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For this week’s ‘director spotlight’ we caug

For this week’s ‘director spotlight’ we caught up with Louise Mitchell, executive director of @SVGEF.

She offered us some wonderful insight into her work and hopes for the future. To read the full interview, follow the link in our bio.

🦋Is there a specific area of focus in your work that you are most interested in? Why?

I am most interested in working to save vulnerable or endangered species. Saving one species often means saving an entire ecosystem because loss of certain keystone species can weaken the entire ecosystem and even lead to loss of other species. All species are connected in a 'web of life.'

We at the SVGEF have been lucky to be able to support saving the Union Island Gecko from extinction and even have it listed as a protected species under the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). This has led to a major reduction in the illegal poaching and international trade of this unique gecko found only in the Chatham Forest of Union Island, the Grenadines.

🦋 What are some simple steps people can take to help their local environment either in St Vincent and the Grenadines specifically or around the world?

1. Farmers to stop using pesticides
2. Stop throwing trash into rivers, drains which all end up in the ocean
3. Eat less meat
4. Demand and eat organically produced vegetables
5. Plant a tree on your birthday
6. Give a gift of a seedling instead of cut flowers on Valentine's Day
7. Reduce your use of plastic
8. Make every beach day a beach clean up day - pick up trash
9. Diversify your diet, eat more plant-based foods
10. Don't buy products that have heavy plastic packaging

The @menorcapreservationfund have just released th

The @menorcapreservationfund have just released their latest newsletter detailing their incredible achievements from 2020 and announcing their four latest grants:
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- The Societat Ornitologica de Menorca’s study of paíños seabirds feeding areas. This will help to protect the birds that nest in mediterranean coastal areas.
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- Radio Far Cultural’s “KM0” Initiative, to interview environmental champions seeking to raise awareness about a variety of environmental issues
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- Surf and Clean association for a pilot project “Learning through surfing”. The objective is to raise awareness amongst primary school students regarding the respect for our marine environments.
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- The GoZeroWaste project has been approved in collaboration with Plastic Free Menorca Alliance. Through this project, the MEPF seeks to promote the challenge of eliminating or drastically reducing our waste generation through the use of an APP linking to local businesses, creating challenges, etc.
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Follow the link in our bio to read their newsletter and their local press coverage!
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These photos are from the team who will be working on the Surf and Clean project starting in May.

We are so excited to announce that we are members

We are so excited to announce that we are members of Amazon Smile!

By choosing us as your Amazon Smile charity, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your purchase to us! All you have to do is shop at amazon smile as opposed to the regular amazon website, there is no difference in the search results.
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Make sure you are on the uk site, smile.Amazon.co.uk, so that we appear in the search results

➡️ Swipe for instructions on how to join.
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#amazonsmile #conservationcollective

This weeks Spotlight Series features Ana, the exec

This weeks Spotlight Series features Ana, the executive director of the Mallorca Preservation Foundation.
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Is there a specific area of focus in your work that you are most interested in? Why?
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At the moment, I’m most interested in agriculture and local food production. Agriculture is the ONE sector that has the ability to transform from a net emitter of CO2 to a net sequester of CO2. The industry is beginning to make changes to incorporate renewable energy sources, rational usage of water and more effective waste management into its operations. With more sustainable practices in both crop and animal farming as well as a move towards sourcing food at KM 0, the industry is showing signs of a positive transformation

What are some simple steps people can take to help their local environment either in Mallorca specifically or around the world?
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Consume local and sustainable. The consumer has the key to change things: sustainable food, sustainable fashion, sustainable energy, sustainable tourism. When everyone demands sustainability, it will become normality.

Follow the link in our bio to read Ana’s full interview.

In honour of World Wetlands Day earlier this week,

In honour of World Wetlands Day earlier this week, here are some facts about these spectacular ecosystems.

- Wetlands function as their own distinct ecosystems, characterised by vegetation adapted to their wet soil.

- They have natural water filtration abilities, trapping pollutants, dissolving nitrogen, and breaking down suspended solids to neutralise harmful bacteria.

- They are crucial for the survival of thousands of species, including humans; between 300-400 million people depend on wetlands directly and they are crucial to global food security.

Some examples of related projects in our network:

- @lanka.environment.fund campaign to save the Vidattaltivu Nature Reserve, declared as Sri Lanka’s third largest Marine Protected Area and home to a myriad of flora and fauna, from a potential aquaculture project. Although the battle to conserve these wetlands is not over, they have been successful in its protection so far.

- @ionian_env_foundation supports the 'Save Erimitis' Campaign to protect this biodiverse habitat on the north east coast of Corfu from unsustainable development. The ecosystem is home to three protected wetlands.

- @ibizapreservation provided a grant to fund the creation of an awareness raising documentary on the Ses Feixes wetlands in Ibiza, which acts as an important wintering ground for migratory birds, and constitutes a haven for wildlife. The aim of this project was to educate people in order to prevent damage and encourage protection projects.

Facts from WWF and https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2018/02/02/things-wetlands-
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#conservationcollective #worldwetlandsday #2021 #wetlands #ecosystem #biodiversity #mangroves #conservation #preservation #restoration #raiseawareness #environment #nature #savetheplanet #grassroots #bottomup #sustainabledevelopment

We are so happy to announce that the Conservation

We are so happy to announce that the Conservation Collective has been awarded grants from: the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) & MAVA Foundation. With their support, and the continued support of private donors, we’ll be able to make some exciting changes in 2021, scaling up our work by:
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🍃 Joining forces with clubs of friends across the Mediterranean and Caribbean to launch new foundations;
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🍃Appointing a new Network Director (Kendra Walsh) and Marketing Manager (Rose Slater) to strengthen the support provided to the local foundations in our network and raise awareness about the impact of their vital work on a global level;
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🍃Developing robust impact analysis, measurement and reporting tools;
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🍃Leveraging new sources of philanthropic funding for effective grass-roots conservation initiatives, that will help to protect the environment, restore nature and safeguard against climate change;
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🍃Building an expert independent scientific global advisory board.
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CIFF is the world’s largest philanthropist that focuses specifically on improving children’s lives. Climate change poses the single biggest threat to the future of today’s children. CIFF supports smart ways to slow down and stop climate change, and believes philanthropy has an important role to play.
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MAVA conserves biodiversity for the benefit of people and nature by funding, mobilising and strengthening their partners and the conservation community. MAVA has a wealth of experience touching on similar themes and areas (particularly in the Mediterannean) as members of the Conservation Collective.
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