© FreelandAbout Wildlife Asia
Conservation led by local people.Backed for the long term.
Wildlife Asia exists because the people best placed to protect Asia's wildlife are often those already doing it.
Across Asia, exceptional local conservation organisations are protecting forests, restoring habitats, stopping wildlife trafficking, supporting communities and building a future in which people and nature can thrive together.
Our role is to stand behind them.
We bring together long-term funding, trusted partnerships, technical expertise and international support so that local organisations can concentrate on the conservation work that matters.
We don't arrive with a predetermined solution. We invest in local leadership, strengthen what already exists and stay for the long term.
Vision
Thriving wildlife, resilient communities and enduring stewardship across Asia.
Mission
We invest in exceptional local conservation organisations, backing their leadership with long-term funding, partnerships and expertise to protect wildlife, strengthen communities and conserve Asia's most important ecosystems.
Our Approach
A different kind of conservation partnership.
Wildlife Asia sits between two worlds.
We work alongside local organisations with deep knowledge of their landscapes, communities and conservation challenges. At the same time, we work with foundations, institutions and individual donors seeking credible ways to support locally led conservation in Asia.
We help connect the two.
Sometimes that means developing funding opportunities and managing complex international grants. Sometimes it means technical advice, organisational support or helping partners navigate donor requirements. And sometimes it simply means providing reliable funding and allowing an experienced local organisation to get on with the work.
The level of involvement may differ. The principle does not:
Local organisations lead.
© KESANOur Story
More than two decades of hands-on conservation experience in Asia.
© Paul HiltonThe foundations
Wildlife Asia grew from collaboration between four organisations with deep experience in Asian wildlife conservation: Free the Bears, The Orangutan Project, the Silvery Gibbon Project and Asian Rhino Project. Together, they brought decades of experience protecting threatened species, working with conservation partners across Asia and building long-term programs on the ground.
Those beginnings helped shape an approach that continues to define Wildlife Asia today: strong local partnerships, long-term commitment and the understanding that meaningful conservation takes time.
An evolving organisation
Since those beginnings, Wildlife Asia has evolved into an independent organisation with a broader role — building long-term partnerships with locally led conservation organisations and connecting them with the funding, expertise and support needed to protect wildlife and landscapes across Asia. Our role has evolved, but the underlying philosophy has remained remarkably consistent.
Find good people doing important work. Back them well. And stay long enough for conservation to succeed.