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Chairman’s Message Our reach across

the globe

When I joined the Board of the collective expertise to find new contribution to global conservation.
BHP Foundation in 2018, I was inspired solutions and set new standards for With the support of our partner
by the scale and complexity of the future. Together, we identified Conservation International, these
the challenges the Foundation has three defining issues for our global local communities of the Amazon
chosen to address and the way it has future: natural resource governance, are helping turn the tide on
approached issues. These are some environmental resilience and deforestation by transforming
of the world’s most critical sustainable education equity. their farming practices and focusing
development challenges, all directly Today, we work with more than on sustainable alternatives to deliver
relevant to the global resources sector 33 partner organizations and have the long-term economic outcomes
and defining issues for our shared a portfolio of projects across 43 they require.
future. However, the BHP Foundation countries. The projects pilot new The Foundation has an ambitious
is no ordinary charitable organization. approaches and generate evidence program of work and we are grateful
We set ourselves big ambitions to take of what works in addressing complex to our sole funder, BHP, for it’s
on these difficult issues, pursuing and development challenges. We share this commitment and contribution.
promoting innovative solutions that evidence with others to enable all of We could not tackle these seemingly
contribute to a sustainable future. us to learn from our experiences to insurmountable challenges and
Unlocking the scale of change required effectively scale up what works and play our part in contributing to
to make a systemic difference will adjust policy frameworks. a sustainable future without the
not be easy. This is why we work in On a recent visit to the Alto Mayo support of BHP, who shares our vision.
partnership with some of the world’s region of Peru, one of the most
leading non-government organizations, biodiverse landscapes in the world, Chip Goodyear
international institutions, communities I experienced first-hand the impacts Chairman,
and governments fostering genuine our projects have on empowering local BHP Foundation
collaboration to reach shared goals. communities. Alto Mayo is a complex
It’s this spirit of collaboration that is and challenging environment that
critical to our work. since 2001 has lost around 15 per cent
Over the past four years, the of its forests through deforestation.
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Foundation has worked with our The Indigenous Awajun communities
partner organizations to shape our and migrant farmers are acutely aware Natural Resource Governance
strategy, align aspirations behind of their role in meeting the demands
common goals and harness our of the global coffee market and their Environmental Resilience
Education Equity
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