About Us

From the tiniest unicellular organism to the great blue whale, every plant and animal on our wondrous planet depends on its relationships with other living things for survival. We believe that successful conservation is also about collaborative, supportive, inclusive relationships.

As an international non-profit, PAMS Foundation has a central philosophy of building strong relationships at every level of society in order to serve and empower the people who protect wilderness and wildlife.
Over more than a decade, we’ve demonstrated that a keen willingness to listen, support and work with communities and farmers in wildlife areas creates deep, lasting relationships that, over time, engender trust and collaboration. Those relationships allow us to help people live sustainably and harmoniously with their environments and the many wild creatures that share the land. Likewise, our collaboration with governments, law enforcement, criminal justice agencies, task forces, private enterprise, schools and other NGOs has shown that real change happens when we all work together.

What do we do?

We work to ensure wildlife and wild places are secure and ensure coexistence is possible for the communities living side by side with wildlife, as they are ultimately the biodiversity stewards of the world.

We develop and deliver educational programs in schools and communities in wildlife areas to promote lifestyles that enable living in harmony with nature and create a greater awareness of the real value of nature. We train and support rangers and village game scouts who protect wildlife against poaching as well as assisting farmers and communities with coexistence strategies to reduce human-wildlife conflict. We also support local authorities in protected area management and collaborate with high level government and international stakeholders to tackle issues such as the illegal wildlife trade. We develop and test new approaches for conservation.

Our Values

Driven by our deep love for people and the planet, we know that inspired, empowered and involved communities change the world.

Guided by our values of integrity, teamwork, courage, creativity, and inclusivity we live by our principles in the following ways:

  • Family: We take care of one another and prioritize our relationships
  • Trust: we trust our teams to make good decisions and take responsibility for their actions.
  • Agility: our field teams sense their environment and are empowered to take strong, swift action to solve problems without waiting for organizational wheels to turn.
  • Investment: our teams are not just around for a workshop or a weekend. They live with communities, eating, sleeping and working alongside them for years at a time, understanding their triumphs and tribulations and formulating effective, appropriate solutions with them. Through thick and thin.
  • Respect: we don’t impose solutions on communities. We listen and observe, think, consult and collaborate with communities on every aspect of our work.  
  • Commitment: we don’t believe in temporary quick fixes. We are dedicated to doing the work to find long term solutions to big challenges.