Prince Charles’ new online initiative for rainforests makes media splash
› Posted May 7, 2009, by Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com
Releasing a video with as many species of celebrity as ants in the rainforest and simultaneously turning to online sites such as MySpace and YouTube appears to have worked for Prince Charles, a longtime advocate of rainforest conservation. His conservation organization’s new outreach to online users has garnered considerable coverage from the international media.
The 90 second video advocating rainforest conservation features the newest James Bond, Daniel Craig; longtime rainforest activist Harrison Ford; spiritual leader in exile the Dalai Lama....
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