Education

The number of people with improved access to safe drinking water is growing. According to UNICEF, since 1990, an additional 1.8 billion people are using an improved source of drinking water. Yet many people are living with water scarcity, particularly in Africa. The solutions highlighted here are just a few of the possible responses. Safe drinking water and sanitation in schools may serve as a way to keep girls in school, increasing their economic opportunities, and eventually, the health of their own children.

Some of the world's poorest people would be half a trillion dollars a year better off if the services they provide to the rest of the planet indirectly – through conserving natural habitats – was given an economic value, a new study has found.

Dates: October 13-20, 2012

Location: La Foret Conference and Retreat Center Colorado Springs, CO

Application Deadline: February 29, 2012
Participation limited to 30 early-career Ph.D. scholars
Airfare and on-site expenses are supported through grants from NSF and NASA http://disccrs.org

Closing Date: February 15, 2012

Position: Program Director

Location: Portland, Oregon

Reports to: Executive Director

ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIRD OBSERVATORY

Conserving birds and their habitats

www.rmbo.org

Community Education Coordinator

ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIRD OBSERVATORY

Conserving birds and their habitats

Contact: Kacie Ehrenberger, director of education, 303-659-4348 ext. 16; kacie.ehrenberger@rmbo.org

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory seeks citizen science & education volunteers

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory is recruiting volunteers in Colorado to count birds, collect migration

and nesting data, run education programs and more. Citizen scientists are needed for the following four

programs:

Under Western Skies is Mount Royal University’s award-winning biennial conference series on the environment.

With the inaugural UWS conference in October 2010, Mount Royal has taken a lead role in interdisciplinary and community-minded environmental studies in Alberta, establishing a high-profile venue where scholars, artists, students, and concerned citizens from around the world can gather on a regular basis to share ideas concerning all aspects of the environment.

JOUNIEH, Lebnaon: Just 50 kilometers northeast of the Lebanese capital lies some of the country’s most diverse natural heritage.