In 1996, the Nu Skin Force for Good Foundation established a partnership with Seacology to help protect fragile island environments for indigenous people. Seacology operates in a unique manner by brokering directly with island communities to protect their environment. The community members themselves carry out the projects, thus defending their natural surroundings.

The Nu Skin Force for Good Foundation continues its ongoing partnership with Seacology to improve the education and environment of young islanders.  In 2010, the Nu Skin Force for Good Foundation provided support for three of Seacology’s key island conservation projects.  In Tonga, much-needed improvements were made to a community hall in Falemea to provide classrooms for children in exchange for safeguarding their marine resources for future generations.  In Indonesia, the local health clinic was reconstructed in Kahuku.  In exchange for this update that will protect the health of their children, the villagers are willing to set aside and protect more than three linear kilometers of fringing coral reef.  On Mahe Island in the Seychelles, a newly furnished visitor’s center of a local nature sanctuary educates children about their unique environment and surroundings.

Seacology projects are win-win conservation partnerships that help young people now and preserve the environment for generations to come, said Dr. Paul Cox, ethnobotanist and founder of Seacology. Through the continuous support we receive from the Nu Skin Force for Good Foundation, a new generation of indigenous people is learning to care for their environment and carry on the unique cultures and traditions of their communities.

The Nu Skin Force for Good Foundation is a major contributor to Seacology, with many of the funds generated from the sale of the Nu Skin Epoch line of skin and hair care products.  For more information on Seacology visit http://www.seacology.org/