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Stanford’s Sustainability School: A Good Model?

Legal Planet

Ecology and conservation biology are an example: climate change will have a huge impact on ecology, but shifts in ecology (especially tropical rainforests) also impact climate change. Education and Planning. More fundamentally, sustainability problems are interconnected and lend themselves to interdisciplinary study. Sending a Message.

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Celebrate World Book Day with environmental themed titles for children

A Greener Life

The Emerald Forest Set on Indonesias tropical island Sumatra, where deforestation has challenged the animals dependent on the tropical rainforest , the Emerald Forest is a picture book by author Catherine Ward and Illustrator Karen Littlewood. It can be purchased via this link. Aged 6-11 The cover of Anya’s Quest.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students And Adults

PA Environment Daily

Students In Bucks County -- DCNR State Parks Environmental Educators Can Help You Celebrate PA Native Species Day June 17 [PaEN] -- June 15 Virtual Roundtable With 3 PA Outdoor Industry Founders. Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources. Posted: June 12, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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From Coastal Ecosystems to Cultural Exchanges, a Fulbright in Fiji this Fall

Academy of Natural Sciences

Student Program is the world’s largest and most diverse international educational exchange program. I loved nature and I always read about places like the Amazon rainforest or Madagascar rainforest and imagined going somewhere like that,” he recalled.

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“Our Voices Need to be Heard”: Latin & Hispanic Drexel Co-ops Helping to Enrich Representation in the Sciences

Academy of Natural Sciences

Hannah Dominguez BS in environmental science, minor in DragonsTeach STEM education Curatorial and Research Assistant in the Diatom Herbarium I am Peruvian and Mexican, originally from New York. Very few people in my family have pursued careers in STEM or have built generational education.

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Environmental activism in Latin America

Our Environment

South America is home to the largest biodiverse rainforests on Earth. This is equivalent to a rainforest the size of the United Kingdom [3]. Justice is not enough for these land defenders, Educating Latin American people on the detrimental damage occurring to their land must be implemented. Written by: Danielle McGuire.

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Effecting Change with a Fulbright Fellowship

Academy of Natural Sciences

For Akilah Chatman, a Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES) graduate from Drexel University, every day was a new adventure: climbing waterfalls, jumping from cliffs, exploring rainforests, befriending frogs and lizards, inspecting flora, gardening with their mother and so much more. The Future of Environmental Education.