While I do my best to be patient with the process of fundraising, it’s challenging when I know how many lives – both of trees and people – hang in the balance while doing it. In this case, 25,000 trees…
Read MoreMore reinforcement for our position that reforestation is not only critical for the environment, but also for the people who do the work of growing and planting in their local areas. We are intent to make a positive impact for…
Read MoreMeet Dito, one of many Dito’s you’ll find in rural Brazil. An affectionate derivative of the name “Benedict,” it seems to acknowledge a simple connection with the Earth. At least, that’s the way I see it. My best friends in…
Read MoreHave you ever felt down, depressed and hopeless over the dismal condition of our planet’s environment and many of her people? Well, we did too. So we founded a group (back in 2004) to do our part in helping to…
Read MoreThe year 2011 has been designated ‘The International Year of Forests’ by the United Nations General Assembly. This builds on momentum already generated in other international arenas, such as those related to climate change and biodiversity, to bring even greater…
Read MoreSince Charles Darwin University found in 2007 that “a 10% increase in trees being cut down increased the risk of flooding up to 28%, should we be surprised that a forest that was 93% destroyed (the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil)…
Read MoreWhy not… – defy despair with hope? – commit to healing this wounded Earth NOW. Not next year. NOW. – share our passion to change the pictures we see on front pages, to ones that actually make us wake up…
Read MoreMy concern is how long it will take to get to implementation and results-based-payment-for-performance. We need to be in action, now. Amplify’d from http://www.rainforestpartnership.org One of the most positive outcomes of the COP 16 was the progress made on REDD+. …
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