I agree, partly. But I think there's more to it, part of which is
explained in Dowie and other's books. There are a ton of smaller
community groups and individuals (like me for instance) that are
pretty much ignored by the large groups and don't have even a
small chance of getting funded to the point where one could
actually live a decent healthy lifestyle. Funding only goes towards
certain issues that are often directed by the funders themselves. A
ton of money is well spent, but another ton is mispent flying all
around the world, conference after conference, expense accounts,
partnering with polluters, creating "activism networks" to bring the
"line" to the community, and the like. There's a great inequality
between the professional enviros and the folks at the grass roots
and it's more than just money. It's also which issues are
addressed and which are not.
Mike
>
> Anyone working full time for an environmental organization should be
> salaried. Doing volunteer work to fight polluters and abusers is not going
> to be effective. Organizations need computers and video cameras and a dry,
> heated office to work out of. Most of the work that is done by conservation
> organizations is in education: lobbying, public relations, issue awareness,
> knowledge and information [extension].
>
> There are some organizations that spend the majority of their funding on
> infrastructure like Ducks Unlimited and the Nature Trust in Canada here. The
> Nature Trust actually buys private lands for conservation.
>
>
> john foster
>
>
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