Wetlands Photo Contest

World Wetlands Day Photo Celebration: Wetlands Tourism
Jan. 3-20, 2012

Showcase the beauty of wetlands along with your talent! Submit your best photos to a World Wetlands Day photo celebration under this year’s theme “Wetlands Tourism: A Great Experience,” sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with the Ramsar Convention Secretariat. From January 3-20, 2012, upload your best photo(s) to our Flickr site in one of four wetlands and tourism-related categories: wildlife, landscapes, plants, and tourists (one per category per participant). ALL are invited to mark your favorite photo in each category through January 22. 


The top photos in each category will be showcased on U.S. Department of State, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Ramsar Convention Secretariat and its International Organization Partners’ websites and social media platforms around the world on World Wetlands Day, February 2, 2012. Visit Facebook at www.facebook.com/StateDepartment.OES and www.flickr.com/groups/WWD2012PhotoCelebration for instructions and more information.

Managing Biosafety and Biodiversity in a Global World: April 30, 2009

The University of California Washington Center Cordially invites you to:

"Managing Biosafety and Biodiversity in a Global World: EU, US, California and Comparative Perspectives”


April 30, 2009
University of California Washington Center
1608 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

Please RVSP click: conference@ucdc.edu by Tuesday, April 28th , 2009
For more information, please visit: http://igov.berkeley.edu/

This workshop is the culmination of a two-year project examining the roles that California and the European Union play in defining the forefront of domestic and international environmental policy solutions. The goal of the project is to produce concrete, actionable policy recommendations to further regulatory cooperation between the EU, California and the US on transatlantic environmental issues, including climate change, chemicals policy, biosafety, water regulation, and biodiversity protection. As socioeconomic and environmental issues become increasingly integrated, innovative policy solutions are required to identify and address the complex nexus between society and environment. The project has developed a network of representatives from the US and the EU in academia, industry, the NGO-sector, and government.

Sponsored by
UC Berkeley IGS Center on Institutions and Governance (http://igov.berkeley.edu)
Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
University of California Washington Center
The project is funded by the European Commission (DG External Relations) within the framework of the pilot-program on Transatlantic Methods for Handling Global Challenges


Program

9:00-9:20Introductory Remarks
John Bruton, EU Ambassador to the US

Heddy Riss, Director for the IGS Center on Institutions and Governance, UC Berkeley
David Vogel, Solomon P. Lee Distinguished Professorship in Business Ethics, UC Berkeley
Jo Swinnen, Professor of Development Economics, KU Leuven, director of LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance

9:20-10:40Christina Hioureas
Transatlantic Environmental Regulation-Making: Co-Strengthening Cooperation between California and the European Union
Authors: Bruce Cain and Christina Hioureas

Chair: Jan Wouters, Leuven Professor of International law, Director, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, KU Leuven
Discussants:
Dan Pellissier, CAL EPA, Deputy Secretary for Energy Policy Coordination
Andrew Manale, EPA, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation
George Orbelian, San Francisco Global Trade Council


10:40-11:00Break

11:00-12:20Chris Ansell
Transatlantic Perspectives on Persistent Organic Pollutants and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Authors: Chris Ansell and Jörg Balsiger

Chair: David Widawsky, Acting Director
National Center for Environmental Innovation
Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation EPA
Discussants:
Joan E. Denton, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Wally Baker, President Greentech Foundation
Nicholas Hanley, EU Commission DG Environment

12:20-1:20Lunch

1:20-2:40David Zilberman
US versus EU Biotechnology Regulations and Comparative Advantage: Implications for Future Conflicts and Trade
Authors: Gal Hochman, Gordon Rausser, and David Zilberman
Chair: Dr. Sarahelen Thompson, Director, Market and Trade Economics Division, ERS

Discussants:
Bill Freese, Science Policy Analyst, Center for Food Safety
Daniel Karanja, Senior Fellow, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
Christiane Gerstetter, Researcher Ecologic Legal Ecologic Institute, Berlin

