SeAcology.org - An ecological non-profit group preserving island habitats.
Title
Seacology - Conservation organization preserving island environments and cultures
Description
Seacology is the world's premier nonprofit environmental organization with the sole purpose of preserving the highly endangered biodiversity of islands throughout the world. In the last 400 years the majority of the world's plant and animal extinctions have taken place on islands, leading biologist Dr. Peter J. Bryant to call this unprecedented rate of species extinctions "one of the swiftest and most profound biological catastrophes in the history of the earth."
Indigenous people are all too often faced with the dilemma of choosing between protecting their precious natural resources, and economic development. Seacology searches for win-win situations where both the local environment is protected and islanders receive some tangible benefit for doing so. In Falealupo, Samoa, Seacology built a critically needed school in exchange for the establishment of a 30,000-acre forest reserve. In Navolau, Fiji, Seacology is constructing a community center in exchange for the establishment of a 370,000-acre marine reserve. Because we work closely with islanders right from the beginning, our projects enjoy strong local support and consequently lead to long-term benefits. Our ever-expanding list of projects shows that we are truly making a difference in protecting threatened island biodiversity throughout the world.
Languages
English
Contact
- Seacology
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- Berkeley CA
- United States 94707
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- +1.51055935
Additional Information
Related Domains
- Caribbean Islands
- Conservation
- Culture
- Ecosystem
- Ecosystems And Habitats
- Environment
- Environmental
- Environmental Ngo
- Environmental Organization
- Fiji
- Global Island Preservation
- Indigenous
- Indonesia
- Island Conservation
- Island Ecology
- Island Ecosystems
- Island Preservation
- Islands
- Issues
- Marine
- Marine Ecology
- Micronesia
- Nonprofit
- Pacific Islands
- Polynesia
- Preservation
- Seacology
- Society
- Conservation and Endangered Species
- Ecosystems and Habitats