Helping the environment for the long haul.

Planting a tree or arranging for one to be planted in a forest is a good idea to mark special occasions or to remember someone, much better than gifts which no-one wants or donations if you do worry about the salaries some chstity workers receive.

there was an article on radio scotland this morning about the reduction in forests. When you knew that your estate would be handed down many generations, you planted and planned for them. Now you are only looking at selling things.

We need more future planning

I’ve been a supporter of Greenpeace for over 40 years. In a different life I could have been an activist.
I know how good local charities can be but what we are dealing with now needs the hard hitters that’s where GreenPeace can use their muscle.

Flora and Fauna International seems a good one to me. They have many specific projects to protect specific areas and endangered animals. They don't appear to spend a lot on advertising either.

Casdon

How about supporting a local charity which plants trees DonaldSI? The results are visible, and the charity isn’t over managed. If you choose one which does one thing, their costs will be lower. This is my local one, which is a farmer led initiative, and is excellent - is there anything similar near you?
stumpupfortrees.org/

That looks like an excellent charity Casdon

Why not both?

Our contribution towards the environment is in actions, rather than money, not flying for a start which we (apart from MrJ to Belfast yearly) haven’t done for six years.
I actively support our Parish council with their planting, creating a woodland and building ponds locally.

How about supporting a local charity which plants trees DonaldSI? The results are visible, and the charity isn’t over managed. If you choose one which does one thing, their costs will be lower. This is my local one, which is a farmer led initiative, and is excellent - is there anything similar near you?
stumpupfortrees.org/

I'm a trustee of a tiny local charity that helps people. We have only volunteers on our board and every penny (that we have to desperately scrabble for) goes on the work of the charity.
Not every charity is huge and has highly paid staff.

I also only give to animal charities. Their work automatically helps the environment,too. I think local wildlife trusts seem to be the most efficient when it comes to their budget. They rely very much on volunteers rather than admins taking large salaries.

And many charities appear to have generously salaried CEO's - while the "foot soldiers", the volunteers, give the time and efforts for free.