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Earth Island Institute

2006 Annual Report

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I n 2006, Earth Island Institute continued to grow environmental

leadership, efficiently pursuing our mission to conserve, preserve, and

restore the vital communities supporting life on Earth. We are grateful

for the many successes that we achieved in 2006, and we are pleased to

present our 2006 Annual Report for your review.

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possible by the remarkable commit-ments of our Board, staff, and volun-teers and by the continuing support of our many individual donors and foundation grant makers. They en-able us to put tools into the hands of our leaders and make Earth Island a unique global hub for effective environmental problem solving. All of the members of our Earth Island family can be proud of another year of growing environmental leadership on a wide range of strategies and issues.

In addition to the tangible ad-vancement of our mission in 2006, a review of our organization’s finan-cial performance demonstrates our continued stewardship of the trust our donors have placed in us. Earth Island’s consolidated financial report incorporates the performance of Earth Island’s Network Services core programs as well as those of the many projects who operate under our fiscal sponsorship. By continuing

to improve our methods and systems for activist support, we are able to minimize administrative and fundrais-ing costs.

In 2006, 86 percent of our expendi-

tures were directly applied to our vital program activities. Our gross revenue in 2006 was $6,572,280 and exceeded our total expenses for the year of $6,084,091, ending 2006 with posi-tive net income of $488,189. Also, we improved our cost of fundraising ef-ficiency in 2006, with fundraising ex-penses of $429,655, just slightly more than 7 percent of our total expenses.

In 2006, each of our Core Program Areas — Project Support, New Lead-ers Initiative/Brower Youth Awards, Public Education, and Restoration Initiatives —continued to collaborate and support each other’s efforts in growing environmental leadership and in making a real difference for a sustainable future.

Project Support

Our Project Support program continued to be at the heart of our mission to grow environmental leadership. Earth Island takes advantage of shared resources and economies of scale in offering its projects a range of basic services and assets. In 2006 we provided an organizational home to thirty-nine active sponsored projects; one project was decommissioned (ReThink Paper); and we spun off three long-term projects that set up their own independent nonprofit organizations: Ma’at Youth Academy (joined Earth Island in 1998); Mangrove Action Project (joined EII in 1992); and Tomales Bay Institute (joined EII in 2001). Each of these “graduating” projects had long and successful relationships with Earth Island. In 2006, we added three new projects: EcoIsland Project, Fiji Organic Project, and The Democracy Initiative.

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New Leaders Initiative

Each year since 2000, we have identified and honored six outstanding youth activists between the ages of 13-22; mentored these motivated young achievers; and provided them with experiences, contacts, and resources to develop their leadership, advocacy, and project management skills. On October 27, 2006, at Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, we held our annual Awards ceremony. Our 2006 Brower Youth Awards recognized an impressive and diverse range of young people for their outstanding achievements in environmental and social justice advocacy, including our first international honoree. The 2006 Brower Youth Award honorees are profiled in our report, and we think that you’ll agree that our investment in such youth initiatives today will benefit our environment now and well into the future.

Publishing

Earth Island Institute has always been dedicated to publishing as a tool for informing, inspiring, and engaging the public. We build awareness and empower citizen action by using our educational outreach tools — the award-winning Earth Island Journal, our resource-filled website www.earthisland.org, our informative monthly e-newsletter IslandWire, mailings to our members, and appearances at events and workshops to promote positive, goal-oriented solutions to a myriad of pressing environmental challenges. In 2006 our coverage continued to educate policy makers and the public, share research and scientific information, and motivate individual and collective action to reduce our impacts and revive our environmental support systems.

Restoration Initiatives

This facet of our core work serves environmental restoration activists. We continued to provide strategic investments in support of citizen groups in Southern California in a process that restores wetlands, educates communities, and builds organizational capacity for community involvement with restoration projects in wetlands, creeks, and watersheds. With their love for nature awakened, people in their communities have dug in to protect habitat and to create recreation resources and safe places where their children can play and learn. The outcomes are vital not only for their own health, well-being, and

civic pride but also for the plants and animals that call the places home. Since 2002 our Restoration Initiatives Fund has awarded over $1.5 million in grants to some sixty projects.

We invite you to read our Annual Report to get a sense of the special place that Earth Island is — unlike large, centralized organizations with a single approach, we are a home for activism, an incubator for many different strategies working on myriad issues. Articles in public interest magazines and journals now call Earth Island’s model of supporting individuals and their ideas “incubation” and “social entrepreneurship.” We were ahead of our time nearly 25 years ago — providing an organizational home to people with ideas and motivation — and we have had great successes in our core programs as well as with our projects.

We thank our members, organiza-tional funders, project leaders, staff, volunteers, and young environmental advocates for taking Earth Island’s strong history of leading the environ-mental agenda into its next exciting chapters.

John A. Knox Executive Director

David PhillipsExecutive Director

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Executive Director -Operations John A. Knox

Executive Director - Program Dave Phillips

Website Manager Matthew Carlstroem

Publications Director Chris ClarkeAssociate Director

Kevin ConnellyMembership Director

Karen GoslingAdministrative Director

Yvette HashIT Specialist

Laura JohnsonProject Support Director

Susan KamprathRestoration Initiative Director

Ariana KatovichDevelopment Associate

Ellen ManchesterAdministrative Assistant

Jeannine MannaAccounting Associate Kassa MengistuBrower Youth Awards Director

Jason SalfiAssociate Publisher, Earth Island Journal

Audrey Webb

2006 Board of Directors President Martha Davis Vice-President Kenneth Brower Vice-President Michael HathawaySecretary Lisa WallaceTreasurer Alex Giedt Counsel Peter WinkerPresident Emeritus Robert WilkinsonDirectors Carol Combs Veronica Eady John Goggin Maria Moyer-Angus Susan Marie Reid Jennifer Snyder

This report was prepared by Kevin Connelly, Yvette Hash, Susan Kamprath, Ellen Manchester, Jeannine Manna, Jason Mark, Lillias Pettit-Scott, and Audrey Webb

$5,000 and aboveFour Anonymous Donors

Ray C. Anderson Foundation Inc.

Arntz Family Foundation

As You Sow Foundation

Biedenharn Foundation

Louise Bowman

James Kimo Campbell

Clif Bar Family Foundation

Clif Bar Inc.

Nathan Cummings Foundation

Helen and Raj Desai

Earth Share of California

Earth Share National

Josh Floum and Visa USA, Inc.

Robert Friede

David and Betty Kollen

Mental Insight Foundation

Relations Foundation

Carol Storen

Woodward Fund

$2,500 - $4,999Two anonymous donors

Ruth H. Brown Foundation

Peter and Mimi Buckley

Saul Z. & Amy Scheuer Cohen

Family Foundation

Alexandra C. Dilworth

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R.S. Evans Foundation

Cindy Ewing

Collier Hands

Paul Johnson and Working Assets

Sheldon and Susan Nash

On Shore Foundation

Tom and Barbara Sargent

Stan Watt

Nadine Weil

Brian and Mary West and

Active Ingredients, Inc.