2:40-4:00Gabrielle Bouleau
Rivers of Diversity: Evolving Water Regulation in California and the European Union
Authors: Gabrielle Bouleau and Matt Kondolf

Discussants:
Tam M. Doduc, Chair State Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento
Robert C. Wilkinson, Director of the Water Policy Program, UC Santa Barbara
Gerald Secundy, President of the California Council for Environmental & Economic Balance


4:00-4:20Break

4:20-5:40Panel: David Roland-Holst , Michael Hanneman, and Holmes Hummel
Future Areas of Cooperation between EU-California and the US on Climate Change and Adaptation, Energy, Cap-and-Trade
Chair: Steve Decanio, UC Santa Barbara TBC
Discussant:
Jim Gollub, Economy-Energy-Environment Equity

5:40-6:00Closing Remarks

New Approaches to Sustainable Fisheries: May 14, 2009

World Wildlife Fund’s Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Seminar Series

Dr. Douglas N. Rader
Chief Ocean Scientist
Environmental Defense Fund

Date: May 14th, 2009

Time: 4:30-5:30pm (lecture); 5:30-6:30pm (reception)

Admission: FREE!!

Registration: http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/fellowships/fuller/item1816.html

Location: World Wildlife Fund Headquarters
1250 24th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
_____________________________________________________________________________
Abundant Oceans: New Approaches to Sustainable Fisheries

The history of marine conservation is littered with "silver bullets" that lost their "bang" -- ecosystem-based management is perhaps the most recent casualty. The newest star in the lineup is catch shares, a system of fisheries management tools that meet science-based conservation targets by allocating proportional management responsibility to fishermen (or groups of fishermen) and creating incentives to enhance that proportion, like money in the bank. Recent studies in top-level science publications have documented the success of individual transferable quotas and other types of catch shares in fisheries around the world. With the change of administration, an important opportunity exists to assure that catch share systems fulfill their potential in the United States and elsewhere to emplace sustainable commercial fisheries, as a necessary but not sufficient piece of the oceans puzzle. Further challenges loom, including the development of new deepwater fisheries, the meteoric rise of recreational fishing, the awakening of new uses beyond fishing in oceanic waters around the world, and , of course, new threats associated with warming and rising seas, intensifying storms and acidification associated with global warming. However, finally getting fishing right will be a significant down payment on a more robust and resilient future ocean.

Abbreviated Biography
Dr. Douglas Rader advises the leadership of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) on the scientific aspects of policies and programs affecting oceans. He works with EDF’s national and regional teams to leverage cutting-edge science in current oceans program projects and emerging ocean issues. Previously, Doug led efforts to protect and restore the marine and estuarine ecosystems of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast and Caribbean. His efforts included stronger fisheries management policies and programs that align conservation with the business of fishing, improved coastal habitat protection programs, and science-based networks of marine protected areas.

Since 1984, Doug has worked to protect wetlands, water quality, and coastal and marine resources in the Southeast. His efforts contributed to the 1997 N.C. Marine Fishery Reform Act. He is currently chair of the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council’s Habitat and Environmental Protection Advisory Panel. In addition, Doug is a, co-chair of the Offshore Energy exploration Study Committee of the North Carolina General Assembly and the North Carolina River Herring Advisory Committee. Doug is a member of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Marine Protected Area Advisory Panel. He formerly served as the chair of the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Habitat and Water Quality Standing Advisory Committee Planning and Permits Subcommittee and was a former member of the Warren Wilson Environmental Leadership Center Advisory Council. He worked previously as director of the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study, and in the N.C. Division of Environmental Management and the N.C. Division of Coastal Management.

Doug has a Ph.D. in biology from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, an M.S. in zoology from the University of Washington, and a B.S. in biology from UNC-Chapel Hill.

