Sign the Rainforest SOS petition at www.rainforestsos.org. Image courtesy of Gabriel Eickhoff
Act against climate change and do your bit for the protection of the rainforests by pledging your support to the Prince’s Rainforests Project.
In the 80s it was the preservation of historic buildings, in the 90s it was organic food, and in the noughties Prince Charles is joining the fight against climate change.
He’s certainly taken some stick and plenty of criticism over the years, but we are in total admiration of his outspoken and proactive stand against the destruction of the rainforests and its resulting climate change, and that’s why he and his project is what we’re talking about this week.
Since the beginning of the year he’s been raising awareness of the Prince’s Rainforests Project (PRP), getting big corporates on board and enlisting the help of celebrities to encourage as many people as possible to pledge their support by signing the ‘action against climate change petition’ by December.
The number of signatories will then be shared with governments, businesses and non-profits in Copenhagen in December when the next global climate change agreement will be determined.
Rainforests are vital ecosystems that regulate rainfall, store water and preserve over half the planet’s biodiversity. Not only are they disappearing but tropical deforestation accounts for approximately 17% of global greenhouse gas emissions each year. What’s more 25% of all our medicines originate from rainforest plants and of the 121 pharmaceutical drugs today that are plant-derived, 74% were discovered through research on the medical use of plants by indigenous peoples.
Backing the Prince’s campaign are corporate partners John Lewis, AOL, Dell, Barclays and the National Geographic, plus a host of public figures including Richard Branson, Harrison Ford, Vivienne Westwood, Rory Bremner, Rod Stewart, Sting, Google CEO Eric Schmidt and MacDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook.
So do your bit and pledge your support by adding your name to the petition. You will find it at www.rainforestsos.org, or you can text your name to 60777.
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