ECOLIFE...ECOLIFE implements culturally appropriate programs that result in immediate and measurable...
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Our mission is to conserve endangered species and natural resources in order to better the lives of those who are charged with the stewardship of our natural treasures. Our work is based on the premise that quality of life and conservation are not trade-offs. They go hand-in- hand. ECOLIFE implements culturally appropriate programs that result in immediate and measurable benefits to the endangered species, the human community and the natural resource. Program Highlights Mexico Community FuelWood Project and Monarch Butterflies is a community-based conservation project that protects monarch butterfly habitat and directly improves the quality of life of communities within and surrounding Central Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR). ECOLIFE builds fuel-efficient Patsari stoves as part of the Project and plants Oyamel fir trees in Central Mexico. The goals being accomplished are: 1) Improved respiratory health of people using the stoves 2) reduced fuel-wood use by families with stoves Through outreach projects, ECOLIFE by 40% 3) reduced carbon emissions. provides immediate access to sustainable clean water, food, and shelter. Kenya School Project (2007– Current) provided clean drinking water, as well Through conservation education, we as safe and sanitary housing for the teach about our connections to the the 300 elementary school children at natural systems supplying these West Gate Elementary School in essential needs. Ultimately, through Samburu, Kenya. A rainwater our activities, communities gain collection system was installed in measurable health benefits, greater collaboration with Save the Elephants, economic stability, and higher and a dormitory facility for the female standards of living. students. Ugandan School Project (2008– Current) funded the installation and maintenance of a borehole in Uganda that provides clean water to students at St.Mbaaga High School and the Good Times Elementary School about 1 mile from St. Mbaaga. The local community also has access to the water, which has changed people’s quality of life dramatically. It is estimated that more than 300 local families (each with 10 to 15 members) use the water well as a source of clean water. In total, the borehole well serves more than 5,000 individuals. Aquaponics in Our San Diego County Office- In 2010,with the help of trained volunteers, ECOLIFE built aquaponics systems at the ECOLIFE office.The goal was to build and test an economical, efficient, and biologically sustainable system suitable for installation in a small neighborhood. ECOLIFE staff also offer community aquaponics workshops, aquaponics design plans and online video. ECOLIFE www.EcolifeConservation.org Conservation is a tool. It’s used not just to protect our remarkable natural world but, every bit as importantly, to protect our human way of life: mine, yours, as well as millions of others. The challenge ahead of us is to save a future for ourselves and for our children. - Bill Toone, Conservation Biologist
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Our mission is to conserve endangered species and natural resources in order to better the lives of those who are charged with the stewardship of our natural treasures. Our work is based on the premise that quality of life and conservation are not trade-offs. They go hand-in- hand. ECOLIFE implements culturally appropriate programs that result in immediate and measurable benefits to the endangered species, the human community and the natural resource.
Program Highlights Mexico Community FuelWood Project and Monarch Butterflies is a community-based conservation project that protects monarch butterfly habitat and directly improves the quality of life of communities within and surrounding Central Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR). ECOLIFE builds fuel-efficient Patsari stoves as part of the Project and plants Oyamel fir trees in Central Mexico. The goals being accomplished are: 1) Improved respiratory health of people using the stoves 2) reduced fuel-wood use by families with stoves
Through outreach projects, ECOLIFE by 40% 3) reduced carbon emissions. provides immediate access to sustainable clean water, food, and shelter. Kenya School Project (2007– Current)
provided clean drinking water, as well Through conservation education, we as safe and sanitary housing for the teach about our connections to the the 300 elementary school children at natural systems supplying these West Gate Elementary School in essential needs. Ultimately, through Samburu, Kenya. A rainwater our activities, communities gain collection system was installed in measurable health benefits, greater collaboration with Save the Elephants, economic stability, and higher and a dormitory facility for the female standards of living. students.
Ugandan School Project (2008– Current) funded the installation and maintenance of a borehole in Uganda that provides clean water to students at St.Mbaaga High School and the Good Times Elementary School about 1 mile from St. Mbaaga. The local community also has access to the water, which has changed people’s quality of life dramatically. It is estimated that more than 300 local families (each with 10 to 15 members) use the water well as a source of clean water. In total, the borehole well serves more than 5,000 individuals.
Aquaponics in Our San Diego County Office- In 2010,with the help of trained volunteers, ECOLIFE built aquaponics systems at the ECOLIFE office.The goal was to build and test an economical, efficient, and biologically sustainable system suitable for installation in a small neighborhood. ECOLIFE staff also offer community aquaponics workshops, aquaponics design plans and online video.
ECOLIFE www.EcolifeConservation.org
Conservation is a tool. It’s used not just to protect our remarkable natural world but, every bit as importantly, to protect our human way of life: mine, yours, as well as millions of others. The challenge ahead of us is to save a future for ourselves and for our children.
- Bill Toone, Conservation Biologist
MARIA ISABELLE
“This stove does not create smoke in my house since it has a chimney, which is much better for my lungs and my family. Having this stove has made our life much better.”
- Mexico Project
RONALD
“The clean source of water saves us time and money. The well is closer for us so we don’t have to take so much time going to fetch water. And because the water is clean, we don’t get sick and this saves us money that we would have to spend on medicine.”
- Uganda Project
EMMANUEL
“A friend in need is a friend indeed’ Your actions have spoken loud and clear, you have put a permanent mark in our school and community at large. You are more than a friend to us. We really appreciate God Bless You.”’
ISSUES OF WATER ARE CORE TO OUR WORK.
Highlights ECOLIFE... • Helped to protect 3,000 people in Central Mexico from household burns and smoke related respiratory ailments by installing 500 fuel efficient stoves. • Protected tens of thousands of trees from cutting as fuel wood. • Helped to protect thousands of acres of watershed in San Diego, California. • Trained and educated 2000 underserved San Diegan students to be watershed stewards. • Offset 8,000 tons of carbon emissions. • Provided safe and sustainable housing to 100 girls at a School in Samburu,Kenya. • Provided safe drinking water to a community of 5,000 in Uganda. • Improved overall health of 650 Ugandan students and increased their time in classrooms.
ECOLIFE www.EcolifeConservation.org
- Kenya Project
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