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Earth
Island Institute (EII)
MISSION
Life
on earth is imperiled by human degradation of the biosphere.
Earth Island Institute develops and supports projects that
counteract threats to the biological and cultural diversity
that sustain the environment. Through education and activism,
these projects promote the conservation, preservation and
restoration of the earth.
ORIGINS
& PURPOSE
EII,
founded in 1982 by veteran environmentalist David Brower,
fosters the efforts of creative individuals by providing organizational
support in developing projects for the conservation, preservation,
and restoration of the global environment. EII provides activists
the freedom to develop program ideas, supported by services
to help them pursue those ideas, with a minimum of bureaucracy
(see our Staff Directory to contact members of our network
services team).
Earth Island's Project Network consists of more than 30 projects
worldwide (see our Project Directory for program and contact
information). Through innovative education and activist campaigns,
we are addressing many of the most pressing social and environmental
issues:
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Protecting rainforests, marine mammals, sea turtles, and indigenous
lands
• Promoting organic and sustainable agriculture, ecological
paper alternatives, and the emerging Russian environmental movement
• Pursuing community-based habitat restoration, reduction
of marine pollution, and development of urban multicultural
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MILESTONES
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Launched
more than 50 environmental projects including such notable
alumnae as Rainforest Action Network, International Rivers
Network, and Urban Habitat.
• Awarded six Project Censored award for the Earth Island
Journal, the first tree-free magazine in North America.
• Organized the largest and most successful consumer-led
boycott resulting in the requirement that all tuna be dolphin-safe.
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Successfully incorporated social and environmental mandates
in California's military base conversion process.
• Brought and end to commercial sea turtle exploitation
in Mexico.
• Organized a highly influential series of Conferences
on the Fate of Earth, bringing together leaders in the environmental,
peace and social justice communities to seek common strategies.
• Brought major public and industry attention to the
opportunities to replace trees with agricultural alternatives
like kenaf, wheat straw and corn for the manufacture of paper
products.
CONTACT
INFO
300 Broadway #28
San Francisco, CA 94133
tel.
415/788-3666
fax 415/788-7324
earthisland.org
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