Successful SF Gala Raises Major Funding and Co-Funding for Global Conservation

Showcasing 12 GC Projects in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Marine, Global Conservation’s San Francisco Gala brought together prominent philanthropists, conservation funders and world-renowned speakers at the Julia Morgan Ballroom on September 29, 2022. Keynote speakers were Dr. Greg Asner of ASU Global Discovery, Dr. Laly Lichtenfeld of African People & Wildlife, and Michael Keigwin of Uganda Conservation, who leads conservation projects in Murchison Falls and Kidepo Valley.

Dr. James Deutsch, CEO of Rainforest Trust, introduced the purchases of over $4.2 million to protect tropical rainforests in GC Projects – DaMaI Rainforest Complex in Sabah Borneo, Cardamom Mountains National Park, Cambodia and Mirador National Park, Guatemala. Global Conservation supported Rainforest Trust's $3.4 million purchase to protect the critical Upper Kluet River valley in the Leuser Ecosystem, the only place on Earth where tigers, rhino, orangutan and elephants coexist in the wild.

Dr. James Deutsch, CEO of Rainforest Trust (left), with our Executive Director Jeff Morgan.

Dr. Greg Asner from ASU Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science announced Hawaii’s largest new Community-Based Marine Protected area – Miloi’i of South Kona – supported by Global Conservation.

Bushlife Conservancy spoke of their great work in Mana Pools World Heritage Site, Zimbabwe, which has just logged their third year of no elephant poaching for the first time in history.

Global Conservation is the only international NGO focused 100% on protection of endangered national parks and UNESCO World Heritage Sites in developing countries. Numerous funders and co-funders were present and we secured $620,000 in GC Project support, including the Lion Recovery Fund, Bushlife, Elephant Crisis Fund, International Elephant Foundation, and others.

Jeff Morgan, Executive Director of Global Conservation, addresses the audience.

Dr. Greg Asner from ASU Global Discovery (right).

Dr. Laly Lichtenfeld gave details on Warriors for Wildlife, our new GC Project in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.

Michael Keigwin of GC Partner Uganda Conservation told us about the recovery of Murchison Falls.

Dr. Suwanna Guanlett receives the GC Lifetime Achievement Award, which included a $50,000 grant for Wildlife Alliance’s work to protect the Cardamoms National Park, Cambodia.