Our Conservation Partners

Healthy forests, healthy bees, healthy honey. Our conservation partners work tirelessly to maintain essential habitats, vital for the livelihood of critically endangered species such as bats, tree kangaroos, bandicoots, echidnas, and more. We work alongside the Wildlife Conservation Society of Papua New Guinea to support community-run organizations that protect and care for these conservation sites.

Community Conservation: The Process

Our conservation partners use the three-zone system to ensure optimal ecological practices are maintained. In Zone 3, communities create traditional housing and live peacefully alongside wildlife. Sustainable agriculture and hunting practices are allowed, ensuring that community members have their necessities met. Zone 2 is the transition area, in which only trap hunting is allowed and no agricultural practices are performed. This is where the majority of ecotourism activities take place, and can be optimal locations if you’re interested in experiencing the wild side of PNG! Zone 1 is fully protected wilderness. Dense primary forests provide habitats for countless species, and rangers work tirelessly to monitor the health of the forest and its inhabitants while ensuring that illicit activities such as hunting do not take place.

Our Partners

Some of our partners include the WAM U5 Community Based Organization, with headquarters located in Upper Asaro, Kugl Kane Conservation & Protected Area, and Mt. Wilhem Biodiversity & Conservation with headquarters located in Simbu Province. Our partners send representatives to Helping Hands Honey to participate in beekeeping training. These representatives then bring that knowledge directly back to their communities, who use the income from honey to improve village livelihoods, fund education for their children, and protect the countless species that call their land home.