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Dear JAQUELINE,

We can all agree that humans have an impact on the natural world. Good or bad, we affect the planet with everything we do. And I know that as good eco-citizens, you feel, as I do, that we have a responsibility to do what we can to mitigate the adverse effects we have on the Earth. But do you know how much your actions are affecting the planet?
Conservation International has created this handy eco-footprint calculator to help you discover your eco-score. It’s a simple quiz that asks what you do that has an effect on our environment. When you’ve answered all the questions, you’ll see your score, how you compare to others in the conservation community, and some tips on how you can improve your score.

At Conservation International, our mission is to supply you with practical solutions you can use in your everyday life. Calculate your score today to find out what YOU can do to be a better steward of the Earth.

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On behalf of Conservation International’s Board of Directors and staff, thank you for your gift of $15.00 in support of our efforts to protect millions of acres of forest around the world and the life that lives within them. Thank you for making a difference!

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Until relatively recently in human history, nature kept our planet’s climate in balance. Then the Industrial Revolution brought huge emissions of man-made greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, resulting in the climate change we experience today.

To restore the Earth’s natural balance, nations of the world must work together to mitigate climate change by drastically decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, and adapt to the significant warming that already is unavoidable.
That requires a holistic strategy that both cuts emissions and strengthens nature’s ability to regulate the climate and sustain life. We need man-made technology to find cleaner energy sources and production. We also need nature’s own technology – the healthy ecosystems of our planet that provide clean air, fresh water, food, medicines, and countless other benefits and services on which we depend.

For more than two decades, Conservation International (CI) has worked with partners around the world to conserve tropical forests, seascapes, and other ecosystems that are essential to the resiliency of our planet and the well-being of its people, particularly the 1.2 billion living in poverty.

Now, in response to climate change, CI is mobilizing a broad coalition of governments, businesses, international agencies, local communities, and many others to develop and implement a science-based strategy that utilizes both man-made technology and nature’s technology – the species and ecosystems that make up our planet’s biodiversity and are vital to our existence.

Our three-year goal: to ensure that the world has the knowledge, experience, and resources to help hundreds of millions of people adapt to climate change; to prevent the extinction of more than 100,000 threatened species; and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation in our priority conservation regions by at least 1 billion tons per year, which is 2.5 percent of the total annual global emissions figure.

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Republicans out...

For the love of god (and the planet) can we vote the Republicans out?

Ok so straying into politics just for a littlew while. It seems important to note that however much McCain has spoken about climate change in the past he recieved a zero score from the leage of concervation voters and has been very quite on the topic thus far.

Obama on the other hand has indicated that Al Gore would be wellcome in his administration, and although that may not be likely, it shows just how big a shift we are talking about from the Bush administration.Obama's energy plan is here, it's a long way from perfect but atleast progressives are a core part of his constituency, lets see if we can improve this plant, and more than anything get the current bastard out and a brighter prospect in!And no, i dont think its at all odd that a Brit cares so much about the US president, in fact i wish the whole world had a vote, its quite a powerful job, and not limited to the US...

can see in: "http://climatechangeaction.blogspot.com/2008/06/for-love-of-god-and-planet-can-we-vote.html"

Turismo irresponsável prejudica hemisfério sul, diz especialista

A democratização das viagens nos países ricos vem causando estragos no hemisfério sul, denunciaram especialistas nesta terça-feira. Eles citam como conseqüência dessa distorção o aumento do trabalho infantil, a prostituição e o esgotamento dos recursos naturais.

Contudo, o turismo também pode ser uma ferramenta para melhorar as condições de vida das populações locais, assinalaram, lembrando que a luta contra essa situação também é uma "luta contra a pobreza".
"O trabalho ainda é imenso. Cerca de 1,3 bilhão de pessoas vivem abaixo da linha de pobreza, mas são os países do norte os principais beneficiários do desenvolvimento turístico no mundo", assinalou Frederic Leroy, promotor do encontro organizado pela Coalizão Internacional para um Turismo Responsável.
O turismo internacional gera mais de US$ 800 bilhões ao ano, mas menos de um terço desse lucro vai para os países visitados. O restante é abocanhado pelas companhias aéreas, operadores de viagem e redes de hotéis, segundo as estimativas das ONGs.

O turismo é, atualmente, uma das principais fontes de renda dos países em desenvolvimento. Muitos de seus habitantes se vêem tentados a abandonar atividades tradicionais como artesanato e agricultura para trabalhar nesse setor.

Mas isso se mostra um grande problema quando o setor turístico sofre um revés de um dia para o outro nesses países, como aconteceu na Mauritânia e no Quênia.

"Foi difícil para as pessoas voltarem para seus povoados e recomeçar a vida em suas tarefas agrícolas", assinalou Guillaume Cromer, um dos dirigentes da Coalition.

Outra conseqüência do turismo de massa é, por exemplo, que as áreas costeiras do Senegal e do Camboja estão tomadas por crianças, recrutados pelas redes locais para vender lembranças aos turistas, denunciou Leroy.

O debate do turismo responsável tem ainda mais importância no atual contexto de uma crise alimentar. Entre os países candidatos à abertura ao turismo, os organizadores citaram o Haiti, onde em abril houve uma série de incidentes provocados pela falta de alimentos.

A extrema pobreza gera também "a exploração do turismo sexual de Madagascar", onde as crianças se prostituem nos bares, destacou Frederic Sorge, membro da associação francesa AidéTous, que luta contra o turismo sexual infantil.

A Coalizão Internacional para o Turismo Responsável, fundada em 2007 por Leroy, reúne mais de 335 ONGs do setor turístico de 90 países.


Autor: France Presse – 04/06/2008