Friday September 18that 12:00 noon in the Copper Lounge of the Student Union Building at Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, MT. For the full press release and the backgrounds of the 2009 winners (Katie Mackarowski and Kathleen Kennedy) see our EcoDaredevil Blog.
Thursday November 12thon BBC2's flagship series, Natural World. Soon to be on Animal Planet!
ANDREA: QUEEN OF MANTAS charts a year in life of young American biologist and Ocean Revolutionary, Dr. Andrea Marshall. Check out the website for Dr. Marshall and Dr. Simon Pierce's Foundation for the Protection of Marine Megafauna
"Oceans and climate are inextricably linked and oceans play a fundamental role in mitigating climate change by serving as a major heat and carbon sink. Oceans also bear the brunt of climate change, as evidenced by growing acidification, sea level increase, and changes in temperature and currents, all of which in turn impact the health of marine species, ecosystems, and our coastal communities. As concerns about climate change increases, the interrelationship between oceans and climate change must by recognized, understood, and incorporated into climate change policies."
The statement above is from a "Blueprint for a Coastal and Ocean Policy for the New Administration "authored and supported by 48 Ocean Environmental groups.If you'd like to read the complete document find it posted in our news section.
As our nation heads into a period of radical change it is clear that without every group that intends to change our course needs to radicalize its stand on Global Warming or none of us are going to make it to the Global Future we envision. We urge you to press for the policy changes and goals expressed by 350.org and the Youth Climate Movement on a local and global scale as we all find ways to reduce our own carbon footprints in our daily lives. Watch Annie Leonard's video to see why.
Mozambique offers a unique study for marine activism. The Madagascar Channel is one of the world's most fertile and diverse ocean environments. The major stakeholders there, local fishermen, are largely unaware of the ocean crisis we are facing. Without electricity, news, tv or internet they only receive information and support from a new band of activists called BiTonga Divers who visit their villages. Ocean Revolution, PADI Project Aware, AMAR, The Foundation for the Protection of Marine Megafauna, and Eyes on The Horizon have joined forces to initiate and promote a program of conservation awareness and sustainable economic development through scuba in the Inhambane region of Mozambique.
Jennifer Mumi Baing is the regional director for the Native Oceans Indigenous Exchange between Papua New Guinea and Australian Traditional Owners November 23-28th. Jennifer is on the Board of the Surfing Association of PNG and is the Field Representative of the Coral Alliance in Madang. Jennifer has a long history as an environmental activist having started Save Papua New Guinea and worked for WWF and Greenpeace.
