Many partnerships and programs have built TCA, which is now 15 years Message from the CEO old. There have been many challenges and struggles along the way but all 2016 has been another eventful year for the of the experiences have helped immerse TCA into the Torricelli Mountain Tenkile Conservation Alliance (TCA). Our Range and its’ people. We’ve worked out how to communicate effectively, aim to establishing the Torricelli Mountain build relationships and help people achieve what they really want and Range Protected Area (TMRPA) is getting close, need. TCA has delivered 350 water tank sets to its 50 villages over the our staff are well established & respected years and it has been this ‘water and sanitation’ work, which is community by Local Level, Provincial & National development, that has been a real game changer. People connect Government & our attention to conservation with community development via a substantial change in our stakeholders has broadened. their villages. TCA has coupled this with education, capacity building and employment - blending an upward approach to develop sustainability at 2016 marks 15 years, since TCA was all levels. registered as a Non-government organisation (NGO) in (PNG). This annual report highlights the Conservation is a multifaceted beast that needs to be flexible to succeed. history of TCA via a timeline, which we hope captures the real growth the People working together towards a common goal is also essential. New organisation has gone through. From Tim Flannery’s work describing the methods, modes of learning and advancements in technology means that Tenkile and Weimang Tree Kangaroos through to our current work and TCA is constantly growing. In our time we’ve seen the mobile phone and partnerships today. internet arrive in Lumi, our full time staff are all connected via social media and our administration can now be conducted in PNG and Australia. My involvement with TCA started when my wife and I made the decision to leave our positions at Zoos Victoria and move to Papua New Guinea to TCA has grown significantly via the determination and dedication of work for TCA in January 2003. Our zoological background, experience with the staff, the landowners and communities. TCA is also now an entity in endangered species in Australia & our desire to do more for conservation Australia, which is a strong step towards our sustainability. is what brought us to PNG. We have a love for and are proud to say that the threat to the Tenkile & Weimang has been removed and they After years of filming, Mark Hanlin has completed the film ‘Into the Jungle’ are now are safe, with numbers increasing due to a cessation of hunting which will be shown in 2017. We are all hopeful this will gain worldwide and each village establishing their own ‘conservation area’ or no-go zones. support for TCA. We have seen changes in people’s attitudes towards conservation and their rainforest. Looking back it was a huge step to move to PNG but is no doubt I am very proud of what we have all achieved over the past 15 years and the best leap we’ve ever taken. look forward to the future.

We have sculptured this NGO as best we can to mesh every ingredient to make conservation work and be sustainable. I have found that the more we do ‘conservation’ the less we do with the animals and the more we work with people. The work has increased from 14 villages, when we started, Jim Thomas to now 50 villages with the aim of preserving over 185,000 hectares of Chief Executive Officer tropical rainforest. It’s a huge job, with a lot more work to do. 2 Message from the Chair Table Fifteen years of the Tenkile Conservation Alliance Of Contents (TCA). A huge congratulations to all of those who are involved & those who have been involved. This is a magnificent example of in-situ conservation achieving the goals, & then some, of what was Message from the CEO 2 intended initially. The Tenkile, although still Message from the Chair 3 Critically Endangered, has escaped extinction due TCA's Vision 4 to the efforts of TCA. Other species are now also safe & a large area of intact tropical rainforest is History of TCA 6 under the blanket of this unique organisation. Strategic Plan 2016-2018 10 2016 has been a very productive year for TCA. It is important to acknowledge that the Significant Change 14 TCA is now also established in Australia as well as PNG. Having two entities will help Facts and Stats 16 ensure long-term sustainability of TCA and enable further support to the organisation. 2016 in Review 18 TCA is now over a year into its’ partnership with the United Nations Development Financial Report 20 Program (UNDP) under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) with the Conservation & Environment Protection Authority (CEPA). This work is establishing the Torricelli Contributors 22 Mountain Range as a Protected Area. TCA has reached major milestones this year by facilitating five Local Level Government meetings in which resolutions were passed in support of the Torricelli Mountain Range Protected Area (TMRPA). This is a huge step & a requirement in getting the TMRPA approved. This process is close to completion.

TCA, also with the UNDP &CEPA, is improving & developing food security & cash crops with the 50 villages of the project area. Presently fish & rice farming are being addressed & these are being well received from the stakeholders. I look forward to further developments in this area.

Dr Graeme Gillespie Chairperson Tenkile Conservation Alliance Board

3 h. to develop alternate livelihood strategies within rainforest communities to alleviate poverty and hunger to improve health as ProteinTCA’s VisionFarming well as minimise the existing hunting pressure on wildlife, enabling the sustainable use of their natural resources; and

i. to develop sustainable sources of income for the organisation and The people of Papua New Guinea value and protect their natural local stakeholders. Complementing the organisation’s mission, benefitting the people of Papua New Guinea and the sustainability of resources, community and culture in the context of advancing their communities and country. Papua New Guineans to successfully the overall well being of their communities and their places. lead, manage and administer their own projects and organisations, with current, solid and transparent governance; and TCA’s constitutional objects are: j. to apply the profits (if any) or any other income in promoting its a. to provide urgent and necessary services to rainforest communities objects; and in Papua New Guinea that result in the relief of poverty and improve health. k. to prohibit the payment of any dividend or payment in the nature of a dividend to its members; and b. to facilitate processes that provide opportunity for rainforest communities in Papua New Guinea to govern, manage and protect l. to do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment their biological and cultural richness from exploitation. of the objects or any of them.

c. to implement a bottom up approach to achieving all of TCA’s goals With this new vision and objects, it really communicates the holistic and objectives. To ensure rainforest communities are enabled with approach the organisation has been developing since it began in 2001. their own freedom of choice, as they advance into the 21st century, It is also helping to develop organisational capacity in terms of improving working towards self-determination of their communities. its governance and communication throughout the 50 participating villages, d. to improve health, provide education and so relieve poverty as well working with PNG Government and international community. as protect biodiversity and the cultures of rainforest communities in Papua New Guinea; and

e. to establish the Torricelli Mountain Range as a legislated Protected Area to ensure the protection of all biodiversity and culture; and

f. to implement a monitoring and evaluation program to assess the effectiveness of the above activities in conserving biodiversity within the Torricelli Mountain Range; and

g. to participate in REDD + (Reduced Emissions from avoided Deforestation and Degradation) & PES (Payment for Environmental Services) - to combat global warming & climate change, relieve poverty and improve health; and 4 TCA in Australia Vision: The Tenkile Conservation Alliance was registered as a Company Limited The vision of the TCA in Australia is for the people of Papua New Guinea by Guarantee in Australia (ACN – 607 526 465) during August 2015 with to value and protect their natural resources, communities and cultures in the the purpose of relieving hunger, poverty, disease and lack of education context of advancing the overall well being of their communities and of disadvantaged people living in rain forest communities in Papua New their places. Guinea through supporting Tenkile Conservation Alliance in its pursuit of its benevolent objectives.

