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Ibex Earth has been fortunate enough to develop strong relationships with the following environmental charities and non-profit organisations. We are delighted to support and promote each of the organisations through the work of Ibex Earth and together they form our Environmental and Conservation Partners.
LOGOS LOGOS LOGOS A. Africa Conservation Fund (UK) Africa Conservation Fund (UK) (“ACF”) was founded in 2005 and aims to promote the conservation of Africa's national parks and reserves, specifically in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The organisation works primarily in the Virunga National Park, which was founded in 1925 and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Virunga is home to about 200 of the last 700 mountain gorillas on Earth. The gorillas live on the eastern edge of the Park, near the border with Rwanda. Their survival is threatened by habitat loss due to expanding human populations, illegal charcoal production, poaching and civil conflict in the southern half of the Park. Website(s): http://gorillacd.org/ Social Networking: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/causes/9080/ http://www.myspace.com/gorillacd http://www.youtube.com/user/gorillacd http://www.flickr.com/photos/gorillacd/
B The Conservation Foundation The Conservation Foundation was launched in 1982 at the Institute of Directors and live on BBC Television and since then it has created and managed a large number of award schemes, publications, conferences and seminars, master-classes and initiatives involving a wide range of environmental issues throughout the UK and around the world. The aim of The Conservation Foundation has always been to promote positive news, awareness and action in order to publicise existing initiatives and encourage new ones. Websites: http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/ http://www.justgiving.com/conservationfoundation/
C The Gaia Foundation The Gaia Foundation (Gaia) is a registered UK charity established in 1984, committed to promoting and defending initiatives to strengthen community resilience and ecological governance.
Gaia’s inspiration and track record over the past 20 years has come through accompanying pioneering initiatives working with local and indigenous communities in Africa, Amazon, India and Europe to revive local governance systems and sustainable livelihood practices. The common purpose for Gaia partners is to rekindle the knowledge and practices that sustain the health of the Earth’s ecosystems, on which we humans depend for our wellbeing.
Websites http://www.gaiafoundation.org/ http://web.mac.com/gaiafoundationuk/iWeb/Gaia%20Foundation%20Podcasts/Podcast/Podcast.html
D The Koru Foundation The Koru Foundation, registered as a UK Charity in 2007, has been actively involved in building partnerships with the European Renewable Energy industry, NGOs and community groups to support sustainable solutions that respond to climate change and energy poverty.
Energy poverty deprives people of the right to good health, education and employment opportunities. The Koru Foundation is focused on developing Renewable Energy solutions and research to help impoverished communities find sustainable solutions to their energy problems. Koru was set up against the background of climate change and the continued extremes of poverty in developing nations, and Renewable Energy is a growth industry providing appropriate and sustainable low-carbon energy solutions.
Websites: http://www.korufoundation.org/ http://www.justgiving.com/korufoundation/
E The Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme Established in 2006 the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme (“MWSRP”) is a not-for-profit organisation that exists to facilitate whale shark research and to foster community focussed conservation initiatives in the Republic of Maldives. The MWSRP is an active member of the international conservation coalition, the Shark Alliance. The pioneering research of the MWSRP into the demographics and movements of the whale shark population in the Maldives provides the scientific basis behind the programmes wider conservation goals. By working closely with Island chiefs, the newly instated Maldivian government and other key industry stakeholders the MWSRP are currently developing a Marine Protected Area programme to preserve the Maldives largest and most consistent whale shark aggregation site – Mamigilli Reef. This exciting initiative, the first of its kind in the Maldives will provide the focus for sustainable whale shark eco-tourism. Website: http://www.maldiveswhalesharkresearch.org/ Social Networking
F Ndoro Children’s Charities Details to follow. Website(s): http://www.ndorocc.org.uk/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx Social Networking: http://en-gb.facebook.com/childrenscharities http://twitter.com/ndorocharities
GThe Open Spaces Society
