The appalling escalation in the poaching of rhinoceros species around the world is undermining conservation efforts to save these species, destroying people’s livelihoods, and is threatening to drive these species to extinction.
The cruel death of one of Ndumo's white rhinos, slaughtered for its horn.
One of the world's few remaining wild tigers.
There are as few as 3,200 tigers left in the wild. Scientists say the situation is so bad that, unless we act urgently, tigers will be extinct in the wild by the time of the next Chinese Year of the Tiger in 2022.
The good news is that it is not too late to prevent this. (more…)
Photo by MICHAEL NEUGEBAUER
It has been 50 years since Dr. Jane Goodall, world-famous primatologist and UN Messenger for Peace, first set foot on the shores of Lake Tanganyika to begin the ground-breaking study that introduced us to our closest animal relatives. Since then, the chimpanzee research she pioneered at Gombe has produced a wealth of scientific discovery, and her vision has expanded into a global mission to empower people to make a difference for all living things.
Visit www.janegoodall.ca to learn how the Institute is helping to deliver that global mission and how her work with chimpanzees is helping to redefine our place in the natural world.
http://www.janegoodall.ca/Gombe50.php
You can have a big impact on moving us all toward a greener future in the individual choices you make each day. These are some of the easiest and most effective ways, in four key areas, to reduce our carbon footprint and help improve our quality of life. (more…)
Choosing sustainable seafood is a simple and effective way you can help promote healthy oceans (as well as healthy humans). Whether you are dining in a restaurant, shopping in a grocery store or buying directly from a fisher, asking for sustainable seafood will support healthier oceans for generations to come. (more…)
It’s not only what vehicle we drive or how we heat our homes that determines our carbon footprint. The food we eat also has an impact. Understanding the resources that go into producing our food as well as what it takes to store and transport it can make us more aware of the relationship between food and climate. (more…)
Too often we are presented with environmental problems without being given the tools to act. The ICF is about taking action to be a part of the solution. (more…)
Whether you are an individual, an organization, a business, or a government, there are a number of steps you can take to reduce your carbon emissions, the total of which is described as your carbon footprint. You may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this, you have already begun. (more…)