To achieve this purpose, the Company may: Mission is to: • solicit donations and raise funds for the purpose of supporting the benevolent objectives of Tenkile Conservation Alliance to relieve the • Advocate in Australia to raise awareness of the hardships faced by hunger, poverty, disease and lack of education of people living in rainforest communities in Papua New Guinea which motivates them rainforest communities in Papua New Guinea; to become significant contributors to the relief of those hardships such as hunger, poverty, disease and lack of education among the • promote the formation of partnerships and sponsorships to support the disadvantaged people living in rainforest communities in Papua benevolent objectives of Tenkile Conservation Alliance; New Guinea.

• raise awareness in Australia about the extreme poverty and hardship of • Provide urgent and necessary services to rainforest communities people living in rainforest communities in Papua New Guinea and the in Papua New Guinea that result in the relief of poverty and benevolent relief provided by Tenkile Conservation Alliance; improvement of health.

• generally support the activities of Tenkile Conservation Alliance to • Facilitate processes that provide opportunity for rainforest relieve poverty and improve the lives of distressed people living in communities in Papua New Guinea to govern, manage and protect rainforest communities in Papua New Guinea; and their biological and cultural richness from exploitation.

• to co-operate with other bodies and organisations within Australia who • Implement a bottom up approach to achieving all of TCA’s goals will actively assist in the furtherance of the Company’s purpose. and objectives. To ensure rainforest communities are enabled with their own freedom of choice, as they advance into the 21st century, working towards self-determination of their communities.

Ultimate Goal The ultimate goal of TCA in Australia is to provide significant financial and in kind contribution to TCA PNG which will result in the relief of hunger, poverty, disease and lack of education for disadvantaged rainforest communities in Papua New Guinea.

5 History of TCA Timeline of milestones and achievements

It all started via Tim Flannery’s description of the Tenkile and Weimang Tree KEY

Kangaroos in the early nineties, this lead to the initiation of the Captive Tree Kangaroos, everything to do with tree kangaroos. Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG) to start TCA and then establishing the first hunting moratorium for Tenkile in Lumi in 1999. Hunting moratorium, resigning etc.

TCA Base-Lumi, infrastructure, security etc. TCA was officially registered in PNG in 2001. Until this point most work Governance & TCA Board. had been conducted by zoological institutions - in particular Zoos Victoria & the Rainforest (Lae-PNG). Many volunteered their own time TCA Staff, villages, volunteers, students. & showed how zoological organisations can work collectively to initiate Research, Distance Sampling, Camera Trapping, Conservation Area, Protected Area & Education conservation programs. Cash crops, gardening, food security-Protein Farming, rabbits, fish, chickens.

Today TCA is recognized as an award winning and successful model of Solar how to implement world class conservation and development initiatives to achieve on the ground results. Awards

Water & sanitation TCA’s conservation and development achievements to date include:

Conservation Breeding Specialist group (CBSG) First hunting moratorium conducted a Tree Kangaroo established. Meetings & Population Viability Analysis signing of hunting in Lae - Papua New Guinea moratorium conducted in (PNG). The CBSG concluded Lumi with 13 villages - under the Tenkile to be the most ‘Team Tenkile’. (photos of endangered of all tree signatures) Peter Clark kangaroo species. Only 100 (Rainforest Habitat - Lae, or fewer Tenkile were PNG), Matt Vincent (Zoos thought to remain in the Victoria, Australia) & Chris Torricelli Mountain Range, Talie (Secretary to Hon. Jim Thomas participates in PNG. Local landowners, of Aitape/Lumi Member Eddy university field trip with the Torricelli Mountain Saweni - PNG National Roger Martin. Learns the Range, raised concern and Government) present. predicament of the Tenkile & supported a proposed Mathew Akon (Maiwetem) Weimang tree kangaroos. hunting moratorium of also present, signing on the Tree Kangaroos - A Curious Tenkile. CBSG approve behalf of his village. Natural History, written by concept of a team to visit Tim Flannery, Roger Martin & Lumi & begin work towards Dr Tim Flannery describes a Dr Tim Flannery describes Alexandra Zsalay is released. establishing a conservation An area is allocated by the new species of tree kangaroo another species of tree This book highlighted the program on Tenkile. Gary Local Level Governments - the Tenkile, or Scott’s Tree kangaroo - the Weimang, or plight of the Tenkile & Slater (Zoos Victoria, Jim Thomas & Jean Groat (LLGs) for ‘Team Tenkile’ to Kangaroo, (Dendrolagus Golden-mantled Tree Kangaroo, Weimang Tree Kangaroos - Australia) & Peter Clark employed at Zoos Victoria, use. To be later called TCA 1990 scottae). 1993 (Dendrolagus pulcherrimus). 1993-4 1996 both deemed likely to 1998 (Rainforest Habitat - Lae, 1999 Australia. Base-Lumi. become extinct. PNG) take lead on logistics. 6 1990 Dr - the new speciesoftreekangaroo scottae). Kangaroo, (Dendrolagus T im Flannerydescribesa T enkile, orScott’ s T ree

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7 ProteinHistory Farming of TCA Timeline of milestones and achievements Fish farming begins with the establishment of fish ponds at TCA Base -Lumi. Distribution of fingerlings occurs every year as required by communities.