Action Against Mountaintop removal

Hello friends,

There are two important things your group can do to help end mountaintop removal this week and next week -- the first is sending a letter, on your letterhead, to Lisa Jackson asking the EPA to put an immediate moratorium on mountaintop removal permits under the Clean Water Act -- this is important, as a recent court ruling has opened up 100 new permits that would destroy over 200 miles of streams -- and the EPA has the power to stop that destruction. The letter is attached, with contact info included, feel free to adapt for your own group. It would be ideal to have the letter sent in via email or fax this week or next. Please let me know if you do send a letter in to the EPA.

The second important thing is passing forward an action alert next Tuesday, March 17th. We are having a call in day to support the 150+ citizens who will be in Washington next week lobbying for the Clean Water Protection Act HR 1310 -- if you have an action alert list, or just a list of interested people or list-servs who might have a few minutes to call in or send an email, please pass it along next Tuesday. A sample call in day email blast is attached.


It's an exciting time for those working to end mountaintop removal coal mining -- but it's also become more important to show the new administration that the grassroots outcry against mountaintop removal is more powerful than the coal lobby.

Thanks so much for all you do! Please let me know if you have any questions.

PS--Please let me know if you'll be in DC to join us for any part of the End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington!


Thanks again for your support!

Dana Kuhnline

Alliance for Appalachia
PO Box 11701
Charleston, WV 25339
Call: (304) 546-8473
Fax: (304) 342-3183
Dana@TheAllianceForAppalachia.org

www.ilovemountains.org
www.theallianceforappalachia.org

Discussion with Eric Chivian: March 17, 2009

Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity
Author: Eric Chivian; Founder and Director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment; Nobel Peace Prize-winning scientist

Tuesday March 17
12:00-1:30 pm
THE WORLD BANK
1818 H STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, DC 20433

The Earth's biodiversity - the rich variety of life on our planet - is disappearing at an alarming rate. Too often the focus of discussion is limited to the aesthetic, ethical, sociological, or economic dimensions of this loss, However there is a fuller range of potential threats that diminishing biodiversity poses to human health.

This event focuses on a comprehensive--and sobering--view of how human medicines, biomedical research, the emergence and spread of infectious diseases, and the production of food, both on land and in the oceans, depend on biodiversity. Climate change and invasive species are among the latest threats on the horizon.

RSVP TEL: (202) 458-9350

Darwin Symposium Webcast: Feb. 11-Feb 12, 2009

The US National Committee for DIVERSITAS and the DIVERSITAS community invite you to follow live on the web the DARWIN symposium TODAY and TOMORROW:


DARWIN SYMPOSIUM WEBCAST!

The National Academy of Sciences Symposium in honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin

Twenty-first Century Ecosystems:Systemic Risk and the Public Good

An NAS Symposium on the Science and Policy for Managing the Living World Two Centuries after Darwin

Wednesday February 11-Thursday February 12, 2009

8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. EST

The Symposium is being held in the AAAS Auditorium at

1200 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

If you can’t join us in person, we’re glad to be able to offer, live from Washington, talks and discussions exploring the importance of biodiversity and ecosystems to the public good, emphasizing the intersection of biodiversity and ecosystem services with key policy issues including climate change and energy; trade, pests and pathogens; and food security.

Speakers will include Sir Peter Crane, Cristián Samper, Stephen Schneider, Michael Donoghue, Larry Schweiger, Bruce Babbitt, Jerome Ringo, Andrew Revkin, and scientists and policy makers from around the world. See the entire agenda HERE.

SPONSORS include:

NSF, US Forest Service, NOAA, USGS, Defenders of Wildlife, and IUCN.

We offer special thanks to our organizing partners:

AAAS, Smithsonian Institution, and DIVERSITAS

Policy Internship at the Bonobo Conservation Initiative

Policy Internship
Hiring Organization:
Bonobo Conservation Inititative

Position Description:
The Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI) and African Community Enterprise (ACE) Policy Interns will research issues related to: great apes and endangered species; biodiversity; rain forest conservation; global climate change; sustainable development; food security; poverty alleviation; and indigenous rights. Interns will utilize this research to write for BCI publications and to prepare background information for use in testimony, press releases and comments. Interns are asked to monitor government activity by researching recent actions and decisions and by attending federal hearings on relevant issues. Interns will also assist in the routine activities of BCI, with specific projects and tasks tailored – when possible – to their individual skills.

