Become a Phoenix Voyager in your country and let's get the job done. Whatever the Clean Up Operation is, we are here to help each step of the way. Let's clean up our world together.
Mission: Phase 1 Assess each country's environmental pollution issues Phase 2 Develop an action plan & budget Phase 3 Implement Action Plan
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Below are organizations making changes daily! Please find a project near you and lend a hand.
The Global Restoration Network (GRN), a project of the Society for Ecological Restoration(SER), offers the field of ecological restoration a new database and web-based portal to trustworthy and hard-to-find information on all aspects of restoration, from historic ecosystems and causes of degradation to in-depth case studies and proven restoration methods and techniques. The overriding mission of the GRN is to link research, projects, and practitioners in order to foster an innovative exchange of experience, vision, and expertise.
The GRN is fast becoming the central hub for ecological restoration – a vital resource for policymakers, professionals and communities, whether researching options for habitat restoration, writing a project proposal, coordinating volunteers, or looking for educational programs and funding. Perhaps the most exciting feature of the GRN is the database where you can make a specific query and find restoration case studies and annotated links to a wide variety of relevant resources including experts, organizations and literature. Here is a small sample of the links you will find in the GRN website and database.
Biosphere Expeditions is a multi-award-winning not-for-profit participatory conservation organisation offering hands-on wildlife volunteer expeditions as an adventure with a purpose for everyone. Biosphere Expeditions’ citizen science is for people from all walks of life who want to help support and conserve the biosphere that we all live in. Biosphere Expeditions gives people a way to harness their enthusiasm and put it to good effect by coming to work on voluntourism projects simply using the money and time that they would have spent going on an ordinary holiday.You can join our volunteer vacations for anything from a weekend to several months and at least two-thirds of your volunteer holiday contribution will go directly into the wildlife conservation project locally, funding it long-term and sustainably. Experience conservation in action
The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life and is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. The passage of the landmark Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and many other groundbreaking environmental laws soon followed. Growing out of the first Earth Day, Earth Day Network (EDN) works with over 22,000 partners in 192 countries to broaden, diversify and mobilize the environmental movement. More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world.
This Action Kit has been made possible through the support of many committed organizations and funders, all working in partnership with the World Forum Foundation. We hope the information found here will strengthen world-wide efforts at helping the next generation grow up in a “greener” world. We know that finding ways to inspire children’s love for the earth today will help them become tomorrow’s generation of caring environmental stewards.
The Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) is a student and youth run national network whose mission it is to: Build a network of diverse grassroots struggles that transcends current fabricated, oppressive constructs by sharing stories, skills, knowledge and radical analysis to dismantle destructive systems, and replace them with sustainable communities of resistance and collective liberation. We define the environment to include the physical, economic, political, and cultural conditions in which we live.
We believe individuals who want to change the world they live in, can do so efficiently, and more importantly, creatively, if they work within groups that have supportive infrastructures, and value human collaboration, and imagination. We want our members activity to define what this group is about – we are only as good as you make us.
The Nicodemus Wilderness Project was founded because of the need for environmental restoration, stewardship, and protection of neglected public lands. Our organization coordinates volunteer events worldwide that utilize the resources of the community to provide long-term environmental benefits for natural areas. We have established a large and enthusiastic volunteer network that draws upon the diverse strengths of different races and cultures to accomplish our common goal of restoring the beauty of the natural landscape. By working together with our community, the Nicodemus Wilderness Project educates our youth about the need to protect the integrity of the environment by promoting stewardship of the wild lands and waters that support Earth's biodiversity and ecosystems.
The Center for Humans and Nature partners with some of the brightest minds to explore humans and nature relationships. We bring together philosophers, biologists, ecologists, lawyers, political scientists, anthropologists, and economists, among others, to think creatively about how people can make better decisions — in relationship with each other and the rest of nature.Across the world, people are striving for fairer and resilient economies, truly democratic cultures, and healthy, thriving communities. The Center offers ideas on how transforming humanity’s relationship with nature can inform our responses to these interconnected challenges.
EarthCorps is a non-profit organization founded in 1993 with a mission to build a global community of leaders through local environmental service. EarthCorps provides a year-long intensive program for young adults from the US and 80 other countries to learn best practices in community-based environmental restoration and develop their leadership skills as they supervise more than 10,000 volunteers each year.
The Sierra Club has has a positive impact on our environment and with the support of citizens, has the ability to expand even more. Take action today in a variety of ways listed on the Sierra Club Take Action page!
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s reputation as a resolute defender of the environment stems from a litany of successful legal actions. Mr. Kennedy was named one of Time magazine's “Heroes for the Planet” for his success helping Riverkeeper lead the fight to restore the Hudson River. The group's achievement helped spawn more than 130 Waterkeeper organizations across the globe.
Toxic pollution poses health risks to over 100 million people, particularly children, in low- and middle-income countries. This is a finite problem that can be solved in our lifetime.
Blacksmith Instituteworks in some of the world's worst polluted places, sharing resources and expertise with local groups and agencies to solve pollution problems, clean up polluted sites, and save lives.
Our mission is to ensure that the law of Ecocide is fully implemented by all nations by 2020. One wish: to end the era of Ecocide by 2020. This can be done and many people around the world are now supporting an international law to do just that. Please help us map your support. In March 2010 international barrister and award winning author Polly Higgins proposed to the United Nations that Ecocide be the 5th Crime Against Peace.
A timeline setting out how we can have an international law of Ecocide in place by 2020 can be found here. A law of Ecocide will halt dangerous industrial activity and empower governments and business to put people and planet first.
Ecocide very nearly became an international crime when the Rome Statute was being drafted. But at the 11th hour it was removed. Many countries objected to it’s removal in 1996. You can read what happenedhere.
Linking the power of celebrity to environmental awareness, EMA believes that through television, film and music, the entertainment community can affect change in a positive way. EMA’s work is widespread, from subtle messaging on the screen to promoting sustainable lifestyle choices and educating influential people on the power of “green,” our goal is inspiring the path to a healthier planet.
EMA AwardsThe annual EMA Awards is the only program singularly devoted to celebrating the entertainment industry’s creative environmental efforts. The EMA Awards honor productions, film and television personalities, corporations, musicians and musical tours that convey environmental messages in the most creative and influential ways.
Environment America is a federation of state-based, citizen-funded environmental advocacy organizations. We believe there’s something special about our country — and so much worth protecting and preserving for future generations. From stunning waterways like Chesapeake Bay and the Great Lakes, to beloved national parks like Acadia and Mount Rainier, America’s natural wonders enrich our lives in countless ways.
GENI's mission is to conduct research and to educate world leaders and the public about the critical viability of the interconnection of electric power networks between nations and continents, with an emphasis on tapping abundant renewable energy resources, what we call "the GENI Initiative." Our research shows that linking renewables between all nations will mollify conflicts, grow economies and increase the quality of life and health for all.