Resigning of the hunting Resigning of Tenkile & World Environment Day moratorium - 42 villages. Weimang hunting celebrations with the opening Three TCA Rep meetings at moratorium - 39 villages. of the TCA training centre TCA Base-Lumi. Three TCA Rep meetings at and satellite internet TCA Base-Lumi. connection at TCA Base- Lumi. This was funded by European Union (EU)/Rural PNGSDP, New Zealand Aid, Water Supply and Sanitation WWF & Zoos Victoria. Program (RWSSP) Phase 2 CAM Training conducted & Officially opened by the Hon. begins. 243 water tanks & completed with all 39 Simon Solo - Governor, supplies, HIV training & villages. Distance sampling Sandaun Province, PNG. employment. results show an increase in Cyclone mesh fence replaces Tenkile population from 240 bush material fence. to 307 animals. DS Resigning of the hunting conducted at all 7 sites. Jean Thomas wins Future for moratorium with the Landowner agreement to Nature Award (The inclusion of 21 Weimang establish CA in 21 Weimang Three TCA Rep meetings at Netherlands). Mathew Akon villages. 39 villages villages. GPS training and TCA Base-Lumi. 39 villages. wins Whitley Fund for Nature mapping commences. First Award (UK). Partnership with WaterAid Weimang research, Distance begins. Jim Thomas becomes - Sampling, site established. WWF partner with TCA & TCA Base-Lumi becomes Director; Jean Thomas - more solar. Four staff receive First captive born Weimang. Capacity Building Officer. work on ‘Carbon’ - awareness, education solar units & laptop The number of Weimang workshops. TCA produce computers. villages increase to 24. Three ‘Carbon’ booklet. WWF Conservation Area mapped TCA Rep meetings at TCA Tadji Thomas is born 8th support TCA for Carbon & with CAM committees & TCA Base-Lumi. 42 villages. Conservation Area work until June 2006. Male Tenkile, Neingol, held staff. School fee competition 2011 - four years. in captivity for 6 weeks and begins. All 14 Distance released back into the wild. Sampling research sites Camera trapping begins with surveyed - 7 Tenkile, Distance Sampling carried 6 traps. UNDP project under 7 Weimang. out at all 7 sites. Teacher Rabbit farming training to all Chicken farming equipment GEF/SGP commences. All 14 21 Weimang villages. delivered to all villages with Research sites surveyed - training delivered to four All 7 Weimang research sites 100 chickens distributed to Distance Sampling. local level governments established and Distance Tenkile villages. Rainforest and biodiversity (LLGs) – Yankok, Palai, East Sampling training complete – Fish farming continues. peer education program Wape & West Wape. European Union (EU)/RWSSP two people per village, now Rabbit farming finishes at delivered. Carbon plots Distance sampling conducted Phase 1 begins with PHAST 42 villages in total. All 7 TCA Base-Lumi - handed assessed in 6 village areas independently of the Program delivered to all 18 Tenkile One pair of Weimang, 1.1, Tenkile sites surveyed. over to Vincent Kelele - and climate change aware- Director. Results show an villages. held in captivity at TCA Climate Change awareness Wigote village. ness provided to villages. increase of Tenkile from 160 Base-Lumi. Young Female, booklet developed and to 240 animals. DS conducted Asier received by TCA. delivered to local at all 7 sites. Landowner First Tenkile, Suna - from communities. agreement to establish a TCA joins Facebook and Bibane, held in captivity for Into the Jungle documentary Conservation Area. twitter. six weeks and released back European Union (EU)/RWSSP begins filming. in the wild. Phase 1 complete with the TCA’s work presented at the delivery of 60 water tanks Wildlife Conservation TCA acquires security dogs. and significant improvements Network Expo in USA and TCA, under the EU grant & Rabbit & Chicken farms Operations Officer completes 2006 2007 Three TCA Rep meetings 2008 to community health and 2009 introduction to Dr Jane 2010 Zoos Victoria, employs 30 2011 complete at TCA Base-Lumi held at TCA Base-Lumi hygiene. Goodall. full-time staff. outputs and finishes. 8 TCA employs 40 full time, 200+ casual staff. UNDP/GEF funded.

Improved governance practices and documentation for the organisation. Fish farming begins with the Completion of strategic plan, establishment of fish ponds at constitution and policies TCA Base -Lumi. Distribution developed. TCA registers with of fingerlings occurs every the ACNC and is endorsed as year as required by a charity with Public communities. Benevolent Institution PBI tax benefits. Resigning of the hunting Resigning of Tenkile & World Environment Day moratorium - 42 villages. Weimang hunting celebrations with the opening Three TCA Rep meetings at Three TCA Rep meetings at moratorium - 39 villages. of the TCA training centre TCA Base-Lumi. TCA Base-Lumi. Three TCA Rep meetings at and satellite internet Resigning of hunting TCA Base-Lumi. connection at TCA Base- moratorium, including Lumi. This was funded by European Union (EU)/Rural Grizzled Tree Kangaroos in Solar project begins in PNGSDP, New Zealand Aid, Water Supply and Sanitation hunting ban. 50 villages now. villages and at TCA Base- WWF & Zoos Victoria. Program (RWSSP) Phase 2 Expansion of TCA project CAM Training conducted & Lumi. 19 staff receive solar Officially opened by the Hon. begins. 243 water tanks & area to include 20 Tenkile completed with all 39 units. 19 staff receive laptops. Simon Solo - Governor, supplies, HIV training & villages and 30 Weimang Financial management villages. Distance sampling Sandaun Province, PNG. employment. villages, with all agreeing to training delivered to staff and results show an increase in Cyclone mesh fence replaces the hunting moratorium on WASH committees. Data Tenkile population from 240 bush material fence. all three species of tree relating to community to 307 animals. DS 30 water tanks installed in Rice milling project expands. kangaroos and the population demographics Resigning of the hunting conducted at all 7 sites. Jean Thomas wins Future for Weimang villages and Eight machines purchased & establishment of the collected.Landowner moratorium with the Landowner agreement to Nature Award (The increased water catchment in transported to TCA Base- Conservation Area. agreements signed and inclusion of 21 Weimang establish CA in 21 Weimang Three TCA Rep meetings at Netherlands). Mathew Akon Tenkile villages. WaterAid Lumi. Booklets produced, Three TCA Rep meetings provided to Government villages. 39 villages villages. GPS training and TCA Base-Lumi. 39 villages. wins Whitley Fund for Nature funded. WASH management education conducted & at TCA Base-Lumi. officials establish Conserva- mapping commences. First Award (UK). Partnership with WaterAid training delivered. WaterAid machines transported to tion Area. Conducted at TCA Weimang research, Distance begins. funded. villages. TCA begin cocoa Base-Lumi, witnessed by LLG, Sampling, site established. project with CCI, World Bank Jim Thomas becomes - TCA Base-Lumi becomes CCDA & UNDP staff. & DFAT. Fish farming/Tin WWF partner with TCA & RWSSP phase 2 complete Director; Jean Thomas - more solar. Four staff receive First captive born Weimang. roofing program under the work on ‘Carbon’ - with the installation of 243 Capacity Building Officer. solar units & laptop Opening of the Research UNDP begins. Equipment awareness, education The number of Weimang water tanks, 243 VIP toilets, computers. station and permanent ordered & paid for in Wewak. workshops. TCA produce villages increase to 24. Three improved sanitation and Changes to TCA’s mission housing at the TCA ‘Carbon’ booklet. WWF Conservation Area mapped TCA Rep meetings at TCA hygiene and roll out of WASH and strategic plans begin. Base-Lumi. Permanent TCA Tadji Thomas is born 8th support TCA for Carbon & with CAM committees & TCA Base-Lumi. 42 villages. training programs benefiting TCA established as an entity staff presence in Lumi. June 2006. Conservation Area work until staff. School fee competition 12,000 people. RWSSP health in Australia. Male Tenkile, Neingol, held Mathew Akon & Patrick Ikon Five Local Level Governments 2011 - four years. begins. All 14 Distance and hygiene education in captivity for 6 weeks and with permanent housing at endorse the establishment of Sampling research sites programs delivered to all released back into the wild. Camera trapping begins with TCA Base-Lumi. Cyclone the TMR as a Protected Area. surveyed - 7 Tenkile, villages. HIV and Family Distance Sampling carried 6 traps. UNDP project under mesh fence extended. Resigning of hunting UNDP GEF project begins. Meetings held and resolutions 7 Weimang. planning awareness delivered out at all 7 sites. Teacher Rabbit farming training to all Chicken farming equipment GEF/SGP commences. All 14 moratorium, three species of passed in support of the TMRPA. 21 Weimang villages. delivered to all villages with Research sites surveyed - to communities. tree kangaroos. 50 villages. training delivered to four All 7 Weimang research sites 100 chickens distributed to Distance Sampling. Three TCA Rep meetings at local level governments established and Distance Tenkile villages. Rainforest and biodiversity Two TCA Rep meetings at TCA Base-Lumi. Resigning of hunting (LLGs) – Yankok, Palai, East Sampling training complete – Fish farming continues. TCA Base-Lumi; infrastruc- peer education program TCA Base-Lumi. 50 villages. moratorium. Mention of Wape & West Wape. European Union (EU)/RWSSP two people per village, now Rabbit farming finishes at ture improved, amenities delivered. Carbon plots The first rice milling including Black-spotted Distance sampling conducted Phase 1 begins with PHAST 42 villages in total. All 7 TCA Base-Lumi - handed block complete, accommoda- assessed in 6 village areas machines enter the & Northern Glider in independently of the Program delivered to all 18 Tenkile One pair of Weimang, 1.1, Tenkile sites surveyed. over to Vincent Kelele - tion block started - and climate change aware- communities. Two machines Jim Thomas attends WCN next moratorium - more Director. Results show an villages. held in captivity at TCA Climate Change awareness Wigote village. Jim and Jean Thomas win UNDP/GEF funded. ‘Staff ness provided to villages. funded by HOMDAP. expo in USA. Creates strong education required first. Also increase of Tenkile from 160 Base-Lumi. Young Female, booklet developed and Australian Geographic bush house’ demolished - ties with Stephen Gold. witnessed by LLG, CCDA & to 240 animals. DS conducted Asier received by TCA. delivered to local Conservationists of the being replaced by permeant Discussions on solar UNDP. 50 villages - Three at all 7 sites. Landowner communities. year award. building. Cyclone mesh fence First Tenkile, Suna - from project begin. TCA Rep meetings. agreement to establish a TCA joins Facebook and extended to all boundaries - Bibane, held in captivity for Into the Jungle documentary Jim Thomas wins La Trobe Conservation Area. twitter. to include cash crops & six weeks and released back begins filming. University Distinguished European Union (EU)/RWSSP further infrastructure. in the wild. Alumni Award. 7 Tenkile Research sites Phase 1 complete with the TCA’s work presented at the One toilet per household surveyed - Distance Jean Thomas wins Telstra delivery of 60 water tanks Wildlife Conservation achieved. WASH leadership TCA acquires security dogs. and significant improvements Network Expo in USA and TCA, under the EU grant & Sampling. Camera trapping Business Women Award and management training for Social and Purpose Rabbit & Chicken farms Operations Officer completes 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Into the Jungle documentary 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Zoos Victoria, employs 30 2011 increased. Funded via Pozible Three TCA Rep meetings to community health and introduction to Dr Jane delivered to communities. complete at TCA Base-Lumi held at TCA Base-Lumi hygiene. Goodall. full-time staff. outputs and finishes. Second captive born Weimang. & Deakin University. Enterprise. completed. 9 TCA’s Strategic Plan for Papua New Guinea 2016-2018

