Earth Island Institute supports environmental activist projects and helps foster the next generation of environmental leaders in order to achieve solutions to the crises threatening the survival of life on Earth. Earth Island was founded in 1982 by legendary environmentalist David Brower. Forty years later, Earth Island is 76 projects strong, aided by a team of experts who provide essential legal, financial, and administrative support. The result is a powerful network of changemakers protecting the planet and all of the species that live on it.