Why Global Conservation Matters
Ian Somerhalder introduces Generation Extinction
December 6th, 2011
Watch the special Blue August presentations featuring AGC and Ian Somerhalder on Planet Green! Visit Planet Green to see videos of Ian Somerhalder’s trip to Trinidad to protect leatherback sea turtles, and learn about the wonders of our threatened oceans.
This August, Planet Green presents a week-long robust line-up of aquatic programming that brings the mysteries and wonders of our oceans and waterways to life. BLUE AUGUST is hosted by the star of The Vampire Diaries and Lost, Ian Somerhalder whose non-profit organization, The Ian Somerhalder Foundation, aims to empower, educate and collaborate with people and projects to positively impact the planet and its creatures. Featuring some of television’s most renowned natural history documentaries, BLUE AUGUST kicks off on Planet Green on August 21 at 8PM (ET). Read the full press release from Discovery Channel on Blue August.
Click here to watch the PSA on Planet Green featuring Ian Somerhalder. Be sure to tune in to Discovery Channel beginning August 21 at 8 pm (ET) to see special programming hosted by actor Ian Somerhalder!
Visit the AGC’s new website focusing on endangered species at www.generationextinction.org
Actor Ian Somerhalder, star of CW’s Vampire Diaries, came to Washington D.C. to urge Congress to act on behalf of the world’s rapidly disappearing endangered species. Somerhalder spoke at a hearing of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs in support of H.R. 50, the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act. “Wildlife and environmental conservation has always been not just a passion, but a priority of mine,” Somerhalder told the committee. The Actor focuses his philanthropic work around 3 themes: habitat conservation, species protection, and clean energy initiatives. Somerhalder spoke about the plight of iconic speaks like tigers, elephants, sea turtles and great apes. “Scientists warn us that we are on the cusp of the largest mass extinction spasm since the dinosaurs,” Somerhalder noted. “This is an issue that Americans care deeply about, and it is critical that the United States, as a world leader and global power, continue to lead the planet’s efforts in global species conservation. Due to instability or indifference in the areas that many of these species call home, for most of them we are the first, last, and only hope for survival. As the ones with the power to make a difference, the responsibility rests with us. It is imperative that we live up to it.”
Read the full text of Ian’s testimony here.
Watch the video of Ian’s testimony.
See photos of Ian’s visit to Washington D.C. on our facebook page!
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Urging wildlife preservation, Ian Somerhalder testified before the Congress on behalf of the Multinational Species Coalition.
“Environmental conservation has not been just a passion of mine, but a priority,” said The Vampire Diaries actor…
Read the full article and watch the video here.
ABC News (Phoenix, Arizona)
VAMPIRE DIARIES actor IAN SOMERHALDER jetted to Washington, D.C. on Thursday (28Jul11) to urge members of the U.S. Congress to push for greater preservation of natural resources. Read the full article here.
E! Online
Ian Somerhalder has no trouble showing his altruistic side in real life.
Fresh from a Vampire Diaries taping last night, the actor hopped a red-eye to Washington, D.C., in order to testify before Congress today on behalf of the Multinational Species Coalition, comprising eco-minded organizations ranging from the World Wildlife Fund to the Sierra Club to the National Audubon Society.
“Wildlife and environmental conservation has always been not just a passion, but a priority of mine,” said Somerhalder, who also has an eponymous nonprofit devoted to educating people about ecological issues and funding groups that work on habitat conservation, species protection, and clean energy initiatives. Click here to read the full article and watch the video of Ian’s testimony.
InterAction brought members of the global environment and development communities together earlier this year in an ambitious effort to tackle one of the great challenges of the 21st century: how to lift three billion people from poverty—and assist billions more living on its cusp—against a backdrop of severe natural resource degradation. Read more.
Read the Interaction paper on integrating environment into US. Government global development policy.
Read the press release from InterAction.
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BBC News
Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast have won an award for work on frog and toad skins which could lead to treatments for over 70 major diseases.
The researchers received the commendation at the Medical Futures Innovation Awards in London on Monday.
The research, led by Professor Chris Shaw at Queen’s School of Pharmacy, has identified two proteins which can regulate how blood vessels grow.
The team are the only entry from NI to win at this year’s awards.
They discovered that a protein from the waxy monkey frog can inhibit the growth of blood vessels and could be used to kill cancer tumours. Read more.
