By Paige Porter Fischer You may recognize his face from recent GAP or Nautica ads, but what Dr. Wallace “J.” Nichols would prefer to be known for is the cause closest to his heart: Ocean research and conservation. A marine biologist, J. has helped to save sea turtles from extinction,…
El municipio de Catemaco es parte de las últimas selvas vivas en México; está ubicada al sur de Veracruz en la zona de los Tuxtlas. Un lugar que por su ubicación geográfica y extensa biodiversidad permite realizar siete de las nueve actividades consideradas como turismo de aventura."Buceo, cayak, me gusta…
Most discussions about plastics in social media are biased -- and frequently negative. But if you want to see a healthy debate on critical issues the industry if facing in 2012, read on: Plastics News recently published a Perspective column by Chandler Slavin, sustainability coordinator for packaging thermoformer Dordan Manufacturing…
The power of citizen science stems from the contributions and insights of many participants. Similarly, we can build expertise in this field by sharing our growing (and evolving) knowledge and experiences about how to develop, facilitate, manage, and sustain projects. In August of 2012, 300 science researchers, project leaders, educators,…
Fifteen years ago the hawksbill sea turtle in my hands would have been hog-tied, whisked hundreds of miles, slaughtered and carved into trinkets. Today, it swam free. On Baja's Pacific coast, an adult male hawksbill sea turtle found its way into a fisherman's net. In the past, for the fisherman…
