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ProtectOurJaguars.org is dedicated to the vital cause of jaguar conservation. This organization works tirelessly to safeguard these magnificent big cats and their essential habitats across their range.

Visit their comprehensive website to discover more about their ongoing initiatives, learn about the challenges jaguars face, and find out how you can contribute to protecting these iconic species for future generations.

As an Ignite Change texting volunteer, you will use Relay, our peer-to-peer texting service, to recruit, confirm, and follow up with supporters nationwide. Your assignments will vary, including inviting people to events or overview calls.

On the day of your shift, you'll receive a notification in Slack when your assignment is ready. Consult the Texting Team Dashboard for any updates and to find the link to log into your Relay account and begin.

Happy texting!

Amed Jkoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, emphasizes the critical importance of biodiversity. He warns that its rapid loss, occurring at an unprecedented pace globally and locally, poses a severe threat to our environment, economies, cultures, and societies.

This degradation fundamentally alters our self-perception and place in the world. Human impact on biodiversity, ecosystems, and climate continues to grow, yet the complex and diverse services flowing from biodiversity are often unknown and undervalued.

Jean-Pierre Quignard, an Ichthyology professor, discusses the severe consequences of warming Mediterranean waters. He candidly admits that as a fish researcher, he sees no solutions to the climate change modifications impacting his field.

Uploaded December 17, 2009, this GoodPlanet Foundation project is based on 7Billion Others, an initiative by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, and supported by BNP Paribas.

Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered and face extinction without urgent intervention. SOS is dedicated to reversing this crisis. Learn how to help protect these Great Apes.

We achieve this by raising awareness, empowering local communities as rainforest guardians, restoring damaged habitats through tree planting, and campaigning against threats to wild orangutans. Your support helps us safeguard their forests and future. Please donate.

SOS was established in 1997 by the late Lucy Wisdom.

This video introduces the Ecological Mangrove Restoration (EMR) method, outlining its objectives and deliverables. It was filmed in Krabi, Thailand, during the March 2012 inception workshop for the "Mangrove Restoration Project in Asia."

This project involves four countries and five partner NGOs, administered by the Global Nature Fund of Germany. Funding is provided by the German Federal Ministry of International Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Foundation Ursula Merz.

On January 29, 2013, Thomas Lovejoy discussed his experiences in international conservation efforts, with a particular focus on African savannas.

Lovejoy emphasized the critical need for conscious planetary management, stating: "We still tend to think in the very short term and locally when in fact we are disturbing global systems and the way that the planet actually works. We need to consciously manage the planet."

Ben Collen explains current methods for monitoring biodiversity loss and introduces novel approaches to the challenge.

This discussion was originally published on January 29, 2013, via the Yale University YouTube channel. Learn more about Ben Collen.

Katrin Boehning-Gaese discusses models and methods. Her research predicts climate change's impact on species distributions.

This content was originally published on January 29, 2013.

The Leopold Education Project (LEP) offers an innovative, interdisciplinary curriculum based on the classic writings of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold. It educates the public on humanity's ties to the natural environment, promoting resource conservation and protection.

Aldo Leopold (1887-1948), author of *A Sand County Almanac*, famously critiqued society's environmental values. As quoted from his work, he observed: "There is as yet no social stigma in the possession of a gullied farm, a wrecked forest, or a polluted stream, provided the dividends suffice to send the youngsters to college."