Objective 1 Develop alternate livelihood strategies within rainforest communities to alleviate poverty and hunger to improve health as well as minimise the existing hunting pressure on wildlife, enabling the sustainable use of their natural resources.

• Component 1 - Assist rainforest communities through the provision of alternate protein sources.

- Project 1 – Rabbit Farming – activities include supporting TCA rabbit trainer to increase the level of interest and productivity in rabbit farming throughout the project area. NOTE: Rabbits are kept in captivity and presently pose no threat to other species and ecosystems in the PNG environment rice cultivation - Project 2 – Fish farming – Activities include the distribution of materials to improve the quality and longevity of fish farming ponds • Component 3 - Support advances in agriculture for rainforest villages and continue to deliver fingerlings to farmers. for ensuring food security and small income generating activities. For example Rice Farming & Vanilla. - Project 3 – Pig Harvesting – this is a new project, which would include activities that investigate the barriers to pig harvesting - Activities include the delivery of rice milling machines, rice farming and implement appropriate systems to increase pig harvesting training and management training, investigation into vanilla farming throughout the Torricelli Mountain Range. practices and develop ways to improve success.

- Project 4 – Other Protein sources – activities include the investigation • Component 4 - Provide rainforest villages with awareness and support of other proteins sources such as mushrooms and legumes. to address various social issues that may impact on project success eg: family planning, gender and violence, good governance and • Component 2 - Support livelihood improvements for local villages, civil society, alcohol and drug abuse, project management, personal through provision of assured supply of clean water, VIP latrines and development etc. improved hygiene, which includes benefits to community health and well-being. - Activities for this component are under development but would involve defining priority areas and developing programs to assist - Activities include the delivery of water tanks to the 50 participating and delivery of those programs. Projects already identified include villages and neighbouring villages and the delivery of training and solar electrification and governance training. advocacy programs in WASH. 10 Objective 2 • Component 5 - Maintain and extend the TCA business and office, especially the capacity of communities to develop leadership, Develop sustainable sources of income for the organisation and local management and administrative capabilities. stakeholders. Complementing the organisation’s mission, benefitting the people of Papua New Guinea and the sustainability of their communities - Activities include providing updates to the Webmaster, attending and country. Papua New Guineans to successfully lead, manage and networking events, grant writing activities and maintaining good administer their own projects and organisations, with current, solid and governance procedures and accounting records with regular transparent governance. training with local stakeholders and staff.

• Component 1 - Develop necessary governance documentation, publications, systems and structures to improve the success of receiving support for TCA.

- Activities include the development of relevant documentation that is required to establish TCA in Australia and participate in any governance training as required.

• Component 2 - Develop the necessary online systems and structures to generate financial support for TCA

- Activities include establishing a TCA bank account in Australia with online banking facilities to process various donations, sponsorship and fundraising activities.

• Component 3 - Provide a central location for community representatives and TCA staff to meet, attend workshops and discuss the workings of the Tenkile Conservation Alliance

- Activities include the expansion of the current infrastructure at TCA Base -Lumi with the development of an ablution block, security fence and staff housing and in villages.

• Component 4 - Maintain the current assets that exist at the TCA Base-Lumi.

- Activities include the engagement of full time staff at the TCA base, who manage the base assets including animals, gardens and security personnel.

11 Objective 3 ProteinEstablish the Torricelli Farming Mountain Range as a legislated Protected Area to ensure the protection of all biodiversity and culture.

• Component 1 – Facilitate effective immediate protection for all critically endangered species within the Torricelli Mountain Range, through establishment of hunting moratoriums by members, landowners and communities. Three tree kangaroo flagship species to be protected: the Tenkile Dendrolagus scottae (critically endangered), Weimang D. pulcherrimus (Critically endangered) and the Grizzled tree kangaroo D. inustus (Vulnerable) additionally the Northern Glider ( abidi) (Critically Endangered) and the Black Spotted Cuscus ( rufoniger) (Critically Endangered).

