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About Me

Earthtrust projects have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Earthtrust exists to innovate, to act, to establish a solution to the problem addressed, and then to see that solution integrated into new or existing systems. No Earthtrust campaign exists without a strategy or goes on forever, although some time scales may be measured in weeks and others in decades.Seeking closure on completed campaigns is necessary to keep overhead low and innovation fresh.

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..EarthTrust exposed global driftnetting and led the world campaign to ban high-seas driftnets, from its early expeditions to a United Nations Ban and beyond. Find out about the most successful marine conservation campaign in history - and why it still needs your help!

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International Whaling Commission Observer Campaign

Beginning in 1979, Earthtrust has maintained an uninterrupted and active presence at the IWC, and is one of the few international organizations to have this long a record. During this period, Earthtru...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:40:00 GMT

Driftnets

What are Driftnets?Driftnets are 8-15 meter deep nets made of fine nylon mesh used to fish for stocks of tuna, salmon, and squid. The nets are nearly transparent and are set below the surface to drift...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:23:00 GMT

What is EarthTrust? By Founder Don White

So what IS Earthtrust? As an original founder and leader of Greenpeace, I spent 10 years seeing what could be done right and wrong with a non-governmental organization wishing to help the environment....
Posted by on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:41:00 GMT