The International Elephant Project (IEP) is a not-for-profit project for elephant conservation, rainforest protection and local community partnerships, in order to protect an save the entire ecosystem and biodiversity of habitats shared by elephants. Run by The Orangutan Project (TOP) Board, IEP was formed to conserve elephant’s entire ecosystem in a holistic manner.
Established in 2010, the International Elephant Project is a project of Wildlife Conservation International, a multinational non-profit organisation that has contributed over AUD$37 million (USD$25 million) to conservation projects across Indonesia and South-East Asia. Read more
Tax Deductibility The parent organisation of the International Elephant Project is Wildlife Conservation International Ltd which operates the Wildlife Conservation International Fund.The above fund is a public listed fund listed on the register of environmental organizations under item 6.1.1 of subsection 30-55(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. Donations, ... Read more
The International Elephant Project would like to thank the following businesses and philanthropic organisations for their generous contributions to safeguarding elephants and their rainforest habitat. Read more
That all elephants live in the wild in secure and viable populations.
To ensure the survival of all elephant species in their natural habitat by undertaking genuine, measurable and effective elephant conservation.
The International Elephant Project (IEP) is a not-for-profit project for elephant conservation, rainforest protection and local community partnerships, in order to protect an save the entire ecosystem and biodiversity of habitats shared by elephants. Run by The Orangutan Project (TOP) Board, IEP was formed to conserve elephant’s entire ecosystem in a holistic manner.
The organisation provides technical and financial assistance directly to on-the-ground conservation projects. The objectives of the IEP have many flow-on effects that both protect other Critically Endangered species, such as the orangutan, tiger, and rhino, as well as indigenous communities and the remaining rainforest in Borneo and Sumatra.
Our major strategy is to radio collar and elephant and each herd and track the herds by satellite. We then have our Human Elephant Conflict Mitigation teams follow the herds and work with local communities to see that both elephants and humans remain safe and live in harmony. Saving the rainforest is the single most cost-effective way to save our planet. Protecting the rainforest means protecting the lifeblood of our earth, and our vital stores of carbon.
The elephant’s rainforest habitat is disappearing at an unprecedented rate. And much of what remains is degraded by drought, forest fires and illegal logging. This destruction is also inflicting a massive amount of suffering on a species that is highly intelligent and self-aware. Tragically, extinction in the wild is likely for both Sumatran and Bornean elephants if we do not take immediate action
Find out more about our organisation by reviewing our governance page.