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110.000
hectares of mangrove ecosystems restored and protected
140.000
community members co-governing sustainable development programs
46+ years
of global community development experience since 1979.
Key Facts And Figures
Year of founding
- 1979, by Arne Fjørtoft
- first mangrove restoration project in 2012
Total foundation employees
- Apprx. 315 employees in WIF Myanmar
- Apprx. 30 employees in WIF Malaysia
- Apprx. 20 employees in WIF Global
- Apprx. 5 employees in WIF Panama and USA
Mangrove planting projects
- VCS ID 1764: Shwe Thaung Yan, Thor Heyerdahl Climate Park – 2,065.87 verified Ha.
- VCS ID 2088: Magyizin, Bawmi, Kyunhlargyi, Thitphyu, Haigyi, Ngayokekaung, Chaung Thar – 3,393.20 verified Ha
- VCS ID 2792: Chaung Thar, Bawmi – 1,003.36 verified Ha
- VCS ID 3818: Kyaikhto, Thaton, East Yangon, West Yangon, Bago – 3,700 verified Ha
- VCS ID 3730: Bokpyin, Tanintharyi Region – 1,518 verified Ha
- VCS ID 5050: Bokpyin, Tanintharyi Region – 5062 verified Ha
- Sarawak Blue Carbon Initiatives – Sarawak, Malaysia – apprx. 2,000 Ha
Local communities in Myanmar project areas
- 156 villages in 16 project areas
- 36,190 households
- Apprx. 140,870 individuals all the communities together
International management
- CEO, Kim Noguera Gabrielli
- CFO, Win Sandar Htay
- COO, Nick Laidlaw
- CCO, Roar Fjørtoft
Country Managers
- Managing Director Myanmar, Bo Ni
- Country Director Malaysia, Dato’ Selvakumar Subramaniam
- Country Director Panama, Javier Arias Iriarte
Board international
- President and Chair, Dr. Arne Fjørtoft
Offices
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Yangon, Myanmar
- Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Panama City, Panama
- Oslo, Norway
- NYC, USA
- 27 regional offices in Myanmar
