Thank You – Thailand Announces End to Ivory Trade

Don’t doubt the strength of your voice, it supported 4.1 million other voices to stop the ivory trade in Thailand. World Wildlife Fund, Avaaz.org and Leonardo DiCaprio Thank You!!! The few minutes you took and committed to the elephants worked. It’s nice to send out some good news and know that a commitment to helping others matters and our voices together can create positive change on this planet. Read and enjoy!!!   View online version

Thailand Announces End to Ivory Trade Your voice was heard. Thailand takes an enormous step forward in the fight to stop wildlife crime. Share this announcement:     Dear Tana, Today is a brighter day for the world’s elephants. With support from WWF Board Member Leonardo DiCaprio, the campaigning group Avaaz.org and all of you, we helped secure a commitment from Thailand’s prime minister to end the trade of ivory in Thailand. Yesterday, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra stood before a crowded hall of delegates attending an international wildlife trade meeting and told the world that she would take steps to end the ivory trade in her country. This commitment would close a major global loophole that contributes to tens of thousands of elephant deaths every year. It was a decision that did not come easily, and would not have happened if not for you. You were part of a 1.4 million-strong petition urging her to stand up for elephants and ban Thai ivory trade. This is an enormous step forward in the fight to stop wildlife crime. WWF will continue to work to ensure that today’s promise becomes a reality. We are urging the Thai government to provide a detailed timeline outlining the steps they will take to follow through on this pledge. I urge you to take a moment to read more at worldwildlife.org about the historic decision that you helped to make happen. Thank you for all you do to support conservation. Sincerely, Ginette Hemley Senior Vice President Conservation Strategy and Science World Wildlife Fund Spread the word:

Help turn the Antarctic Ocean into the World’s Largest Sanctuary – Leonardo DiCaprio

Days to save the Antarctic ocean

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To delegates of the Antarctic Commission (CCAMLR):

As concerned citizens from around the world, we call on you to act decisively to secure the precious habitat of whales and other ocean species when you meet in Hobart, Australia. We call for an ambitious deal that establishes the world’s largest network of marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean, starting with the Ross Sea and East Antarctica.

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Posted: 15 October 2012Within days, governments could begin turning wide stretches of the Antarctic ocean into the world’s largest marine sanctuary, saving the habitat of whales, penguins, and thousands of other polar species from industrial fishing fleets. But they won’t act unless we speak out now.Most countries support the sanctuary, but Russia, South Korea and a few others are threatening to vote it down so they can plunder these seas now that others have been fished to death. This week, a small group of negotiators will meet behind closed doors to make a decision. A massive people-powered surge could break open the talks, isolate those attempting to block the sanctuary, and secure a deal to protect over 6 million square kilometers of the precious Antarctic ocean.

The whales and penguins can’t speak for themselves, so it’s up to us to defend them. Let’s change negotiators’ minds with a massive wave of public pressure — Avaaz will surround the meeting with hard-hitting ads, and together we’ll deliver our message to delegates via a deafening cry on social networks. Sign and share this urgent petition.

– Leonardo DiCaprio, with the Avaaz team