My first foray into environmental activism came not from the Sierra Club but SaveBioGems.org, a wonderful section of the website of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
SaveBioGems.org takes many of the most pressing environmental issues and focuses them on specific action items for its members, actions which generally consist of outreach efforts such as writing to elected officials, newspapers and other news outlets and their friends, encouraging them to do likewise.
SaveBioGems.org has many important victories to its name and recently it turned its track record of success toward reforestation in the tropics, beginning with Costa Rica. Reforestation of tropical zones is among the most effective ways to combat global warming because tropical forests grow significantly faster than temperate forests. For the proof, just consider the bamboo tree, which often grows as fast as conventional turf grass (but to stalk heights of up to 100 feet!).
Better still, in its first large-scale reforestation project, SaveBioGems.org has chosen to work with an innovative local partner, the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center in Costa Rica. Not only will this important alliance provide volumes of crucial information about how best to replant tropical forests but it will virtually assure success since the forest will be located on the property of the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center.
The good news doesn’t stop there, though. The Revive a Rainforest campaign allows you to purchase a tree for just $10, either for yourself or as a gift. Doing so not only will combat global warming but it will contribute to the body of knowledge of how to reforest the world in the fastest, safest and most environmentally beneficial manner.
To learn more or to purchase a tree, please visit
SaveBioGems.org/costarica
Fomenting the Triple Bottom Line
Corbett Kroehler
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