Calling all Youth Groups and Organizations! Tell the Biden Administration to Protect 30% of our Lands and Ocean! We wanted to let you know about an opportunity for youth groups, student clubs and youth-serving organizations across the United States to join together in signing a letter to the Biden Administration in support of protecting at least 30% of our lands, waters, and […]
Collaboration on to protecting at least 30% of our blue planet, including its lands, waters and ocean, by 2030 (“30×30”) has been our top organizational priority for two years, through our campaigns with zoos, aquariums and museums; youth engagement and leadership initiative; and the World Ocean Day network. Together, working with hundreds of organizations worldwide in 2021, we helped to […]
The First Friday Webinar for December featured a discussion of the ways that zoos, aquariums and museums can continue to build support for the goal of 30×30 as envisioned under the America the Beautiful initiative. Last month, more than 180 zoos, aquariums and museums representing all 50 states joined with AZA, AAM and ASTC in signing a letter of support […]
Photo thanks to Jordan Robins The Lorax spoke for the trees, but who will speak for the fish? Our shared ocean, its life and its vast resources are put in the hands of our government for all people. It is no one’s private property but a commons that the government, and all of us, need to steward responsibly. From the […]
In this 3-minute video blog, the staff from the Philadelphia Zoo provide an exciting example of how zoos, aquariums and museums are successfully incorporating 30×30 messaging into their outreach. It’s an excellent example of how a conservation ask can be easily and effectively brought into any type of exhibit in a way that visitors appreciate and that can in turn […]
World Ocean Day unites and rallies the world to protect and restore our blue planet. With thanks to all organizations from all sectors that got involved, our Supporting Partners, and the Youth Advisory Council, this year’s activities engaged thousands of organizations and millions of people both online and onsite in 140 countries! The annual Conservation Action Focus spread the word and provided tools and […]