Environment

A fuel efficient cook stove that is proven to reduce firewood and charcoal use by 40%, increase fuel-related savings, and also reduce indoor air pollution dramatically improving the respiratory health of the women using them and their families. more

Some of Chile's endangered forests are so remote they are said to be "at the end of the Earth," but they are not far enough away to escape industrial destruction, including the world's oldest surviving tree species, araucaria araucana, (a type of "monkey puzzle" tree) that shelters the world's most endangered fox sp... more

Nonprofit housing providers can borrow private funds to implement energy efficiency measures only if they can document the savings to be anticipated as a result of the improvements. more

Defenders of Wildlife is tackling the climate change issue by trying to understand the possible effects on wildlife and wild places. more

By donating to Clean Air–Cool Planet, you can offset 1000 pounds of carbon. The donation will purchase Renewable Energy Certificates from NativeEnergy, a Vermont company that provides incremental funding for wind, landfill gas and farm methane projects that might not otherwise be built. more

Your donation will help us work with our conservation partners to protect coastal beaches used by sea turtles as nesting sanctuaries, educate coastal home and hotel owners on how bright lights interrupt turtle nesting, as well as work to prevent international fishing conglomerates from dismantling laws that protect ... more

Your gift will provide "How To" guides and technical assistance to four intergenerational groups seeking to carry out environmental awareness projects in their communities. more

Your gift of $10 will support soil restoration research for a year on one square yard of one of Africa's most fragile ecosystems. Your support will supply the scientific data needed to halt degradation and lead to the planting indigenous tree species, many of which are fast disappearing in Western Kenya. more

We must have everyone’s support to stop Congress from handing the home of snowy owls and other wildlife over to Big Oil, which will only result in a savings of a penny at the gas pump…and that’s in 20 years! Your gift to Adopt A Snowy Owl will help Defenders save snowy owls and other imperiled wildlife. more

Your gift will help NRDC alert U.S. residents to pollution levels at area beaches, so that beachgoers can make safe choices about where to swim. more

Your gift today will help Defenders continue to advocate in Congress on behalf of the voiceless wildlife of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Please visit www.savearcticrefuge.org for more information on our programs and advocacy. more

With your gift, The School for Field Studies will be able to purchase a GPS unit that will provide our research teams with the tools they need to conduct relevant field research. more