Friends of Soqotra

TO PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABLE USE AND CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE SOQOTRA ISLAND GROUP AND IN SO DOING TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENT IN THE STANDARD OF LIVING OF THE PEOPLE OF SOQOTRA THROUGH:A) RAISING AWARENESS OF THE GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SOQOTRAN CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND OF ANY PROPOSED ACTIONS WHICH MIGHT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THESE.B) SUPPORTING SUCCESSFUL TRADITIONAL SOQOTRAN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND PROMOTING ALL PROTECTIVE STATUTES AND DESIGNATIONS.C) PROMOTING PRACTICAL AND ACTION ORIENTED RESEARCH AND ENCOURAGING ITS APPLICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.D) FACILITATING THE INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH WITH THE DELIVERY OF PRACTICAL PROJECTS PRIORITISED BY THE SOQOTRAN COMMUNITY.E) PROVIDING A SOURCE OF EXPERTISE, ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR THE PEOPLE OF SOQOTRA.F) PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND SUPPORT FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF SOQOTRA.G) CO-OPERATING WITH GOVERNMENTAL, ACADEMIC AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN YEMEN AND ELSEWHERE WHICH HAVE SIMILAR AIMS TO THIS ASSOCIATION.H) INFLUENCING TOURISM TO DEVELOP IN A MANNER WHICH MAINTAINS AND ENHANCES THE INDIGENOUS SOQOTRAN CULTURE AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.