The Open Spaces Society (“OSS”) (its full name is the Commons, Open Spaces and Footpaths Preservation Society), founded in 1865, is Britain’s oldest national conservation body. In its early years it rescued many important areas of common land, such as Hampstead Heath, Wimbledon Common and Epping Forest, from enclosure and ensured their preservation for the public benefit. Some of the OSS’s founders went on to create the National Trust. Throughout its history the OSS has helped to secure vital laws to protect metropolitan commons, control fencing and list commons on registers. A further success story is that the charity was able to secure a public right to walk on urban commons and, 75 years later, on all commons throughout England and Wales. Website(s):
H Surfers Against Sewage: Surfers Against Sewage is a UK based, not-for-profit organisation, campaigning for clean, safe recreational waters and was set up in 1990 to campaign on UK water quality issues that were affecting all recreational water users from surfers to sailors, beach goers to kayakers. The biggest threat at the time was raw, untreated sewage, which was literally being ‘pumped and dumped’ around the coastline. Raw sewage poses a serious health risk to water users, playing host to a vast number of harmful pathogens including E-coli, Hepatitis A and Salmonella. Using a solution based argument of viable and sustainable alternatives, SAS have highlighted the inherent flaws in current practises, attitudes and legislation, challenging industry, legislators and politicians to end their 'pump and dump philosophy. In turn SAS has been instrumental in pushing water companies to invest £12 billion into new sewerage systems in the UK. SAS has also played a major role in strengthening European legislation relating to sewage and water quality in the UK Websites: Social Networking http://www.facebook.com/pages/Surfers-Against-Sewage/34044296391 http://twitter.com/sascampaigns
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Trees for Cities
Trees for Cities are an environmental charity working with local communities in the United Kingdom and abroad on tree planting projects. Their aim is to tackle global warming, create social cohesion and beautify our cities through tree planting, community education and training initiatives in urban areas of greatest need.
By working closely with local communities Trees for Cities create beautifully healthy species for the whole community to enjoy now and for the future, both in the UK and abroad. These projects include the planting of new woodlands, street trees, community gardens and edible playgrounds, which have the added benefit of improving local air quality and providing habitats for urban wildlife.
Websites http://www.treesforcities.org/ Social Networking http://twitter.com/TreesforCities http://www.youtube.com/user/treesforcities
J The World Land Trust The World Land Trust was established in 1989 to raise funds for the purchase and protection of tropical forests and other vital ecosystems around the world and to conserve their biodiversity, with emphasis on threatened habitats and endangered species. An essential part of the World Land Trust’s philosophy is always to work through local partners; developing strong partnerships with local individuals, communities and organisations to engage support and commitment amongst the local population who live in the project areas. At the same time the World Land Trust strives to generate awareness in the UK and elsewhere, of the need for conservation, to improve understanding and generate support through education, information and fundraising. To date the World Land Trust have purchased nearly 400,000 acres of tropical forests, wetlands and grasslands and over 2 million acres more are being protected for conservation. Further more the World Land Trust always works in partnership with local Non Governmental Organisations (“NGOs”) in whom the ownership is vested; ; The World Land Trust works with them to protect and manage the land for conservation. Website(s):
Social Networking: http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=445637936 http://www.facebook.com/worldlandtrust http://www.myspace.com/worldlandtrust http://twitter.com/worldlandtrust
K The Young People’s Trust for the Environment The Young People’s Trust for the Environment (YPTE) is a charity that aims to encourage young people’s understanding of the environment and the need for sustainability. Young people are our future - they are the next generation of workers, parents and decision makers. It is vital that they have an understanding of today’s environmental problems before they become tomorrow’s adults. Armed with this knowledge and unfettered by adult cynicism, their thinking now could provide future answers to today’s challenges. Environmental issues are hugely important to young people, who are ten times more likely to be concerned about climate change than they are about knife crime. Yet at the same time, they are becoming increasingly disconnected from the natural world and spend less time exploring the environment. YPTE helps young people to gain a better understanding of the natural world and in so doing hopes to inspire young people to create real environmental change for their futures, and through more sustainable lifestyles to leave a lasting legacy for their children’s children. Website(s): Social Networking: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Young-Peoples-Trust-for-the-Environment/21317262830 |
