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Disney Conservation Fund launches new program to save threatened species and teach kids about saving the planet
The Disney Conservation Fund is launching a new program aimed at reversing the decline of 10 threatened species through scientific research, community engagement, and increasing the time kids spend in nature.
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Dr. Jane Goodall talks with Dr. Beth Stevens, senior vice president,
environment and conservation, corporate citizenship for the Walt Disney
Company on April 19, 2016 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Dr. Goodall
and Dr. Stevens visited Disney’s Animal Kingdom to celebrate the 20th
anniversary of the Disney Conservation Fund and support the launch
of its new initiative called “Reverse the Decline, Increase the Time.”
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The program, called Reverse the Decline, Increase the Time, is being launched as the conservation fund celebrates its 20th anniversary.
In the Reverse the Decline part of the program, the fund is working with various organizations to address the protection of habitats, collect critical population data, and develop conservation and education programs in critical ecosystems around the world for the following 10 animals: elephants, butterflies, coral reefs, tamarin monkeys, great apes, sea turtles, sharks and rays, cranes, rhinos and tigers.
The Increase the Time part of the program comes on the heels of a 2012 Disney initiative to connect 35 million kids and families with nature experiences by 2015. According to Disney, the company reached the target a year early. In this program, Disney will work with nonprofit groups to fund projects that engage young people in discovering the magic of nature and inspiring them to protect the planet.