Youth Development Foundation

$500 - $2,49922 anonymous donors

Kenny Abiko

Katherine Adam

Peter Adler

Jason Alexander and

Deana Title

Dr. Philip O. Anderson

Scott Atthowe and PatriciaThomas

India Badiner

David Baer

Damon Barglow and Beth Soltzberg

Ursula Mary Brooks and Tze

Koong Wang

Cara Campbell and Gary Hecker

Ann and Doug Christensen

Charlotte and Richard Cody

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ors Earth Island Institute extends our most grateful appreciation for the

generous contributions made in 2006 by our donors and foundation

partners in support of our efforts to grow environmental leadership and

protect ecological and cultural diversity around the world. Thank you!

Irwin and Florena Cromwell

Darryl Dahlheimer

Martha Davis

Bernard L. Dikman

Lee Doan

Jim Doherty

Griswold Draz

The Evergreen Foundation

Corwin Fergus

Jamee C. Field and The Edith B.

and Lee V. Jacobs Fund No. 1

Abigail B. Field and The Edith B.

and Lee V. Jacobs Fund No. 3

William Fleig

Charlotte Forsythe Fund of the

Headwaters Foundation for Justice

Steffen & Deborah Foster

Marie Lee Gaillard

Fred Gellert Family Foundation

Fabian Geyrhalter

Ethan Gold

Nina Gold

Myra Goodman

Mrs. Florence W. Haase

Robert Hall and Ana Barreto

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Halliday

Michael Hathaway

Shirleyann Haveson

Robert and Phyllis Henigson

Lamar and Sally Hoover

Allan & Marion Hunt-Badiner

Cat Ishikawa

Albert Kadosh, DDS

Mark Kempson

Jeffrey L. Kimball and Pamela Hogan

Richard Kipnis

John A. Knox

Paul Konka

Frank Koucky

Ambassador and Mrs. L. W. Lane,Jr.

Allen Lavee

Barbara Lekisch

Laura Lewis

John W. Little and Devon Little

Christopher Lloyd and

Vassie Sinopoulos

Lowepro

Susan Loesser

Richard and Marlene Millikan

Michael Mitrani

John P. Montague

Joyce Moss

Jan Moursund

McKenzie River Gathering

Foundation

Mark Nickelsburg

Michael O. Nimkoff

The Eric and Joan Norgaard

Charitable Trust

John G. H. Oakes and

Carin Kuoni

Howard Ochman and Nancy Moran

Vernon Oi

Okun Family Foundation

Jenane Patterson

John and Mary Pelton

Roland Pesch and

KathleenRosskopf

Arlyn Phoenix Family

Andrew Rasmussen

Charles Read and Hilary Brown

Grace Jones Richardson Trust

Roy Savarick

James Schamus and

NancyKricorian

Jay Schumann

Greg and Nancy Serrurier

Diane Steingart

Ms. Philippa Strahm

Dwight Taylor

Travelocity

Michael Udelson

Wendy and Stuart Wolf

Michael Ziegler and Leigh Marz

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Over the years, Earth Island Institute has been the recipient of

many gifts from the estates of friends and members. We are

thankful to those individuals and families who looked ahead and

included Earth Island in their estate plans. Bequests this year include:

Elaine Carole Burton Trust

Clarence S. Coe Estate

Lou Harrison Estate

Michael W. Lee Estate

Goldie Otters Estate

Joni Ross Estate

Joan Wendell Estate

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Earth Island Institute is a member of Earth Share of California,

Earth Share National, and the Combined Federal Campaign.

These federations of environmental groups work across the country

to protect natural resources and promote livable communities

through workplace giving and payroll deduction programs. We are

grateful to those individuals who make the extra effort to give to

Earth Island through their workplace.

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In 2006, the Journal continued its long-standing tradition of providing readers with groundbreaking news about the state of the world’s environmental health. We helped bring attention to the largest oil spill in the history of petroleum production on Alaska’s North Slope; uncovered unsustainable fishing practices in the Chesapeake Bay; and revealed how the US federal government’s immigration crackdown is helping to destroy the sensitive desert ecosystems along the US-Mexico border. Stephenie Hendricks wrote an excellent cover story about how some elements of the Christian right are using a narrow Biblical interpretation to justify ecosystem destruction.

As always, the Journal balanced environmental exposés with inspiring stories of success. Our fifth annual environmental education directory put a spotlight on some of the amazing grassroots activism that college students are

undertaking. We also highlighted the efforts by many municipalities to capture the methane in their waste dumps and convert it to electricity, and the successful effort to shut down an electricity generating station that had been ruining the air quality around the Grand Canyon.

At the same time, our magazine served as a forum for the environmental community to explore deeper questions about where we’re heading. Prominent activists such as Winona LaDuke, Anuradha Mittal, and farmer John Peterson shared their views with readers. Essays on the future of organic farming and the response to Hurricane Katrina allowed readers to step back and view the forest and the trees.

To many readers, Earth Island Journal is the face of Earth Island Institute, bringing news of the projects’ accomplishments and

challenges. The Journal upholds the same high standards of care for the environment that are the hallmark of all Earth Island projects.

Since its inception, the Journal has been produced on recycled paper. In 1993, a portion of the Journal was printed on kenaf, the first time that a US magazine had been printed on tree-free paper. Journal staff members have advocated for the increased usage of recycled paper within the publishing industry, and other magazines started to follow the Journal’s lead.

Together, our unique combination of investigative reporting and profiles of environmental heroes continues to inform and inspire people to take action for ecological sustainability.

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In September 2005 former Brower Youth Award Winner Ariana Katovich became director of Earth Island’s Restoration Initiatives program. Since she has come on board, Ariana has worked to re-energize Earth Island’s presence in the Southern California Wetlands recovery project. Earth Island funds the Small Grants Program (www.scwrp.org) through which 53 projects have received critical funding for their restoration work.

Ariana has been added to the Public Advisory Committee of the Wetlands recovery project, advising on strategic communications, diversifying the partners in the Wetlands Recovery project, investigating new funding sources,

and facilitating meetings with various organizations.

This year, Earth Island has been able to focus more attention on long-standing restoration goals in Southern California, namely the funding for North East Trees to begin a creek restoration in Hazard Park in northeastern Los Angeles. The Hazard Creek Project will “daylight” the historic creek, meaning the creek once buried by train tracks and rubble will be brought to the surface of the land once again! With Earth Island’s help, the creek restoration of this degraded, urban area of Los Angeles is underway: Plans are being prepared, consultants and experts are being hired, and the

neighborhood is getting involved, with 600 volunteers attending the first site clean-up.

While networking with our partners and assisting projects in Southern California, Ariana is also identifying new and exciting opportunities for Earth Island in restoration.

In the coming months, be on the lookout for a new Restoration page on Earth Island’s Web site showcasing the many projects that have received funding through the Wetland Recovery project’s Small grants program.

