|
Cool Earth is a UK-based international NGO that protects endangered rainforest in order to combat global warming, protect ecosystems and to provide employment for local people.〔http://www.coolearth.org/〕〔http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1117978&subid=0〕 The organisation receives its income through business partnerships, trust funds and individual contributions from over 50,000 sponsors in order to secure specific tracts of endangered rainforest.〔http://www.theecologist.org/PAGES/archive_detail.asp?content_id=1909〕 Through the Cool Earth website, an individual can sponsor an acre or half-acre of rainforest or adopt a single tree.〔http://www.coolearth.org/〕 Less than 10% of Cool Earth's supporter income is spent on administration.〔http://www.coolearth.org/general-information/terms-conditions〕 Cool Earth is supported by notable people and organisations including Professor James Lovelock, Vivienne Westwood,〔http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/dec/03/vivienne-westwood-cool-earth-environment-fashion〕〔http://www.coolearth.org/vivienne-westwood-and-cool-earth〕 Pamela Anderson, Ricky Gervais, David Attenborough, Lily Cole, Kate Moss, Sadie Frost, Stella Tennant, Ian Hislop, Professor Lord Stern, Tracy Chevalier, Jo Brand, Philip Pullman and Dr John Hemming. In 2015, it was named Charity of the Year in its category at the Civil Society Media Charity Awards.〔http://www.charityawards.co.uk/winners2015〕 and the 2015 PEA Awards winner for International NGO.〔https://www.coolearth.org/2015/10/cool-earth-wins-p-e-a-award-for-best-international-ngo/〕 == History == Cool Earth was founded in 2007 by entrepreneur Johan Eliasch and MP Frank Field out of their common interest in protecting the rainforest. They argued that it was unacceptable that the 20% of carbon emissions created by tropical deforestation〔http://www.endsreport.com/index.cfm?action=report.article&articleID=18971〕 were ignored by the Kyoto protocol and that urgent, direct action was needed to put a stop to deforestation, lest it take up to twenty years to get an idea adopted by the political bureaucracy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cool Earth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|