Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network

1st of August 2017

Mohair Merino & Cashmere Certified Wildlife Friendly™ in Neuquen Argentina

Sustainable products promote coexistence between native wildlife and fiber production FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN) and the Wildlife Conservation Society Argentina (WCS) are pleased to announce the Wildlife Friendly™ certification of high quality mohair, merino wool, and cashmere, in recognition of the efforts of a cooperative of criancero herders to […]

Article tags: Argentina, Cashmere, criollo, Fibers of the Wind, Fibras del Viento, Guanaco, Guillermo Harris, Julie Stein, livestock guard dogs, merino, Mohair, natural dyes, Patagonia, Programa Mohair, Puma, Rhea, WCS, WFEN, wild fibers, Wildlife Conservation Society, wildlife friendly, yerba mate

12th of June 2017

University of Montana & WFEN Launch First Certified Elephant Friendly™ Tea at World Tea Expo June 12-15 2017

Elephant Friendly™ Tea helps secure a future for wild elephants FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Las Vegas, Nevada: – June 12, 2017– The Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN) and the University of Montana (UM) Broader Impacts Group are pleased to announce the launch of the world’s first Elephant FriendlyTM Tea Certification at this year’s World Tea Expo, where […]

Article tags: Asian Elephants, Assam, Certified Elephant Friendly, Elephant Friendly Tea, india, Julie Stein, Lake Missoula Tea Company, Lisa Mills, Tea, University of Montana, University of Montana Broader Impacts Group, wildlife friendly, World Tea Expo

1st of June 2017

WFEN Welcomes Wild Kaapi™ as First Certified Coffee Company in the World

Wild Kaapi™ empowers coffee drinkers to do good with every cup of Certified Wildlife Friendly™ coffee FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WESTERN GHATS, INDIA: JUNE 1 2017—The Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN), a global community dedicated to the development of products and tourism that contribute to the conservation of threatened wildlife and to the economic vitality of […]

Article tags: Avinash Sosale, Coffee, Hornbills, india, Sustainable Agriculture, Tigers, Western Ghats, Wild Kaapi, wildlife, wildlife friendly, wildlife friendly farming

19th of April 2017

Queen of Raw & WFEN Join Forces in Sustainable Fashion

Certified Wildlife Friendly® materials now featured to pro-wildlife fashion designers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK CITY, NY: – 19 APRIL 2017 – Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN), a global community dedicated to developing products that protect wildlife and bring economic vitality to rural landscapes, is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with Queen of […]

Article tags: Queen of Raw, Stephanie Benedetto, sustainable fashion, wildlife friendly

31st of March 2017

WFEN Welcomes BeadWORKS Kenya – A Business Line of NRT Trading – as 3rd Certified Enterprise in Kenya

BeadWORKS, which empowers women and conserves wildlife in northern Kenya, is now Certified Wildlife Friendly™ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ISIOLO, kenya: – 31 march-2017– The Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN), a global community dedicated to the development and promotion of products and tourism that contribute to the conservation of threatened wildlife and to the economic vitality […]

Article tags: beaders, Beadworks, Certified Wildlife Friendly, elephants, Kenya, northern Kenya, Northern Rangelands Trading, poaching, poverty alleviation, wildlife, women

20th of March 2017

WFEN Welcomes Patagonia Park as First Certified Enterprise in Chile

The future Patagonia National Park, Chile, is now Certified Wildlife Friendly™ showcasing flagship coexistence efforts, wildlife conservation and wild lands protection for tourists while supporting the local economy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AYSÉN REGION, CHILE: – APRIL-2017– The Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN), a global community dedicated to the development and promotion of products and tourism […]

Article tags: Chile, coexistence, Conservacion Patagonica, Dr. Cristian Saucedo, Dr. Paula Herrera, Estancia Chacabuco, Julie Stein, Kris Tompkins, Livestock Guard Dog, Park Patagonia, Patagonia, Patagonia Park, Predator Friendly, Puma, WFEN, wildlife friendly, Wildlife Friendly Enteprise Network, wool

29th of November 2016

Tea Companies Invited to Join Elephant Conservation Efforts Through a New Certified Elephant Friendly Tea™ Partnership

Tea companies join forces with wildlife conservation efforts to launch the world’s first certification program aiming to provide incentives for conservation of elephants in the wild FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ASSAM, India – November 29, 2016 – The Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN) and the University of Montana jointly announce a first-of-its kind certification program which […]

Article tags: Amalgamated Tea, APPL, Asian Elephants, Assam, Balipara Foundation, Elephant Friendly, Elephant Friendly Tea, elephants, human elephant conflict, india, India Tea Association, IUCN Asian Elephant Specialist Group, Julie Stein, Lisa Mills, Naturenomics, Tea, University of Montana, WFEN, wildlife friendly

17th of November 2016

WFEN & WCS-Argentina Announce Availability of Traceable Certified Wool from Iconic Peninsula Valdés

WCS Argentina’s Patagonian Fibers with a Conscience™ Program and Certified Wildlife Friendly™ Ranchers Make Wool Available Sustainable Fashion Buyers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Puerto madryn, Argentina (November 4, 2016)—The Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN) and the Wildlife Conservation Society-Argentina (WCS) are pleased to announce traceable Certified Wildlife Friendly® wool—part of the “Patagonian Fibers with a Conscience” program—from the “Merino de Peninsula […]

Article tags: Argentina, Bolek, Fibers, guanacos, Guillermo Harris, merino, Peninsula Valdes, rheas, Ricardo Baldi, Sarah Chojecki, WCS, Wildlife Conservation Society, wildlife friendly, wool

26th of October 2016

First Certified Wildlife Friendly™ Enterprise in India Conserves Tigers & Leopards

New conservation enterprise, Jungle Organics™, supports smallholder women farmers producing high quality spices in harmony with wildlife FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW DELHI, India – OCTOBER 26 2016 The Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN) and Jungle Organics™ headquartered in New Delhi, India are pleased to announce that Turmeric Powder, Ground Red Chili Pepper and Coriander Powder […]

Article tags: chili pepper, coriander, elephants, green economy, india, jim corbett national park, Julie Stein, jungle organics, kaavya varma, leopards, organic, spices, Tigers, turmeric, WFEN, wildlife friendly, women farmers

4th of May 2016

Conservation Groups Join Forces with Companies to Create New Jaguar Friendly™ Ecolabel Protecting Jaguars in Three Countries

First-of-its-kind Certified Jaguar Friendly™ label will empower farmers and ranchers, consumers and businesses to protect the largest wild cat in the Western Hemisphere FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GOIÁS, Brazil, Bogotá, Colombia, Heredia, Costa Rica – MAY 04 2016 The Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN), Jaguar Conservation Fund – Brazil (JCF), Proyecto de conservación de Aguas y […]