--The Rainforest Site-- OK, this has to be the easiest way to preserve rainforest land imaginable. All you do is go to their website — therainforestsite.greatergood.com — and click on the big green button.(You can click every 5-6 hours!) Then the site’s sponsors give money to preserve a few square feet of rainforest for each click. That’s right. You don’t even have to give any money. All you have to do is click a button. It takes approximately three seconds. The site itself protects about 11,000 square acres of land every year. The thing is, it’s not enough to do it once. You need to do it every day. Which, again, is easy. Just bookmark the site and visit. While you’re there, you can also click on their related sites that give food, books and medical care to people in need. It takes less than thirty seconds to do it all.----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --World Wildlife Fund-- The World Wildlife Fund is a fantastic organization dedicated to wilderness preservation and the protection of endangered species. Recently, I learned about their animal crimes division and learned about the amazing work they are doing to combat such horrendous crimes as poaching and animal trafficking. If you want to check them out, visit their website at http://www.worldwildlife.org Make sure to donate as well — 85% of their spending is directed to worldwide conservation activities.------------------------------------------------- --The Nature Conservancy-- Sadly, a lot of the time, saving the planet involves money. And you probably don’t have a lot of money to donate. (Though maybe your parents do.) So the question is, if you do want to donate money to save the planet, which organizations put that money to the best use? It’s hard to beat the Nature Conservancy’s plan: They look for endangered ecosystems — and then simply buy the land. Since their founding in 1951, they’re saved 119,000 million acres of land — and over 5,000 miles of river — while operating 100 marine conservation projects — all over the world. Every little bit helps. Visit their site and see how you can get involved: www.nature.org--------------------------------------- --The Center for Biological Diversity-- This is another group that puts your money to a really good use. The good news is, the United States — and many other countries — have laws protecting the environment. The bad news is, the United States — and other countries — often don’t enforce their own environmental laws. So The Center forces them to. Thanks to their work, hundreds of animals are now protected under the Endangered Species Act that might not have been otherwise. You can learn more about what they’re up to at www.biologicaldiversity.org--------------------
