Let's protect those remote and out-of-the-way islands...
Island Conservation Leads The Way!
One of the things that is very important to us at Islands To Highlands is to give a little back to this fantastic planet we live on. We especially need to preserve those remote and out-of-the-way islands and people that need our help. Many of these places are not on our travel radar and some we haven't even heard of before. However, this makes it even more important to preserve these types of fragile eco-systems that our wildlife and out-of-the-way cultures depend on.
It is also important that we align with an organization who is hands-on in the field with these efforts and is responsibly using their funding to further more scientific research. For us, having an organization with their boots on the ground is key and Island Conservation leads the way!
Island Conservation is a non-profit organization with the mission to prevent extinctions by removing invasive species from islands. Island Conservation has therefore focused its efforts on islands with species categorized as Critically Endangered and Endangered on the IUCN's Red List.
Here's The Skinny on Island Conservation
Island Conservation began as an idea shared by University of California, Santa Cruz professors Don Croll and Bernie Tershy after witnessing the impacts of invasive species on islands in Mexico first-hand while conducting their seabird research. These humble beginnings grew into a network of conservationists in 1994 and became an international non-profit organization in 1997. Today, Island Conservation is on the front lines of preventing extinctions and working to expand the boundaries of island conservation efforts worldwide.
Islands Conservation works together with local communities, government management agencies and conservation organizations on islands with the greatest potential for preventing the extinction of globally threatened species. They develop comprehensive and humane plans for the removal of invasive species, implement the removal of invasive species, conduct research to better understand how invasive species removal changes and benefits island ecosystems and to inform future conservation action.
Island Conservation is headquartered in Santa Cruz, CA with field offices in Chile, Ecuador, Hawaii, New Zealand, Palau, and Puerto Rico. Since their founding in 1994, Island Conservation and their partners have successfully restored 65 islands worldwide, benefiting 1218 populations of 504 species and subspecies!
We encourage you to go check out their 2022 Impact Report so you can what they have done in the past year---pretty amazing stuff to say the least! We would like to give a big thank you to the Island Conservation Team for all their efforts worldwide in protecting our environment. We also dig your attitude, spirit and approach to making things happen.
How To Donate
There are several ways to donate to this important cause and it's super easy! For every item you purchase with us, we will donate to Island Conservation. You can also donate directly to Island Conservation via their website at www.islandconservation.org/donate-to-island-conservation/ or reach out via email at giving@islandconservation.org
Island Conservation
P.O. Box 80709
City of Industry, CA 91716-8415 USA
Ph: (831) 515-7314
Email: info@islandconservation.org
Organizations like this always need your help so please share their story and reach out directly to them to see how you can contribute. Mahalo!
#IslandsToHighlands #islands #highlands #islandconservation #conservation #savingtheplanet #islandslife #coastal #marinebiology #islandecosystems #aloha #becurious #beaches #islandsprotection #donations #planetearth #happyplanet #sharingthealoha
Come check out more of what they do by visiting our Sharing The Aloha Web Page.
コメント