Sumatran Orangutans at Risk

This video discusses the fate of orangutans in Sumatra.

http://sexyactionplanet.tumblr.com/post/21060024362/forest-fires-video

Towards a New Environmentalism?

Here are links to the articles that I mentioned in class that propose a new way to think about conservation and environmentalism.

Time to reboot: towards a new Environmentalism. by Joe Zammit-Lucia
http://www.iucn.org/knowledge/focus/nature_for_all/?9493/Time-to-Re-Boot-Towards-a-New-Environmentalism

Conservation is not about nature. by Joe Zammit-Lucia
http://www.iucn.org/involved/opinion/?8195/Conservation-is-not-about-nature

These articles are posted on the IUCN's website http://www.iucn.org/.

They regularly post interesting articles on their Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/iucn.org, so you might want to "like" them so you can receive the regular updates.

Wakatobi Resort listed as #3 Ecolodge in recent survey

Here is a link to an article that I found on CNN online this morning.

15 of the world's best eco lodges- http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/escape/worlds-best-ecolodges-170768?hpt=itr_t1

Wakatobi Resort was ranked as #3 on this list. Take a look at the list and let me know your favorite.

Is it field trip time?????

Sustainable Use of Tropical Ecosystems

Here are the two Powerpoint presentations I used to organize and introduce my thoughts about sustainable use of tropical ecosystems.

Sustainable Use of Tropical Ecosystems: Ecotourism
http://www.slideshare.net/MarkMcGinley/sustainable-uses-of-tropical-ecosystems-ecotourism

Take a look at the new slides that I added on ecotourism in the prairie.

Sustainable Use of Tropical Rainforests
http://www.slideshare.net/MarkMcGinley/sustainable-use-of-tropical-rainforests

For Thursday's class. Please read and prepare to discuss the following articles-

Sustainable Palm Oil: Rainforest Savior or Fig Leaf?
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/sustainable_palm_oil_rainforest_savior_or_fig_leaf/2345/

Will REDD preserve forests or Merely Provide a Fig Leaf?
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/will_redd_preserve_forests_or_merely_provide_a_fig_leaf/2277/

No REDD platform issues wakeup call to funders.
http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/09/22/no-redd-platform-issues-wakeup-call-to-funders/