Below is commentary written by Ezana Habte-Gabr regarding the use of Pope Francis’ Encyclical letter, “Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home“ to highlight the impact of humans on nature: Little is known about Encyclical letters outside the ecclesiastic sphere of the Roman Catholic Church. The
Read more →Research Associate Worku Mulat returns from his Fulbright Scholarship in Ethiopia, where he seeks answers to the dwindling forest ecosystems of his home country. Read Worku’s post below. The church is there; so are the priests, but where are the forests? Nearly a decade ago, Saint Mary
Read more →Article by Dr. Meg Lowman in the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute Newsletter: In 2009, two young Taiwanese biologists arrived at my doorstep in Sarasota, Florida, determined to learn everything about the canopy walkway built in nearby Myakka River State Park. This unique treetop walk has not only
Read more →Godi Godar and Go Conscious Earth have spent much of the last couple years working to protect pristine rainforest on Lac Tumba in the Democratic Republic of Congo. With the incredible support from people like you, we have saved one million acres! Now we need to help
Read more →From The Hindu: The best way to learn about a country and its culture is to live in the community and follow their daily life, and even better, photograph them to take stories back to friends at home. Students from American high schools have had several such
Read more →The Cofán people of the Ecuadorian Amazon have been heavily affected by oil exploitation and colonization over the last few decades, but have survived and are currently managing 1 million acres of rainforest. Julio Rodríguez, an Ecuadorian Anthropology student, will be making a series of films to
Read more →The Tampa Theatre recently hosted “Enchanted Earth: An Evening with Syliva Earle and Meg Lowman.” The conversation with two of America’s most beloved explorers and conservationists was moderated by was moderated by WUSF’s Susan Giles Wantuck. This week on Florida Matters (Tuesday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Read more →From SavingWild.com: A mother of two grown boys, Meg Lowman compares trees to mothers, “they have a great deal in common.” “Trees are the heart of productivity of many ecosystems, just as mothers function as the biological center of birth and life, trees provide sustenance for their
Read more →The Millennium Ecological Museum (MEM)’s vision is to preserve the biodiversity of Cameroon and the Congo basin for future generation by developing a multi-disciplinary research program. See the brochure below for more info or visit MEM’s website at http://milecomu.blogspot.com
Read more →WUSF’s Steve Newborn talks to Dr. Lowman about why canopies are a vital part of the earth’s ecology – and how women can succeed in science. From wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu: Margaret Lowman got her nickname of “Canopy Meg” at an early age, for her penchant for climbing trees. Pretty
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