Qualifications/Experience:
Applicants should be able to demonstrate their ability to conduct research and carry out projects independently. They should also possess excellent writing skills and have a track record of work displaying initiative and professionalism. Knowledge of how the federal government functions is helpful, but not essential. Bilingual individuals, particularly those with a working knowledge of French, are especially encouraged to apply.

Salary/funding:
There is no stipend available for interns.

Term of Appointment:
Minimum of three months, no maximum

Application Deadline:
Ongoing

Comments:
Please send a cover letter, one-page résumé, and your dates of availability. Finalists will be interviewed in person or by telephone. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all available positions are filled.

BCI will cooperate with universities/colleges that offer credit for intern programs; however, students must make all arrangements for receiving academic credit.

Contact Information:
Amy Clanin
2701 Connecticut Ave. NW #702
Washington, DC 20008
USA
Telephone Number:
(202) 332-1014
Fax Number:
(202) 234-3066
Website:
http://www.bonobo.org

Gibbon Sanctuary Blog

A representative of IPPL (The International Primate Protection League) is currently staying at the gibbon sanctuary that my friend runs in Thailand. He is posting his visit on his blog if anyone is interested in getting some experience of what wildlife sanctuary's are like in the field.

http://kericairns.blogspot.com/

-Emily

E.O. Wilson at UMD: November 12, 2008

Subject : "DARWIN and the FUTURE of BIOLOGY" - by E.O. Wilson
When : Wednesday, November 12, 2008 5:00 PM - 6:30
PM
Where : Bioscience Research Building : 1101
Event Type(s) : Lecture

Edward O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Research Professor, Emeritus, Harvard University will deliver Dr. Erik B. & Mrs. Joyce D.C. Young Lecture on Bioscience Day - November 12, 2008 - 5pm in the Bioscience Research Building room 1101.

E.O. Wilson is one of the most highly respected scientists in the world today. Hailed as "the new Darwin" by Thomas Wolfe, and one of "America's 25 Most Influential People" by TIME Magazine, he has twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for "The Ants" and "On Human Nature."

All are welcome!

For information and registration about the free events about Bioscience Day 2008 go to www.bioscienceday.umd.edu

Website: www.bioscienceday.umd.edu

For more information, contact:
Gene Ferrick
Chemical & Life Sciences
+1 301 405 7016
gene@umd.edu

Internship with Wildlife Alliance

Internships and Volunteering
Job Posting Date: October 17, 2008
Title: Winter '08/Spring '09 Internship
Location: Washington, DC
Status: Part-Time, 2+ days/week, 10+hours/week
Salary & Benefits Unpaid, Metro Stipend

Job Description and Duties:

Thank you for your interest in volunteering your time for Wildlife
Alliance's direct protection programs. We invite you to apply for a seasonal
internship to join our tight-knit office in downtown Washington, DC.
Applications are accepted year-round for our Internship Programs.

Join our tight-knit office to collaborate on new development and
communications projects.

Duties:

Assisting with editing grant and field update reports, event planning, press
releases, publication requests, corporate/media, celebrity/major donor
research, and data entry.

Basic Requirements: Pursuing or completed Bachelor's Degree, excellent
verbal and written communications skills. Excellent word processing skills.
Ability to learn quickly and work well within a team as well as
independently. Interest in wildlife conservation.

Preferred Computer Skills (will train if necessary): Convio/Get Active,
DonorPerfect, Web 2.0 applications.

Wildlife Alliance's field programs in Cambodia, Thailand and the Russian Far
East do not happen to offer on-site internship or volunteer opportunities
for international travelers or temporary residents of Cambodia and Thailand.
Visitors, however, are always welcome at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue
Center, just 40km south of Phnom Penh in Cambodia.

