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Fast Facts About The Nature Conservancy
- Founded in 1951
- Works in all 50 states and more than 30 countries
- Protected more than 117 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of river around the world
- Operates more than 100 marine conservation projects in 21 countries and 22 US states
- Has about 1 million members and supporters
- Has more than 1,500 dedicated volunteers
- Has 3,200 employees, 720 of whom are scientists
The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working to protect the most ecologically important lands and waters around the world for nature and people. The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
Why We're Successful
- The Nature Conservancy works closely with partners, corporations, indigenous people and traditional communities all over the world, and people like you.
- It has a science-based plan that achieves tangible results all over the world.
- It uses a non-confrontational, collaborative approach.
- It continually strives to exercise integrity beyond reproach and to operate openly and transparently as we pursue our mission.
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| Focus: | Environment |
| Action Request: | Petition |
| Location: | Indonesia |
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Indonesian Goverment Regulation No 2/2008 was released on February 2008 to allow mining, oil, energy, transport and communication companies (everything under the name of development) to operate and use protected forests with the highest rental tariff of US$325/ha.
The areas of protected forests themselves are decreasing rapidly. As well as its massive ecological impact, this also causes indigenous people to lose their of land and livehood which lead to poverty and marginalisation. The content of the regulation itself is not founded on a strong consultation and assessement which can be seen from the low rental tariff applied.
More information can be found at:
http://www.walhi.or.id/kampanye/hutan/konversi/080328_walhi_pp22008_li/
Please sign to support the pressure to revoke this regulation at
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/656366114
Thank you from forest people
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From the climate blog at http://www.talkclimatechange.com
The BBC reports today that Co2 levels have increased by 35% in comparison to original expectations set in 2002.
The news comes according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and carried out by the Global Carbon Project, the University of East Anglia, UK, and the British Antarctic Survey
International scientists found that inefficiency in the use of fossil fuels increased levels of CO2 by 17%.
The other 18% came from a decline in the natural ability of land and oceans to soak up CO2 from the atmosphere.
About half of emissions from human activity are absorbed by natural "sinks" but the efficiency of these sinks has fallen, the study suggests.
"In addition to the growth of global population and wealth, we now know that significant contributions to the growth of atmospheric CO2 arise from the slow-down of natural sinks and the halt to improvements in the carbon intensity of wealth production," said the study's lead author, Dr Pep Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon Project.
The report further highlights the difficulties in stabalising atmospheric Co2 levels.
The weakening of the Earth's ability to cope with greenhouse gases is thought to be a result of changing wind patterns over seas and droughts on land.
"The decline in global sink efficiency suggests that stabilisation of atmospheric CO2 is even more difficult to achieve than previously thought," said report co-author Dr Corinne Le Quere of the British Antarctic Survey.
"We found that nearly half of the decline in the efficiency of the ocean CO2 sink is due to the intensification of the winds in the Southern Ocean."
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An oil engineer from NZ invented this incredible bio-diesel boat that beats speed records. See the article I posted and please note it so more folks will see it. We can always use good news!
http://www.care2.com/news/member/166071466/189941
This is exactly the kind of inspiration we need to lure the boating and shipping industry toward biodiesel. They all run on diesel already and the switch would be simple. It could be the kind of switch that has global impact IN A GOOD WAY. I'm all for positive techie developments.
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