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Jessica Assaf, 16; San Rafael, CAJessica was shocked to learn that many personal care products contain chemicals that have been linked to cancer and reproductive ailments. Working with the Teens for Safe Cosmetics Campaign, Jessica created “Operation Beauty Drop” during which large bins were placed in public malls for teenagers to drop off their toxic beauty products. The collected products were sent back to the manufacturers with a petition signed by the teens demanding the reformulation of products without

toxic chemicals. As support for Jessica’s program grew, so did her belief that she could institute change on a larger scale and in individuals’ lives. With four of her friends, Jessica lobbied state senators and the California governor’s office to pass SB484, a bill that requires cosmetics manufacturers to inform the Department of Health Services if their products contain carcinogens or other toxic substances. After the successful and unexpected passage of SB484 on October 7, 2005, she organized a Teens for Safe Cosmetics Summit educating teens from around the country on how to conduct their own safe cosmetic campaigns. More than 30 students took part in the workshops and began their own projects in their communities.

May Bove, 21; Middlebury, VT A May Boeve led Middlebury College’s action-oriented environmental and social justice group, the “Sunday Night Group.” In January 2005, May was inspired by “What Works: Building the New Climate Movement” conference and became instrumental in putting the conference message into action. That summer, May and seven other students embarked on The Road to Detroit, a 15,000-mile road trip around the country in a vegetable oil and biodiesel-fueled bus. May and company toured concerts,

Earth Island Institute established the Brower Youth Awards in

2000 to honor David Brower. This annual award recognizes six

young people for outstanding environmental and social justice

activism. The awards invest in these new leaders’ continued success

by providing access to resources, mentors, and opportunities to

develop their leadership skills.

festivals and community events to spread the word that cleaner air, a stable climate, and an energy-independent future are possible. More than 11,000 people supported their Clean Car Pledge, promising to buy a U.S. union-made, fuel-efficient vehicle as soon as it became available. The tour culminated in Detroit where May delivered these signatures to a representative of the United Auto Workers.

Karoline Evin McMullen, 16; Chesterland, OHEvin grew up playing in rivers and streams and gained first-hand knowledge about riverine wildlife habitat. As an activist, Evin worked countless hours on the restoration of the original coldwater habitat of the Chagrin River to save the Ohio brook trout, a threatened fish species. Knowing that community education was the key to success, Evin started Save Our Stream – SOS.

SOS made presentations to local schools, worked with local officials to post educational signage in local parks, and held community service days involving K - 12 students in habitat restoration projects. Evin wrote a book about brook trout for elementary school students, distributed it to local grade schools and was publicized in numerous local and national publications. She continued to generate support for her cause by participating in radio interviews and several film projects and her expertise was highly sought by other organizations seeking ways to protect waterways and marine species in their own communities.

Alberta Nells, 16; Flagstaff, AZA youth leader of the Navajo Nation, Alberta worked with Youth of the Peaks to mobilize youth to successfully oppose the development of the Arizona Snowbowl Ski Resort on the San Francisco Peaks, held sacred by over 13 Native American Nations. The proposed development would have required the use of treated wastewater to create snow,

desecrating this sacred site. Alberta organized demonstrations and marches to protect this and other sacred sites from development while making public her concern for the survival of traditional culture. Alberta was known for her spiritual leadership qualities delivered in song and prayer. As a way of ensuring the ways of her ancestors were not forever lost, she connected members of her own generation with their elders through painting murals, planting and habitat restoration, alcohol and drug prevention projects, tribal summits, and more. At only 16, Alberta was president of the Navajo Language Club and a class representative in the Native American Club at Northern Arizona University.

Elissa Smith, 21; Ottawa, ONElissa witnessed firsthand the impact climate change had on her hometown environment: the Great Lakes didn’t freeze over, fruit trees were no longer as fruitful, and maple syrup production had declined. With an academic background in atmospheric science, Br

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Elissa decided to take action. She enacted change not only in her home country of Canada by reaching out to her peers and to government officials, but also influenced U.S. policy and participated in bilateral climate negotiations with China, Brazil, India, and Kenya as a Canadian government delegate. As a fundraiser, keynote speaker, and advocate, Smith was involved with numerous organizations, such as the Sierra Youth Coalition, Youth Environmental Network, United Nations Environmental Program, and the Canadian Youth Climate Change Conference. Her blog www.elissasmith.ca focused on environmental issues and received an average of 500 visits daily.

Ruben Vogt, 22; El Paso, TX

Ruben believed that students are most successful when they go beyond simply mastering academic subjects. Tired of seeing the “brain drain” in his hometown of El Paso, Texas, Ruben looked for a new way to help young people put their skills into action and benefit their own communities.

He founded CYnergy Fellowship (Civic.Youth.Energy), a project of the Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Texas at El Paso. CYnergy was dedicated to empowering high school students to tackle prevalent issues by devising effective community-based solutions. In the summer of 2005, CYnergy hosted an intensive week of leadership training that connected CYnergy Fellows with university students, faculty and local, state and national leaders and celebrities to help discover their emerging potential. During the training, the Fellows received guidance on how to turn their passions into effective strategies by developing campaign and media plans, motivating and mobilizing others, enhancing speaking skills, and learning about key political issues such as border relations and community development. CYnergy received national attention, drawing in speakers such as actor/activist and People for the American Way Board Member Alec Baldwin.

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Baikal WatchBaikal Watch promotes international activities for the permanent protection of biologically rich areas around Lake Baikal and Siberia, while taking numerous conservation initiatives in other parts of Russia and northern Asia.

300 Broadway, Suite 28 San Francisco CA 94133(510) 841-1616www.earthisland.org/[email protected]

StaffGary Cook, program directorAriadna Reida, director of the Great Baikal Trail

2006 Accomplishments

- Built 67 miles of the Great BaikalTrail, recruiting and managing 550 volunteers (Russian/non-Russian).

- Aided NGO partners in stopping an oil pipeline to be built within the Baikal watershed.

- Brought 260 eco-tourists and volunteer workers to the Lake Baikal region, leaving over 150,000 dollarsof profit for the local parks and NGOs.

- Helped host and provide training to 60 Russian and Central Asian colleagues, on environmental problems.

- Delegated much of Baikal Watch’s work to our various Russian partners.

Bay Area International Development OrganizationsBAIDO is a network of San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits doing international development work. We promote understanding of the challenges facing people globally - and the solutions we are finding.

678 13th StreetOakland, CA [email protected]

StaffScott Peattie, Program CoordinatorMorgan Levy, E-News Editor

Advisory BoardDalya F. Massachi, BAIDO Founding Director

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innovative and responsive projects, which work to better the

world on six of the seven continents, in issue areas as diverse as

agriculture, coral reef protection, and commons economics.

Chris McKenna, Center for Justice and AccountabilityGregg Biggs, World NeighborsLaurel Halsey, Public Health InstituteRoz Dzelzitis, May I Speak Freely?


- 2 NGOs and 4 individuals pledged support for the network by joining BAIDO.

- The popular IDS programs forged ahead with the organizational lead of NGO Members.

- E-News was expanded to feature more news and resources improving appearance and content.

- “Permanent BAIDO Member” status was granted to existing NGO Members--and one-time Membership fees established for new Members.

- A new team--Scott Peattie and Morgan Levy-- assumed key roles in BAIDO, helping ensure an infusion of fresh ideas and talent into the future.

