Annual report 2018 2018 Annual Report | 1 Cover Photo: Bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata) ©️ Parque das Aves Photo: Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) ©️ Zoo Wrocław Contents President’s Letter | 3 MoU with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) | 14 WAZA Vision and Mission | 5 Nature Connect Grants | 15 Council and Committees | 6 New WAZA Members | 16 Global Species Plan | 9 CITES Zoo and Aquarium Side Events | 17 WAZA Office Relocation | 10 3rd Joint TAGs Chairs Meeting | 18 WAZA Joins RSPO | 12 Species360 Conservation Alliance | 19 WAZA Annual Conference | 13 WAZA Members | 20 Finance Chair’s Letter | 25 Finances | 26 2018 was a year of great change and significant challenges for WAZA. Following the completion of a feasibility study, careful consideration and significant debate, the decision was made to relocate WAZA from Switzerland to Spain. The move itself ran over budget but by September the WAZA staff and office had successfully relocated to Barcelona. This transition period resulted in increased travel costs, taxation and staff salaries which exceeded our capacity. The financial performance in 2018 In July, WAZA members held Nestlé to account for resulted in an operating loss of -528,905 euros. their procurement of palm oil which resulted in Once our financial position became apparent the Nestle remaining a member of the Round Table WAZA Council moved to slow losses and aim for on Sustainable Palm Oil. Another development a balanced budget in 2019. We can assure our included WAZA committing to work with the members that WAZA’s finances are now stable International Union for the Conservation of Nature and your Council remains both optimistic and Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC) to develop committed to a new beginning in Spain. and implement a Global Species Plan and Summit. The annual conference held in Bangkok, in October The impending loss of species demands urgent showed the reach of WAZA and its affiliates. The and coordinated action and this collaboration will conference was attended by the inspiring Dr Jane demonstrate the powerful impact of cooperating Goodall who robustly challenged WAZA to consider with organisations who share the vision, mission our stance on substandard zoos. Princess Theodora and interests of WAZA. of Lichtenstein reflected on the ability of zoos and aquariums to engage with youth and inspire We thank you for your support and understanding action. Our hosts, the Zoological Park Organization in presenting what has been a difficult year and of Thailand (ZPO) and the Khao Khew Open Zoo, would like to thank WAZA Council and staff for their provided an excellent conference which included contributions and ongoing commitment. challenging discussions on the roles of a strong and effective global zoo and aquarium body. While the year reflects the challenges of significant change of location and personnel, we believe that Dr Jenny Gray 2018 has also been a year of vision and progress. President 2018 Annual Report | 3 Photo: Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) ©️ Texas State Aquarium 4 | 2018 Annual Report About WAZA Since 1935, the goal of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) has been to guide, encourage and support the zoos, aquariums and like-minded organisations of the world in animal care and welfare, environmental education and global conservation. WAZA is the global alliance of regional associations, national federations, aquariums and zoos, dedicated to the care and conservation of animals and their habitats around the world. WAZA promotes cooperation between leading zoos, aquariums, national and regional associations, as well as with leading wildlife experts, academies, and universities. WAZA provides support for species-conservation management and husbandry of animals in human care, while encouraging the highest standards in member institutions. Vision WAZA’s vision is a world where aquariums and zoos maximise their conservation impact. Aquariums and zoos are at the forefront of conservation efforts and comprise the largest global conservation network. Mission WAZA is the voice of a global community of high standard, conservation-based zoos and aquariums and a catalyst for their joint conservation action. 