Ecology and Education Summit – Environmental Literacy for a Sustainable World Oct 14-16, 2010 Washington DC National Education Association HQ The Ecological Society of America (ESA), in partnership with national organizations, propose to organize an Ecology and Education Summit on to: Disseminate best practices that will advance Environmental Literacy for a Sustainable World, Reduce duplication […]
Heather writes in to say what advice she learned from the trees after hearing Dr. Lowman’s award speech at World of Difference award night: All I know was learned by observing trees: 1.stand tall and proud 2. Sink your roots into the earth 3. Be content with natural beauty 4. Go out on a limb! […]
Dr. Lowman has been invited to a tree-house building workshop at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia in Spain. Below are some photos and links. IaaC Projects IaaC Invitation Summary (PDF)
Magda from the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, Sweden writes: I found out about you and your adventures while doing research for my master thesis project which can be described as an alternative world guide book but in the form of a game. The project/game encourage travellers to explore other things […]
On January 20-28, 2010, students and families joined CanopyMeg for the Amazon Rainforest Workshop: The Ecology and Culture of the Amazon Jungle. Below are student photos from the trip. (Student logs can be found here.) [nggallery id=22]
From Sarasota Herald-Tribune: When bird watchers like Forest Hayes see an unidentified specimen, fumbling for a field guide could blow the chance to get a good look at the bird before it flies off. The New College of Florida student and his fellow avian enthusiasts now carry iPhones, so they can leave their bulky guides […]
From the rolexawards.com: The Laureates of the inaugural series of the Young Laureates Programme will be chosen in March 2010 by a panel of distinguished, highly talented individuals. The winners will be announced in April 2010. Please visit the new Young Laureates programme website to meet the finalists in the inaugural series. View the list […]
(Click for larger image) As part of Earthwatch Board of Directors, I visited the leatherback turtle and the sustainable coffee research projects in Costa Rica during January 2010. This group photo of the BOD is at the Golding Research Center where the turtle project is head-quartered. – Dr. Lowman
New article published in Edentata. Voirin, J. B., Kays, R. W., Lowman, M. D., and Wikelski, M. 2009. Evidence for Three-Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) Predation by Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata). Edentata 8-10:15-20.
With good intentions, delegates arrived from 192 nations in Copenhagen, Denmark last week for the UNFCCC (United Nationals Framework for Climate Change Convention). Their goal was to meet, talk, draft, edit and finalize a document to limit carbon dioxide emissions into our atmosphere, a resource that every country shares. Although the meetings were primarily political […]
