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Group Info 

Name: Earth Island Institute
Tagline: Conservation, Preservation, Restoration
Website: http://www.earthisland.org
Address: 300 Broadway SUite 28
San francisco, California 94133
.Global
Scope: international

About

Our 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 and Purpose



Earth Island Institute (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.

Earth Island's Project Network consists of more than 30 projects worldwide. Through innovative education and activist campaigns, we are addressing many of the most pressing social and environmental issues:

    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 environmental leadership

Milestones


  • Launched more than 50 environmental projects including such notable alumnae as Rainforest Action Network, International Rivers Network, and Urban Habitat.
  • Awarded six Project Censored awards 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.
  • Successfully incorporated social and environmental mandates in California's military base conversion process.
  • Brought an 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.