EXPLORERS AGAINST EXTINCTION
MAKING A STAND AGAINST EXTINCTION
The scale of the challenges facing the planet at this current time are daunting, but it’s not too late to take action and make a difference. ‘The Alchemist’ from the Anima Mundi collection was exhibited at COP26 in November 2021 and donated to Explorers Against Extinction to support immediate need frontline projects which focus on protecting threatened species and their habitats as well as helping to empower local communities. They have successfully helped to safeguard a wide range of endangered species and at risk wild spaces in more than 20 different countries including the UK. Through the sale of original art and photography Explorers Against Extinction have been able to support multiple frontline projects, from establishing a new working dogs programme in Garamba National Park in the DRC, to equipping Forest Edge Community Rangers working to safeguard tigers in Sumatra.
Supporters include explorers Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Colonel John Blashford-Snell, Benedict Allen, Levison Wood, Pip Stewart, Charlie Boorman and Alastair Humphreys. Celebrity supporters include Dame Judi Dench, Sir Paul McCartney, Dame Helen Mirren, Stephen Fry, Richard E. Grant, Rachel Riley, Nick Park, Mary Berry, Joni Mitchell, Joanna Lumley, Bill Nighy, Simon Reeve, Gordon Buchanan, Clive Anderson, Ray Mears, Liz Bonnin, Mark Carwardine, Kevin Pietersen and Nicky Campbell.
Work from Milner’s Anima Mundi Collection was auctioned and the sale contributed towards 21 For 21, a campaign to champion the work of 21 conservation projects from around the world throughout 2021, as follows: Project Seagrass, U.K. Giraffe Conservation Foundation, Niger, West Africa; Invictus K9, Southern Africa; African Pangolin Working Group, South Africa; African People & Wildlife, Tanzania; Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya; The Gorilla Organization, Rwanda, Uganda & DRC; Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme, Indian Ocean; Rekawa Turtle Watch, Sri Lanka; Manta Trust, Indian Ocean; The Mariamma Charitable Trust, Bandipur, India; ELIE, Cambodia; The Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC), Sabah, Malaysian Borneo; Friends of the Koala, NSW, Australia; New Zealand Whale & Dolphin Trust; South Georgia Heritage Trust and British Antarctic Survey, Southern Ocean; RSPB, Birdlife International and South Georgia Heritage Trust, South Georgia; Onçafari, Brazil; Naveducando Foundation, Galapagos; TIDE Belize; and Arts For Animals, Southern Africa.
