Watch this National Geographic video of a tiger in the wild, and then join our campaign to save tigers from extinction.
January 20, 2011
January 10, 2011
Census of marine life highlights remarkable biodiversity in world’s oceans
Billions of people rely on oceans for food, energy, and recreation. The Census of Marine Life helps monitor the diversity of life in the oceans to better allows us to recognize and anticipate problems.
We can’t measure the impact of global change unless we have a baseline for the biodiversity that exists today. By understanding the existing biodiversity, we can understand the impact of change on it. From there we can craft plans that might be able to mitigate the impact of those changes.
Watch this video to learn more.
By saving the tiger, we can save so much more
Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank, on why it’s critical that we stop the illegal poaching that is driving tigers to extinction. By saving tigers, we can save so much more.
“Tigers are worth more alive than dead”: Harrison Ford
Please share this message from actor Harrison Ford on the importance of ending the illegal poaching of tigers and of protecting their endangered habitats.
November 19, 2010
Help raise awareness – share “My Horn is Not Medicine” video
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Planet in peril: stop shark finning
We must act to reduce the threats to sharks caused by over-fishing and over-consumption of shark products and by wasteful practices such as finning and needless bycatch. The tradition of shark finning WILL end. The question remains: will it end before there are no sharks left?
Watch this video to learn more about the illegal fishing of sharks.
Click here to learn more about what YOU can do.
How to save a forest: lessons from Madagascar
About 90 per cent of the species in Madagascar’s rainforests are found nowhere else on Earth, but efforts to save the island nation’s forests are about more than conserving biodiversity: they provide a model for efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation around the world.
Click here to learn more about what you can do to save the world’s forests.
Help save African Lions from being wiped out
Illiegal hunting and habitat destruction has decimated African lion populations by 80 to 90 per cent in the past 30 years.
The African Lion & Environmental Research Trust (ALERT) works with all sectors of society throughout Africa to promote the development of sustainable conservation management plans for the African lion (Panthera leo); collaboratively developing and implementing African solutions to African challenges.
Join our pride at www.lionalert.org
Harrison Ford on the illegal wildlife trade: “Don’t buy it.”
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Coral reefs are essential to human and food security
Climate change has already destroyed about 50 per cent of the world’s corals reefs. Yet approximately 500 million people depend on healthy coral reefs for food and income. Watch this video to learn more.
