Conservation meeting - reminder

2010-01-05 Thread 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,

plastics in the ocean

2010-01-05 Thread 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

RE: plastics in the ocean

2010-01-05 Thread 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

RE: plastics in the ocean

2010-01-05 Thread 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:

Call for Papers: JIWLP

2010-01-05 Thread 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