Sustainable management of the Makira Forest requires changes in the practices of local subsistence farmers. CPALI teaches them silk rearing that bolsters family income by 60-200% and restores habitat.

Providing foster parent care for an orphaned elephant calf and preparing it for release back to the wild.

Clean water is the single most important factor in regards to a healthy life. This is a simple appeal which not only saves lives through the elimination of water born illnesses, but also transforms the lives of women.

Bringing drinking water to a remote settlement will save children's lives and keep girls in school. It also will free up women's time, enabling them to pursue new opportunities and improve their lives and the lives of their families.

NWF's Adopt-a-Wildlife-Acre program solves serious conflict between wildlife and livestock in areas of dangerous overlap in the Yellowstone National Park area. We accomplish this by offsetting local ranchers' expenses to retire vulnerable grazing allotments and relocate their livestock to safer lands.

Promoting mutual understanding and respect, our camps create an environment that is representative of diverse socio-economic & cultural backgrounds. Offering scholarships is critical to this mission.

Junior Scientists at Iracambi is an Environmental Ed program that transforms schoolchildren in Brazil's Atlantic Rainforest into forest guardians. Through hands-on education they learn the science of forestry, collect data on soils and water, and share their discoveries with their families, gaining a new understanding of the forest as a resource to be nurtured and not exploited. Sound conservation practices will qualify farm families for government funding, helping both forests and people.

The Kichwa/Peace Corps Sustainable House Project, to be built in the rural mountain parish of Guangaje, Ecuador will serve as an environmentally sustainable model home for the local Kichwa Indian residents of the region. Through a partnership of Peace Corps Volunteers and indigenous leaders, we hope to both instruct local builders on the practical benefits of green construction, and help kick-start the wider community tourism that could lead to economically sustainable development in the area.

This project aims to create awareness among young people on how important it is to preserve the environment and maintain environmental cleanliness for the smooth running of a country and healthy living. The project operates in 3 stages: 1. EnviLearning - 2 day workshop (includes speakers, paper recycling and food composting workshop) 2. EnviVolunteerism - field trip (eg.Lake Clean-up) 3. EnviOutcomes - Mentorship program and grant award to the winning participant team for their own project

Our Magwi County Tree Nurseries Project will replant forests that have been cut down, preserve existing trees, and provide nutritious fruits to combat malnutrition in children.