- The major activity, to achieve this objective, is to establish hunting Tenkile or Scott’s Tree Kangaroo Golden mantled (Weimang) Tree Kangaroo moratoriums every two years. This is a written and signed (Dendrolagus scottae) (Dendrolagus pulcherrimus) agreement, which reminds and recommits the stakeholders of their commitment to the protection of Critically Endangered species throughout the Torricelli Mountain Range. • Component 3 - Raise awareness amongst local schools of the significance of their biodiversity to engender support for • Component 2 - Raise awareness throughout rainforest communities its conservation. of the significance of their biodiversity to engender support for its conservation. - Major activities include the school fee competition and capacity building of teachers to deliver science and conservation education. - Major activities include conduct regular stakeholder meetings with at least two representatives from each of the 50 moratorium villages • Component 4 - Establishment of the Protected Area. who then communicate TCA’s objectives to the entire village - Major activities include maintaining stakeholder and Local Level, community. This provides a significant forum for the conservation Provincial and National Government engagement, GPS mapping of project, but it provides a way to advance education, training and Protected Areas and working with the gazettal process to endorse practice for hitherto remote and disadvantaged communities. This the Protected Area. applies and intensifies across all the following objectives as the project progresses. Minor activities include conducting special • Component 5 - Management of the Protected Area. awareness campaign activities throughout the year and community outreach throughout the Weimang villages. - Major activities include training local stakeholders in natural resource management, which includes combining scientific and local indigenous knowledge of important fauna and flora, climate change and practical sustainable resource harvesting techniques, regulate local bi-laws etc. 12 Objective 4 Objective 5 Implement a monitoring and evaluation program to assess the effectiveness Participate in REDD + (Reduced Emissions from avoided Deforestation of the above activities in conserving biodiversity within the Torricelli and Degradation) & PES (Payment for Environmental Services) - to combat Mountain Range. global warming & climate change, relieve poverty and improve health.

• Component 1 - Continue with current Distance Sampling research to • Component 1 - Increase understanding of climate change and carbon monitor tree kangaroo populations. markets in preparation for participating in REDD+ or PES projects if successful. - Activities include conduct distance sampling research and collate data to determine the tree kangaroo populations. - Major activities include staying up to date with relevant local participation in REDD+ and PES projects, conduct training activities • Component 2 - Expand the current research to establish a platform for throughout the project area in preparation for REDD+/PES projects. broader long-term biodiversity studies in the Torricelli Mountain Range • Component 2 - Implement innovative ideas that mitigate carbon - Activities include working with scientists in other areas such as emissions and avoid forest degradation or deforestation throughout the Golden mantled (Weimang) Tree Kangaroo anthropology, biodiversity camera trapping, orchids, climate rainforest communities. (Dendrolagus pulcherrimus) change, sharing information and specimens and any other research as it becomes available. - Major activities include the direct participation in mitigation and/ or adaptation projects that relate to REDD+/PES as they become available. EG: a priority project identified by TCA is a bedding project, which would minimise firewood use. This project will be implemented in three stages. The first stage is to conduct research to understand the level of carbon currently emitted from various activities that use firewood, the second stage is to deliver alternative bedding resources including a mattress, mosquito net and sleeping bag and the third stage is to measure the effectiveness of this strategy. This project also has the added benefit of providing significant improvements in health in particular the prevention of malaria and relief of poverty.

camera trapping

13 WASH – Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Significant Change From open defecation to VIP upgraded toilets, from water in a hole to Before and After Impact photos clean water supplies in tanks, this project has been TCA’s most successful and had the most impact than any other project. Other benefits include reduced workloads for women and children, improved care and dignity TCA Base Infrastructure development for the elderly and disabled, improved hygiene and behaviour changes in From a humble bush material house to a fully equipped research, training handwashing practices minimising risk and spread of disease. and community centre which accommodates up to 150 people complete with flushing toilets, showers, fully catered, 24 hour security, solar and toilets - before toilets - after generator power, satellite internet, and lighting. This is proving to be key to TCA’s sustainability and full time presence in the area. This base is used to conduct regular meetings, events and training and also for attracting visitors and researchers to the Lumi area.

aerial photo of base - before aerial photo of base - after

water supply - before water supply - after

bush material house - before new housing

women carrying water - before after

14 Alternative Protein Projects Food Security Projects Although protein is still in short supply we have been successful in stoping have varied with the most success in Rice Farming. Rice Milling machines the hunting of all three species of tree kangaroos found within the Torricelli have enabled several communities to mill their own rice which, is sold and Mountain Range. As an alternative to killing and eating tree kangaroos, consumed. This is helping to save the sago palm from being overharvested rabbits have been successfully adopted by Wigote village with over 20 one of the most important staple foods for the people of the Torricelli families regularly breeding, selling and eating rabbits. Fish farming is Mountain Range. successful in many villages with hundreds of fingerlings produced annually. hunting- before rabbit farming - after fishing before fish farming after

first hunting moratorium - 1999 hunting moratorium - 2015 sago palm harvesting rice cultivation

sago palm harvesting rice cultivation

15 ProteinFacts Farmingand Stats

WE HAVE PRODUCED WE DID THIS BY... AND DELIVERED... 352 trips up the Sepik Highway WE WORK... different types of 18 comprising of km training programs 95,040 Directly with 50 villages who via four wheel drive own the Torricelli Mountain Range different training manuals 16 days of walking to villages comprising of 742 pages 674 There are by 1212 people 12,000 beneficiaries within the project area 350 water tanks to 50 villages 102 field trips into with 2 Provinces, 3 districts and the mountains over 1000 rabbits, fish and 5 local level governments chickens to villages 10 rice milling machines materials and seeds for improved gardening materials and support for 14 schools 16 WE HAVE CREATED WE ARE LEADING THIS HAS COST US... CHANGE... THE WAY... $ Nearly 5 million USD in Improvements in health minimising The only place in PNG where there grants and donations cases of diarrhoea is toilet per household 1 Countless hours of donated 0 zero open defecation in all villages Multi-award winning time and effort organisation with 5 Increased village cohesiveness with internationally recognised awards Personal and financial sacrifice by stories of peace those working on the ground The 1st IUCN member for Over 2500 VIP toilets made Papua New Guinea

17 2016 in Review WaterAid support doubles with a Corporate donor (EMU This has been a very productive year for TCA Australia) and East Wape Local Level Government Partnership achieving the following goals: • WaterAid project delayed but with additional support from a corporate donor and Local Level Government support. Outcomes include: Global Environment Fund (GEF) Small Grants - Delivery of M-Water training to TCA staff team leaders. This involves Program (SGP) under the United Nations using smart phone technology to collect and store data which loads Development Program (UNDP) onto a global database. The project called “Strengthening Protected Areas in Papua New Guinea” - A total of 17 Water tanks delivered to TCA Base-Lumi which This grant has achieved the following goals this year: will be installed in villages within the East Wape Local Level • Full time employment of all 16 Project Officers and two senior staff Government (LLG). including Australians Jim and Jean Thomas - Water Quality testing training delivered by WaterAid staff and • Comprehensive project planning meetings and workshops with all staff implemented in all 50 villages by TCA staff. Results of data collected and stakeholders setting priorities and goals for the year is yet to be analysed.

