Save Your World Eco-Holiday Ideas

It is hard to believe that the holidays are fast approaching again! When planning the "holiday budget" it is never too early to start thinking about eco-friendly gifts for the conservationist in your life. But it can be exhausting to careen madly around a shopping mall desperately purchasing scads of possibly useless stuff. Save Your World can help you with your quest for a greener holiday! Gift giving should never be stressful to think about, in fact getting and giving gifts can be a lot of fun, especially when any product you purchase from Save Your World saves 1 acre of rainforest for 1 year!

Save Your World Gift Baskets make the perfect gift!

The Happy Holidays Ultimate Gift Bag
(Available in Rainforest, Regal Blossom and Oasis Fruit)

Includes:
12 oz. bottles of body lotion, shower gel, shampoo and conditioner with pumps!
Four, 4.25 oz. soap bars and samplers to give you a taste of our heavenly aromas.
Four, Save Your Rainforest wristbands

Happy Holidays Variety Pak Gift Bag
Includes:
8 oz. bottles of shower gel and body lotion
Three, 2 oz. soap bars and samplers
Three, Save Your Rainforest wristbands

Visit our website for more gift bag options and take a look at all our Holiday eco-friendly gift giving ideas!

Of course the holidays are much more than giving gifts. Spending time with friends and family is the best gift of all. When entertaining your loved ones try to make your celebrations as environmentally friendly as possible. There are so many simple things that you can do to help the environment but here are just a few quick tips that can make your holidays a little greener!

Bright idea: Holiday Lights
Deck the halls and boughs with the latest in energy-saving light: LED string lights. They use much less electricity and last longer than conventional ones.

Imaginative wrapping: Think outside the box
When you think recycled, let your imagination roam beyond plain newsprint! Reuse old wrapping paper or put your gifts in reusable bags or boxes. Be creative about giving old materials new life. Use scraps of fabric, magazines, or calendars make great patchwork bags or collage wrapping paper.

Holiday table: Setting it earth-friendly
When selecting your flatware and cutlery, stick with the old fashioned kind. Use real plates, utensils and glasses. Paper disposable products may be more convenient, but they are not environmentally friendly at all. Additionally, try using cloth napkins instead of paper napkins. They not only look nicer and make a better presentation, but they can be easily washed and reused on your next occasion. Again, if you must use disposable products, look for goods made from recycled items that can be recycled or composted when used.

Save Your World Media Mentions week of November 15th, 2009

One of the great things about Save Your World is that our products and conservation mission speak to a wide variety of individuals. We touch a lot of people no matter the person's age, race or gender. Our company goal is one that many people are passionate about and as a bonus our products are organic and as natural as the rainforest we are trying to protect.

This week Save Your World was highlighted in Energy Times, Planet Green, Today's Black Woman and True Romance. If you routinely read or subscribe to one of the publications make sure to catch what they are saying about Save Your World. True Romance wrote a great article on eco-friendly gift giving ideas that highlight Save Your World. Check it out!

"Save Your World...a luxurious vegan line of certified organic hair and skincare is great. But Save Your World Skincare goes above and beyond the environmental-friendly norm. Their guarantee: For each product purchased, one entire acre of rainforest will be saved for one year. How it works: Product proceeds go into the Save Your World project, a partnership with Conservation International and the government of Guyana Forestry Commission. Annual royalties and fees are paid to the Guyana Forestry Commission in exchange for acreage. Rainforest habitat that would have been leased by mining or logging companies isn't. Trees that would have been cut down, animals that would have gone homeless aren't because of YOU! Besides all that wonderfulness, organic Yerba Mate and the highest quality of organic Aloe makes each shampoo, body wash, lotion, lip balm, and exfoliating soap luxurious. Shea butter, jojoba seed oil, avocado, carrot, cucumber, and ginseng extract conditions skin and hair. Fragrances like rainforest, pure mist and oasis fruit stay with you all day. Antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals replace parabens, dioxanes and sodium lauryl sulfates. The line is not tested on animals and comes in recyclable packaging. Shampoos and lotions are $9 for 8 oz. Purchase at Whole Foods Market or their website www.saveyourworld.com."

For other articles highlighting Save Your World this week, check out the PR section on our website to read about fun gift giving ideas:

Energy Times recommends our award winning Save Your Lips, Lip Balm.

Planet Green discusses our fantastic Bar Soaps that lather without the need for harsh chemicals and preservatives.

Today's Black Woman touches on how you can save 7 acres of rainforest and get the perfect gift of indulgence - the Ultimate Holiday Gift Bag.

Land Use Change an Overlooked Cause of Global Warming

ScienceDaily (Nov. 11, 2009) Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning Professor Brian Stone is publishing a paper in the December edition of Environmental Science and Technology that suggests policymakers need to address the influence of global deforestation and urbanization on climate change, in addition to greenhouse gas emissions.

