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一个濒临灭绝的物种也许会因为一张照片的传播而得到关注，一个正在恶化的现象也许会因为一张照片而得到改善，这就是影像的力量。
An endangered species may be noticed by the spread of a photograph, and a worsening phenomenon may be improved by a photograph, which is the power of the images.

企业摄影家自然基金（以下简称EPNF），是国内首家以影像公益为切入点，关注生态保护、生态扶贫和自然教育的公益基金。基金以长江江豚作为基金标志，以“用镜头拯救生命”为口号，以影像这一最直观的方式，让更多人了解自然，保护生态，推动生物多样性保护和绿色发展。同时团结国内优秀的企业家、生态摄影师，集结影像的力量，以授人以渔的态度，引导贫困地区的人在保护生态环境的同时正确的利用生态环境获益，解决或减少贫困的发生，并致力于中国境内的湿地、森林，野生动植物物种的研究、观测、与保护。
Enterpriser Photographer Nature Fundation(Hereinafter referred to as EPNF) is the first public welfare fund in China to focus on ecological protection, ecological poverty alleviation and natural education. The fund takes the Yangtze River finless porpoise as the symbol of the fund, uses the lens to save lives as the slogan, and uses the image as the most intuitive way to let more people understand the nature, protect the ecology, promote the conservation of biodiversity and green development.At the same time, unite the outstanding domestic entrepreneurs, ecological photographers, gather the power of images, in order to teach people to fish attitude, guide people in poor areas in the protection of the ecological environment while the correct use of ecological environment benefits. To address or reduce the incidence of poverty and to contribute to the research, observation, and protection of wetlands, forests, and wildlife species in China.

2016年4月，EPNF与中国生物多样性保护与绿色发展基金会（简称中国绿发会或中国绿基金）合作成立以本基金命名的专项基金，"中国绿发会"是我国历史最悠久的公益基金之一，是由民政部批准的全国性公募基金，这一新的合作使得EPNF企业摄影家自然基金公开募集善款和开展公益活动，标志着EPNF进入了全新时代。
In April 2016, EPNF and ChinaBiodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation(For short CBCGDF) established the special fund named EPNF in partnership. TheCBCGDF is one of the oldest public welfare funds in China and is a national public offering fund approved by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This new cooperation makes the EPNF corporate photographer Nature Fund to raise donations and carry out public welfare activities, which marks the EPNF has entered a new era.

EPNF计划在全国贫困地区设立生态保护基地、拍摄点、观测点以及各项亲生态类的公益项目，EPNF会组织各地的摄影家协会、企业和企业家对基地进行有偿的利用，收入所得用于改善当地贫困生存和生活条件。本计划定名为“大自然的孩子”计划，为基金长期核心计划。
EPNF plans to set up ecological protection bases, shooting sites, observation sites and various pro-ecological public welfare projects in poverty-stricken areas of the country. EPNF organizes local photographers' associations, businesses and entrepreneurs to use the base for a fee, and the proceeds are used to improve the survival and living conditions of local poverty.The program is called "Nature's Child" and is the long-term core program of the Fund.

由EPNF创立，中国绿发会和世界自然保护联盟（IUCN）共同发起并成功举办每年一届飞凡之旅国际自然影像节，包含三大部分：INPA国际自然摄影公益年赛、国际生态短片节、自然的声音。其中，作为重要组成部分的INPA国际自然摄影公益年赛已成为亚洲规模最大的生态摄影大赛和户外摄影展。
Founded by EPNF, CBCGDFIUCNCo-sponsored and successfully held the annual international natural images festival, which consists of three major parts including INPA International Public interest year of Nature Photography, International Ecological short Film Festival and Natural Sound.Among them, as an important part, the INPA International Nature Photography Public Welfare Competition has become the largest ecological photography competition and outdoor photography exhibition in Asia.

2017年首届INPA在全球7个城市巡展，影展得到联合国环境署《保护野生动物迁徙物种公约》第十二次缔约方大会 (CMS COP12) 的邀请，INPA国际自然摄影公益年赛的TOP 30决赛入围作品受邀在会场展览，这也是联合国环境署CMS首次邀请摄影展进入缔约国大会，展出作品并全部由联合国环境署收藏；同时，EPNF在贵州黔东南生态自然保护基地建立了第一所自然小学于2017年9月建成正式投入使用。截止2017年12月，EPNF实名注册会员生态摄影师将近8000人。
In 2017, the first session of INPA toured seven cities around the world, and it was invited by the Convention on the Protection of Migratory Species of Wild Animals12th Conference of the parties (CMS COP12). The TOP 30 finalist was invited to the exhibition venue, and this is the first time that the UNEP CMS invited the exhibition to the Conference of the parties. Exhibition of works were all collected  by the United Nations Environment Programme. At the same time, EPNF established the first nature primary school in Qiandongnan of Guizhou province in September 2017 and which has been put to use. As of December 2017, nearly 8, 000 eco-photographers were registered as members of the EPNF.

本次大会也是中国普通人以生态保护者的形象亮相联合国大会人数最多的一次，INPA作品走出国门，代表着中国人的形象和态度，通过CMS COP12向世界宣告，“环境保护，中国生态摄影师在行动！”也呼吁摄影师“以正确的方式”进行自然拍摄，凝聚更多的生态摄影师力量，共同推动影像公益，促进生物多样性保护，传播影像公益正能量。
In this conference, Chinese ordinary people as the image of ecological protector appeared on the United Nations General Assembly with the largest number. INPA works go abroad and represent the image and attitude of the Chinese people. INPA declares"Environmental protection, Chinese eco-photographer in action!"to the world through CMS COP12 and also calls on photographersto take photos of nature" in the right way ". It gathers more forces of ecological photographers, jointly promotes the image public interest, promotes biodiversity protection, and spreads the positive energy of image public welfare.