Bay Area Wilderness TrainingBay Area Wilderness Training provides educators with the training and equipment needed to take urban youth on safe, powerful wilderness trips.

300 Broadway, Suite 28

San Francisco CA 94133(415) 788-3666, extension [email protected]

StaffKyle Macdonald, CEO and FounderRoger Miller, Executive DirectorChelsea Griffie, Program ManagerEve Skyler, Program AssociateMichael Mitrani, OutreachCliff Agocs, Director of Climbing for Kids

Steering CommitteeDarby Davenport, Emerson Human CapitalSteve Zimmerman, Compass PointAllison Gooding, Educator/Non-profit ExpertRaj Dariolia, ERS GroupJed Paulson, eBayNicole Whiting, Business ConsultantDelton Johnson, DLA PiperRudnickGrayCaryeyManish Shah, Carpenter Moore Insurance Nancy Monnig, Shore to ShoreRobin Drysdale, Catholic Healthcare WestRoger Miller, BAWT Co-DirectorKyle Macdonald, BAWT Co-Director


- Growing the cumulative number of youth served to over 4000.

- Dramatically increasing the number of youth workers served since 2005.

- Raising over $100K through our Climbing for Kids

- Hiring a program manager that will continue on through 2006.

- Growing our gear loan library to meet demand

The Borneo ProjectThe Borneo Project is an environmental justice organization that partners with indigenous organizations and communities of Sarawak and Sabah, Malaysia to protect their ancestral lands & rainforests.

1771 Alcatraz AvenueBerkeley CA 94703(510) [email protected]

StaffJessica Lawrence, project director


- Project Director moved to Borneo May 2006-May 2007, to more closely coordinate with local partners.

- Enabled 3 Penan women to attend teacher training for new Penan preschools.

- Completed 3 documentary films in Malay and English.

- Our first community microhydro project at Long Lawen, Sarawak was awarded Second Place in the 2006 ASEAN Energy Awards.

- Secured full funding for a gravity water system and rainforest watershed preservation project of Batu Lunguyan, Sabah.

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Brower FundThe Brower Fund educates the public on David Brower’s life and his message and provides short- term organizational support and small seed grants to innovative campaigns and projects that provide CPR for the Earth.

300 Broadway, Suite 28San Francisco CA 94133(760) [email protected]

StaffMikhail Davis, executive director


- Helped add Brower content back to BYA week

- Publicized BNL grants to next generation of BYAers

- Kept project afloat in transitional year

Campaign to Safeguard America’s WatersC-SAW designs and employs strategic campaigns based on science, law, and policy to stop industrial wastewater pollution.

Box 956 Haines AK 99827

(907) 766-3005www.earthisland.org/[email protected]

StaffGershon Cohen, project director

Advisory BoardSteve Kallick, Pew Charitable TrustJeff Short, NMFS Mike Wenig, University of CalgaryRiki Ott, Alaska Forum for Enviironmental ResponsibilityIrene Alexakos, Sierra Club


- Passage of Cruise Ship Ballot Initiative

Center for Safe EnergyThe Center for Safe Energy supports the development of independent non-profit citizen’s organizations in the former Soviet Union. The Center staff conducts training sessions for NGO leaders, collaborates in organizing international conferences on environmental issues, sponsors publications on environmental problems, and manages exchanges between NGO leaders in America and the former USSR.

2828 Cherry StreetBerkeley, CA 94705(510) [email protected]

StaffFrancis Macy, Co-directorEnid Schreibman, Co-directorTamara Kowalsky, Program ManagerNatalia Jones, Program Manager

2006 Accomplishments - Completed Kazakhstan Women’s Political

Participation Project, “Democracy in Action.”

- Management of six Russian and Ukrainian delegations of environmental leaders and mayors in the Bay Area.

- Conducted an international seminar in St Petersburg for NGO activists on renewable energy and energy efficiency.

- Networking and planning meetings in Kiev with Ukrainian environmental leaders during the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.

EcoEquityEcoEquity is a research and advocacy organization dedicated to the promotion of a just and adequate solution to the climate crisis. Our primary focus is a fair and adequate global climate regime, and preparing the US people for its demands.

1514 Beverly WayAlbany CA 94706(510) [email protected]

StaffTom Athanasiou, Executive DirectorPaul Baer, Research Director

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Advisory BoardAzibuike Akaba, California EPAEugene Coyle, PhD, Ecological Economics John Gershman, Editor, Foreign Policy in Focus Barbara Haya, UC Berkeley Glenn Fieldman, Lecturer, SFS University Donna Green, CSIRODan Kammen, (chair) Professor, UC Berkeley Juliette Majot, Consultant Patrick McCully, International Rivers Network Richard Norgaard, ProfessorSusan Ode, ICLEI Timmons Roberts, Prof. College of William and Mary Agus Sari, Executive Director, Pelangi, Indonesia Sivan Kartha, Senior Scientist, Tellus Institute Jim Williams, Energy consultant


- Completed Greenhouse Development Rights, Presented at the 12th Conference of Parties.

- Specified the domestic side of our project called “Global Climate Justice for Americans.”

- Established a relationship with Christian Aid in England.

- Completed the scientific analysis behind our “Soft Landing Pathways” project

- More sophisticated about our fundraising strategy

EcoVillage Farm and Learning Center EcoVillage is an “Oasis of Connectivity,” which helps people to develop the knowledge and skills needed to improve their environment, lives and communities through participation in a wide range of “minds/hands on” urban agriculture, watershed protection, healthy life style, community building workshops, and related activities.

21 Laurel Lane Richmond CA 94803(510) [email protected]

StaffShyaam M. Shabaka, Director/FounderIsaac Love, Farm Stand assistant

Advisory BoardArnold Perkins, Public Health DepartmentJeff Romm, UC Berkeley,College of Natural ResourcesHarvey Smith, LocalHigh School TeacherMichael Smith, Mc Gee Avenue Baptist Church and City of Berkeley Hoover Liddell, San FranciscoUnified School DistrictPatricia Pitre, Youth Advisor,Richmond Resident and parentTom Bressan, Local Business OwnerTom Branca, Merritt College Landscape and Horticulture ProgramYolanda Bulls, Richmond High School Teacher


- Continued implementing the Urban Parks grant, funded by the State of California.

- Commenced the development of the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program and had a weekly community-based Farm Fresh Produce Stand.

- Implemented a State funded Fish Advisory Education Program.

- Helped to secure a Kaiser Foundation multi-year funded “Healthy Eating and Active Living” Grant (HEALS) for Richmond residents.

- Co-hosted a three-day National Youth Conference on Corporation Responsibility to the Environment.

Energy Action CoaltionEnergy Action is a coalition of more than 30 organizations from across the US and Canada, founded and led by youth to help support and strengthen the student and youth clean energy movement in North America.

1616 P St NW, Suite 340Washington, D.C. 20036Ph: (202)-250-3404Fax: (202)-470-6988www.energyaction.net,[email protected]

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StaffBilly Parish, CoordinatorArthur Coulston, Digital OrganizerJessy Tolkan, Campus Climate Challenge DirectorKassie Rohrbach, Operations ManagerJosh Lynch, Director of Partnerships and AlliancesMicheal Crawford, Communications Director


- Over 400 campuses engage in the Campus Climate Challenge (500 as of February 8, 2007).

