משתמש:Brnvogel/This is My Earth (TiME)

This is My Earth (TiME) is an international non-profit environmental conservation organization that aims to reduce habitat destruction by using crowdfunding to purchase biodiversity hotspots worldwide.

History

TiME was founded in 2015 by professors Uri Shanas[3] and Alon Tal[4], both noted scientists and environmental activists.

TiME capitalized on the rise in popularity of crowdfunding together with increasing internet access worldwide to found an organization in which even small donors can take an active role. TiME raised $35,515 on Indiegogo by August 13, 2015.[5] 819 people from over 40 countries donated.

This initial money was used to establish basic organizational infrastructure, register as a non-profit, expand the scientific advisory committee, set up an active Facebook page and build a website. As of 2016, TiME has over one thousand affiliates.

Funding

TiME raises funds on two different platforms for two purposes:

Crowdfunding

TiME uses crowdfunding to buy land for conservation. All funds raised through their website goes towards land purchase and long-term conservation. Members vote to determine the allocation of TiME’s funds.

Grant funding

Grants are used to offset institutional maintenance costs.

TiME collects grants from agencies and institutional donors, not from crowdfunding.

Procedure for land purchase

TiME allocates its funds democratically, whereby each member votes for their preferred project.

Projects

Projects, or plots of land to be purchased and protected, may be suggested to TiME by any organization worldwide. TiME’s scientific advisory committee evaluates proposed projects, approves those best able to protect species and habitat, and determines the minimum necessary funds needed to realize the project. The project is then posted on TiME’s website and has one calendar year (January 1st to December 30th) to garner as many votes as possible. If a project does not attract enough support to receive the minimum funds from TiME (see voting), it may be resubmitted for consideration in the subsequent year by either the scientific advisory committee or the organization that initially proposed it. A project that is resubmitted must be reapproved by the scientific advisory committee. Once reapproved, the votes are reset as if it had just been submitted for the first time, unless the board of directors decides to extend the voting period.[6]

Voting

Each member receives one vote per year.

To become a member for a given calendar year a donation of at least one dollar must be made through TiME’s website.

Once a donation (regardless of its size) has been made, the member is given a vote to choose their preferred project. Memberships for a group of people, such as a family or school class, may be purchased through one donation, the number of votes being contingent on the size of the group and the amount donated. On December 30 votes are tallied. Each project is given a percentage of that year’s income equivalent to the percentage of votes it received. A project will receive its allotment of TiME donations only if the total exceeds the minimum necessary funds determined at the outset. If a project does not obtain enough votes to reach the minimum, the project is given an additional four months to match TiME’s funds with an external funding source. If the project is unable to raise the necessary funds in the given timeframe, the money it would have received from TiME rolls over into the subsequent year’s total fund allocation. Governance TiME is led by an international team of ecologists and environmental leaders representing every continent, all working to save biodiversity through the conservation of critical habitats around the world. Scientific advisory committee[7] Dr. Gerardo Ceballos Dr. Paul R. Ehrlich Dr. Nick Haddad Dr. David Mutekanga Dr. Simone Oigman-Pszczol Dr. William (Bill) Ripple Dr. Uri Shanas Dr. Jian Wu Board of directors[8] Ms. Francine Alfandary Mr. David Baldock Dr. Dror Ben-Ami Mr. Henry Gold Dr. Deborah Goldberg Dr. Clive G. Jones Ms. Josephine Kishapoi Dr. Konstantinos C. Makris Ms. Wanjira Mathai Ms. Kirsten Oates Dr. Uri Shanas Ms. Ondine Sherman Dr. Alon Tal

First Success TiME succeeded to complete its first year of operation with funds and membership votes that enabled the purchase of a land (66Ha) in the Peruvian Amazon [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]. The land is a pristine forest, home to the critically endangered Yellow tailed wooly monkey [14]. The land will be supervised by NPC, Peru [15] References Jump up ^ http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4694451,00.html Jump up ^ http://www.newswise.com/articles/new-initiative-massive-purchasing-group-to-buy-1-4-of-earth-in-order-to-save-the-planet Jump up ^ http://research.haifa.ac.il/~biology/shanas/shanas.html Jump up ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alon_Tal Jump up ^ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/this-is-my-earth#/ Jump up ^ http://this-is-my-earth.org/the-game-rules/ Jump up ^ http://this-is-my-earth.org/scientific-advisory-committee/ Jump up ^ http://this-is-my-earth.org/board-of-directors Jump up ^ http://nocamels.com/2017/01/israelis-save-endangered-peruvian-monkey/ Jump up ^ http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/israeli-academics-purchase-save-peruvian-amazon-forest/2017/01/29/ Jump up ^ http://www.israel21c.org/conservationists-buy-land-in-peru-to-save-endangered-species/ Jump up ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alon-tal/how-saving-a-monkey-speci_1_b_13667704.html Jump up ^ http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Environment/Israeli-led-crowdfunding-hopes-to-save-Peruvian-monkey-475514 Jump up ^ https://this-is-my-earth.org/parcel-purchase-follow/ Jump up ^ http://www.neoprimate.org/index.php/en/