Campaigns
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Government should lead
by example and fly less
WWF's new report, Excess Baggage: the case for reducing government flying, shows how government ministers and officials could save millions of taxpayer pounds - and reduce their carbon footprints - by avoiding unnecessary flying. Their travel-logging could be better, but from the data available we were disappointed to see that 90% of the flights taken were within the UK. We believe the government should lead the way in flight reductions, choosing lower-carbon travel options or using video-conferencing technology.
Read more about the report
Run around London for WWF!
Book up now for the hugely popular Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon in London on Sunday 10 October. Public booking is full, but we still have guaranteed places for our enthusiastic supporters.
Starting and ending in Hyde Park (via a great route around Buckingham Palace, the London Eye and the Albert Hall), the event attracts huge crowds and runners of all abilities. We'll send you a WWF running vest (made from organic, sustainably farmed bamboo material), fundraising and training tips, regular team updates - and of course we'll be there to cheer you on and celebrate your achievement!
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Sea Shepherd Helps Establish
Permanent Galapagos Base
The Galapagos National Park service has added a new vessel to its fleet, the floating base station Tiburon Martillo. For this a special ceremony was held at the docks of the National Park headquarters. At the ceremony all the NGO’s that provided financial support and the people that worked to get this project off the ground were present.
The Tiburon Martillo will be towed up to Wolf Island in the North of the Archipelago where it will be permanently moored. From this floating base station the Park will be conducting well needed patrols to stop the poaching that is taking place in this part of the Galapagos National Park. Costa Rican long liners have been repeatedly caught around Wolf and Darwin Island with sharks and shark fins in their holds.
Not only will the platform be used as a base station for the National Park Rangers, it will also serve as a base for scientific research.
The use of a base station in the North of the Galapagos was first suggested in 2001. It has taken a long time to get the vessel operational, getting the money, required permits and crew but finally the Tiburon Martillo will provide the required permanent enforcement.
Sea Shepherd Galapagos is hiring two local marine engineers to complete the crew of the Tiburon Martillo. We were asked by the new Director of the National Park Edgar Munoz if we would be willing to provide support for this. Of course we accepted as Sea Shepherd believes that this is a huge step forward in the conservation of the Galapagos Marina Park. It will significantly lower the number of sharks being killed within the Galapagos.
Also on this maiden voyage will be Sea Shepherd volunteer Tod Emko from New York City who has been invaluable in the Galapagos office as well as helping the Animal Balance campaign that was conducted recently. Tod has already shown his value for this first trip by fixing the Satellite phone of the Tiburon Martillo without which the departure could have been postponed. Tod will be documenting this historic voyage as well as getting information that is aimed to improve the communication between the heart of the National Park (Santa Cruz Island where the headquarters of the Park service is located) and the North. Sea Shepherd volunteers will be allowed to accompany the Rangers during the upcoming trips offering their skills where needed.
The Tiburon Martillo was made possible by donations from Conservation International, Ecoventura, Wildaid, WWF and Sea Shepherd. The Tiburon Martillo was donated by Peter Witmer, owner of the Aggressor fleet. Key people involved were Godfrey Merlen and the Rangers of the National Park of Galapagos.
We are elated to see this idea finally become a reality. As far back as 2000, Captain Watson expressed to then National Park Director Eliecer Cruz that a permanent station at Wolf and Darwin was essential to curtailing poachers. Sea Shepherd is proud to be associated with this project and predicts that this united effort will significantly reduce shark mortality in the Galapagos.
WWF Campaigns
Illegal logging - http://www.wwf.org.uk/researcher/issues/forests/0000000284.asp
Chemicals and health - http://www.wwf.org.uk/chemicals/
Climate Change - http://www.wwf.org.uk/climatechaos/
One million sustainable homes - http://www.wwf.org.uk/sustainablehomes/index.asp
Greenpeace campaigns
Say "no" to new coal
Palm Oil
Hi there,
Palm oil is everywhere. Found in hundreds of supermarket products, it's also increasingly used to produce biodiesel which is often seen as a green alternative to regular diesel.It's not exactly news that oil palm plantations are threatening rainforests in South East Asia, but what's astonishing is both the pace at which the industry is expanding, and the role major food companies are playing in the destruction. Our latest investigation has found that top-name brands such as KitKat, Pringles and Flora are all implicated in this environmental catastrophe.
