Through The Long Run, the Zeitz Foundation for Intercultural Ecosphere Safety hopes to encourage and mobilise individuals, organisations, corporations, and governments to create and support positive change in favor of sustainability. We support and promote the coming together of conservation, culture, community, and commerce not just for today, but for The Long Run. The Long Run represents people and places around the world who are tirelessly working towards achieving sustainable goals. Supported by the Zeitz Foundation I.E.S., The Long Run movement depends on a variety of supportive and funding sources. One of the most important sources of support is from individuals like you.
Get Involved
What Can I do?
Ways to get involved:
1. Get out there and explore. Visit a Long Run Destination. Though often a lucrative endeavour, tourism can have irreversible negative impacts on communities, regions, cultural heritage, and the environment in many parts of the world. Some of the most severe effects of tourism are environmental degradation, economic instability and inequity, and negative socio-cultural changes. You have the power to change that.
2. Educate yourself and start a conversation. Read, listen, learn, speak, dream, embrace, act, and build. We believe that knowledge is power. Become a Long Runner and be part of the dialogue to bring about positive change for our planet and its people.
3. Change the way you live. Whether big or small, ask yourself if what you are thinking and doing will leave your community and your environment in a better state than you found it.
4. Be positive. Look around you and surround yourself with the people and things that challenge the status quo. Take The Long Run view and refuse to compromise for the sake of convenience.
5. Give. Give time, resources, give support. Whether it is through elbow grease or greenbacks, resources go a long way. Donate to the Zeitz Foundation I.E.S. and support the Long Run movement or find a fellow Long Runner here and get out there and do something.
WHY GET INVOLVED
There are innumerable forces, both man-made and natural, that can have a negative impact on our planet and our communities.
Nearly every process on the planet has an impact and whether it is negative or positive depends on a great number of factors. From deforestation, irresponsible fishing practices, and manufacturing, to urban development, farming, and tourism, our planet and its people are constantly facing seemingly-insurmountable challenges when it comes to protecting and preserving the earth, its species, and our cultures. We are, however, optimistic and believe that by harnessing a power that is greater than one, we can and will change course.
By empowering yourself to become a more responsible citizen and traveller, you can actively reverse the negative effects not only of tourism but of many man-made activities. By becoming a positive agent of change and supporting socially, culturally, and environmentally sustainable practices and destinations, all of us will benefit. Get involved, for the sake of our ecosystems, cultures, our communities. We can all make a difference. In The Long Run, you’ll be glad you did.