Tag: Re:wild

Thirty islands restored in 30 years

Stuart Mitchell

Fauna & Flora, Re:wild and their network of over 50 Caribbean partners have restored their 30th Caribbean island, helping to save over a dozen species from extinction, while improving resilience of the islands and their ecosystems. From Redonda to the Prickly Pear Cays, conservationists have been working to bring back to life a range of islands – big and small – since 1993. Why is Caribbean wildlife under threat? The Caribbean islands have suffered the highest extinction rates in modern history. Although the islands represent just 0.16% of the Earth’s…

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YSL Beauty Launches Rewild Our Earth, A Major New Sustainability Initiative In Collaboration With World-Renowned NGO, Re:wild

Stuart Mitchell

In the lead-up to Earth Day, YSL Beauty announced a global program called REWILD OUR EARTH, in partnership with global NGO Re:wild, reflecting its broader commitment to making a positive impact on the planet and its people. The Rewild Our Earth program aims to protect and restore 100,000 hectares by 2030––a surface area that is almost 10 times the size of Paris––and to safeguard biodiversity in priority areas affected by climate change where YSL Beauty’s ingredients are sourced. Inspired by the brand’s longstanding involvement in Morocco’s Ourika Valley with the…

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New ‘Protecting Our Planet Challenge’ represents $5 billion commitment to conserve 30% of planet by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

At the September 22, 2021 “Transformative Action for Nature and People” event in New York, nine organizations joined together to pledge an unprecedented $5 billion over the next 10 years to support the creation, expansion, management and monitoring of protected and conserved areas of land, inland water and sea, working with Indigenous Peoples, local communities, civil society and governments. This watershed announcement — to fund efforts to reach 30×30 global goal by strengthening and expanding protected areas and support to Indigenous Guardianship of traditional territory — marks the largest private…

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