• Significant infrastructure development at TCA base in Lumi including an ablution block for staff and village representatives, demolition of bush materials housing and construction of permanent staff housing. Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) & Perth Zoo • Patrols to villages to conduct fish, rice and rabbit farming assessment. support our important Solar Project for TCA staff and villages Identification of key village leaders to implement fish farming project in the village. • Through an 18 month period of planning, packaging, exporting, receiving & transporting TCA, via Stephen Gold from WCN, received a • three major meetings with over 130 staff and village representatives generous donation of solar equipment from the United States. Perth Zoo • five Local Level Government (LLG) meetings held (Four of them held at helped fund the transportation of solar equipment as well as batteries and TCA Base-Lumi) to establish resolutions in support for TCA to establish other materials. the Torricelli Mountain Range Protected Area (TMRPA) with 100% support. - A total of 19 solar units were constructed by the staff under the • camera trapping research at three locations (Bin, Souleri & Edainiou) direction of Stephen Gold and Jon Rolufs.

• climate change booklet completed - TCA Staff have a continuous source of clean power to provide light and to charge laptop computers, mobile phones and other small TCA acknowledges outstanding efforts made by Mathew Akon – Public electrical devices. This type of solar is a first for many villages. Relations Manager who has been integral in obtaining Government support - 25 solar panels and inverter delivered to TCA Base-Lumi with the for this project. ambition of becoming carbon neutral. Once established, this solar array unit will eliminate the use of a 5 KVA diesel generator. 18 TCA is now a charity in Australia Thanks for all other donors and supporters for 2016

• Establishing TCA as a charity with the ACNC in Australia and receiving • Krefeld Zoo - Germany Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status. All donations greater than $2 to • Rostock Zoo - Germany TCA in Australia are tax deductible. • Silcocks Family • Establishing a donation portal on the TCA website: www.tenkile.com/contribution • Garamut Enterprises - donated goods in kind and discounted goods

• Some of the achievements we have made in Australia is: • In Wewak Boutique Hotel - discounted accommodation

- Successful Pozible crowdsource funding campaign conducted • KK Kingston - donation of Tuffa Tanks and septic tanks for TCA in partnership with filmmaker Mark Hanlin from Titan Films. A Base-Lumi big thank-you to volunteer Narelle Tunstall for her tireless effort in helping with this project. • Telstra Buisness Womens Awards - travel and accommodation support for Jean Thomas to attend award ceremony in Victoria and Queensland - Into the Jungle Movie was screened for the first time on the 4th January 2017 in Melbourne. The audience was surveyed to guide • Catherine Ball - inclusion of a chapter written by Jean Thomas in the Mark on the final completion of the film. The movie will also be book “Gumption Trigger” viewed by the TCA staff and village representatives in February to • IUCN - Funding support for Jim Thomas to attend the IUCN Congress gauge their feedback before going around the world in film festivals. in Hawaii - Conducted basic Governance training for TCA staff and village representatives in Lumi, PNG

TCA acknowledges Jean Thomas, the Board members and Maddocks Publications Lawyers in their tireless efforts in establishing TCA in Australia. “Gumption Trigger” - includes a chapter written by Jean Thomas. image from 'Into the Jungle' Curated by Catherine Ball. (2016)

“IUCN Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN Category 1b Protected Areas” (2016)

Membership IUCN Member Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) - PNG Chapter

19 ProteinFinancial Farming Report

TCA Income 2016

Income 2016 Amount in Kina %

Grants

Perth Zoo 69,682.79 3.1

Water Aid 279,692.97 12.4

UNDP GEF 1,883,963.59 83.6

Sub total 2,233,399.35 89

Various donations

POM Nature Park 1,000 0.0

Various donations 6383.76 0.3

Sub total 7,383.76 0.3

Other income

Research fees 10,136.74 0.5

Interest earned 1,642.34 0.1

Bank error 0.28 0.0 Sub total 11,779.36 0.5 Total Income 2,252,502.47 100

20 TCA Expenditure 2016

Expenditure 2016 Amount in Kina %

Administration

Office 15,545.91 0.7

Services 39,818.64 1.8

Sub Total 55,364.55 2.5

Education Program

Communications 133,439.14 5.9

Advocacy 208,072.97 9.1

Computers 75,441.23 3.3

Sub Total 416,953.34 18.3

Community Development Program

Infrastructure 270,499.67 11.9

Employment 717,724.22 31.6

WASH 137,575.23 6.0

Protein farming 392,012.66 17.2

Rice Farming 22,865.72 1.0

Solar Project 41,028.42 1.8

Sub total 1,719,796.97 75.6

Research Program

Research project materials 82,680.55 3.6

Sub total 82,680.55 3.6

Total Expenditure 2,274,795.41 100

21 K5,000 - K19,999 Contributors John and Veronica Groat For the Last 15 Years Telstra Award Robert Gibson Deakin University THANK YOU to everyone who has CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY, Sarah Silcocks and Family COMMUNITY AND CULTURE within the Torricelli Mountain range for the past 15 years. Dunbavin Scholarship WAZA Your contribution has cumulated to a total investment of K13,629,687 Kina (~$4.9 million USD). Arts AP (Steve Donellan) Interest Tim Flannery

