WildAid

WildAid seeks to end illegal wildlife trade and over-exploitation of natural ecosystems by reducing demand through public awareness campaigns and providing comprehensive protection. Its work in Indonesia includes national level policy engagement to reduce illegal trade in wildlife, driven largely by demand for wildlife products in China, and site based protection activities in the Birds Head Seascape in West Papua and Lamakera in Nusa Tenggara Timur. WildAid’s program in Lamakera focuses on developing and implementing a research initiative to collect baseline and trend data on Manta ray populations; expanding a sustainable tuna fishery operation; and enhancing the community as a snorkeling and dive destination. The intended outcome of the award is the creation of the manta research component of the Lamakera program.

WildAid will support implementation of two Marine Conservation Agreements (MCAs) in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, covering over 312 square miles. MCAs are contractual arrangements that aim to achieve coastal marine conservation goals by one or more parties (usually resource owners or right-holders) voluntarily committing to take (or refrain from taking) certain actions in exchange for one or more other parties (usually conservation-oriented entities) committing to deliver explicit incentives. Activities under the grant will include core management activities, such as patrols and monitoring