- One of the most popular blogs on the climate change movement – www.itsgettinghotinhere.org

- Coalition members help to organize 15 state and regional youth climate summits, 850 youth attended.

- Over 300 actions on Fossil Fools Day 2006.

- Successfully fundraised over $2,000,000 for the Campus Climate Challenge.

Ethical TravelerEthical Traveler was created to inform people of the ambassadorial aspects of travel, and to empower travelers to take a pro-active stance on issues impacting countries where a considerable portion of the GNP is based on tourism. We stage campaigns promoting human rights and environmental preservation, and help guide travelers toward

ethical travel destinations.

PO Box 5883 Berkeley CA 94705(510) [email protected]

Staff (all volunteers)Jeff Greenwald, Executive DirectorMichael McColl, Communications DirectorGregg Butensky, Website DirectorAndrew dePasquale, Website DesignerChristina Nielsen, Volunteer CoordinatorTed Mackay, Ethical Destinations editorAmeena Shah, News WriterEdward Readicker-Henderson, New Room EditorJenny Boyd, News WriterChristy Hoover, News WriterMegan McDonell, News Writer

Advisory Board

Jeff Greenwald, Executive DirectorEllen Bruno, Documentary Filmmaker V. Carroll Dunham, Nepal-based Author and AnthropologistNancy Lindborg, President, Mercy CorpsDr. Elliot Marseille, Public Health and AIDS ExpertRon Silberman, Activist and Developer


•- Speaking at the Los Angeles Times Travel Show.

- Three PodCast segments about ethical travel.

- Inspired Utne Reader’s “Ethical Travel” issue.

- Environmental dispatches on our website from Vietnam and Fiji.

- Recruitment of a top-notch news writing team, which now produces a monthly News Room.

The Fiji Organic ProjectThe Fiji Organic Project is leading the effort to shift agricultural production in Fiji to organic growing methods, particularly in the sugar cane industry, as a means of protecting the fragile island ecosystems and safeguarding the health of Fiji citizens while promoting sustainable economic development. Accomplishing this by conducting participatory action research and building a coalition of diverse stakeholders including university students, farmers, local professionals, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations.

1 Salem Estates Drive St. Louis, MO 63124Ph: (314)-348-6999Fax: (314)[email protected]

StaffMolly Rockamann, Founding Director

Advisory BoardAnna Lappé, Author and activist,Small Planet InstituteJosh Becker, Marine Officer, Peace Corps- FijiRupeni Tamanikaiyaroi, Scientist, Fiji Sugar Corp.

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Nureen Das, Community Dev. Peace Corps- FijiSant Kumar, President, Fiji Organic Association & Manager, Nature’s Way Co-operativeRyan Zinn, National Campaign Coordinator, OCADebra Eschmeyer, Program Officer, NFFCIke Ezenwa, Research Scientist, University of Florida Extension ServicesJennifer Hashley, Project Coordinator, New Entry Sustainable Farming ProjectRavi Lakshmikanthan, Lecturer, Brandeis University


- Received first grant from Small Planet Fund

- Started website

- Joined Earth Island Institute!

Global Service CorpsGlobal Service Corps provides service-learning opportunities for adult volunteer participants to live and work on environmental, health, and social justice projects in developing countries.

300 Broadway, Suite 28 San Francisco CA 94133(415) 788-3666, extension [email protected]

StaffRick Lathrop, Executive Director

Maxine Lathrop, Assistant DirectorMaiya Holliday, WebmasterHannah Reid, Director of OperationsAnna Strong, Programs CoordinatorAmy Warren, Marketing DirectorKent Hung, Marketing Assistant/Database AdministratorZheng Wang, Accountant Amanda Watson, Tanzania Program CoordinatorJaime Shapiro, Thailand Program Coordinator


- GSC represented at international conference on HIV/AIDS and Food and Nutrition Security in Durban, South Africa.

- Expansion of Thailand Program including the upcoming launch of the SOS Fellowship Program.

- Placement of Deborah Wafer, MPH, MD in Arusha, Tanzania as a Tanzania Fellow and assistant Program Coordinator.

- Tripled the number of volunteer participants in the Tanzania Program.

- Production of Tanzania Program video: Combating Hunger and HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Hydro NovaHydoNova seeks to facilitate introduction of alternative wastewater systems into California, provide information about water conservation and wastewater recycling to households businesses

and government officials, and to advocate for regulatory policies that support consumer and environmental interests.

3001 Ashbrook Court Oakland CA 94601(510) 534-7008www.earthisland.org/[email protected]

StaffBob Feinbaum, project director


- Continued to offer a consumer and environmental perspective for the review of California’s onsite wastewater regulations

- Published articles in professional magazines offering alternatives to current practices.

- Presented papers at several conferences, including the conference of the National Onsite Wastewater Association.

- Supported a local group in Alameda County that is challenging poorly drafted local regulations.

- Continued to offer workshops for homeowners through the Building Education Center of the Bay Area.

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International Marine Mammal ProjectIMMP is leading the global effort to stop the slaughter of dolphins, to end commercial whaling, to end the use of drift nets and other destructive fishing practices, end commercial exploitation of cetaceans by aquariums and sea parks, and to protect key whale and dolphin habitats. IMMP led the successful return of the orca whale Keiko to his native habitat in Iceland.

300 Broadway, Suite 28 San Francisco CA 94133(415) 788-3666 www.earthisland.org/[email protected]

StaffDavid Phillips, Project DirectorMark Berman, Associate DirectorMark J. Palmer, Associate DirectorMichael Reppy, Director Thursday’s Child Sam LaBudde, ConsultantRic and Helene O’Barry, Consultants

Advisory BoardDr. Paul Spong Dr. Roger Payne, Whale Research Center Craig Van Note, MonitorJosh Floum, Vice President, VISA Ann Moss, Dolphin Connection


- Maintained worldwide Dolphin Safe tuna label.

- Prevented weakening of tuna label standards in US

- Monitored dolphin-safe tuna around the world.

- Participants- 2006 International Whaling Commission.

- Worldwide recognition for Oppose Japan’s Dolphin

Drive campaign and had dolphin meat banned from major Japanese supermarkets.

- Leading voice in opposing Navy’s LFA Sonar

- Blocked weakening of amendments in Congress to MMPA, ESA, and increased offshore oil drilling.

John Muir ProjectThe John Muir Project protects the ecological integrity of forest ecosystems on national forest lands through legal defense work, media work, forest monitoring, and scientific research. Our focus is on California.

PO Box 697Cedar Ridge CA 95924(530) [email protected]

StaffChad Hanson, DirectorRachel Fazio, Staff AttorneyRene Voss, Legal Assistant (part-time)


- Handled the legal claims in the lawsuit against Forest Service’s proposal to log mature/old growth forest within Giant Sequoia National Monument, judge ruled in our favor.

- Handled the legal claims in the lawsuit against several timber sales within the Giant Sequoia National Monument, including the Saddle and Ice timber sales, judge ruled in our favor.

