For the fourth year in a row, Rare is the recipient of a substantial funding award from Disney Club Penguin through its “Coins For Change” program. This year, Club Penguin, thanks to the passion and support of its online community, is donating $150,000 to be used for conservation projects in China and Latin America. Continue reading
For the second year in a row, The Global Journal’s ranking of the TOP 100 Best NGOs in the world features Rare. Continue reading
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that for the fourth straight year, Disney has selected Rare to benefit from its Club Penguin Coins for Change program. This year, Disney is giving away $1 million that will be divided among a select few organizations based on public voting. Continue reading
In 2012, Rare and it’s partners successfully completed 11 wateshed protection programs in the Andes. Rare is now repeating what worked in 13 new sites including expansion into Mexico. Continue reading
The popular Green Living program dives into Rare’s work in the Philippines getting Filipino youth involved in local conservation efforts. Continue reading
“The most important thing is interacting with people,” says Marco. “That is the fundamental element that Rare has taught me in order to achieve a change in behavior.” Continue reading
Every year Rare trains local conservation leaders around the world in methods to inspire change at the local level and shift behaviors that are destructive to the environment. These Rare Conservation Fellows manage campaigns that use traditional marketing techniques to build pride around natural resources and essentially sell conservation. Continue reading
Rare’s Paul Butler, senior vice president of global programs, was recently interviewed by the Cincinnati National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate. Paul talks about Rare’s work in Indonesia, the Philippines, China and Mexico and about protecting the environment by inspiring community pride. Continue reading
During the annual Raymillacta festival in Peru thousands of people from dozens of surrounding villages come to the city of Chachapoyas in their native dress. Rare Conservation Fellow Maritza Tovar stole the show with a lively interpretation of the importance of riverbank habitat.Tovar’s campaign aims to reduce deforestation and forest fires in the Tilancancha watershed. Continue reading
Basketball star and conservationist Yao Ming visited the wetlands of Dongzhaigang with Rare CEO Brett Jenks and Rare Chair Emerita Wendy Paulson to see preservation efforts firsthand. Continue reading