Conservation International Hotspots Revisited, supported by Intel. A winner from the Intel Wild photography competition in Ireland. A winner from the Oregon Ronler Acres Wetlands photo contest. Noted naturalists celebrate National Tree Week at Intel Ireland.

Intel and our employees worldwide feel a responsibility to the local environment. Contributing time, effort, knowledge and passion, we deliver tangible benefits to our communities and promote biodiversity through online learning tools.

Local Efforts Worldwide

Collaborating with Conservation International. Recognizing the critical roles that education and research play in fulfilling our mission to protect biodiversity on earth, Intel joined with Conservation International to update the original Biodiversity Hotspot web site that we helped create in 2003. Updates include biodiversity goals for all 25 hotspots as well as access to supporting species databases.

www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/Hotspots

Supporting The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Intel continued its active support of The Nature Conservancy's online field guide in 2004. The guide now profiles 86 conservation projects around the globe. It is an online resource for anyone interested in learning how and where TNC works. Members, educators, students, researchers and the general public can learn about many of the "Last Great Places" and what can be done to preserve these unique ecosystems for generations to come.

http://nature.org/wherewework/fieldguide

Ireland: Celebrating National Tree Week. To mark National Tree Week, Intel Ireland launched the Intel Native Tree Arboretum on the grounds of its site. The arboretum, which features all 28 species of native Irish trees planted in one location, is the only one of its kind at a business site and one of only a handful in the Dublin/Kildare area. The arboretum's 84 trees range from cherry and holly to juniper and yew. In addition to simple enjoyment, plans call for using the arboretum in educational programs.

Intel Ireland has more than 127,000 trees, primarily oak and beech, planted on the 360-acre site.

Ireland: Unveiling the Intel Wild Collection. In May 2004, Intel Ireland unveiled the Intel Wild Collection photography exhibit and their site environmental report to the local community. The photographs are of wildlife and nature taken on and near the Intel site. The environmental report was compiled by noted naturalists and broadcasters Eanna Ní Lamhna and Richard Collins, who visited the Intel site regularly for a year to collect details about the plants and wildlife there. The report catalogs habitats and wildlife found on the site during the year. It concludes that our operations have not impacted the abundant wildlife that share the land around our site.

At the unveiling of the Intel Wild Collection, Lamhna said, "Typically an industry moving into an area can disrupt or even damage habitats; however, this report shows that Intel has enhanced the environment for plant and animal life on its site."

New Mexico, USA: Workers' Comp safety manual. EHS staff assisted with a major revision of the State of New Mexico's Workers' Compensation employer safety manual, How to Build a Safety Program. The content was enhanced with Intel core incident and injury-free culture strategies and techniques, and the manual is being reviewed by state officials for future publication.

Oregon, USA: Wildlife photo contest. In 2004, Intel Oregon employees competed in a Best Picture contest for wildlife, flora and other categories at the semiannual Ronler Acres Wetlands Fall Photo Contest. The 446-acre Ronler Acres campus, unique in its natural beauty, includes 22 acres of wetlands, which is almost unheard of for an industrial facility. The wetlands provide a habitat for wildlife, retention of storm-water runoff and improvement in water quality. The photo contest allows Intel employees to express the importance of the wetlands to their community.