| ALIYA ECO PROJECT Sri Lanka….. | |
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….is active Nature & Wildlife preservation projects connected with a ecological type of tourism. ALIYA Eco Tourism is mainly focused on nature watching as well as good and thrilling photo safaris. We offer simple day trips as well as overnight arrangements and whole Sri Lanka Tour Packages. The main focus however always remains the importance of nature itself. ALIYA ECO PROJECT continues to be critical. And even self critical. We will not be temped to suggest a perfect illusion but wish to continue our mission. That is to draw attention to all associated problems. Although the tourist part of our project is kind of commercial, but the ultimate aim is to support all other aspects of our program. This includes promotion of the entire area, creation of employment and awareness of the importance of nature preservation both in visitors as well as residents. Visitors can help with education locally. |
| A well run nature project is seen as an investment into the future and will bring long term benefits to the area. The project is also of importance to the local people with ongoing employment opportunities and environmental awareness. Tourist come to enjoy unspoiled nature; if destroyed they will go elsewhere. Everyone should realise the merit of our Eco Tourist activities. | |
| It is important to get the right balance between Nature and tourism.
Why ALIYA ? Because we, the ALIYA Team love the nature. We like to do something. Preserve wildlife environment. |
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| A wild animal orphanage, just for example, is essential. There are Bimbo and Charlie the two monkeys already and they did not come on order. Now there are four. Coco and Baby. They all appear as a surprise. We would already be a mini zoo if we could accept more ‘inmates’, but the location in Ella is not good to keep wild animals.
As things stand there is no facility which has sufficient professional knowledge to care for the individual needs of most species. However, we are connected to good data bases, experts and media as well as other organizations where we can educate ourselves as well as teach local staff. |
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| Education, teaching and awareness are in any event the key elements. Our plan is to acquire a multi purpose vehicle, a kind of multi media exhibition bus to tour the wider area. We would love to present an interesting, gripping show how much we all stand to loose and how much we have to gain if we all understand the problems we are facing. This bus would be welcome in schools, farming areas and public gatherings because it is totally neutral and concentrates of the improvement of rural life as a whole. In addition we are confident that we can save many lives of endangered species. |
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| We would like to incorporate a coordinating centre for environmental offenses where serious crimes can be recorded and maybe acted upon. For example, no common data base for dead elephants exists; we would like to change that to start with. | |
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Education, teaching and awareness are in any event the key elements. Our plan is to acquire a multi purpose vehicle, a kind of multi media exhibition bus to tour the wider area. We would love to present an interesting, gripping show how much we all stand to loose and how much we have to gain if we all understand the problems we are facing. This bus would be welcome in schools, farming areas and public gatherings because it is totally neutral and concentrates of the improvement of rural life as a whole. |
| In addition we are confident that we can save many lives of endangered species. We would like to incorporate a coordinating centre for environmental offenses where serious crimes can be recorded and maybe acted upon. For example, no common data base for dead elephants exists; we would like to change that to start with. If we could offer substantial rewards to anyone who reports the shooting of an elephant we could press for proper and legal prosecution in a Court of Law. |
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| We are confident that as soon as one or two ivory hunters and dealers are caught and perhaps jailed the spin off effect will be a deterrent to others. If we have means, the existence of our office will soon be common knowledge and perhaps seen as a source of legitimate income by some who are also interested in helping nature to fight back and cowards with a gun. | |
| Our plan: ALIYA ECO PROJECT can only succeed with some basic finance. We are actively looking for a Sponsor. Without some support the project is doomed to fail. Ever since my arrival in Sri Lanka I only received support from the SVH at Arugam Bay, friends in Ella, friends in Colombo and from the Planet Internet Cafe. I live there, work from there, communicate from there and operate the modest orphanage from its premises. But in order to expend and work effectively and independend it is essential to form a separate legal entity, such as a Company or Organization. |
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| The most difficult and perhaps most expensive part is to obtain all relevant legal documents and permissions. But also we need to work more closely with other organizations as well, that much is realised. But I am unsure who can and will cooperate with us, as we have set very high standards. Suitable premises somewhere on the edge of the village or even close to the Nationalpark should be found, rented or better still purchased. Some good locations are offered already. A small building may later be erected to house not only an essential shelter and an office, but also accommodation for staff and the odd visitors and guests. The little office needs Internet and telephone connections. We need to construct secure enclosures for wild animals. Further a suitable 4X4 vehicle is essential. A schooling and teaching bus to educate pupils and farmers would also help tremendously. After a relative moderate initial investment we are confident that ALIYA ECO PROJECT will be totally self supporting and act as successful employer in this remote area. Administration and accounting shall remain transparent and open for inspection to all interested parties. From a sponsor point of view this is a very worthwhile, popular Project and offers excellent advertising possibilities. Should a sponsor be a Company, we suggest staff rewards in the shape of subsidised travel and wild life experience holidays. In the case of Universities or Organizations an exchange or partnership is envisaged. Both with the view to evaluate and help each other’s projects and to assist in local education. Whatever, any investment will pay for itself in a very short period of time. Not many other projects can offer such valuable tasks and rewards. |
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