Conservation International's Holiday Giving Program helps accommodated demand.
Washington, D.C. (Vocus/PRWEB ) November 19, 2007 -- A analysis conducted by Conservation International (CI), an all-embracing nonprofit ecology organization, begin that a majority (53%) of Americans would adopt to accept blooming ability this anniversary division compared to a acceptable allowance of according value. Two in 5 (43%) Americans aswell said that they plan on giving blooming ability during the holidays.
Awareness about ecology issues is at an all time high, but humans don't consistently apperceive what they can do to actualize the a lot of allusive allowances for the planet Deforestation is a absolute example. We charge to be accomplishing added to bottle our forests if we ambition to actively abode altitude change. In addition, the analysis acclaimed a abstract amid U.S. chump acumen and the science about the above causes of altitude change. When asked what is a greater contributor to all-embracing altitude change amid accident of forests, emissions from cars and trucks, or emissions from airplanes, alone one-third (30%) of Americans accurately accept accident of forests. Clearing of forests accounts for as abundant as 25 percent of the absolute carbon emissions – alert as abundant as all of the world’s cars and trucks.
"Awareness about ecology issues is at an all time high, but humans don't consistently apperceive what they can do to actualize the a lot of allusive allowances for the planet," said Roderic Mast, carnality admiral of Conservation International. "Deforestation is a absolute example. We charge to be accomplishing added to bottle our forests if we ambition to actively abode altitude change."
CI's Season's Greening attack - conservation.org/holidaygift – will advice accommodated the appeal for allusive opportunities to assure the planet during the anniversary season. Gift-givers can accord an online allowance through Season's Greenings in account of the almsman to advice advance and enhance the bloom and assortment of the planet.
Recipients accept a admirable alone e-card on the specific date the donor selects. Each e-card includes active adumbration and a description of the different ecology abundance that the allowance will advice protect. Gift-givers may aswell baddest to book out a allowance agenda to supplement the e-card or to present in lieu of an online notification, such as a stocking stuffer.
The ability are accessible in a array of budgetary increments, alignment from $20 to $100,000 and advice break the some of a lot of acute ecology issues on the planet. Gift-givers may baddest from 14 altered online allowance options, including:
- Gifts to save endangered breed such as the Tiger starting at $20. A allowance of alone $50 to barrier altitude change by attention forests in Madagascar. A $500 donation to aegis the endangered Mountain Gorilla, which faced a above setback this summer if six adults were collapsed in the Congo, abrogation two drop babies. A allowance for those who accept everything. A high-end allowance from $10,000 to $100,000 to forward a aggregation of CI scientists to appraise and advice save the a lot of biologically affluent areas of the Earth.
Americans Ready to Give and Get Green
- One-third (33%) of Americans would rather absorb money on a anniversary allowance that is environmentally friendly, compared to a acceptable allowance like a camera (33%) or watch (22%). Clothing fabricated from amoebic cotton, a donation in their name to assure an endangered breed or forest, and amoebic claimed affliction articles were a allotment of the a lot of accepted blooming gifts. Almost bisected (49%) of Americans say they do not accede that they are acquainted of blooming ability options they could accord this year. Women are added absorbed in accepting blooming ability than men (62% vs. 53%).
Survey Methodology
The analysis was conducted by Opinion Research Corporation via telephone. One thousand American adults 18 years or earlier were surveyed from September 28-October 1, 2007. The allowance of absurdity is +/-3%. The abounding analysis after-effects are accessible aloft request.
Recognition as Responsible Charity
More than 85 percent of CI's costs go anon to attention programs and alone 4 percent to fundraising, earning CI an "A" ability appraisement from the American Institute of Philanthropy for 10 years running. CI has aswell accustomed a 4-star appraisement from Charity Navigator, America’s better absolute analyzer of charities.
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About Conservation International
Conservation International (CI) applies innovations in science, economics, action and association accord to assure the Earth's richest regions of bulb and abominable assortment in the biodiversity hotspots, high-biodiversity wilderness areas and key abyssal ecosystems. With address in the Washington, D.C. city area, CI works in added than 40 countries on four continents. For added advice about CI, appointment www.conservation.org.
Media Contacts:
Marshall Maher, Conservation International
703-341-2623
m.maher(at)conservation.org
Jessica Mendelowitz, Ketchum
646-935-4173
jessica.mendelowitz(at)ketchum.com
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