- Won a ruling against the Power and Freds post-fire logging projects, halting nearly all new timber sales on Sierra Nevada national forests.

- Halted the Cottonwood and Larson projects by the Forest Service to spray toxic herbicides on large areas that were burned in fires through the Power and

Freds win.

- Continued to educate the public about forest conservation through media work and editorials

KIDS for the BAYKIDS for the BAY provides a vital environmental education service for schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. This includes professional development for teachers and academic enrichment for students, using the local environment as

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a living laboratory for education through action!

1771 Alcatraz AvenueBerkeley CA 94703(510) [email protected]

StaffMandi Billinge, Executive DirectorSheela Shankar, Education DirectorShefali Shah, Education DirectorKristina Cervantes Yoshida, Program DirectorLeslie Haynes, Program DirectorAdrian Wilson, Program CoordinatorFrancis Mendoza, Program CoordinatorSayo Costantino, Program CoordinatorLeslie Parra, Program Coordinator


- Partnered with 200 teachers and 4,000 students in seven hands-on, place-based, environmental education programs.

- Developed academic credit program for teachers partnering with California State University East Bay

- Upgraded our program evaluation process to include sixteen quantitative and qualitative tools for teachers, students and family members.

- Launched our new Storm Drain Rangers Program in the South Bay.

- Featured on CBS Evening News for a School-Community Wide Creek Clean Up project.

Mangrove Action ProjectGlobal proactive network addressing the many issues affecting mangrove forests and their related communities around the world.

PO Box 1854Port Angeles WA 98362(360) 452-5866www.earthisland.org/[email protected]

StaffAlfredo Quarto, Executive DirectorJame Enright, Asia CoordinatorBen Brown, Indonesia CoordinatorLukman Hakim T, IndonesiaAdministrative AssistantNing, Thailand Office AssistantElaine Cores, Latin America Coordinator-Martin Keeley, Education DirectorMonic Gutierrez Quarto, Projectand Database MaintenanceLeslie Martin, Budget Accounting

Advisory BoardPisit Charnsnoh, Yadfon Association, ThailandKhushi Kabir, Director of Nijera KoriMaurizio Farhan Ferrari, Forest Peoples ProgrammeDr. Conner Bailey, Auburn Univ., Rural SociologistNalini Nayak, Fisheries and Womenís Activist Jorge Varela, Coordinator of CODDEFFAGOLFP. Balan, Small Fishers Federation, Penang, Malaysia

Abdoulaye Diame, WAAME in Dakar, Senegal James Gitundu Kairo, Mangrove Research InstitutePeter Riggs, Program Officer for RBFDr. Ricardo Carrere, Co-Founder and Coordinator of World Rainforest Movement


- Mangrove Curriculum Workshop in Brazil and Guatamala

- Organizing for 12th IHOF workshop in Sri Lanka

- Expanded MAP’s restoration of mangroves for protection against tsunamis/cyclones in Asia nations.

- Halted a major shrimp farm development in Brazil.

- Continued mangrove restoration projects in SumatraPr

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Nature in the CityNature in the City is San Francisco’s first organization wholly dedicated to ecological conservation, restoration and stewardship of the Franciscan bioregion. Our strategies/program areas are public education, community organizing & stewardship, conservation advocacy, and collaboration.

121 Parnassus AvenueSan Francisco CA 94117(415) [email protected]

StaffPeter Brastow, project director

Advisory BoardJProject Advisory Board: Charlotte Hill, Kids in ParksChris Giorni, Tree Frog Treks Damien Raffa, Presidio Trust Deirdre Elmansoumi, Comm. Gardens for ButterfliesDoug Kern, Urban Watershed ProjectDylan Hayes, SFRPDGreg Gaar, HANC Propagation/Habitat StewardshipJake Sigg, CNPS - Plant Ecology/Habitat StewardshipJohanna Wald, NRDC - Environmental LawJosiah Clark, Habitat Potential Laura Castellini, NPS RemediationLew Stringer, NPS Restoration Lisa Wayne, SFRPD – Natural Resources Management

Ruth Gravanis, Treasure Island Wetlands Project


- Co-sponsored the 6th Biennial San Francisco Ecological Restoration Conference.

- Founded the Haight-Ashbury Steward

- Authored a letter to the Presidio Trust, advocating restoration alternative in the Tennessee Hollow Restoration Environmental Assessment.

- Authored comments to the SF Commission on the Environment regarding the Urban Nature section of the San Francisco Urban Environmental Accords.

Red Panda ProjectThe Red Panda Project is focused on conducting community-based conservation through education, monitoring and sustainable development. We are focused on grassroots species conservation focusing on the ambassador for the Eastern Himalaya, red panda.

300 Broadway, Suite 28 San Francisco CA 94133(650) 279-1650www.redpandaproject.orgbrian.williams@redpandaproject.org

StaffBrian Williams, Project DirectorBrian Graham, Membership coordinatorNaveen Mahato, Nepal research coordinatorSunil KC, Community-based conservation coordinatorSonam Limbu, Project Punde Kundo monitoring associate16 Forest Guardians from 8 community forests

Advisory BoardRalph Schardt, Executive Director, Michael Lee Environmental Foundation Rob Caughlan, Partner, VDG-Roanoke Josh Walker, Attorney at Law, Orrick, Harrington and Sutcliffe LLPSuzanne Barnes, Marketing Director, Akeena SolarMiles Roberts, Director of Research, Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Dr. Sunita Pradhan, Director of Science, Padma Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park. Dr. George Archibald, Founder, International Crane Foundation


- Creation of the Red Panda Community Conserved Area.

- Expansion into all five range countries.

- Greater awareness about red panda via the media.

- Creation of a network of reserves for red panda throughout their range.

- 5 Scholarship program to train the next generation of conservationists.

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Reef Protection InternationalRPI educates the public about the marine aquarium trade and promotes consumer behavior that enhances coral reef conservation.

300 Broadway, Suite 28 San Francisco CA 94133(415) 788-3666, extension [email protected]

StaffDrew Weiner, Director


- Profile article in National Wildlife Magazine

- Traffic remains robust on RPI website

Rooted In Community National NetworkRooted In Community (RIC) is a national grassroots network that empowers young people to take leadership in their own communities. We are a diverse movement of youth and adults working together who are committed to fostering healthy communities and food justice through urban and rural agriculture,

community gardening, food security, and related environmental justice work.

693 East Avenue, Suite 101 Rochester NY 14607(585) 473-4630www.earthisland.org/[email protected]

StaffHank Herrera, project director

Advisory BoardMalaika Edwards, People’s GroceryGeralina Fortier, People’s GroceryErika Allen, Growing PowerHank Herrera, Center for Popular Research Education and PolicyIan Marvy, Added Value, Red HookJackson Sillars, GRUBJenifer Smith, GRUBKim Gaffi, GRUBKirsten Walters, Lots to GardenLydia Villanueva, C.A.S.A. del LlanoSylvia Blaine, Dunbar GardensJennifer Eckert, Santa Cruz


- Eighth successful RIC National Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas.

