Environment

Objective: find a way to live on the Earth while maintaining its biodiversity and natural resources

How do we do this?

Protect and restore our biodiversity

• Botanic garden trains next generation of advocates with summer internship program
• Animal Shelter Raises Funds by Publishing Photo Essay Book
• Botanical garden grows native plants for nearby researchers
• Botanical garden sells local native plants in attached nursery
• Bring back Monarch butterflies - plant milkweed in your garden

Protect animals from cruel practices

Species:

Bees

Elephants

 

Eliminate over-utilization of resources

• Startup hires unemployed to recycle discarded plastic
• Microfranchise honey co-op pays farmers not to cut down forests
• "Furniture Bank" redistributes unwanted home furnishings to those in need
• Ostrich meat is a sustainable alternative to beef
• Apple launches new system to recycle old iPhones

 

Mitigate pollution and reduce waste

• Harmful chemicals in dollar store products reach large percentage of rural U.S. children
• Startup hires unemployed to recycle discarded plastic
• "Warming up the car" is a wasteful myth. Just drive.
• "Furniture Bank" redistributes unwanted home furnishings to those in need
• Apple launches new system to recycle old iPhones