Free green travel guide if you vote for Conservation International to receive $1m
posted under Marine Conservation |
As a frequent travler, I love using TripAdvisor.com to find great hotels and other travel information. Today I went there to browse for a hotel in Oaxaca, Mexico and found that TripAdvisor is donating $1 million to the nonprofit of its readers’ choice. My choice was for Conservation International as they’re doing great work to preserve biodiversity both on land and underwater. Many years ago I worked with CI’s President, Russ Mittermeir when I was working at The Carter Center, and found him to be an individual with integrity who’s committed to his cause. Since then, CI has grown by leaps and bounds, and, while I’d love for MarineBio to be eligible for this $1m grant, since we’re not – CI is my first choice.
I’m compelled to advocate for CI because the organization currently in the lead tends to do harm in some of their humanitarian work. I won’t go into details here, but I will say that my work in international health has been compromised by some of their harmful actions. If anyone wants more details, feel free to email me.
So go to TripAdvisor and vote for CI (or, of course, the other orgs if you so choose). And, you’ll get an email from TripAdvisor with a nice green travel guide for your trouble.