- Advisory Committee initiated strategic planning for the indigenous leadership and entrepreneurship programs.

- Growth of subscriptions to the RIC list serve to 99.

- The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation provided core general operating support for RIC.

- Improved financial support for RIC and the 2006 National Conference substantially with the support of

Heifer International.

Sacred Land Film Project

Earth Island Institute’s Sacred Land Film Project produces a variety of media and educational materials to deepen public understanding of sacred places, indigenous cultures and environmental justice. Our mission is to use journalism, organizing and activism to rekindle reverence for land, increase respect for cultural diversity, stimulate dialogue about connections between nature and culture, and protect sacred lands and diverse spiritual practices.

PO Box C-151La Honda CA 94020(650) [email protected]

StaffChristopher (Toby) McLeod, Project Direc-torVicki Engel, Program CoordinatorAshley Tindall, Associate ProducerJessica Abbe, WriterAmy Corbin, Researcher/Writer

Advisory BoardWinona LaDuke, White Earth Land Recovery Proj.

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Chris Peters, Seventh Generation FundWalter Echo-Hawk, Native American Rights FundGerald Vizenor, professor U.C. BerkeleyJosé Lucero, Circle of the Four DirectionsDonna House, ethnobotanistRichard Clemmer, University of Denver Peter Nabokov, U.C.L.A. anthropologistBen Bagdikian, author/ journalistTed Roszak, historianPeter Matthiessen, authorJoan Halifax, anthropologist


- Development of Losing Sacred Ground (hiring an Associate Producer Ashley

Tindall for this)

- Screened In the Light of Reverence and Winnemem War Dance at Fowler Museum of Cultural History.

- Filming of Winnemem Wintu puberty ceremony

- Publication/presenting Corporate Responsibility for the Protection of Native American Sacred at SRI.

- The continuation of our public education campaign.

Safe Food and FertilizerSafe Food and Fertilizer seeks to ban the use of hazardous and other industrial wastes in fertilizer, soil amendments and animal feeds because of their potential risk to human health and the environment.

617 H St. SW Quincy WA 98848(509) [email protected]

StaffPatricia Martin, director


- Successfully moved two bills through Hawaii’s Senate (died in House

Committee)

- Contacted all states and regional EPA for records required under RCRA regarding waste-derived fertilizers.

- Contacted all states and regional EPA to determine who has adopted zinc and waste-derived rule

- Spoke to community groups and colleges in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida & Washington.

Spoonbill Action Voluntary Echo (SAVE) InternationalTo prevent the extinction of the critically-endangered black-faced spoonbill, protect critical habitat throughout the black-faced spoonbill’s range, and propose alternative plans to support local sustainable economies.

Staff (all volunteers)Sheila Dickie, Project CoordinatorJan Eiesland, Editor of our NewsletterDerek Schubert, Conductor Marcia McNally, Treasurer

Advisory BoardShay BoutillierBarbara ButlerYoonjoon ChangShelia DickieJan EieslandRandy HesterMarcia McNallyDerek SchubertWen-ling TuWan-chih Yin


- 10h annual spoonbill migration Wetlands report - Continued intervention in National

Scenic Area planning process to prevent habitat loss.

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- Planned for Augo ecotourism site and continue d monitoring of the Bin-nan industrial complex.

- “Surge” in membership fund raising and continued meeting of organizational protocol.

Sustainable Watershed AllianceThe Sustainable Watershed Alliance is a coalition of 26 organizations that works to reform the way San Francisco perceives and handles its water resources.

StaffJennifer Clary, Project DirectorAlex Lantsberg, Project Director

Advisory BoardJennifer Clary, Clean Water ActionAlex Lantsberg, India Basin Neighborhood Assoc.Linda Hunter, Farallones Marine Sanctuary Assoc.Steven Krefting, SF League of Conservation VotersDan Dodt – Bayview Hunters Point Community Advisory CommitteeLeslie Caplan, Sports Basement


- Developed a list of objectives, strategies, and performance measures to ensure environmental and sustainable alternatives into the SFPUC’s Wastewater

Master Plan.

- Gave substantial input SFPUC Wastewater Master Plan and worked to increase participation.

- Participated in 4 meetings of the Technical Advisory Committee.

- Organized an environmental justice presentation at the PUC CAC and passed a resolution urging the development of aformal EJ policy for the agency.

- Developed a pamphlet to highlight Alliance mission and goals

Sustainable World CoalitionWe provide resources and events for sustainability education for the general public.

300 Broadway, Suite 28San Francisco CA 94133(415) [email protected]

StaffVinit Allen, DirectorLyndie Kahanek, Associate DirectorAnjee Lang, Bookkeeper

Advisory BoardJonathan Frieman, Threshold philanthropistMurial Adcock, president, Club of BudapestMary O’ Connor, Marketing coachEliot Hurwitz, Napa Valley League of GovernmentsLarry Dean, Gardeners of Eden,Sustainable

NovatoLion Goodman, Widsom Council visionaryNeal Rogin, creative writer and film maker, Pachamama Alliiance consultant Yvonne Burgess, Director, The Presidio Dialogues, strategic consultantKim Weichel, Institute for Peacebuilding, Our Media Voice, UNA president


- Produced a successful Sustainable World Symposium

- Produced acclaimed Sustainable World SourceBook

- Produced audio CDs of the Symposium

- Co-produced five Awakening the Dreamer Symposia

- Sponsor of the Marin Footprint Initiative

Tibetan Plateau ProjectTibetan Plateau Project promotes biodiversity conservation and sustainable development of mountain communities in the Tibetan Plateau region through research, grassroots action, and public education.

300 Broadway, Suite 28San Francisco CA 94133(415) 788-3666, extension 132http://www.earthisland.org/[email protected]

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StaffJustin Lowe, project director


- Completed the ESA petition process, pressuring the USFWS to designate the Tibetan antelope as an Endangered species.

- Initiated contacts with Nepali NGOs to expand the Community Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Cultivation Program in Nepal.

- Networking and research on NGO conservation issues and organizations in the region.

UniversitÁrea Protegida NicaraguaUAP promotes sustainable rural development by supporting participative research projects, environmental education programs, conservation efforts, and grassroots cooperatives. In partnership with progressive Nicaraguan university student groups and rural communities, UÁP works to transform the youth of today into the education and conservation leaders of tomorrow.

300 Broadway Suite 28San Francisco, CA 94133Ph: In California: (415)-788- 3666 Ext. 203 In Nicaragua: (505)-605-6851 www.eii.org/uap [email protected]

StaffOlin Cohan- UAP DirectorOfelia Arteaga- UAP Research CoordinatorGerald Camacho- UAP Education Coordinator

Advisory BoardSonja MartinJesse C. Swanhuyser, Director, California Coalition for Fair Trade and Human Rights Maria Antonia Mallona- Environmental Education Program Director, Peace Corps Nicaragua


- Environmental workshops given where students have conducted research.

- UAP sponsored youth group initiates sea turtle conservation project.

- UAP former student presents bird research in the Mesoamerican Biology and Conservation Society Conference in Guatemala.

- UAP-UNAN Leon working group initiated.

