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Freeland Foundation

A World Free of Wildlife Trafficking and Human Slavery.

Bangkok, --   |  www.freeland.org

Mission

Freeland's mission is critical: to protect vulnerable people and wildlife from organized crime and corruption, while revitalizing ecosystems and communities for a more secure world. Our vision is a world free of wildlife trafficking and human slavery. Our global team of law enforcement and development experts work alongside government officers, local communities, students, and other NGOs in Asia, Africa and the America to educate, empower, and catalyze action. We are known as innovative risk takers. We feel there is no time left to waste in protecting our world from the multi-billion dollar illicit trades targeting people and nature.

Ruling year info

2009

Founder

Steve Galster

Main address

92/1 Soi Phahonyothin 5, Phahonyothin Road Phaya Thai

Bangkok, -- 10400 Thailand

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EIN

98-0581318

NTEE code info

Wildlife Preservation/Protection (D30)

International Human Rights (Q70)

Protection Against and Prevention of Neglect, Abuse, Exploitation (I70)

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

OUR MISSION: Protect vulnerable people and wildlife from organized crime and corruption, while revitalizing ecosystems and communities for a more secure world.​

Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Surviving Together

The Surviving Together program works closely with protected area managers, rangers, and surrounding communities to address the root causes of environmental degradation, and strengthen conservation protection. Surviving Together is designed to meet local needs, and invests in existing and emerging leaders in protected areas and communities to ensure better support of sustainable protection systems that can be refined, tailored and replicated.

Population(s) Served
Adults

A comprehensive training package which can be tailored to the specific needs of rangers and protected areas managers. PROTECT is designed to dramatically improve the security of remaining forest reserves through enhanced patrolling and law enforcement training courses.

Population(s) Served

For wildlife crime investigators, DETECT is a comprehensive guide to securing crime scenes before collecting and analyzing evidence. The program mixes the theoretical and the practical with on-the-job training, forensics, and intelligence sharing.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Counter Transnational Organized Crime training includes a suite of targeted training materials designed to help governments and organizations around the world identify and dismantle cross border criminal supply chains.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Adults

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of people trained

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

2918 OFFICERS TRAINED (to stop human and wildlife trafficking) 9562 STUDENTS TRAINED 234 AIRPORT & SEAPORT Employees Trained 356 AGENCIES SUPPORTED

Number of training events conducted

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

177 events conducted from 2020 to 2024

Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Our vision is a world free of wildlife trafficking and human slavery.

OUR APPROACH-
PROTECTING Vulnerable People & Ecosystems
​REWARDING Protectors of People & Nature
EDUCATING Through Behaviour Change & Storytelling

Our global team of law enforcement and development experts work alongside government officers, local communities, students, and other NGOs in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas to educate, empower, and catalyze action.

OUR IMPACT NUMBERS FROM 2020 ONWARDS

2918 OFFICERS TRAINED ​(to stop human and wildlife trafficking)
9562 STUDENTS ​TRAINED
234 AIRPORT & SEAPORT Employees Trained
356 AGENCIES ​SUPPORTED
1646 WILD ANIMALS ​REHABILITATED
1364 COMMUNITY PATROLS ​CONDUCTED
7500 TREES PLANTED ​UNDER REFORESTATION
177 EVENTS ​ORGANIZED
111 MILLIONS ($) WORTH ASSETS SEIZED ​FROM TRAFFICKERS
35 COUNTRIES ​COVERED

We are known as innovative risk takers. We feel there is no time left to waste in protecting our world from the multi-billion dollar illicit trades targeting people and nature.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Freeland Foundation

Board of directors
as of 10/07/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Steve Galster

Freeland Foundation

Term: 2002 -

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes