Prince William.Photo:Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Prince William’s longstanding conservation campaign is celebrating a massive fundraising boost from a glitzy late summer party.
As the Prince of Wales, 41, prepares to head to New York for his climate change campaign, hisTusk Trustsent him some good news: It raised around $150,000 towards their ongoing work in the fight to ensure rhinos and elephants are free from poaching.
Part of that work is supporting the rangers who risk their lives in the face of well-organized and militarized gangs plundering Africa’s prized wildlife.
Charlie Mayhew, CEO of Tusk, told the Footprint of Life Gala in the Hamptons about the urgent need to support the rangers. Prince William hasspoken out on their behalftoo — and last year issued a plea to help rangers in the wake of themurder of a leading wildlife ranger in South Africa.
Charlie Mayhew at the Footprint of Life Gala.Jared Siskin/PMC/PMC
Jared Siskin/PMC/PMC
Amy Green said that the gala evening was not just about “raising needed funds dedicated to the preservation of our planet, anti-poaching, rainforest protection, education, improving livelihoods and climate change around the world.” It also brought people “together to find ways to support each other and make change in the most crucial parts of the world is vitally important.”
Gary Green and Amy Green at the Footprint of Life Gala in Bridgehampton.Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
“I am so fortunate to be able to raise my beautiful family in this lovely world, and I cannot imagine waking up one day and all of our natural resources have been diminished and our wildlife extinct,” she said.
In 2021, Prince Williammade a secret donationto theThin Green Line Foundation, which provides lifeline grants to families of the estimated 150 conservation rangers murdered while protecting wildlife each year. His donation was made in direct response to the killing of six rangers at the 3,000-square-mileVirunga National Parkin the Democratic Republic of Congo on Jan. 10.
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Prince William with wife Kate meeting kids in a forest in Hereford, on Thursday.DAVID ROSE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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William will keep the conversation about the urgent need to come up with new ideas to tackle the climate change emergency and conservation when he visits New York next week. There, he will promote his Earthshot Prize which seeks to find new solutions to bring hope for change.
The Prince of Wales' Earthshot Prize awards ceremonywill take place in Singaporeon Nov. 7. There, five winners across the Earthshot categories — Protect and Restore Nature, Clean Our Air, Revive Our Oceans, Build a Waste-Free World and Fix Our Climate — will be announced as the recipients of $1.2 million each to help implement their environmental solutions.
source: people.com
