Latest Projects
Help us plant trees as part of the Wild Ingleborough Project
Did you know that there is just 4% tree cover in the Yorkshire Dales?
Establishing trees in more places is key to the exciting Wild Ingleborough Project. In many areas we will be kick-starting their recovery by planting thousands of new trees. These trees, once established will benefit wildlife and people.
Join us of any of these FREE tree planting sessions.
We will be meeting in the Ribblehead area but exact details will be emailed out ahead of the day.
The mountain the terrain can be steep whilst the weather is changeable but if you're up for a challenge then we'd be pleased to have you along.
There are no toilets or facilities on site.
There may be a 30 - 60 minute walk to site from the meeting point.
All tools, equipment and training are provided.
Bring suitable clothing, footwear and as much food/drink as you'll need.
Places are limited so book your place now.
Keo Seima
Positive for Earth
The largest threat driving deforestation in Cambodia is land clearance for cash crops namely palm oil and soya. KSWS sits at a frontier with an area of land that was not protected and has been extensively cleared. There is also a great deal of illegal wildlife poaching and timber felling for rare tree species.
The Wildlife Sanctuary is home to over 950 species, including 75 globally threatened species. The biodiversity reporting of the project is world class and in the second quarter of 2020 it was reported that the project area has the highest number of wildlife reported in any Cambodian protected area.
The project area borders a 150,000ha park that has been completely deforested in recent years however since 2010 the project has successfully managed to halt most if not all deforestation in the area with 25,000ha of deforestation avoided since 2010.
The project is also part of Cambodia’s first data-driven zonation process for protected areas. This process takes into account more than 40 spatial data layers, which helps provide objective and robust decision support for long term land use planning and sustainable protected area management. This will help ensure the long term protection of the project area and reduce further deforestation.
Positive for People
The project has so far secured the first ever legal land tenure in Cambodia. In total the project has been able to secure seven Indigenous Community Land Titles for Bunong communities within the project area, with 6 more under review by the Cambodian Ministry of Environment and 4 additional in process.
An ecotourism venture has also been started through WCS’s support. The Jahoo Gibbon Camp is a community-run ecotourism project, which now brings in more than $14,000 annually in community income. The park entrance fees used to support management, and community development funds.
Over the lifetime of the project, 12,763 community members have received training on a wide range of sustainable natural resource management skills (including non-timber forest product collection and bamboo harvesting), ecotourism service provision, and community patrol team skills. In Q1 2020 alone, 20 villages in and around the site were provided resources and support to enforce their legal right to patrol and protect resources within their indigenous lands.
The Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary (KSWS) is run by the Royal Government of Cambodia’s Ministry of the Environment with Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) providing technical and financial support through the sale of carbon credits.
WCS is an NGO founded in 1895 it was one of the first conservation societies within the US. Their ultimate goal is to conserve the world’s wild place within 14 priority regions across the globe.
We assist governments and communities to protect the natural systems critical to saving wildlife and wild places, securing valuable flows of ecosystems services and local livelihoods based on principles of social and environmental sustainability.
Sea Shepherd UK’s Marine Debris Campaign
The Issue:
For years the oceans have been regarded as a dumping ground. According to estimates there are 86 million tonnes of plastic in the oceans, more than 5 trillion pieces and most of them less than 5mm in size.
We’re adding 8 million tonnes to this every year and in some parts of the ocean, plastic particles outnumber plankton by 26 to 1.
In 30 years, if we carry on this way, the weight of plastic in the oceans will be greater than the weight of fish.
Often the only time we come face to face with this marine debris is when we are walking along the beach, but what we don’t see is the damage that litter and discarded fishing gear do to wildlife. On Sea Shepherd campaigns all around the globe, we are seeing the effects of these plastics on sea birds, turtles, whales, dolphins and fish.
Marine Debris
What is Sea Shepherd UK’s Marine Debris Campaign (MDC)?
Our MDC is part of a global effort by the Sea Shepherd movement around the world to bring volunteers and members of the general public together to undertake beach cleans in their local area.
Beach cleans are an excellent opportunity for people to witness first hand the effects their everyday choices as consumers have on our most valuable natural resource, the oceans. We encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to join us for a few hours where we will clean an area of local beach, examine the findings and chat about how we can encourage others to reduce their impact on our beaches. We will then ensure that the collected rubbish is disposed of responsibly in cooperation often with local councils or recycled where possible.
After a brief safety briefing, one of Sea Shepherd UK’s volunteers will hand out litter picking equipment and those attending will normally move up the beach as a team, collecting everything they find that doesn’t belong there.
Our beach cleans are also a great social gathering, giving like-minded people an opportunity to meet others in their area. Often non-SSUK volunteers have then gone on to undertake their own beach cleans or even better, have become SSUK volunteers and managed cleans under our MDC banner.
Marine Debris
To view some of the photos taken at our beach cleans, visit our Marine Debris Campaign portfolio site
If you would like to know more about our beach cleans or would like to suggest a local beach that would benefit from our help, please email: marinedebris@seashepherduk.org
To find out when we’ll be cleaning in your area, you can visit our Sea Shepherd UK Facebook page and click on our ‘Events’ section. Every week we announce new beach cleans and we would love to see you and your family join us on our campaign. You can even purchase Marine Debris Team T-shirts and Hoodies in the Sea Shepherd UK webstore to help support the campaign with equipment…and to look the part when joining us at a beach clean!
Community Clean Up!
Cleaning up your local area helps to make your environment a much nicer place to live in and to welcome people who visit. engaging in community projects also helps you meet your neighbours and If there is chocolate, biscuits, cakes and cuppas involved? well its worth going just for that! This Project is centred around a Housing estate in Merseyside, there are "grot spots" and rubbish that constantly blows in from the surrounding areas including where visitors come to access the seaside. Over time the litter embeds itself into flower beds and corners, making the whole area look unkept and uncared for. It only takes a small team to achieve big things, even 12 minutes! and the aim is to donate small achievable pockets of time to this cause. We are seeking support from a local Housing Association which has been a registered social housing provider in the area with 50 years’ experience building and promoting accessible homes and communities across England and Wales. And in collaboration with Just 12 days we hope to show you how you can create your own little projects in your community! So Fingers crossed!
