{"id":40459,"date":"2014-07-09T00:01:39","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T10:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/?p=40459"},"modified":"2014-07-08T13:56:23","modified_gmt":"2014-07-08T23:56:23","slug":"hawaii-conservation-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/hawaii-conservation-alliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Conservation Easier For Everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Lihla Noori, Executive Director, Hawaii Conservation Alliance<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hawaii Conservation Alliance (HCA) has been helping lead conservation efforts throughout Hawaii since 1988. Today, we are a collaboration of 24 conservation leaders representing government, cultural, educational and nonprofit organizations from across the state.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>We are responsible for safeguarding the biodiversity of Hawaii&#8217;s ocean, land and streams. Our members live and work in Hawaii and represent the people and communities who depend on healthy land and water for social, cultural, and agricultural well-being.<\/p>\n<p>Collectively, HCA&#8217;s members help manage more than 80 percent of Hawaii&#8217;s land and ocean areas. In addition, more than 1,200 individuals from around the world participate in HCA&#8217;s annual Conservation Conference. In fact, we are hosting our 22nd conference July 15-17 at the Hawaii Convention Center, themed Navigating Change in the Pacific Islands.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key challenges Hawaii&#8217;s conservation community faces is limited capacity and resources. In response, HCA launched <a href=\"https:\/\/ConservationConnections.org\">ConservationConnections.org<\/a>, a key initiative to increase support for conservation work across the state. This free web tool is a one-stop shop for anyone looking for opportunities to volunteer, intern, research or donate to the stewardship of land, ocean and cultural sites.<\/p>\n<p>Another key driver for developing <a href=\"https:\/\/ConservationConnections.org\">ConservationConnections.org<\/a> is to help stewardship organizations connect with people and other groups who want to support their cause.<\/p>\n<p>The tool will help organizations raise awareness of their work in conservation &mdash; be it protection, restoration or education. By sharing the story of their work on <a href=\"https:\/\/ConservationConnections.org\">ConservationConnections.org<\/a>, they can connect with people who want to help support their efforts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ConservationConnections.org\">ConservationConnections.org<\/a> currently allows users to: <\/p>\n<p>* Search for conservation areas throughout Hawaii, using a variety of search criteria such as name and location. In the tool, these &#8220;areas&#8221; are called &#8220;Stewardship Sites.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>* Search by type of conservation activities, such as invasive species removal, planting natives, nature walks\/eco-tours, monitoring\/surveying and restoration. <\/p>\n<p>* Learn about upcoming volunteer events and\/or community activities. <\/p>\n<p>* Seek research opportunities and internships.<\/p>\n<p>The site also will allow users to make online donations directly to nonprofits and enable site managers to manage their volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/ConservationConnections.org\">ConservationConnections.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lihla Noori, Executive Director, Hawaii Conservation Alliance Hawaii Conservation Alliance (HCA) has been helping lead conservation efforts throughout Hawaii..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[7247,7248],"class_list":["post-40459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-proof-positive","tag-hawaii-conservation-alliance","tag-lihla-noori"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Making Conservation Easier For Everyone - Hawaii Conservation Alliance - MidWeek<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hawaii Conservation Alliance (HCA) has been helping lead conservation efforts throughout Hawaii since 1988. 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