Going Green
Gift Green. Give to the Environment
This holiday season, consider gifts that give back to the environment. Donate to a worthy charity on behalf of someone special – it's a meaningful gift for the recipient, and it will have a direct and positive impact on our planet. Plus you'll save on resources associated with holiday shopping (fuel, wrapping paper, tape, etc.)!
We have compiled information on a variety of eco-charities below. There's something for everyone on your list…from kids to adults…so start gifting!
World Wildlife Fund
www.worldwildlife.org
Help protect the future of nature with extraordinary gifts for the animal or nature-lover on your list. Adopt one of many animals symbolically, and get a formal adoption certificate, adorable stuffed animal, and more!
TerraPass
www.terrapass.com
Fight global warming and climate change by purchasing TerraPass Carbon Offsets -- a unique gift, and a unique way to support clean energy and other projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
National Parks Conservation Association
www.npca.org
Help preserve the beauty of our country's national parks. Give someone special a gift membership, complete with a cozy fleece blanket and year-long subscription to National Parks magazine.
Cousteau Society
www.cousteausociety.org
Ideal for the big or little adventurer on your list! Give a gift membership and receive the Calypso Log, a full-color quarterly magazine featuring expedition reports, articles on environmental issues, and more. Plus, kids get their own magazine, Cousteau Kids!
Amazon Conservation Association
www.amazonconservation.org
Help protect the biological diversity of the Amazon rainforests of Peru and Bolivia. A donation of just $25 can plant 50 trees in a highland Andean community.
Center for Biological Diversity
www.biologicaldiversity.org
For the naturalist or conservationist on your list, make a donation in his or her name to help protect endangered plant and animal species.
The Conservation Fund
www.conservationfund.org
Give a gift that will help protect America's waterways and conserve wildlife habitats and historic lands for generations to come…and feel good knowing that 97% of your gift goes directly to support conservation programs.
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
www.eesi.org
Look to an environmentally sustainable future by donating to the EESI. Your gift says that you want to make a difference by making our planet cleaner, healthier, and safer.
Trees for Life International
www.treesforlife.org
Give someone special a “Gift from the Heart” – a life-giving tree that will help protect the environment and provide hope as a self-renewing food source for people in developing countries. You can make a difference for as little as $10.
National Wildlife Federation
www.nwf.org
Support our nation's wildlife and natural resources with a gift membership for someone special, complete with a wall calendar and 6 bi-monthly issues of National Wildlife® magazine. There are lots of ways to donate -- get creative and participate in the Adopt-a-Wildlife-Acre Program, or make a symbolic wildlife adoption!
Rainforest Alliance
www.rainforest-alliance.org
Help preserve the rainforests of our world with a donation to Adopt-A-Rainforest projects. It's a meaningful way to show your support for global conservation!
Earth Share
www.earthshare.org
Do your share – give a gift to support the creation of a healthy, sustainable environment. Your donation will help protect the world's air, water, land, and wildlife.
For more ways to give back to the environment this holiday season, click here.
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