EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND
Emergency Response Fund
The ATCF Emergency Response Fund (ERF) offers urgent assistance to international destinations when a crisis strikes. From pandemics to earthquakes to wildfires, and everything in between, the ERF offers financial relief and support to quickly respond to, and recover from, unplanned disasters. We work closely with our members and partners in the disaster destinations to identify reliable, impactful, local organizations and travel businesses most in need.
“This is where we come together, as travelers and businesses who depend on the protection of the wildlife, habitats and local communities, to have the biggest impact in helping these destinations recover. Let us show the world how all travelers and the global travel community become stewards for the planet.” - Soraya Shattuck, ATCF Executive Director
Our top priorities with the ERF are to:
To disburse immediate funding for urgent emergency response
Provide funding to organizations to rebuild and recover from the disaster
To responsibly allocate funds to the organization most impactful and in need
Fund Rangers, Stop Poaching
The Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted tourism and as a result reduced funding for anti poaching programs which has subsequently resulted in an increase in poaching of endangered and threatened species.
Rebuilding Australia
The destruction from the 2019 Australian bushfires is nothing short of catastrophic. The ATCF partnered with REI Adventures to raise over $20,000 to provide immediate relief funds.
If you like to make a donation with a check please make payable to:
Adventure Travel Conservation Fund
14751 N Kelsey St., Ste 105, PMB 604
Monroe, WA 98272, United States
100% of all donations will be passed through. All donations are tax-deductible. For a receipt of your donation, please contact ATCF Director Soraya Shattuck - Soraya@atconservationfund.org.