Tour our website and Web 2.0 sites for more information on our projects,
staff, and field offices in Southeast Asia and the Russian Far East.

Wildlife Alliance is an international environmental non-profit organization
whose mission is to protect and preserve wildlife, forests and oceans. We
are continuing a seven-year history of field operations, formerly carried
out under the name WildAid, to train and equip park rangers to fight crimes
against nature, and prevent poaching and illegal habitat destruction in
Southeast Asia, Latin America, Russia and the Western Pacific through
collaboration with governments and communities.

How to Apply:
Please provide a cover letter, resume, schedule of availability and
references to:

careers@wildlifealliance.org

or address your package to:

Wildlife Alliance: Internship Program
1600 K Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006

Contact Email: careers@wildlifealliance.org

Web Site: http://wildlifealliance.org/

Animal Planet Showings: Sept. 23, 2008 7PM

See clips from some of Animal Planet’s top-rated programs on Tuesday evening (Sept 23) at 7 pm in the Wechsler Theater on the 3rd floor of the Mary Graydon Center.

Most of the material will be from shows about conservation efforts - saving whales, orangutans, chimpanzees and domestic animals that need homes.

How do you take a topic that normally appeals to a segmented audience and make it interesting to a broader one? Animal Planet doesn’t want only to preach to the choir. It is competing against all the television networks, so it is imperative they break through the clutter.

Animal Planet’s VP, Kevin Mohs, will tell us what’s REALLY going on at the network.

You are warmly invited! It is open to the public. Invite your friends and family. It will be an entertaining evening!

Call for Papers: Deadline Sept. 15, 2008

Call for Papers, Global Goods, Human Rights and the Environment

Rutgers University is hosting a Junior Scholars Workshop next April but abstracts are due September 15. The site says eligibility is current PhD candidates or recent graduates but I have been told that the will likely accept exceptional proposals form master's candidates. This is a great way to get published if you have a good idea about the global economy, human rights and sustainable development. Come ID, IER & GEP students, BRING IT ON!

The Abstract is only 500 words and final submissions are not due until March, plenty of time to polish up one of this semester's papers (or an SRP) for presentation.

Information available at:
http://globalgoods.rutgers.edu/

or email globalgoods2009@gmail.com

Good luck!

WWF Talk on Tropical Deforestation and Atmospheric Carbon Emissions: Sept. 11, 2008

World Wildlife Fund’s Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Seminar Series

Dr. Ruth DeFries
Denning Professor of Sustainable Development
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
Columbia University

Changing Dynamics of Tropical Deforestation and Atmospheric Carbon Emissions: Science Meets Policy

Date: September 11th, 2008

Time: 4:30-5:30pm (lecture); 5:30-6:30pm (reception)

Admission: FREE!!

Registration: http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/fellowships/fuller/item1816.html

Location: World Wildlife Fund Headquarters
1250 24th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037

Consideration of carbon credits to developing countries for averted deforestation is high on the policy agenda. The underpinnings for such policies rest on technical capabilities to estimate and monitor carbon emissions. Changing dynamics of deforestation in some parts of the tropics towards mechanized, large-scale production require new approaches to estimate emissions. Dr. DeFries will discuss the science behind estimating deforestation emissions and modeling carbon fluxes and the implications of scientific uncertainties for policy.

Ruth DeFries’ research investigates the relationships among human transformation of the land surface and the biogeochemical and ecological processes that regulate the Earth’s habitability. Her research uses satellite imagery as a lens to examine changes in the land surface over large areas. The overall thrust of the research is to develop underlying science for balancing the needs of human society to transform the landscape for food production, settlements and other requirements while maintaining long-term habitability of the planet.

Ruth DeFries holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins University and BA summa cum laude from Washington University. She is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation award, and a fellow of the Aldo Leopold Leadership Program.

