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Celebrate Earth Day!

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In celebration of Earth Day, Earth Island Institute will be cohosting the Wild & Scenic Film Festival taking place virtually through the David Brower Center in Berkeley. This year’s festival, launching on Earth Day, April 22, and available on-demand through April 27, will feature 20 outstanding films that intersect with many of today’s environmental justice issues. Use Earth Island's discount code (WSFFEI) to receive $5 off your ticket price. Ticket-sale proceeds will be donated to Earth Island. Find out more about the films and purchase your tickets below.
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Happy Earth Day!

Earth Island Institute

Building a Better World through Activist Projects, Legal Advocacy, Youth Leadership, and an Award-Winning Journal

Earth Island Institute is a nonprofit environmental organization and fiscal sponsor to more than seventy-five projects working in the areas of conservation, energy and climate, women’s environmental leadership, international and Indigenous communities, sustainability and community resilience, and more. The organization also includes a legal division, Earth Island Advocates, a youth leadership program, New Leaders Initiative, and an award-winning magazine, Earth Island Journal. Founded in 1982 by legendary environmentalist David Brower, Earth Island Institute is one of the leading environmental activist organizations in the United States.

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Supporting environmental projects across the United States and around the globe with financial management, administration, training, and peer learning.

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Press Releases

On Eleventh Memorial of BP Deepwater Horizon, Lawsuit Advances that Challenges Use of Toxic Chemicals in Oil Spill Response


April 20th, 2021

Earth Island Institute Statement on Seaspiracy


April 12th, 2021

International Marine Mammal Project Statement on Seaspiracy Film


March 25th, 2021

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In the News

Schools without walls: Lessons in outdoor education

Featuring Earth Island's Green Schoolyards America
CBS Sunday Morning, March 19th, 2021

Pepsi, Coke Face ‘Plastic Pollution’ Suit in California Court

Featuring Earth Island Institute
Bloomberg Law , February 24th, 2021

The Climate Debt the U.S. Owes the World

Featuring Earth Island's EcoEquity
The New Yorker, December 3rd, 2020

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Earth Island Journal

An Earth Island Institute news publication.

InterstateWaterWarsareHeatingUpAlongwiththeClimate

States should put at least as much effort into reducing water use as they do into litigation, because there are no guaranteed winners in water lawsuits.

April 20th, 2021

SailingtheSeasonReusedPlastic

A Swahili dhow known as the FlipFlopi shows that environmental innovation can coexist with tradition.

April 19th, 2021

APleatoRecognizetheLegalRightsoftheMaasRiver

I am advocating for a new legal status for the Maas in the hope that it becomes the first river in Europe with rights.

April 16th, 2021
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Earth Island Advocates

Earth Island Advocates, our legal arm, is on a mission to protect irreplaceable resources, wild spaces, and wildlife that are critical to a healthy planet.

Current Legal Actions

TakingonBigPlastic

February 23rd, 2021

ProtectingOceansandPeoplefromToxicChemicalDispersants

April 20th, 2021

ProtectingRaptors,andOtherWildlife,fromLethalRodenticides

June 15th, 2020
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New Leaders Initiative

Supporting a new generation of environmental leaders and presenting the premier youth environmental prize in North America, the Brower Youth Award.

2020 BYA Winners
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Images at the top of this page: Picture Lake and Mount Shuksan, North Cascades, James Patterson/TandemStock; Kikuyu farmer near Lake Bogoria, Kenya, Scott Davis/TandemStock; dolphin off the coast of Ixtapa, a Pacific Coast beach resort in the Mexican state of Guerrero, Christian Vizl/TandemStock; a young boy hugging a tree, Karine Aigner/TandemStock.

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