According to Stone's paper, as the international community meets in Copenhagen in December to develop a new framework for responding to climate change, policymakers need to give serious consideration to broadening the range of management strategies beyond greenhouse gas reductions alone.

"Across the U.S. as a whole, approximately 50 percent of the warming that has occurred since 1950 is due to land use changes (usually in the form of clearing forest for crops or cities) rather than to the emission of greenhouse gases," said Stone. "Most large U.S. cities, including Atlanta, are warming at more than twice the rate of the planet as a whole -- a rate that is mostly attributable to land use change. As a result, emissions reduction programs -- like the cap and trade program under consideration by the U.S. Congress -- may not sufficiently slow climate change in large cities where most people live and where land use change is the dominant driver of warming."

According to Stone's paper, as the international community meets in Copenhagen in December to develop a new framework for responding to climate change, policymakers need to give serious consideration to broadening the range of management strategies beyond greenhouse gas reductions alone.

"Treaty negotiators should formally recognize land use change as a key driver of warming," said Stone. "The role of land use in global warming is the most important climate-related story that has not been widely covered in the media."

Stone recommends slowing what he terms the "green loss effect" through the planting of millions of trees in urbanized areas and through the protection and regeneration of global forests outside of urbanized regions. Forested areas provide the combined benefits of directly cooling the atmosphere and of absorbing greenhouse gases, leading to additional cooling. Green architecture in cities, including green roofs and more highly reflective construction materials, would further contribute to a slowing of warming rates. Stone envisions local and state governments taking the lead in addressing the land use drivers of climate change, while the federal government takes the lead in implementing carbon reduction initiatives, like cap and trade programs.

"As we look to address the climate change issue from a land use perspective, there is a huge opportunity for local and state governments," said Stone. "Presently, local government capacity is largely unharnessed in climate management structures under consideration by the U.S. Congress. Yet local governments possess extensive powers to manage the land use activities in both the urban and rural areas."

Save Your World is a company dedicated to saving Earth's natural resources world wide through the support of Conservation Projects such as the 200,000 Acre Rainforest Conservation Concession in Guyuana. Save Your World's product pledge of "1 PRODUCT = 1 ACRE OF RAINFOREST SAVED FOR 1 YEAR" helps preserve areas from deforestation and maintain them in their pristine state.

Save Your World Media Mentions week of November 8th, 2009

Save Your World is highlighted weekly in many organic and environmental consumer magazines and blogs around the world.

This week, Amazing Wellness Magazine and Better Nutrition Magazine placed Save Your World product information articles in their November editions. You can find these free magazines at your local organic or health store!

Amazing Wellness and Better Nutrition features our Save Your Hair Color-Safe Shampoo and Conditioner products available in Rainforest, Oasis Fruit and Regal Blossom aromas.

This unique shampoo and conditioner formula is scented with pure natural essential oils. No harsh chemicals - just natural and organic ingredients such as nutrient-rich, organic yerba mate to strengthen and revitalize stressed-out tresses. This product also contains natural UV protection in the form of Titanium Dioxide to help reduce the fading impact of the sun on color-treated and natural hair.

Save Your World goes to extra lengths to ensure our products are made in an environmentally-sensitive manner and pledge that:

• Fair trade practices will always be our policy
• No animal by-products will ever be used
• No testing on animals will ever be done
• Raw materials will be biodegradable
• Packaging will be of recycled or recyclable materials
• Products are paraben-free, contain NO 1,4-Dioxane, or Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

For more media mentions or additional information about Save Your World products or our mission, visit our website at www.saveyourworld.com and find us on facebook at www.facebook.com/SaveYourWorld.

Brazil: Deforestation sees biggest drop in 20 yrs

BRASILIA, Brazil – Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped nearly 46 percent from August 2008 to July 2009 — the biggest annual decline in two decades, the government said Thursday.

Analysis of satellite imagery by the National Institute for Space Research shows an estimated 7,008 square kilometers (2,705 square miles) of forest were cleared during the 12-month period, the lowest rate since the government started monitoring deforestation in 1988.

"The new deforestation data represents an extraordinary and significant reduction for Brazil," President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in a statement.

The numbers have been falling since 2004, when they reached a peak of 27,000 square kilometers (10,425 square miles) cleared in one year, according to the space research institute.

The government credited its aggressive monitoring and enforcement measures for the drop, as well as its promotion of sustainable activities in the Amazon region, an area in northern Brazil the size of the U.S. west of the Mississippi River.

But Paulo Gustavo, environmental policy director of Conservation International, said a major factor is the drop in world prices for beef, soy and other products that drive people to clear land for agriculture in the rainforest.

"The police control has improved a little, there has been success in controlling deforestation," Gustavo said. "But the main factor is the drop in commodity prices, which are the main factor in speeding up or slowing deforestation."

