Ocean Cleanup
Without action, the annual flow of plastic into the ocean will nearly triple by 2040, to 29 million metric tons per year (range: 23 million-37 million metric tons per year), equivalent to 50 kg of plastic per meter of coastline worldwide.
Endangered Species International (ESI) leads a movement of people taking concrete actions every day to protect our ocean and removing plastics in Southeast Asia. ESI has been tackling plastic pollution head on for over a decade. For last three years alone, we have removed an average of 500 pounds of plastics per day from the ocean, raised awareness about the danger of plastic pollution to over 20,000 coastal communities, and supported aggressive ban of single-use plastics and implementation of recycling of plastics. There is a credible path to significantly reduce plastic leakage to the ocean and together we can stop plastic pollution at key sites in Southeast Asia. Further, we support the substitute plastic with paper and compostable materials at the local community level.
Rainforest restoration and protection
Across the tropics, commercial logging is increasingly the primary driver of forest degradation and loss, with particularly heavy logging rates in Southeast Asia. Hunting now threatens large vertebrates in most accessible forest area. Southeast Asia has less than half its forest remaining and has the highest rates of forest loss and degradation in the tropics. ESI rainforest conservation currently focused on Africa and Southeast Asia.
About half of the world's tropical forests have been cleared and forests currently cover about 30 percent of the world’s landmass. The Earth loses about19 million acres of forests per year, which is equal to 27 soccer fields every minute. It is estimated that 15 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions come from deforestation.
While our efforts to restore rainforest (e.g., planting native trees) on degraded sites are becoming increasingly important, these projects are not distracting us from protecting the rainforests that still remain. We continue to do everything way we can to protect existing rainforests through the creation of governmental and private protected areas. Acquiring lands to protect rainforest is an essential part of your conservation strategy. Together, we can restore and protect incalculable and invaluable acres of rainforest along with millions of animals.
Protecting and saving endangered plants and animals
Combating the first global and conscious extermination of species and life on earth. ESI is protecting actively in the field no fewer than 267 species. It included endangered gorilla, chimpanzee, forest elephant, tarsier, hornbill, green sea turtle, dwarf crocodile, Asian pangolin, and horned frog.
Fighting illicit wildlife trafficking
The current increase in poaching shows that investment in frontline protection is necessary to halt immediate extinction. Simultaneously, a systemic approach from source to the kingpins, to the consumers, needs to be implemented. ESI works on the frontline protection to stop illegal wildlife trafficking. We conduct directly patrols in forests and oceans to stem illegal poachers. Market control, environmental police, and forest rangers in source, transit and demand countries are best placed to control illicit wildlife trafficking. Further, we conduct awareness-raising campaigns tailored to the different groups of stakeholders that are directly (such as rural communities) affected by illicit wildlife trafficking.
Ready to make a big impact? How to help?
We are fighting with everything we've got to save all species large and small. We won’t rest against rainforest destruction, ocean depletion and pollution, plastic contamination, and the titanic decline and loss of plant and animal species. And we know you won’t rest either. Join us and consider a recurrent gift. Your support makes a big difference.
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