Cheetahs and kids helped by schoolchildren, Cherbourg (France), June 2007

 

In a wonderful example of how children can help other kids and wildlife at the same time, the Saint-Paul School in Cherbourg (France) organised a photo exhibition, an auction of embroidered works and mosaics made by some students and a bowl of rice day to raise money for the Eco-Sys project in Kenya (see project).

 

Valérie Pilard and Elodie Lerogeron set up a team of little artists who worked during lunch breaks for months on beautifully made mosaics and embroidery works featuring animals. Combined with the bowl of rice day, the proceeds of the sales brought back over 770 euros to the Eco-Sys Action Foundation.

 

This money will be a great help to the 35 kids taken in by the Eco-Sys Action project in Kenya in order to raise awareness in the villages about the endangered cheetahs.

 

It also shows that one person can make a difference and that kids are so sensitive to meaningful actions.

Monacology, Monaco, June 2007

Eco-Sys Action was again this year an active partner of Monacology, which set up its eco-village along Monte Carlo harbour.

 

It donated a giant tiger for auction and run an Eco-6 shop with some proceeds going back to Act for Nature, the organizers. Prince Albert II was kind enough to pay a visit to Eco-Sys Action and was given a Boopy book by our director, Philippe Gavotto.

 

Eco-Sys Action animal costumes were also in action around the village and created a fun atmosphere among the visitors.

 

Act for Nature and the Stars N Bars worked very hard on this second edition of Monacology and we are looking forward to next year with the village getting bigger and bigger and attracting every year more schools to visit. Kids are taught about their environment like the Mediterranean Sea, Madagascar ecosystem, etc.

United Nations for Environment (UNEP), Nairobi (Kenya), May 2007

Eco-Sys Action pledged to plant 100,000 trees to support the "Billion Trees Campaign" launched by UNEP under the patronage of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Nobel Peace Prize winnerWangari Maathai.

 

The Eco-Sys Action project will not only involve tree planting, but will also include establishing nurseries and a sustainable medicinal plant microbusiness to ensure long-term benefits for the local communities involved. Most of the planting will take place in Kenya around cheetah habitat. See more.

Eco-6 awarded the merchandising of Mulhouse Zoo shop in Eastern France

 

Eco-6, the commercial division of Eco-Sys Action, won the tender to manage the new, nearly 400 sq.m. Mulhouse Zoo shop. Its proposal did not simply involve marketing, but also ethics with clear directions on the shop's ecological concept. The project that was approved by the city board will see the construction of a global center with an information desk, the cashiers, and the shop.

 

The new building will follow sustainable development criteria, incorporating features such as a green roof, a heat pump, and a reinforced isolation system. Its energy consumption will be less than 40kWh/m2 per year, four times less than average.

 

The shop will open by the end of 2008 and it will be possible to directly access it without entering the park. It will be a great place for shopping and discovery. The wide range of Eco-6 products will be innovative and always connected to Eco-Sys Action projects as well as the park's values. Each article sold will enable Eco-Sys Action to go further with its projects.