Satellite images from the space research institute have allowed government inspectors to increase enforcement, the government said.

The Brazilian Environment Institute reported confiscating about 230,000 cubic meters (8.1 million cubic feet) of wood, 414 trucks and tractors and 502,000 hectares (1.2 million acres) of land linked to illegal deforestation activities from August 2008 to July 2009. The government has also issued $1.6 billion in fines, the statement said.

Amazon deforestation causes 75 percent of Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions, according to the National Inventory of Greenhouse Gases.

By MARCO SIBAJA, Associated Press Writer

Save Your World is a company dedicated to saving Earth's natural resources world wide through the support of Conservation Projects such as the 200,000 Acre Rainforest Conservation Concession in Guyuana. Save Your World's product pledge of "1 PRODUCT = 1 ACRE OF RAINFOREST SAVED FOR 1 YEAR" helps preserve areas from deforestation and maintain them in their pristine state.

Dr. Dick Rice, PhD - Chief Conservation Officer for Save Your World Speaks in Monterey, CA

Dr. Dick Rice, PhD, Chief Conservation Officer for Save Your World was a recent guest speaker for two classes in Monterey, California on Monday November 2, 2010 at the Monterey Institute for International Studies (MIIS is a graduate school affiliated with Middlebury College), one at a class on conservation agreements, a subject that Dick is an expert in having created the World’s first conservation concession agreement, and one as a special speaker at the Environmental Speaker Series http://www.miis.edu/academics/programs/environmentalpolicy/speakers.

As Chief Conservation Officer for Save Your World, Dick advises Save Your World and encourages other companies regarding conservation opportunities around the world to further support conservation concessions and other initiatives to protect the environment worldwide.
Dicks Comments:

“In early December environment ministers and government officials from around the world will meet for two weeks in Copenhagen to try to iron out a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, the current global climate treaty. It is widely expected that the final treaty will include forest protection in the tropics as accepted tool for fighting climate change. That’s important since deforestation and other land uses account for about 20% of greenhouse gas emissions, more than the entire world transportation sector combined. Deforestation is also one of the primary causes of the global biodiversity crisis, with roughly 13 million ha, an area the size of Alabama cleared each year.

This issue is important to all of us since projects like the Guyana Conservation Concession could become candidates for funding as carbon offsets. Forest carbon projects are also expected to be allowed under climate legislation passed in the US (they are front and center in both the bill passed by the House of Representatives last summer and the current bill being considered by the Senate).

Conservation agreements are a great context for forest carbon projects because you have to have incentives in place to conserve the forest in order for an area to qualify for funding as a carbon offset and that is exactly what conservation agreements do. It can take an enormous amount of time and energy to put those agreements in place, so where they already exist, they are a precious commodity in terms of possible future carbon investments.”

Save Your World has a unique direct proposition to the consumer to provide them with the ability to fund Conservation projects directly through the purchase of Save Your World all natural and organic personal care products. There is no other company and very few other opportunities that allow consumer the means to directly impact their world in such a positive environmental way. Most initiatives support doing less harm rather than good. The Conservation projects that Save Your World is associated with are to provide direct contributions to saving pristine environments worldwide. The consumer benefits through the purchase of great environmentally safe products used every day and the environment is saved through the donations given for each product purchase and by no further damage to your world with harsh chemicals.

1 PRODUCT = 1 ACRE OF RAINFOREST SAVED FOR 1 YEAR

To learn more about the Conservation Concession and Save Your World products visit: http://store.saveyourworld.com/Learn-about-Save-Your-World-s-Conservation-Mission-s/19.htm

Save Your Lips® Lip Balm Take 1st Place

H20 Magazine Announced their 2009 Beauty Awards in their recent Fall 2009 Issue. For the 2nd year in a row Save Your World has finished in top spots for our products. This Year one of our newest product brands Save Your Lips® has won 1st place in the Beauty Awards Lip category.

"Save Your Lips® moisturizing, nutrient-rich antioxidant lip balm is a special treat for your lips. This moisturizing but non-greasy lip balm protects your lips while also nourishing them with organic Aloe Vera and organic Yerba Mate. Cruelty-free, no parabens, just natural and organic ingredients"

Just one tube of this lip balm does so much for your lips but also for the environment because 1 acre of pristine rainforest is saved for 1 year with the purchase of this award winning lip balm.

Visit your local Vitamin Shoppe stores and find us near the register during the months of November, December and through January 2010. Or order online at www.saveyourworld.com.

Get a handful for stocking stuffers or to have in your car, at the office, in your purse and just about anywhere around the house. They come in three great flavors: Grapefruit-Mango, Green Tea or Pure (unflavored). These lip balm formulas also make a quick and convenient cuticle moisturizing stick.

To see the article in H20 magazine Click Here