner organizations and community groups to combine efforts to benefit tigers and people alike. Partnerships are the hallmark of both funds, with a focus on uniting efforts at all levels to achieve greater impact. "Collaboration among donors and those in the front line is essential for larger, landscape-level programs," said Jorgen Thomsen, CEPF executive director and senior vice president of Conservation International. "Save The Tiger Fund's unique way of investing in conservation leaders and allied efforts has made a tangible difference for tigers. Bringing our efforts together will make greater outcomes possible to save tigers and many other species." Tigers live on land that provides some of the most fertile and abundant natural resources for humans and wildlife alike. Often referred to as an umbrella species Umbrella species are species selected for making conservation related decisions. Species conservation can be subjective because it is hard to determine the status of many species. , tigers range over large landscapes that support a complex web of life; to save the tiger is to save all that lives in an entire landscape. As part of the new alliance, CEPF has pledged $3 million over three years to at least double the size of STF's grant distribution in Asia's biodiversity hotspots, the biologically richest yet most endangered areas. ExxonMobil Foundation has also committed an additional $3 million. "Important strides have been made in tiger conservation in recent years," said Ed Ahnert, president of ExxonMobil Foundation. "However, the tiger's status remains tenuous, despite growing cooperation among those working for its survival. This partnership and major new funding commitment represent an opportunity to truly mobilize the global tiger-conservation community and establish a sustainable future for wild tigers." About the Organizations The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (www.cepf.net) is a joint initiative of Conservation International, the Global Environment Facility, the government of Japan, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, philanthropic institution founded 1978 by John D. MacArthur (1897–1978), owner of a prominent insurance company and other businesses, and his wife Catherine T. and the World Bank. Formed in 2000, CEPF is now supporting more than 110 non-governmental organizations, community groups and others who work to conserve threatened ecosystems. Conservation International administers CEPF. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (www.nfwf.org) is a private, non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization established by Congress in 1984 and dedicated to the conservation of fish, wildlife and plants and the habitat on which they depend. The Foundation creates partnerships between the public and private sectors and strategically invests in conservation and sustainable use Sustainable use is the use of resources at a rate which will meet the needs of the present without impairing the ability of future generations to meet their needs. The concept was notably put forth by the Brundtland Commission in 1987. See also
ExxonMobil Foundation began funding tiger conservation in 1992 and has invested more than $11 million to date in tiger range countries, representing one of the largest corporate commitments ever made to saving a species. ExxonMobil's funding enables STF to support projects that advance conservation science and conservation leadership, and improve the welfare of local people who share the land with wild tigers. For more information about Save The Tiger Fund and tigers, please visit www.5tigers.org or see the electronic press kit at www.5tigers.org/stf_cepfpresskit.htm. |
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