Our research focused on the province of Riau on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Right now, oil palm producers are clearing huge areas of forest which grow in tropical peatlands. This peat stores hugeamounts of carbon which, when it's drained and burnt, releases immense volumes of greenhouse gases.
Indonesia's peatlands cover just 0.1 per cent of the Earth's landmass, but they contribute 4 per cent of global emissions. So by clearing these swampy forests for plantations, the palm oil ndustry is having a massive impact on climate change.
This investigation is just the start of our work on the role of palm oil in deforestation. We're following through by demanding that food companies and retailers to stop trading with suppliers who are trashing these forests, and there's more to come in the next few months - we'll keep you posted.
It's only with your help that we can continue to help protect the Indonesian rainforest from further devastation. As you may know, we don't accept any funds from governments or corporations. This means we can campaign freely and without bias at all times - but it also means we are totally reliant onthe regular donations of supporters like you.
If you're already donating to us, thank you very much. You really do make a big difference. But f you're not and would like to, you can either set up a monthly donation or a give a single gift. Whichever one you choose, we'll put your donation to immediate use on campaigns just like this one.
Thanks for all your support, Kelly Maklowicz
To find out more about our palm oil campaign.
Stop the war in Iraq - http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/contentlookup.cfm?CFID=3758916&CFTOKEN=12876771&SitekeyParam=D-J
Stop Global Warming -http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/climate/?CFID=3758916&CFTOKEN=12876771
Choose clean energy - http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/climate/solution/?CFID=3758916&CFTOKEN=12876771
Stop incinerators - ttp://www.greenpeace.org.uk/contentlookup.cfm?CFID=3758916&CFTOKEN=12876771&SitekeyParam=D-D
Nuclear Power -http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/contentlookup.cfm?CFID=3758916&CFTOKEN=12876771&SitekeyParam=D-E
Ancient Forests - http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/forests/?CFID=3758916&CFTOKEN=12876771
Oceans - http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/oceans/?CFID=3758916&CFTOKEN=12876771
Toxics - http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/contentlookup.cfm?CFID=3758916&CFTOKEN=12876771&SitekeyParam=D-C
Friends of the Earth Campaigns
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Protect your right to be heard
The new Planning Reform Bill would force massive developments through the planning system by stripping you of your rights to participate in the planning process. Any opportunity to protect the environment will be lost. Take action now
Stop Europe's unfair trade deals
European Partnership Agreements (EPAs) could lock some of the poorest countries in the world into devastating trade deals that will damage small scale industries, jobs, livelihoods and the environment. Ask your MP to take action
A big push for the Big Ask
Over the last month individuals and groups from across the country have been taking action on The Big Ask. From public meetings to polar bear and penguin stunts – it’s been a busy few weeks. Click here to see the pictures
Green goodies
View our range of books and goodies for family and friends. Order over £30 and you’ll get a free BBC Wildlife Calendar 2008! Just type ‘Calendar’ when you get to checkout. All profits go to fund our work
A green Christmas
Get into the ethical Christmas spirit and avoid the crowds by buying your green gifts online from Natural Collection’s award winning eco store. Get a free box of chocolate truffles on orders over £50 and for each product you purchase Friends of the Earth get a donation
Make polluters pay
The Government is currently asking us to what extent polluters should be made liable for damage to the environment.Demand that they take tough action to protect UK Biodiversity
Turn you old mobile into cash
Send your unwanted mobile phones to ShP where they will be recycled and a donation made to one of our campaigns. Recycle your old mobiles into cash and support Friends of the Earth
Reduce, reuse and recycle
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will soon vote on a revised European waste law. We are calling on them to improve waste prevention, reuse, recycling and composting rates in Europe – without encouraging more incineration. Ask your MEP to vote for a better European waste law
The Big Ask - campaign to tackle climate change
Palm Oil
Reduce rubbish
Save money and save energy
Book offer - "Save Cash and Save the Planet"
Free Letterbox Stickers
One little label can save a thousand trees.
In our first campaign, Eco is targeting the appalling waste of free newspapers. They come though our doors unrequested, and most simply get (at best) recycled unread, more likely thrown away, a criminal waste of energy and resources. Stopping these papers at source is the reduce part of the well known phrase: Reduce, Re-use, Recycle.We are offering free stickers reading "No free newspapers or junk mail please". Do order extra to deliver in your road or distribute to green friends, or your local environment group. Just send us your name and address and indicate the number of stickers you would like: webmaster@ecozine.co.uk
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