Over K1 million Kina K50,000 - K100,000 Water Aid St Louis Zoo K1,000 - K4,999 Mohamed Bin Zayed Zoos Victoria Terry Bourke Anonymous Global Environment Fund (UNDP) POM Nature Park Seacology RWSSP - European Union Michael Lyndenmeyer Car Insurance Urge Consulting ARAZPA Jemima Garret Various Donations K500,000 - K1 million Thomas Cullinan and Melissa Hamilton World Wildlife Fund Roger Martin and Amy Shima Sustainable Development Program Andrew Kelly K20,000 - K49,999 Australian High Commission Krefeld Zoo Steve Catwell General fundraising C Darvall Mr Cholmondeley K100,000 - K499,999 Australian Geographic MAF Daryl Dickson New Zealand Aid Canberra University Tree Kangaroo Conference Rufford Small Grant Australian Volunteers International Tree Kangaroo Group Wildlife Conservation Network Judith Eardly Fiona Hume Community Development Scheme Wildlife Conservation Network Sally Bryant Future For Nature Sundry Income LYNX Whitley Award Canada Fund Rostock Zoo Perth Zoo Visitors - tourists, students etc. Molly Shorthouse Biological Foundation (via Zoos Vic) Warner strategy PNG Government Belfast Zoo Community 10% RNHP (via Zoos Vic) 22 Up to K999 Many thanks to our in-kind contributors who have Stewart Gemmell donated either goods, time or technical support. Candida Wong Garamut Enterprises Tessa Smith In Wewak Boutique Hotel Stephen Koci Phillip and Feong Tjoeng International Womens Day (Warburton) Angus Martin Nicole Kearney John and Veronica Groat Duncan Colin and Jenny Thomas Stuart Harris Susan McDermott and Norm Robinson Benjamin Noonan KK Kingston Linda Veloskey Ina-Kathryn Spey Susan De Castella Julian Koepke Suzie Lycett Pricewaterhouse Coopers Fiona Anderson Esri Software Tamworth Michelle Cooper Bede Pelpola Megan Richardson Robert Vaughan Ralph Wellington Alvin Thomas Davpat Designs Johnny lovelock Studio 8 Carina Griffin Matt West & Michelle Cleary TCA Christmas Raffle Chris Banks Barb Sharp Sally Bryant Jenny Thomas Fiona Hume Jason Rick Turn TCA Accommodation Darryl & Jeff Dickson Don Butcher Robert Gibson Vanessa M Stephanie McLennan Maddocks Lawyers Batteries Lyn Rob Small G Pearce Nancy Sullivan Stephen Madden Peter and Dianne Clark Into the Jungle - Unknown Elizabeth Cox and family Anderson Christi David and Sarah Rumble WAZA Gavin and Emmi de Vries Nutri-Metics Fundraising Thomas Schmid Kerry Ten Kate Matt and Sam Leggett AAZK USA Richard Gillett Patricia Kila Brett Smith and Michelle McGeorge 23 Director - Dr. Graeme Gillespie (Chairperson) TCA's People Dr Graeme Gillespie is Director of the Terrestrial Biodiversity Section of the Northern Territory Department of Land Resource Management, based in Darwin. He has spent 26 years in the biodiversity field, working in both applied research TCA Board of Governance and management with State and federal government agencies within Australia, The TCA has the same Board of Governance for the two established entities, and non-government organisations and universities, both within Australia and the Incorporated Association based in Papua New Guinea and Company Southeast Asia. His main focus has been threatened species conservation and Limited by Guarantee based in Australia. The Board is responsible for the management. Currently Graeme is overseeing a large collaborative research overall governance, management and strategic direction of the organisation program aimed at addressing the nature of widespread mammal declines and for delivering accountable corporate performance in accordance with across the Top End, and developing more informed management responses. TCA’s organisational goals and objectives which is to improve health, provide education and so relieve poverty as well as protect biodiversity and cultures of Director - Mr. Roger Martin (Vice Chairperson) rainforest communities in Papua New Guinea. Roger is a wildlife biologist who has been interested in tree-kangaroos since For further details refer to pages 4 and 5. the mid-1980's. He conducted the first-ever field study of Bennett's Tree- kangaroo in 1989/90 and has maintained an interest in this species ever since.

Meetings held Roger made a couple of visits to New Guinea in the early 1990's (with Tim AUSTRALIAN ENTITY Flannery) to advise on a proposed field study of Tenkile in the Lumi area. He has 8th April, 2016 – Four members attending and TCA CEO Jim Thomas present maintained his interest in the Tenkile and its conservation through his member- 8th June 2016 – Two members attending with 3 members proxy votes ship of the board of the Tenkile Conservation Alliance over a number of years. 21st June 2016 – Three members attending 11th November 2016 – Circulated resolutions approved by all members He has written extensively on tree-kangaroos and their biology, being joint 21st December 2016 – All members attended and TCA CEO Jim Thomas present author (with Tim Flannery and Alex Szalay) of Tree Kangaroos - a Curious Natural History (1996) and sole author of Tree-kangaroos of Australia and PNG ENTITY New Guinea (CSIRO Publications, 2005). 22nd May, 2016 – All Members attending including TCA CEO Jim Thomas present Roger is now an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the Dept. of Marine and 3rd November 2016 – Three Members attending including COO Tropical Biology at James Cook University, Cairns. Jean Thomas present

24 Director - Ms Patricia Caswell (Secretary) He received a Centenary of Federation Medal and in 2002 delivered the Patricia Caswell is passionate about how we combine care for the planet, Australia Day address. In 2005 he was named Australian Humanist of the the survival of our natural ecosystems and species with the development of Year, and in 2007 Australian of the Year. In 2011 he was made a Chevalier human rights and the well being of people and communities everywhere. of the Order of St Charles.

She has been a teacher, a trade union leader, CEO of the Australian In 1998-9 he was a visiting professor at Harvard, and is a founding Conservation Foundation, CEO of Plan Australia and established the Global member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, a director of the Sustainability Institute at the RMIT University in Melbourne. She has Australian Wildlife Conservancy, and has served on the International Board special experience combining the natural environment and community of WWF. development in PNG, as a former Board Director of PNG Sustainable Development Program Limited (PNGSDP). In 2007 he co-founded and was appointed Chair of the Copenhagen Climate Council and from 2011 to 2013 he was Australia’s Chief Climate During her term on the PNGSDP Board Ms Caswell visited many Commissioner. He serves on the Sustainability Advisory Boards of Siemens communities in PNG, many in very remote places all across the nation. She and Tata Power (India), and is currently the Director of the Australian is committed to contributing to the development of the people of Papua Climate Council. New Guinea, especially creating opportunities for people to gain skills, have jobs, manage their natural environment, so their families are healthy, educated, in touch with their extraordinary history and places as part of a Managing Director – Jean Thomas (TCA Australia only) sustainable, 21st century Papua New Guinea. Jean Thomas is an award winning conservationists who works with her husband Jim in the remote villages of Papua New Guinea. Jean has helped Director - Professor Tim Flannery (Public Officer) The Tenkile Conservation Alliance form a vision which is to encourage the Tim Flannery has published over 130 peer-reviewed scientific papers and people of Papua New Guinea to value and protect their natural resources, has named 25 living and 50 fossil mammal species. His 32 books include community and cultures as they advance into the 21st century. Jeans on the The Future Eaters, The Weather Makers and Throim way leg which features ground support and influence has seen immense benefits to over 12,000 his discovery of the Tenkile Tree Kangaroo. people from 50 village communities who now support the protection of over 170,000 hectares of rainforest.

25 TCA Representatives Committee TCA Advisory Committee TCA holds regular TCA village representative meetings each year to inform The TCA Advisory Committee was established in November 2016 and is stakeholders of TCA’s work. This has been a consistent activity since the beginning designed to represent the 50 stakeholder villages at the executive level. of the program and has been integral to the success of the organisations It consists of two elected members from each team, a male and a female bottom up approach to achieving conservation and development outcomes. totaling 16 people. They conduct their own meetings and meet with the TCA Board once a year. Their role is to bring issues, ideas and innovations Stakeholder meetings held in 2016: to the Board Members attention. It provides the stakeholders with a direct 5th February, 2016 – 127 people attended. line of communication to the TCA Board improving our governance, equity 20th May, 2016 – 128 people attended. and transparency. (see chart on right) 29th November 2016 – 130 people attended.

