Sustainable Tourism: Far East

The Christina Noble Children's Foundation, Vietnam 

The Christina Noble Children's Foundation is an International Partnership of people dedicated to serving children in need of emergency and long-term medical care, nutritional rehabilitation, educational opportunities, vocational training, job placement and the protection of children at risk of economic and sexual exploitation. The Foundation supports projects for homeless and the poorest of children in both Vietnam and Mongolia.

To donate: www.justgiving.com/christinanoble
Website: www.cncf.org/en/home/index
Email: uk@cncf.org
UK registered charity number: 1007484

Animals Asia Foundation, China

The Animals Asia Foundation is an animal welfare charity based in Hong Kong, working in partnership with the Chinese Government to put an end to the bear farms which see over 7000 ‘Moon Bears’ incarcerated in small cages and milked daily, through open holes in their abdomen, for their bile which is used in Chinese medicine. In July 2000 Animals Asia signed a landmark agreement with the Chinese authorities to rescue 500 suffering and endangered Moon Bears from the worst bile farms in Sichuan province and work towards ending the barbaric practice of bear farming. Today, the China Bear Rescue has seen freedom for over 138 previously farmed Moon Bears at the Sanctuary in Chengdu, China, and the Sanctuary are pioneering an education programme across China to demonstrate why bear farming is cruel.

To donate: www.animalsasia.org/donate/
Website: www.animalsasia.org
Email: info@animalsasia.org
UK registered charity number: 1086903

David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation

The International Snow Leopard Trust was set up to research and save these animals from the brink of extinction whilst developing management plans for their future conservation. Today, Snow Leopard Enterprises is the Trust’s flagship programme. Over 400 herders make wool products to increase their income. All of these families have agreed to stop hunting snow leopards and their prey, and are helping the Trust curb outside poaching. In addition to this community-based conservation, the Trust is involved in groundbreaking snow leopard research. Concurrently, Trust staff monitor wild sheep and goat populations, and conduct community surveys to better understand the social and cultural perspectives of local communities.

To donate: www.davidshepherd.org/help-us/donate/000006/
Website: www.davidshepherd.org/project/000006/snowleopard/
Email: dswf@davidshepherd.org
UK registered charity number: 1106893

Bokor National Park Project, Cambodia 

Despite years of war in the 'Killing Fields' of Cambodia, the country still holds some of the most extensive and non-fragmented stretches of forest in Asia, providing vital habitat for remaining populations of many wild animals, including tigers. This successful programme has not only trained and equipped teams of anti-poaching patrols, but it works with over 40 villages surrounding the park on community outreach programmes, introducing them to alternative income generation schemes. In addition, it provides fuel efficient stoves, plant nurseries and offers employment to ex-poachers and has resulted in Bokor becoming one of the best protected parks in Cambodia.

To donate: www.davidshepherd.org/help-us/donate/000006/
Website: www.davidshepherd.org/project/000017/crime/
Email: dswf@davidshepherd.org
UK registered charity number: 1106893