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Kids Saving the Rainforest was founded in February 1999 by two nine-year old girls, Janine Licare and Aislin Livingstone, who were living in the jungle of Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. [1] The girls made paper-mache bottles and painted rocks and sold them by the side of the road to raise money for saplings that would be planted in the nearby forest.
This environmental superhero cartoon was a favorite for teaching kids about pollution and conservation. Captain Planet fought villains polluting the earth, aided by five teenagers representing the ...
The book detailed his life, experiences, and conservation efforts in the Amazon. [3] In December 2014, he was the host of the Discovery Channel nature documentary special, Eaten Alive . During the program, Rosolie was purportedly going to be swallowed alive by a green anaconda while wearing a custom protective suit.
The Monteverde Conservation League was formed in 1986 to counteract agricultural development threatening Pacific Slope forests near the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. After U.S. biologist Sharon Kinsman gave a presentation about the rainforests to a class of Swedish schoolteacher Eha Kern, the children raised funds to protect the forest. [1]
Nature Is Speaking is an ongoing environmental awareness campaign by Conservation International that was launched in 2014. [1] The campaign is developed by TBWA\Media Arts Lab and produced by RadicalMedia for Conservation International. [2] It was conceptualized by Peter Seligmann and Lee Clow [3] and its launch was led by M. Sanjayan. [4]
Wildlife conservation refers to the practice of protecting wild species and their habitats in order to maintain healthy wildlife species or populations and to restore, protect or enhance natural ecosystems.
Countries can meet their mandatory cuts in emissions by offsetting some of those emissions some other way. Through conservation or reforestation of the rainforest, countries can receive credits. Some worldwide companies have stated publicly that they refuse to purchase products that originate from recently cleared areas of the rainforest.
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