Call for Papers: JIWLP

[Wil Burns]

The Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy, a quarterly publication
of Taylor & Francis in its thirteenth year of publication, is seeking
articles for its 13(3) and 13(4) issues. Details about the journal, as well
as author guidelines, can be found at: www.jiwlp.com, and as always, please
feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. Happy new year to
everyone! wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org

  http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site (selected publications):  
http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

RE: plastics in the ocean

[John Hoskyns-Abrahall]

Syma,
 
There is a great sequence with Charles Moore and his crew at the North
Pacific Gyre in our film ADDICTED TO PLASTIC
www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/atp.html.
 
Best,
John Hoskyns-Abrahall
 
_
Bullfrog Films
PO Box 149
Oley, PA  19547
Toll-Free:  800/543-3764
Email: j...@bullfrogfilms.com  
http://www.bullfrogfilms.com  
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54494501102
 
Voice: 610/779-8226
Fax: 610/370-1978



From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Hempel,
Monty
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 4:53 PM
To: syma ebbin; gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: RE: plastics in the ocean


Syma,
 
I recommend the work of Charles Moore on plastics in the ocean.  A short
video that captures the importance of his findings is available at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a4S23uXIcM.
 
For teaching purposes, I also recommend the visuals of environmental
artist Chris Jordan, who presents the scale of the problem in ways that
grab students.  A sample of his work is online at:
http://www.ted.com/talks/chris_jordan_pictures_some_shocking_stats.html
 .
 
The effects of plastics on marine food chains is not well understood,
though pretty clear in the case of many sea birds and some sea turtles.
There is growing concern about the possibility that the vertical
migration of lanternfish and other marine organisms places them in harms
way in vast regions of the ocean that now provide a photodecomposed
plastic "soup" mixed with phytoplankton.
 
Cheers,
 
Monty

___ 
  
Lamont (Monty) C. Hempel, Ph.D. 
Hedco Professor of Environmental Studies and 
Director, Center for Environmental Studies 
Lewis Hall 140 
University of Redlands 
1200 E. Colton Ave. 
Redlands, CA 92373-0999 
Tel: 909.748.8589 
Fax: 909.335.5388 
E-Mail: monty_hem...@redlands.edu   
___ 
  

 



From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of syma ebbin
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 12:39 PM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: plastics in the ocean


Dear Gep-ers,
 
A quick query as I put my syllabus together for the spring. I'm teaching
a new course on fisheries policy and at the same time we're having an
exhibit of scultpure by Susan Schultz (whose porcelain sculptures
examine wracklines, pacific plastics and marine debris). I want to have
my class visit the exhibit and then discuss impacts of marine
debris/plastics on fish/fisheries.   I've had trouble locating a good
and recent overview article on this issue. Any ideas or suggestions? I
may also veer into the entanglement issue.  Similarly, I'd welcome a
good reference on MarPol or other marine debris policy instruments
(domestic or international). 
 
If anybody has any pertinent references on any of these issues I would
be most grateful. 
Happy New Year!
cheers,
Syma 


>>(*>>>(*>>>(*> 
Syma A. Ebbin, PhD.

RE: plastics in the ocean

[Hempel, Monty]

Syma,
 
I recommend the work of Charles Moore on plastics in the ocean.  A short
video that captures the importance of his findings is available at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a4S23uXIcM.
 
For teaching purposes, I also recommend the visuals of environmental
artist Chris Jordan, who presents the scale of the problem in ways that
grab students.  A sample of his work is online at:
http://www.ted.com/talks/chris_jordan_pictures_some_shocking_stats.html
 .
 
The effects of plastics on marine food chains is not well understood,
though pretty clear in the case of many sea birds and some sea turtles.
There is growing concern about the possibility that the vertical
migration of lanternfish and other marine organisms places them in harms
way in vast regions of the ocean that now provide a photodecomposed
plastic "soup" mixed with phytoplankton.
 
