It’s a wild world out there OMBLES… and we need to protect it! That’s why we’ve got just the brief to show the world some love with International Animal Rescue and communicate how you, friends, family and more can all become dedicated guardians of the forest this World Rainforest Day!
Today, on World Rainforest Day, we are officially launching Guardians of the Forest. This is a community of empowered people who believe that there is hope in action and that together we can find lasting solutions to the threats of climate change and biodiversity loss.
Not only are rainforests one of nature’s best defences against climate change with their carbon-absorbing superpowers, they also are home to around 40,000 plant species, nearly 1,300 bird species, 3,000 types of fish, 427 species of mammals, and 2.5 million different insects.
We work together with the communities that live on the borders of these beautiful rainforests to protect and conserve threatened species and their habitats, as well as improving people with sustainable livelihoods and opportunities.
But we also want to raise awareness to how wherever you are in the world, everyone has a part to play and can make a difference. Whether that’s supporting our project work or lessening your impact on the environment, we can all play a part in protecting our planet.
Which is why we need the OMBLES help to spread this important message! Please get involved today!
One Minute Brief of the Day:
Create posters to show how connected we ALL are to rainforests & how we ALL must play our part in protecting and restoring them as #GuardiansOfTheForest with @IAR_updates
Tweet your entries to @OneMinuteBriefs & @IAR_updates with the hashtags #WorldRainforestDay and #GuardiansOfTheForest
Enter as many times as you wish and remember to add your Twitter handle in the bottom right-hand corner of your entries!
PRIZES:
WINNER: £150 in cash!!!
2nd Place: £100 in cash!!
3rd Place: £50 in cash!!
About the Campaign:
At International Animal Rescue, we are working for a world where humans and animals can co-exist in sustainable ecosystems. We believe in taking a holistic approach, which allows us to find solutions that really work. By listening to and working with local indigenous communities, we implement effective systems that ensure we are looking at the bigger picture and addressing the root cause of the problem to ensure sustainable and effective change.
‘Guardians of the Forest’ aims to highlight our ‘Guardians on the Ground’ involved in our conservation and education and outreach projects (such as: mangrove restoration, tree planting, scholarship programmes, gender empowerment programmes, training in alternative livelihoods, orangutan conservation etc.) as well as everyone’s individual opportunity to be a Guardian in their everyday life (ie. through simple activities such as recycling, buying second hand, cutting out single use plastics, etc – we all have a part to play).
We have learnt that everything is connected and that by looking after local communities we can in turn protect habitats and our planets biodiversity. We also believe that this connection extends to include everyone, everywhere around round the world – the actions we take collectively can make a difference and we should feel empowered, hopeful and united.
Our Guardians of the Forest programme will raise awareness of our compassionate holistic conservation projects as well as asking people to sign up to join us in spreading the word, supporting our work and taking small actions to play their part.
About World Rainforest Day
World Rainforest Day falls on June 22 and is dedicated to promoting the protection of rainforests through increased awareness and action. Rainforests are a crucial part of the climate crisis solution – they are vitally important if we are to have any hope for the future. We must all play our part in protecting the precious areas of rainforest still left standing, today and every day.
More Information
https://www.internationalanimalrescue.org/about-us
Links
Website: https://www.internationalanimalrescue.org/
Guardians of the Forest Information: https://www.internationalanimalrescue.org/guardiansoftheforest
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IAR_updates
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/international_animal_rescue/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/internationalanimalrescue