2018 Annual Report | 5 WAZA Council Council Voting Members Council Non-voting Members President: Jenny Gray Frank Carlos Camacho Melbourne Zoo/Zoos Victoria | Australia Latin American Zoo and Aquarium Association (ALPZA) | Mexico President Elect: Theo Pagel Cologne Zoo | Germany John Werth Pan-African Association of Past President: Lee Ehmke Zoos and Aquaria (PAAZA) | South Africa Houston Zoo | United States Kira Mileham Clément Lanthier IUCN Species Survival Commission | United States Calgary Zoo | Canada Kris Vehrs James Cretney Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Marwell Wildlife | United Kingdom | United States John Frawley Myfanwy Griffith Minnesota Zoo | United States European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) | The Netherlands Mike Barclay Wildlife Reserves Singapore | Singapore Simon Tonge Paignton Zoo/Wild Planet Trust Pat Simmons | United Kingdom North Carolina Zoo | United States Tom Schmid Radosław Ratajszczak Texas State Aquarium | United States Wrocław Zoo | Poland Viet Lam Phan Thomas Kauffels South East Asian Zoos and Aquariums Opel-Zoo | Germany Association (SEAZA) | Vietnam 6 | 2018 Annual Report WAZA Standing Committees Animal Welfare Chair: James Cretney (Marwell Wildlife) Committee for Population Management Chair: Simon Tonge (Paignton Zoo/Wild Planet Trust) Finance Chair: Clément Lanthier (Calgary Zoo) Membership and Professional Ethics Chair: Thomas Kauffels (Opel-Zoo) Nominating Chair: Lee Ehmke (Houston Zoo) WAZA Non- Standing Committees Associations Chair: Kris Vehrs (AZA) Aquariums Chair: Tom Schmid (Texas State Aquarium) Enterprise Chair: John Frawley (Minnesota Zoo) Conservation and Environmental Sustainability Chair: Mike Barclay (Wildlife Reserves Singapore) Palm Oil Subcommittee Chair: Bob Chastain (Cheyenne Mountain Zoo) Sustainability Subcommittee Chair: Karen Fifield (Wellington Zoo) 2018 Annual Report | 7 Photo: Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) ©️ Berlin Zoo “To highlight the status of the planet’s species, articulate and review the consequences of the threats that they face, and chart their future conservation.” IUCN SSC 2008 resolution 8 | 2018 Annual Report Global Species Plan At the 73rd WAZA Annual Conference, WAZA members voted on and agreed to the Bangkok Resolution on the WAZA Global Strategy, affirming WAZA’s commitment to being a global leader in wildlife care and conservation, as well as a collective of the world’s leading and influential zoos and aquariums working to positively impact species survival at an international level. Through the WAZA Global Strategy Resolution (RES 73.1), WAZA agreed to assume a leadership role in a Global Species Congress, develop the WAZA membership to incorporate influential global zoos and aquariums, as well as to represent the highest possible standards of animal welfare. The Global Strategy will see WAZA working together with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC) to develop and implement a Global Species Plan and Summit, based on a 2008 resolution by the IUCN that called for an international summit “to highlight the status of the planet’s species, articulate and review the cons quences of the threats that they face, and chart their future conservation.” 2018 Annual Report | 9 WAZA Office Relocation In 2018 WAZA embarked on a new phase in its 83-year history with the relocation of the WAZA Executive Office to Barcelona, Spain. WAZA moved its headquarters from Gland, Switzerland where the office had been based since 2010. WAZA was originally founded as the International Association of Directors of Zoological Gardens in Basel, Switzerland, in 1935. After a hiatus of more than a decade due to World War II, the organisation was re-established and renamed the International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens (IUDZG) in Rotterdam in 1946. This was then later changed to the IUDZG - World Zoo Organisation (WZO) in 1992 and the IUDZG-WZO Secretariat opened in 1995 in Apple Valley at the Minnesota Zoo, in the United States three years later. The organisation then became the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums in 2000 and a permanent WAZA Executive Office was later established in Berne, 10| 2018 Annual Report Photo: Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) with enrichment. ©️ Prague Zoo 2018 Annual Report | 11 Photo: Bee and flower ©️ Naturschutz-Tierpark Görlitz WAZA Joins RSPO WAZA became an official member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in 2018, emphasising the association’s commitment to sustainable solutions that protect the environment. As a member, WAZA has a say in RSPO’s decision making and voted on behalf of its members on the RSPO resolutions at RSPO’s AGM in November 2018. When RSPO suspended food company Nestlé’s membership in 2018 for failing to meet its standards, WAZA members around the world rallied to apply pressure on one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies to re-comply with RSPO principles. As a result of the public pressure, Nestlé submitted its time-bound action plan and promised to re-join RSPO. 12| 2018 Annual Report Photo: Dr Jane Goodall at the 73rd WAZA Annual Conference - ©️ WAZA 73rd WAZA Annual Conference in Bangkok Members of the global zoo and aquarium At the conference, WAZA honoured former community gathered in Bangkok, Thailand