Cheers,
 
Monty

___ 
  
Lamont (Monty) C. Hempel, Ph.D. 
Hedco Professor of Environmental Studies and 
Director, Center for Environmental Studies 
Lewis Hall 140 
University of Redlands 
1200 E. Colton Ave. 
Redlands, CA 92373-0999 
Tel: 909.748.8589 
Fax: 909.335.5388 
E-Mail: monty_hem...@redlands.edu   
___ 
  

 



From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of syma ebbin
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 12:39 PM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: plastics in the ocean


Dear Gep-ers,
 
A quick query as I put my syllabus together for the spring. I'm teaching
a new course on fisheries policy and at the same time we're having an
exhibit of scultpure by Susan Schultz (whose porcelain sculptures
examine wracklines, pacific plastics and marine debris). I want to have
my class visit the exhibit and then discuss impacts of marine
debris/plastics on fish/fisheries.   I've had trouble locating a good
and recent overview article on this issue. Any ideas or suggestions? I
may also veer into the entanglement issue.  Similarly, I'd welcome a
good reference on MarPol or other marine debris policy instruments
(domestic or international). 
 
If anybody has any pertinent references on any of these issues I would
be most grateful. 
Happy New Year!
cheers,
Syma 


>>(*>>>(*>>>(*> 
Syma A. Ebbin, PhD.

plastics in the ocean

[syma ebbin]

Dear Gep-ers,
 
A quick query as I put my syllabus together for the spring. I'm teaching a new 
course on fisheries policy and at the same time we're having an exhibit of 
scultpure by Susan Schultz (whose porcelain sculptures examine wracklines, 
pacific plastics and marine debris). I want to have my class visit the exhibit 
and then discuss impacts of marine debris/plastics on fish/fisheries.   I've 
had trouble locating a good and recent overview article on this issue. Any 
ideas or suggestions? I may also veer into the entanglement issue.  Similarly, 
I'd welcome a good reference on MarPol or other marine debris policy 
instruments (domestic or international). 
 
If anybody has any pertinent references on any of these issues I would be most 
grateful. 
Happy New Year!
cheers,
Syma 


>>(*>>>(*>>>(*> 
Syma A. Ebbin, PhD.

Conservation meeting - reminder

[Wallace, Richard]

Dear GEP-Ed folks:

 

This is a follow-up to an e-mail I sent to you in November, inviting you
to attend the 24th International Congress for Conservation Biology, the
2010 meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB). The meeting
is being held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on July 3-7, 2010. The theme
of the meeting is "Conservation for a Changing Planet." Because of the
focus on environmental change, the meeting will highlight the importance
of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to conservation. 

 

The call for abstracts for oral or poster presentations closes on
January 20th. Contributions from all fields of conservation research and
practice are welcome, including natural sciences, social sciences, and
humanities. 

 

There will be much social science and interdisciplinary content on the
meeting agenda, and an exciting array of workshops, symposia, and short
courses will be listed on the meeting web site later this week
(www.conbio.org/2010).

 

SCB's Social Science Working Group (SSWG) has been working hard to build
the social science and interdisciplinary content of the 2010 meeting
program in the hopes of widening SCB's international network of social
and policy researchers who are doing applied conservation. SSWG is a
global community of conservation professionals interested in the
application of social science to the conservation of biological
diversity. With nearly 700 members in 65 countries, SSWG is home to
social scientists (anthropologists, economists, historians, human
geographers, political and policy scientists, psychologists,
sociologists, and many others), ethicists, natural scientists, and
conservation practitioners (governmental, nongovernmental, and business
sectors). SSWG's parent organization, SCB, is a 10,000-member
international professional organization dedicated to promoting species
and ecosystem conservation.

 

Since 2005, SSWG has worked closely with the SCB annual meeting program
committees to stimulate social science contributions for the meetings.
In each year since then, the prevalence of social science and (what I
like to call) integrative conservation has increased significantly. We
hope to continue that trend in Edmonton, with strong social science and
integrative contributions that will promote collaborations between
social and natural scientists interested in conservation issues that
transcend location- or case-specific application. 

 

Additional information on the meeting, including links to instructions
for submitting abstracts, is available here: www.conbio.org/2010.

 

If you are interested in participating in the meeting and have
additional questions, please contact Rich Wallace, SSWG vice president
and program committee chair, at rwall...@ursinus.edu.

 

General information on SSWG can be found here:
www.conbio.org/workinggroups/sswg/. 

 

General information on SCB can be found here: www.conbio.org. 

 

Thank you, and apologies for cross-postings!

 

Sincerely,

 

Rich

 

 

--

 

Richard L. Wallace, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Environmental Studies Program

Ursinus College

P.O. Box 1000

Collegeville, PA 19426

(610) 409-3730

(610) 409-3660 fax

rwall...@ursinus.edu