Sustaining a coral Eden

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A tiny Central American country of Belize, which is adorned by the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, has limitless resources and is threatened by severe environmental impacts that are hurting the local economy. The Earthwatch's new Belize Conservation Research Initiative (CRI) has taken steps to ensure the sustainability of the marine ecosystem, to protect and contribute to the effective conservation of marine ecosystem for the well-being of the environment and local community.

Belize, Analysis, Management, Evaluation, Natural resources, Company business management, Coral reef conservation, Coral reefs and islands, Coral reefs, Coral reef ecology, Coral reef ecosystems

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Earthwatch membership: you don't have to go on a project to get involved

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Earthwatch Institute offers its members many different local and international benefits. These include invitations to special events and conferences featuring scientists and field representatives, project newsletters, grants and scholarships, and informational publications. Areas of study include environmentalism, science, politics and technology.

Environmental associations, Membership, Earthwatch Institute

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Earthwatch at work: Learning about learning by doing

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Earthwatch expeditions help individuals understand conservation issues and relate their experience to their own community. The responses of participants who come from diverse backgrounds and nationalities hit on common themes that validate Earthwatch's role in sustainability education.

Practice, Environmentalists, Environmental activists, Discovery and exploration, Educational aspects, Nature study

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