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The Red Panda Project is committed to protecting the red panda and preserving its habitat through the empowerment of local communities by adaptive community-based research, education, and sustainable development.
Vision
The Red Panda Project ensures the survival of the red panda and its habitat for future generations to study, experience and enjoy.
The Need
The red panda and its habitat are endangered due to conversion of forest to farms and pastures by overgrazing. The Red Panda Project creates innovative alternatives that increase the probability of survival of the red panda.
News Archive: November 2006
NOVEMBER 13, 2006
Support Mozilla Firefox
The Red Panda Project supports Mozilla, one of the largest grassroots software organizations, and we would like to share it with you. Not only is Mozilla a leader in the open source movement, but they also use the red panda or "firefox" as their mascot for their free and easy to use web browser. So if you haven't tried the free Mozilla web browser, Firefox, download the latest version and "take back the web."
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NOVEMBER 3, 2006
In search of the Red Panda
Join RPP as we search the Himalayan cloud forest for the elusive Red Panda, taste the highest grown organic tea in the world and explore the cultural heart of South Asia. December 22–January 8. $2,995 tax deductible donation.
From Global Traveler Magazine:
The Red Panda Project Eco-trip 2006 highlighted in Global Traveler magazine. Come search for Red Panda in the Himalayan hotspot. According to Indian scientists these forests won't be left for much longer, come and see them in their splendor and help save them at the same time. Support us in our mission to ensure their secure future.
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NOVEMBER 3, 2006
Himalayan Forests Disappearing
Another biodiversity hotspot is expected to vanish unless conservation efforts are ramped up. Nearly one quarter of the plant and animal species that call the Himalaya their home -- including black bears, red panda, tigers, clouded leopards -- could disappear by the end of the century. A team of Indian researchers says deforestation is to blame. Between the 1970s and the year 2000, 15 percent of the forest cover was lost. By 2100, that number will increase to 50 percent.
More disturbing is the fact taht the Indian government seems unaware of the problem because it relies on official government estimates, which forcast that the forest cover will actually increatby 40 percent. (From Autumn 2006 Earth Island Journal v. 21 n.4 p.7:)
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