FREELAND Foundation
| Founded | Early-2000 |
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| Founder | Steve Galster |
| Type | non-governmental not-for-profit organization |
| Focus | Illegal wildlife trade, human trafficking |
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Area served
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Southeast Asia |
| Slogan | If we keep a place for nature, nature keeps a place for us |
| Mission | Stop wildlife and human trafficking |
| Website | www.freeland.org |
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Formerly called
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WildAid, PeunPa |
The Freeland Foundation (rendered FREELAND Foundation by the foundation) is an international NGO headquartered in Bangkok which works in Asia on environmental conservation and on human rights. The organization intends to stop wildlife and human trafficking.
The organization combats the illegal wildlife trade and habitat destruction. Its environmental conservation programs address threats to endangered flora and fauna. This includes poaching and logging in protected areas, smuggling, and the subsequent sale and consumption of wildlife.
With funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Freeland Foundation provides expertise and support to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network), a regional inter-governmental initiative to combat wildlife smuggling.
Freeland intends to increase wildlife protection, combat illegal wildlife trafficking, and reduce global consumption of and demand for endangered species. It combats human slavery and wildlife trafficking by increasing law enforcement capacity, supporting vulnerable communities, and raising awareness.
Freeland provides training and technical assistance to police, customs, and environmental agencies in the ASEAN region to combat poaching, illegal logging, and human trafficking. It cooperates with government task forces and facilitates cross-border inter-agency co-operation and civil society action. The organization's trainers are former government enforcement officers.
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