Volunteers' Association for the Protection of Black-Necked Cranes

Achieving the harmonious development of people and nature.

Goals

To protect rare and endangered species, particularly the “panda among birds,” the black-necked cranes. We also intend to expand our focus to protect wildlife and promote ecological balance.

Major Projects

• May 2011, “Yunnan Pingfeng– Protecting China’s Black-necked Crane, We Are Taking Action,” environmental education and publicity program.
• Winter 2011 – Spring 2012, Established the Hong Kong World Nature Foundation (开展世界自然基金会（香港）), which funded the Zhaotong Black-necked Crane and Marsh Ecosystem Environmental Protection Publicity and Education Project and Zhaotong and Qujing Sixian District Black-necked Crane Winter Survival Base.
• June 2011, Fifth “Baihe Qianliu Environmental Action” program
• March 2012, Granted Dashanbao Middle School the fourteenth “Miaoshe Financial Aid Fund”
• May 2012 – March 2013, Winrock International SEN Model Project

Major Achievements

• 2001, 2006, Ford Motors Environmental Prize, third place
• 2002, Selected as one of China’s Ten Outstanding Volunteer Service Groups
• 2004, Yunnan Outstanding Social Organization & National Advanced NGO
• 2005, China Charity Federation’s (中华慈善总会) “China Charity Award”
• 2006, Toyota China Youth Environmental Protection Grant
• 2009, Yunnan Outstanding Volunteer Service Group”
• 2010, Ministry of Civil Affairs’ “National Advanced Social Organization”

Major Funders

Winrock SEN International Project, World Nature Foundation, Yunnan Junfeng Construction Engineering Co. Ltd. (云南均峰建筑工程有限公司)

Major Partners

Yunnan Dashanbao Black-necked Crane National Nature Preserve Management Office, Shanghai Miaoshe Industry Co. Ltd. (上海妙舍实业有限公司)

Distinctions

We carry out protection work involving local rural people, middle and elementary schools, and city residents, and work to support impoverished local students. We also spread the idea of environmental protection.