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A Symposium on Global Environmental Issues -November 2007

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ORGANIZATIONS IN QATAR AND GULF REGION - Top

Organization NameContactRecommended byGeneral Topic
Qatar Natural History Groupgillespi@qatar.net.qaCherie - ROTAOutdoor Education
Supreme Environmental Councilhkhuwar@mmaa.gov.qaCherie - ROTAEnvironment
Qatar Academy (QF)cmacarthur@qf.org.qa School environment projects
Reach Out to Asialbseiso@qf.org.qaLisa Bseiso 
Gartner Lee Limitedtsahsuvaroglu@gartnerlee.comTalar SahsuvarogluEnvironmental Consulting
Friends of the Environmentcitysilk@hotmail.comMark - HSBCEnvironment


BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS - Top

Book TitleAuthorRecommended byGeneral Topic
As If the Earth MattersKenny Peavy/Thom HenleyKenny Peavy Environment
Last Child of the WoodsRichard LouKenny PeavyEnvironment
One Makes a DifferenceJulia Butterfly HillKerry DykeEnvironment
Three Cups of TeaGreg Mortenson and David Oliver RelinPhil RidleyBuilding schools
Worms Eat My GarbageMary Appelhof Composting
Beyond BeefJeremy RifkinJabiz RaisdanaEnvironment
The Complete Guide to Service LearningCathryn Berger KayeNathan TaylorService Learning
Me to WeMark Kielburger and Craigh KielburgerKim LeiskeService Learning/Global Issues
The End of OilPaul RobertsKim WhiteEnvironment
The End of Easter IslandGerrard DiamondKim WhiteEnvironment
Collapse of CivilizationGerrard DiamondKim WhiteEnvironment
Moving MountainsClaire BertschingerMike JohnstonInspiring/Service
High Noon: 20 Global Issues, 20 Years to Solve ThemJ.F. RischardMike JohnstonGlobal Issues



WEBSITE RECOMMENDATIONS - Top

WebsiteRecommended byGeneral Topic
www.energyhog.orgMike JohnstonEnergy Consumption
www.brainpop.comKenny PeavyShort learning cartoons
www.internet4classrooms.com/project.htmHanaa AlmoaibedLinks - project based learning
www.icons.umd.edu/staff/websites/ simulation_overview?id=2Hanaa AlmoaibedSimulations
www.ncss.org/lessonsHanaa AlmoaibedVariety, social sciences
www.earthwatch.orgSheldon FernandesClimate change research and projects
www.IPCC.comSheldon FernandesIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
www.recyclingproject.orgJames Baldwin and Peter KlaassenAl Khor Recycling Project, Doha
www.janegoodall.org Environment
www.eelink.netKenny PeavyEnvironmental Education link
www.naaee.orgKenny PeavyNorth American Association for Environmental Education
www.projectwild.orgKerry DykeIncorporating topics in the classroom
www.global-issues-network.orgAbdulfatah IsaacNetworking
www.thehungersite.comYahya AddisonHunger
www.wastefreelunches.orgAnn DurhamWaste Free Lunch programs
www.internationalteenlife.pbwiki.comJabiz RaisdanaStudent generated global issues
www.davidsuzukifoundation.orgKim LeiskeEnvironmental aspects
www.youthforhumanrights.orgAnwar Abdul BakiHuman rights for students
isb-green-panthers.blogspot.comKerry DykeInternational School of Bangkok
www.earthtrends.wri.orgHanaa AlmoaibedEnvironment, energy
www.fno.orgHanaa AlmoaibedTechnology, service learning
www.populationconnection.orgHanaa AlmoaibedPopulation
www.rprogress.orgHanaa AlmoaibedPopulation
www.pblchecklist.4teachers.orgHanaa AlmoaibedAssessments for project-based learning
www.giraffe.org/Karisa SikoraStories of people who stretch their necks for the common good
www.edutopia.org/go-greenJason SikoraEnvironmental Education Database
www.facingthefuture.org/Mike JohnstonActivities and links
www.one.orgMike JohnstonAnti-poverty
www.tenbyten.orgMike JohnstonCurrent event photos and descriptions
www.nationmaster.comMike JohnstonGreat country statistics
epa.gov/climatechange/kids/links.htmlMike JohnstonClimate change
www.ase.org/section/program/greenschlMike JohnstonGreen Schools
www.myfootprint.orgMike JohnstonEco footprint
countdown2010.net/daversity/Mike JohnstonBiodiversity
www.makepovertyhistory.org/videoMike JohnstonPoverty
www.themeatrix.org/Mike JohnstonWaste Management
www.globalstewards.org/lunch.htmMike JohnstonStewardship
store.videoproject.comMike JohnstonVideos and movies
www.sharkwater.comMike JohnstonSaving Sharks
www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=7Mike JohnstonArt mosaics
www.eco-schools.orgMike JohnstonGreener schools
www.zerofootprintkids.comMike JohnstonEco and carbon footprint
cwmi.css.cornell.edu/TrashGoesToSchool/ Throwaway.htmlAnn DurhamTrash skit
www.childrenoftheearth.orgAnn DurhamEnvironmental Education
www.accessexcellence.orgAnn DurhamHealth and science links
www.ecokids.co.nz/Ann DurhamGames and activities
www.ew.govt.nz/forschools/index.htmAnn DurhamEnvironmental education

 

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Teachers, administrators and community members sharing and discussing environmental projects.