TCA Staff - 2016

Jim Thomas Chief Executive Officer Vincent Kelele Project Officer Florian Maus Research Officer

Jean Thomas Chief Operating Officer Caleb Bulu Project Officer Francis Elpiti Caretaker

Patrick Ikon Operations Manager Jerry Sobin Project Officer Andrew Waisi Grounds Caretaker

Mathew Akon Public Relations Manager Ricky Waram Project Officer John Wowi Lead Carpenter

Francis Ulel Base Manager Nelson Taingol Project Officer Leonard Towaiyu Plumber / Carpenter

Alison Kufa Project Officer Leo Ainiris Project Officer Edward Saire Carpenter

Mathilda Yaume Project Officer Mathew Rafa Project Officer John Sumei Painter / Carpenter

James Oso Project & Research Officer Sebby Baiwe Research Officer Nemaiah Sumei Carpenter

Clancy Sumei Project & Research Officer Austin Olikei Research Officer Glenda Ouye Cook

Samuel Kabau Project & Research Officer Bonny Soupe Research Officer Josephine Waisi Cook

Irene Sobin Project Officer Thadeus Paunkil Research Officer Hilary Ouye Security

Nobert Maisuli Project Officer Pais Melik Research Officer Thomas Toulai Security

Paula Faru Project Officer Francis Yuwop Research Officer George Towaiyu Security

Fidelis Nick Project Officer Cyprian Reimau Research Officer 26 TCA VILLAGE REPS TCA VILLAGE REPS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER TEAM TCA VILLAGES Male rep Female rep Male rep Female rep

Wuguble Francis Boike Rachel Boike Herry Walion Rita Titus Waieli Raymond Wiri Patricia Wiri Maiwetem Mathew Yausi Berbadette Akon A Walwalem Charles Paino Rita Muploum Soulete Titus Muplum Paula Mefau Waunulu James Tibli Josephine Tibli Yongite Pais Koni Barbara Primus Rawete Joshua Yowai Rita Yoba Petrus Sapu Julie Opin Wilbeite Raymond Timbo Imelda Yuwau Miwaute Andrew Femingi Alpina Yeni B Wabute Nicky Witio Christina Sabu Sarpoute Michael Tiel Clara Werye Maui Kevin Ouye Anna Popis Tolgete Clement Melik Rachel Aulei Peter Alman Doris Ikon Wigote Stanley Kanpine Quentin Malei C Hapseim Peter Molain Martina Yuwop Yomoum Raphael Yapos Angelina Wolwolum Lilal Alois Aulan Martha Aulen Mupun Denis Wowi Josepha Arthur Jones Yamank Rose Lapa Uwei Austin Meiun Julie Walter Bagam Cletus Yanu Doris Pure D Weigint Elias Mauahin Julie Vincent Nunsi Paul Maisul Monica Maisul Awang Thomas Namoi Armela Winbe Collen Pirou Benedin Emil Graham Mundok Brenda Welau Muku Cosmos Warusi Priscilla Walyu E Sumil Fredy Sokin Quentin Leo Weigi Luthmer Yaki Lucy Ciakam Yapunda John Sirio Carol Rolan Marakumba Jonathen Waisen Ruth Mamtirim Paul Neldin Ruth Itimbien Sibilanga Herry Yapren Hilda Yapren Paita Mark yinowut Bethsiba wandilon F Asier Luke Itimbien Susie Yimbitan Barkop Joshua Aiyok Nesta Mamtirin Aluna Josiah Sembu Gerolin Nimbisan Suwara Amos Yimiten Temah Mundop Anipo Richard Rangen Lorna Neldin Joshua Itimbien Eunice Yinu Yanungen John Yisimbian Martha Waram Seleb Noel Karkip Dorothy Karkip G Brau Clement Nimbut Marian Langei Mup Martin Naure Jeneth Fop Kolembi Richard Angeng Merolin Wiwun King Jackson Lei Benedeth Kamo Dato Barth Karkip Lilian Karkip Richard Rafa Betty Aworal Kofem Alex Mutu Rosa Koyak Komola Jonathon Aworel Tresia Maneng H Koleik Jackop Karet Dalcy Maneng Kulifi Not represented Not represented Sakap Barnabas Eken Maria Awor Serpmel Gibson Bulbien Talita Mato 27 WaterAid support doubles with a Corporate donor Protein Farming (EMU Australia) and East Wape Local Level Government Partnership

• WaterAid project delayed but with additional support from a corporate Global Environment Fund (GEF) Small Grants donor and Local Level Government support. Outcomes include: Program (SGP) under the United Nations • Delivery of M-Water training to TCA staff team leaders. This involves Development Program (UNDP) using smart phone technology to collect and store data which loads The project called “Strengthening Protected Areas in Papua New Guinea” onto a global database. This grant has achieved the following goals this year: • A total of 17 Water tanks delivered to TCA Base-Lumi which will be • Full time employment of all 16 Project Officers and two senior staff installed in villages within the East Wape Local Level Government (LLG). including Australians Jim and Jean Thomas • Water Quality testing training delivered by WaterAid staff and • Comprehensive project planning meetings and workshops with all implemented in all 50 villages by TCA staff. Results of data collected staff and stakeholders setting priorities and goals for the year is yet to be analysed.

• Significant infrastructure development at TCA base in Lumi including an ablution block for staff and village representatives, demolition of bush materials housing and construction of permanent staff housing. Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) & Perth Zoo • Patrols to villages to conduct fish, rice and rabbit farming assessment. support our important Solar Project for TCA staff and villages Identification of key village leaders to implement fish farming project in the village. • Through an 18 month period of planning, packaging, exporting, receiving & transporting TCA, via Stephen Gold from WCN, received • Three major meetings with over 130 staff and village representatives a generous donation of solar equipment from the United States. Perth Zoo helped fund the transportation of solar equipment as well as • Five Local Level Government (LLG) meetings held (Four of them batteries & other materials. held at TCA Base-Lumi) to establish resolutions in support for TCA to establish the Torricelli Mountain Range Protected Area (TMRPA). • A total of 19 solar units were constructed by the staff under the direction of Stephen Gold and Jon Rolufs. • camera trapping research at three locations (Bin, Souleri & Edainiou) • TCA Staff have a continuous source of clean power to provide light • climate change booklet completed and to charge laptop computers, mobile phones and other small electrical devices. This type of solar is a first for many villages. P. O. Box 1304, Wewak To make a donation, East Sepik Province, please go to www.tenkile.com• 25 solar panels and inverter delivered to TCA Base-Lumi with the Papua New Guinea copyright ©2017 Tenkile Conservationambition Allianceof becoming carbon neutral. Once established, this solar Email: [email protected] Printed on recycled, carbon-neutralarray unit paper. will eliminate the use of a 5 KVA diesel generator. 28 Website: www.tenkile.com Design by studio8design.com