Entries for date "April 2008"

Destino Magazine: Grupo Tortuguero : 10 YEARS

by Patricia BaumGrupo Tortuguero’s Tenth Annual Conference (GT10) in Loreto this past January 18-27 was a landmark for the grassroots turtle conservation network. Apart from celebrating ten years of struggles and triumphs in Baja’s coastal fishing communities, and hosting the 15th annual meeting of RETOMALA, the Latin American consortium of…

Deep Sea News: Just Call Us EcoDaredevils

Modern ocean prophet Wallace J Nichols presented the first ever Ecodaredevil Award to Duke University graduate student Elliott Hazen this past April 22nd, on Earth Day. Elliott received the award for on-campus activism at Duke Marine Lab, co-founding GreenWave, a student led sustainability movement, and introducing a class “Green by…

Discover Magazine: Earth Day With J.

by Sheril Kirshenbaum I can’t think of a better way to kick off Earth Day 2008 than brunch with Wallace J. Nichols – third culture oceanographer and Ocean Conservancy senior scientist. Later today, he’s giving a keynote address here at Duke, so it’s a good opportunity for us to catch…