Earth Island Institute provides organizational support in developing projects for the conservation, preservation, and restoration of the global environment. Its worldwide projects have encompassed rainforest protection, habitat protection for whales and dolphins, protection of sea turtle nesting beaches, the emerging Russian environmental movement, protection for Indigenous sacred lands, promotion of organic agriculture, development of urban multicultural environmental leadership, promotion of ecological paper fiber alternatives, and involvement in UN sustainable development efforts. Many of the projects maintain web sites within the EII site, while also receiving project coverage through the Earth Island Journal.