- Received $21,000 grant from Conservation, Food, and Health foundation.

Viva Sierra GordaViva Sierra Gorda serves a grassroots movement that converted 32% of Queretaro State in Central Mexico into a priority Biosphere Reserve with widespread local citizen support. Viva Sierra Gorda is an international channel to support the local civil movement towards WELLNESS—wellness of community and family, wellness of the individual, and the wellness of nature—and to provide a venue to market the products emerging to form part of an alternative rural economy for conservation.

5866 Harbor DriveOakland, CA 94611Ph: (510)-601-0166Fax: (510)-658-4764www.eii.org/[email protected]

StaffLaura Patricia Pérez Arce, Director,Dr. Patricia Pérez-Arce, Co-Director


- Received donations that benefit dried fruit production and apiary rural micro-enterprises.

- Outreach to over 30 thousand people through various media.

- Produced the Viva Sierra Gorda pamphlet to be distribution in select cities in the USA.

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- Wrote 3 proposals on behalf of Sierra Gorda beneficiaries through Viva Sierra Gorda.

- Tabled at 2006 Brower Youth Awards and attended EII Board of Directors meeting.

West Africa Rainforest Network – USWARN supports the protection of forests and forest peoples’ rights in West Africa. Working in solidarity with local communities and organizations, WARN builds local capacity and international support for the protection and sustainable management of West Africa’s natural resources.

300 Broadway, Suite 28 San Francisco CA 94133(510) 282-2374www.earthisland.org/[email protected]

StaffStephanie Alston, project director

Advisory BoardOronto Douglas, Environmental Rights Action, NigeriaTunde Morakinyo, Iroko FoundationIke Okonta, journalistMichael Watts, UC BerkeleyGary Cook, Baikal WatchJohn O’Niles, Conservation International


- Published 2 articles on U.S. oil & military interests in Niger Delta.

- Supported launch of new documentary on Niger Delta.

- Hosted Nigerian delegates efforts to educate U.S. policy makers on realities of U.S. role

WildFuturesWildFutures provides essential tools and trainings for wildlife and habitat groups as well as other conservation organizations. Through facilitation, trainings, campaign planning assistance, and other services, WildFutures helps organizations, coalitions, and individuals advance their conservation goals.

353 Wallace Way SE, #12Bainbridge Island WA 98110(206) 780-9718www.earthisland.org/[email protected]

StaffSharon Negri, project director


- Published Cougar Management Guidelines; received numerous positive reviews in scientific journals, wildlife magazines, and a national newspaper.

- Provided organizational assistance to a plethora of marine and wildlife groups.

- Held a fundraiser for the Snow Leopard Trust

Women’s Global Green Action NetworkA coalition of grassroots women environmental advocates from around the world who are engaging in strategic partnerships for collective action. By facilitating access to communication tools, support services, networking capabilities, and face-to-face exchanges, WGGAN helps women strengthen alliances and leadership abilities in order to develop a collective agenda for impacting environmental and social change at the local, regional, and global level.

P.O. Box 14146, Berkeley, CA 94712Ph: (415)-948-3732 www.wggan.org [email protected]

StaffMary Rose Kaczorowski, Project Co-directorMelinda Kramer,Project Co-director

Advisory BoardSharon Abreu, Irthlingz arts based env.education Marta Benavides, Founder of Ecohouse& ICCP Brennan Van Dyke, United Nations Environment Claire Greensfelder, MLK Jr. Freedom Center Paul Hawken, Founder of Natural Capital Institute

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Dr. Minu Hemmati, International ConsultantJulia Butterfly Hill, Author, environmental activist Carol Hansen Grey, World Peace ExperimentKatka Kastnerova, Global Fund for Women Saliwe M. Kawewe, Ph.D. & ProfessorMrs Mbeinda Lamotte, COSAPERE Jacqueline Leavitt, Dept. of UrbanPlanning UCLA Catriona Macgregor, Founder, Awen Grove Joanna Macy, Eco-Philosopher, Author Kirstin Moller, Executive Director, Global Exchange Remi Ie-MatsumotoReverend Dr. Janet Parker, Study of ReligionSoma Kishore Parthasarathy,President, Bhowali, Darlene Pratt, Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters Eleanor Rae, Earth Values Caucus at the UN Libby Roderick, Singer/songwriter Leila Salazar-Lopez, Amazon Watch Anushka Shenoy, Sustain US, NYCGeocluster Christine Shahin, Environmental Advocate Dr. Vandana Shiva, Foundation of ScienceCaitlin Sislin, Boalt Hall School of Law Dar Williams, Singer/songwriter


- Co-sponsored by the Agricultural Missions and selected to host a side-event during the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development 13th Session proceedings.

- At United Nations World Environment Day 2005, educated the public on links between gender inequality, the environment, sustainable development, and democracy.

- Became a project of Earth Island Institute (EII).

- “Grassroots Women Environmental Leaders Global Summit” gathered to determine the global initiative.

- WGGAN delegation attended the Mexico 2006 Fourth World Water Forum. Worked to draft a declaration affirming the human right to water and the role of women in water management.

- Launched first regional training in Philippines “Women’s World Water Movement Bio Sand Filter Training.”

- Created a partnership with www.GreenHome.com to yield a revenue stream and new membership base.

- Collaborated with the Natural Capital Institute to launch a global online platform for our community.

- Launched web-based “WGGAN Telephone Seminar Series”, introducing the perspectives and knowledge from grassroots women leaders.

- Cosponsored the first “Women Vote for Mother Earth!” contingent for the Women’s Equality Day Parade.

- The Global Dialogue Center put together an exhibit of our ‘International Grassroots Women Environmental Leaders Strategy Meeting”

- Received a $15,000 seed grant from The Sister Fund for operational costs and a $14,000 grant from Circle the Earth fund (of Tides Foundation) for general support.

- In partnership with Global Exchange – launched first Transformative Advocacy Exchange in Bolivia.

- New consultant staff, Eileen Harrington, a development consultant and Catherine Brozena, executive associate.

- Completed the design of our global newsletter and a News Center on our site.

- Worked to clearly define our program areas, our strategic plan, and our roles and responsibilities.

Yggdrasil

Yggdrasil compiles and disseminates information on environmental and safe energy issues.

PO Box 910476Lexington KY 40591(859) 494-1171www.earthisland.org/[email protected]

StaffMary Byrd Davis, project director

Advisory BoardAlbert Fritsch, SJ, director of EarthhealingJohn Davis, Adirondack CouncilMarlene O’Connor, Conservationist in North Carolina

2006 Accomplishments - Lead author of a reference book on

weapons of mass destruction, published by a well-known commercial publisher.

- Furnished information on France to a national organization that works on nuclear proliferation.

- Translated and conducted research for several French safe energy/peace organizations.

- Invited to join the Green Space Committee of the Green Partnership in Lexington, Kentucky.

- Strengthened the PrimalNature web site.

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Foundations 4,018,250 Individuals 1,206,465 Service Revenue 941,431 Other 406,134 Total 6,572,280

ExpensesProgram 5,228,998 Administrative 425,438 Fundraising 429,655

Total 6,084,091

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