We are excited to announce the partnership of youchange™ and The Eden Projects! In an effort to give back this Earth Day we have teamed up on a project to Let Go and Grow! Youchange™ wants to repurpose and recycle your unwanted electronic items and divert them from the havoc they cause in landfills. For every 100 items you send in to the Let Go & Grow Mail Back Campaign, The Eden Projects will Read More... 
Deforestation rates from 1990-2000 were around 8.3 million hectares (20,509,746 acres) each year.
Lack of employment opportunities to inefficient heating and cooking technologies were just some of the causes that lead to the high rates of forest area loss. The high number is a staggering statistic that may cause you to think twice the next time you use a piece of paper or pick up a toothpick. However, Read More... 
We often look to the future for cures to societies' ills, such as war, hunger and of course, the environment. But sometimes we can look into the past for solutions. One such solution to multiple problems comes in the form of a tree, specifically, the Moringa tree.
The Moringa originated in India, but it appears that several ancient cultures around the world used the Moringa as a cure-all for illnesses Read More... 
Thanksgiving and Black Friday came and went and now tis' the season. For weeks there have been radio stations devoted to Christmas and holiday music as they will be, perhaps late into January. It is one of my favorite times of the year. Time to buy gifts, make holiday crafts, bake things and re-gift last year's fruitcakes.
But this year is different for my family. While we appreciate the joy of Read More... 
We tweeted yesterday the 2011 statistic regarding the total amount spent on one day in the United States on candy of $2,360,000,000. For those of you who may have been alarmed rest assured we weren't trying to "poo-poo" kids having some fun dressing up and collecting fall treats. In fact we didn't even include the amount spent on decorations, costumes, and parties. What we were simply trying to do Read More... 
Today's messages on climate change are often contradictory. We are told there is hope and we are told the damage is irreversible. Often it seems the sky is falling and unavoidable environmental doom is upon us, a la Day After Tomorrow.
For those who do believe that Pandora's box is closed and hope is still inside, there are a variety of possibilities to reverse environmental degradation. Societal Read More... 
Ninety percent of Madagascar's plants and animals are only found in Madagascar. It is a truly fascinating place, and when I share about Madagascar with others, people often say, "Oh, I want to go there!" Ah, but these potential visitors don't stop to consider that Madagascar is also a rough place, and that is the real reason Eden is serving in that wonderful island nation.
Here are some quick facts Read More... 
Sometime this week, Eden will surpass the 50 million tree-planting milestone. As the hour approaches, I want to jot down a few bullet points as a matter of reflection. Most of these reflections are about things that never occurred to me along the journey.
Going into the August 2004 courtesy meeting with former President Haliemariam Desalegn, it never occurred to me that he would ask me to consider Read More...
