The world needs super heroes

The news from Brazil this morning is both saddening and alarming.   Every day more and more of our planet's ecosystem is being destroyed by people who care more about short term gains rather than the future of humanity.   On Friday, November 1, 2019 Paulo Paulino Guajajara, an indigenous leader working to protect the Amazon rainforest in …

Book sales to benefit One Earth One Time

Website founder, Rick LoBello with school children in Veracruz, Mexico Last month I had a great opportunity to reach out to school children in Veracruz, Mexico where I told them the story of my journey to Africa to help mountain gorillas.   I wanted them to know how they could work towards seeing their dreams come …

What will it take before we come together and act?

I fear for our future. As a conservation educator and grassroots advocate I have been on the front lines of environmental issues all of my life. Every day I am challenged to get more and more involved. Climate change is no doubt the biggest threat humanity has ever faced. Can nearly 8 billion people come …

Vote “For” Proposition A on May 4

Vote "For" Proposition A on May 4 to Save Lost Dog Trails One day a respected government official told me not to worry about protecting our natural environment in El Paso.  He said that when the day came that conditions were so bad there was no turning back, I would be dead.  I asked him …

Forget Trump’s Border Wall. Let’s Build F.D.R.’s International Park.

A joint U.S.-Mexico park along the Rio Grande would send a message of cooperation when the loudest words are of division.  By Dan W. Reicher Mr. Reicher was a member of the first reported expedition to navigate the 1,800-mile-plus Rio Grande. Originally published in the New York Times, March 14, 2019 Nearly 75 years ago, an …

Helping educate the Batwa in Rwanda

The school to untie Batwa indigenous people from the extreme poverty. Few educated people from Batwa people reveal importance of education to untie from the vicious circle of poverty. In his testimony, Richard Ntakirutimana, as only first and only Mutwa that holds Master’s degree in Rwanda among 40 Batwa graduated students, emphasizes the impact of …

Helping families in need this Christmas

On December 22, 2018 Tree of Hopes is planning a special Christmas food and toy distribution project in far northwest Juárez near the Santa Teresa Bridge border crossing.  With the support of Rotary Clubs in El Paso, Tree of Hopes plans to help needy families living in one of the poorest areas of the city …