A Warm Welcome from Friends of Rainforests in Myanmar...
Global warming and climate change is affecting everyone wherever we live in the world. Climate change can cause catastrophic consequences and poorest countries will be hardest hit according to the UN report. Rainforests, the very lungs of the world, are continuously destroyed in many countries in the world. We strongly believe in protecting rainforests and mangroves in order to prevent the climate change which is now regarded as real threat to the very existence of mankind.
FORM is the vision of an environmentally conscious Myanmar psychiatrist. He left his country in 1976 mainly due to political reason but has never forgotten his roots. During the first visit to his native country he saw the alarming environmental degradation and became dedicated to the environmental causes and decided to form the charity organization.
FORM (Friends of Rainforest in Myanmar) was established in London as environmental charity and registered in England and Wales in 1997 and registered as a non-governmental organization ( NGO ) in Myanmar in 2000. It was also registered in Maryland, USA, in 2001 as not-for-profit organization.
Our Commitment!
Our main intention is protection of the environment i.e. restoration of Rainforests and Mangroves.
Our primary concern is for the catastrophic consequences of climate change. Tropical rainforests and mangroves continuously remove CO2 from atmosphere. Mangroves are also natural defence system against the disasters such as cyclone Nargis which killed 140,000 and left 2.4 million in destitution in May 2008.
We have had eleven years of experience in successful restoration of rainforests and mangroves in Myanmar. However, our success is limited due to financial restraints. To have real impact we need a sufficient and sustained funding to continue our good work for the future Myanmar.
Our Mission!
Helping to save the lives of rural poor in Myanmar by doing following objectives to achieve our vision.
1. Protection of the environment i.e. conversation of rainforests and mangroves.
3. Education for public benefit.
Funding....
Past fundraising
Since established in 1997 our main idea of fundraising was through the tourism sector. With help from hotels and a restaurant we have tried to raise funds from tourists for 4 years (04 – 08) but the boycott of tourism made our plan unsuccessful. However we learnt a useful lesson _ most tourists are environmentally conscious and want to make some contribution for environmental causes and some also want to plant trees by themselves.
Fundraising for the future
Due to the recent positive political changes, Myanmar has become one of the world's top tourist destinations and tourists are beginning to come. Therefore we are now planning to launch a new fundraising programme. More