Send a Rainforest SOS to the world and help stop tropical deforestation

In 2007, HRH Prince Charles founded the Prince’s Rainforests Project (PRP) in order to raise awareness about the connection between Climate Change and tropical deforestation and to identify innovative immediate solutions in the form of an Emergency Package.
To spread awareness, PRP has launched a digital outreach campaign to show the world why it is absolutely critical that rainforest deforestation is a part of the comprehensive international climate change agreement set to succeed the Kyoto Protocol. We are inviting supporters to take part and sign up to show their support. Prince Charles will present the digital signatures to world leaders in advance of the Copenhagen summit.
The emergency package proposal centers on addressing the underlying economic drivers of deforestation. By rewarding conservation performance, such an emergency package would provide the resources and incentives for rainforest nations to protect their forests. For more information you can see the full proposal here.
In April 2009, PRP presented the need for an emergency package to world leaders in London who were in town for the G20. This group included U.S. Secretary of State Clinton, Robert Zoellick, Ban Ki-Moon, Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy and Silvio Berlusconi. The leaders agreed to form an informal working group (the “IWG-IFR”) that would address the potential for the global community to raise funds to address the imminent threat to the Rainforests. After several rounds of meetings, the group has published a report that marks progress towards making the idea of an Emergency Package to protect the world’s rainforests come into fruition.
To view the latest report from the Informal Working Group on Interim Finance for REDD, click here.
Momentum has grown steadily over the last few months and the site’s frog video has been seen by 4 million people already and everyday well known spokespeople such as Michael Dell, Estee Lauder, and Sting have joined the call to protect the world’s rainforests. With over 20,000 friends on Facebook and 3,500 followers on Twitter, PRP’s digital channels continue to grow as they continue to inform and connect with people who are actively concerned with the impact rainforest deforestation has on climate change.
With the world’s population set to increase by 3 billion people over the next 40 years, timing is truly of the essence to address the drivers of tropical deforestation. Unless the world acts, 100 million hectares could potentially be destroyed over the next 10 years. That’s an area the size of the entire country of Egypt. You have an opportunity to make sure that your voice is heard going to RainforestSOS.org when you send out your “SOS.”

via Greenopolis