Azri Ahmad

People Resources and Conservation Foundation (PRCF)

At the People Resources and Conservation Foundation (PRCF), we promote the protection and wise use of natural resources and the sound social and economic development of ethnic rural communities, both considering the risk brought forth by climate change. A non-profit, non-membership organization, we work with rural people in developing countries such as Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam and most recently Thailand. We focus in working with communities where people live near protected areas, remnant forests, and degraded lands. Our main objective is to help local people to be involved in natural resource management and to address important biodiversity conservation needs, including the need to prepare and adapt to the impact of climate change. We carry out biodiversity conservation programs that target particular species and habitats, conservation management programs that promote community involvement, and cultural programs that target revitalization of weaving arts through ancestral knowledge. We are most recently concerned about the growing impact of plastic waste, for which we are seeking localized solutions to help address the problem.