The Fact Check: AF Stats
Countries Operated:
Thailand
Laos
Cambodia
Sri Lanka
Congo
Malawi
Madagascar
Vietnam
China
USA
Kenya
Antarctica
South Africa
Mexico
Species Protected:
The Abraham Foundation, through its diverse initiatives, supports the protection of over 550 species globally.
This includes a wide range of mammals, primate, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and plant species, many of which are critically endangered or endemic to their respective regions.
Acres Preserved:
1. Lomami National Park, DRC – The Abraham Foundation helped establish this park, which covers approximately 8,000 square kilometers (or about 1.98 million acres).
2. Borneo’s Rainforests – The Foundation has played a critical role in protecting over 1 million acres of rainforest in Borneo, particularly in Sabah, helping to preserve essential wildlife corridors and areas for endangered species like orangutans and pygmy elephants.
3. Thuma Forest Reserve, Malawi – With support from the Abraham Foundation, the Wildlife Action Group has been involved in the protection and restoration of over 700,000 acres of forest, with deforestation in the area almost entirely stopped and significant regeneration of native forest.
4. Wildlife Madagascar – While exact numbers vary with specific initiatives, the foundation supports the protection of 150,000 acres in Madagascar, particularly focusing on the last remaining forests, lemur habitats, and other endangered wildlife ecosystems.
5. Other Projects (such as the Parrot Protection Project in DRC and other smaller initiatives) – Although the exact area protected is difficult to pin down for some of these newer initiatives, these efforts are likely to safeguard tens of thousands of acres of land across various conservation sites.
Estimated Total:
Based on these figures, the Abraham Foundation could be estimated to have contributed to the protection of over 3 million acres of land globally, depending on the inclusion of ongoing or less-documented projects.
