GCC: Global Communications for Conservation, Inc. -- Projects

Projects

Global Communications for Conservation, Inc. (GCC) is a not-for-profit organization created to support conservation initiatives and to increase public awareness of the need to create a worldwide ethic of respect and reverence for all life. Conservation is broadly defined as the protection of bio-diversity, which includes wildlife and wild-lands, domestic animals, indigenous cultures the sustainable use of natural resources and the interdependence of all planetary life. Global awareness will be facilitated through media attention, educational programs and related field projects.

On-going Projects

*Project*	*Location*	*Description*
African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (AFEW)	Kenya	AFEW brings in over 40,000 African school children each year to their Giraffe Education Center outside Nairobi teaching them about conservation, wildlife, and environmental protection practices.
Ambassadors for Wildlife through Education (AWE)	USA	Professional educators who act as spokespeople in order to effect public attitudes about caring for our natural world, co-founded by Jim Fowler and GCC
Center for Integrative Animal Health (CIAH)	USA	Veterinary research: the study, development and teaching of complementary and alternative medical approaches to animal health care for companion animals and wildlife.
Global Environmental Alliance - China (GEA-China)	China	A joint co-operation between GCC and the Chinese Ministery of Science and Technology (MOST), implementing an environmental education curriculum in Chinese elementary schools, high schools, and universities, as well as developing a training program on the environment and sustainable development for senior government officials.
Esmond Bradley Martin Reports From Yemen	Yemen	Despite prominent conservation efforts to save endangered rhino, Esmond Bradley Martin reports from Yemen that the market for rhino horn remains robust. In an investigation funded by Global Communications for Conservation and the Friends of Howletts & Port Lympne, Dr. Bradley Martin and Lucy Vigne discovered 100 craftsmen repairing or fashioning the rhino horn dagger handles, worn by the men of Yemen as a symbol of their masculinity.
First Nations Development Institute	Worldwide	Support of the First Nations Development Institute to assist their efforts with indigenous people's struggles in the world, which includes funding for Olympic Opportunities for Australian Tourism Campaign and promoting sustainable, community-driven econmic development on Native American reservations.
Ghana Wildlife Society	Ghana	Support and attendance for Caretakers of the Environment Annual Conferences, the Pan African Wildlife Clubs Generator Workshop in Malawi (completed), Wildlife Clubs of Ghana, and Save the Seashore Birds Project in Ghana
Heirloom Galleries	USA	Wildlife art gallery supporting wildlife projects
International Film and Television Exchange	USA	Sponsored the Conference on the Politics of the Environment.
Public Service Announcements	USA	Production of environmental Public Service Announcements for national television
Safari Planet Earth	USA	On-going Safari Planet Earth programs, including the SPE Awards and SPE Eco-tours (custom organized wildlife tours).
Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI)	USA	GCC staff selects and prepares pertinent information for inquiries generated by public service announcements and education/awareness programs.
Student field programs	USA	Student field programs in the United States
The Tony Fitzjohn/George Adamson African Wildlife Preservation Trusts	Tanzania	Restoration of 1.5 million acres of habitat, protection of endangered species, and an outreach program providing environmental education activities for children in and near the Mkomazi Game Reserve

Completed Projects

*Project*	*Location*	*Description*
African Elephants	Namibia	Research on elephant protection
American Museum of Natural History	USA	Lecture series over 4 weekends in the fall of 1993 on wildlife conseration: predators, prey, and habitat.
Batoto Yetu	USA	A Harlem-based youth group providing environmental education programs and the study of cultural heritage
Brown Bear	French Pyrenees	Protection of the Brown Bear
Census Study	Ivory Coast	First-time census study of Ivory Coast elephants
CHAI: "Living Together"	Israel	An environmental and humane education program bringing together Jewish and Arab children to learn how to protect the environment, preserve habitats, and relieve animal suffering
China Environmental Fund	China/USA	Grant allocated for the US-China Sister City Environmental Education Exchange,a high profile, effectively targeted program to bring US and Chinese educators and students together on a range of environmental issues.
COOPEAMA	Brazil	An Amazon Rain Forest cooperative ecologically extracting natural resources (fundraising in concert with UNEP)
Cornell University	USA	Supported rabies research at the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine
Dog Project	USA	A global outreach program to help improve the well-being of our closest companions
Earth Summit in Rio DeJaniero, 1992	Brazil	Provided film crew coverage of the 1992 Earth Summit to produce docu-educational films
Earth Vision Posters	China	Support to provide posters and visual arts materials with themes on environmental protection, sustainable development, and civic responsibility.
GCC Calendars	USA	Publication of two 1993 GCC calendars, "African Wildlife" and "African Elephants," with proceeds supporting Dr. Richard Leakey/Kenya Wildlife Service
Global Cycle	Worldwide	A team of riders circumnavigating the globe via bicycle, providing schoolchildren along the route and around the world with an opportunity to build connections through interactive environmental and social educational experiences, and fostering within them a passion for discovery
Hua Jia Di Xiao Xue and Western Academy of Beijing	China	A forestation project for elementary school children with field trips and tree plantings, including multi-curriculum study of China's ancient trees, anti-desertificatin campaign, and soil erosion
Kenya Wildlife Fund	Canada	Comprehensive support
Kenya Wildlife Service	Kenya	Comprehensive support
SAIDIA	Africa	For the children of Africa, provided support for Sadia's objectives to facilitate and enchance the training of African surgeons through local conferences/workshops and programs along with Saidia's aim to provide an outstanding forum for the exchange of knowledge and techniques between Africa and the U.S.
Sixty Seconds for the Environment	France	Production of a series of 60-second environmental information spots for worldwide television
Wildlife Rehabilitation Council	USA	Sponsorship of the Fourteenth Annual Seminar of New York State Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.
Yellowstone National Park	USA	Reintroduction of the wolf to its natural habitat