A “Monumental” Trek Through Utah! Watch new Conservation Nation episode
CFACT's Gabriella Hoffman continues her exploration of America's monuments and National Parks, this time taking us through some of Utah's majestic areas.
Watch new Conservation Nation: “Motoring through the Grand Canyon State”
CFACT's Gabriella Hoffman traverses the Grand Canyon State, exploring Agua Fria national monument, Horseshoe Bend, and of course, the Grand Canyon, while talking to important conservation stakeholders.
CFACT funds freshwater well in Dhorkin Shekta village, India
As part of CFACT’s international Stewardship in Action program, CFACT funded a freshwater well in Dhorkin Shekta village in India.
CFACT sponsors poultry farm in Uganda
As part of CFACT's international Stewardship in Action program, CFACT helped fund a new poultry farm in Uganda to help a local entrepreneur, Namunganga Angel Barbra, and support the local economy.
Watch how CFACT is using lights to save lions and livestock in Tanzania
Wherever the lights are installed, lion attacks on livestock cease, bringing an end to revenge killings on lions from residents as well. This is part of CFACT's international Stewardship in Action program.
Conservation is a “Bear!” Watch new Conservation Nation episode
Are grizzlies and black bears improving? Why are conservationists getting death threats? Find out answers to all those questions and more on this latest episode of CFACT's Conservation Nation series!
Turning algae into treasure in Florida: Watch Conservation Nation now
CFACT learns about Aguaculture, a company that harvests toxic algae blooms from aquatic invasive species and turns it into useable fertilizer.
Watch: CFACT builds well in India with Stewardship in Action program
In the village of Shekta Siraswadi in India, people would walk long distances to get clean drinking water. In light of this, CFACT partnered with Pastor Ramesh Ghodke to fund the building of a well for clean water in the village itself.
Exploring the Mukono Village piggery project
For several years, CFACT has been supporting entrepreneurs in developing countries start businesses that help steward the Earth and give back to their communities.
CFACT’s lion conservation project continues to grow brighter
CFACT is working with some great conservationists on a unique solution to this increasing problem.
Solar ovens and sustained poverty for Africa
Ugandan activist Steven Lyazi argues that, while wind and solar and biomass energy do provide some relief for many Africans, they are not true substitutes for round-the-clock reliable energy such as is found in First World countries with electric power grids fueled by coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear energy -- all of which are in abundant supply in various African nations. Westerners tend to think it is just fine for Africans to live in poverty, especially energy poverty, while they enjoy the benefits of a fossil- and nuclear-fuel economy.
CFACT hosts tour of energy poor village of La Libertad at Cancun climate talks Escaping the climate energy trap
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Wolfgang Mueller Wednesday, December 8, 2010 (+521) 998 225 9854 (Cancun, Mexico) Few things divide rich from poor like access to affordable energy. In this 21st century it has been estimated that 1.4 billion people lack access to electricity while 3 billion people cook with solid fuel. On Wednesday, December 8, CFACT transported COP16 delegates, press and observers to the Mexican village of La Libertad, where people cook, heat and live without electricity. La Libertad presents a compelling picture of the plight of the energy poor. “As COP16 considers the future of the world's energy policy, [...]
Empowering the poor in the Yucatan jungle
By Duggan FlanakinIn the heart of the Yucatan jungle lies the village of Becan, where CFACT recently sent a team to make a documentary film that demonstrates the principles of economic empowerment. CFACT developed these principles five years ago through its international social entrepreneurship program. Aldesus AC, a Mexican nonprofit organization that focuses on assisting the poor in their quest for a better life, was inspired by CFACT’s vision and is now in the early stages of a major effort to help Becan’s residents improve their standard of living. Aldesus founder, Sara Andrade, explained that the Becan project involves a two-way [...]
CFACT team revisits Valle Verde, Mexico
CFACT Director of Policy Research Duggan Flanakin recently lead a five-person team on a journey through Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. The first stop along the way was the City of Joy Foundation (Fundacion Ciudad de la Alegria) and the nearby impoverished village of Valle Verde, which lies on the outskirts of wealthy Cancun. In both locations the team met up with old friends and made new ones as they reported on the benefits of the laptop computers and solar panels that previous CFACT teams had brought to the area. CFACT photographer Sarah Cowles and volunteer Jason Lively visit with a technician [...]
Promoting entrepreneurship and poverty alleviation in Uganda
The U.N. and other liberal planners promoting so-called “sustainable development” may still believe that global socialism, a greatly reduced world population, and maybe a few solar panels on huts are all that’s needed for an “Avatar-like” utopia on earth. But CFACT continues to challenge these notions directly where the rubber meets the road – in developing countries where many poor residents are simply trying to eke out an existence on a per capita income of less than $1 per day, and seek genuine prosperity and freedom. This February, CFACT returned to the sub-Saharan nation of Uganda, a lush tropical country Winston [...]