WWF Unpaid Internships

WWF UNPAID Internship Opportunities

World Wildlife Fund has a number of opportunities for motivated students interested in helping us protect biodiversity on Earth. In addition to learning about specific issues in conservation that related to individual internship projects, all interns will have the opportunity to attend brown bag lunches that cover a wide variety of topics and staff meetings to gain insight on how a large, international conservation organization operates. If you are interested in one or more of these positions, please send an email message indicating which positions you are interested in learning more about and why you are interested in those positions, along with your resume and cover letter to Andrea Santy at andrea.santy@wwfus.org.

AQUACULTURE
WWF’s Aquaculture Program seeks an intern to assist its communications officer in raising awareness about the Aquaculture Dialogues, a series of roundtable discussions held worldwide to develop standards for certifying aquaculture products. The main communications tools will be the media and Dialogue website. The intern will research media outlets (including blogs) to develop a list of mainstream media reporters and blog writers to engage with, compile news clips related to the Dialogues and aquaculture, help edit Dialogue meeting reports and write up to three stories for the Dialogue e-newsletter. Undergraduate degree in journalism, public relations or marketing preferred. Otherwise, undergraduates who have been studying journalism, public relations or marketing for at least two years is required. An understanding of conservation, natural resource or aquaculture issues is a plus. Please include two writing samples along with a cover letter when applying.

CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM
WWF’s climate program is in need of an advanced undergraduate or graduate intern with familiarity with climate science and climate policy. The intern will be responsible for various tasks, which may include, but not be limited to: compiling climate change related proposals for presentation on the WWF website, assisting with organization of climate change adaptation meetings and events, analyzing US views on the role of emerging economies in climate change mitigation, and conducting analyses on emerging technologies and greenhouse gas emissions targets. A modest stipend will be provided for students who are not receiving academic credit. Please provide a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and transcripts. Two positions are available at this time.

CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
WWF’s Conservation Leadership Programs (CLP) helps build capacity for conservation in developing countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America by providing scholarships and grants that support academic degrees and research and short-term training. CLP seeks a part-time intern with an interest in Latin America and protected areas. The intern will assist with several projects that support capacity building for protected area management in the Andes-Amazon region. Intern responsibilities include, but are not limited to: designing application materials for a small grants program to support park guard training in the Amazon; identifying US and European experts in protected area management and assisting with an expert exchange program; and establishing a searchable online database of WWF grantee articles. This project will involve collaboration with other WWF departments, field offices and local organizations. In addition, interns will assist with researching, writing and editing sections of EFN News, the semi-annual newsletter of our program. Minimal administrative tasks will be required such as filing, scanning documents, photocopying. International students and/or students with strong Spanish skills are encouraged to apply.

CORPORATE RESEARCH INTERNSHIP
This position is ideal for a team of 2-3 interns. Our goal is by 2015, WWF will measurably conserve 19 of the world’s most important natural places and significantly change global forces to protect the future of nature. Market forces are a major driver of global environmental change. One of the key approaches WWF will use to achieve transformational change in the marketplace is to strategically engage corporations that operate in or near our priority places. As part of the early focus of the initiative, WWF is conducting research to identify the key companies we should be working with now and into the future. This internship opportunity will assist that effort.

As such, the Markets Team in WWF-US needs some targeted research support to do the following:
• Identify the top 20 global companies by size working in each of the strategic sectors we have identified (includes both public & private companies);
• Identify the largest buyers for the last 3 years of each of our priority commodities;
• As needed, do targeted research on selected companies;
• Other assignments as required.

Requirement
We need individuals who are self-starters who can work independently:
• Good online research skills are a must;
• Some familiarity with the corporate environment will be helpful;
• Skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.


Global Forest & Trade Network
The Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) is WWF's imitative to eliminate illegal logging and improve the management of world's valuable and threatened forests. By facilitating trade linkages between companies committed to achieving and supporting responsible forestry, the GFTN creates market conditions that help conserve the world's forests while providing economic and social benefits for the business and people that depend on them. GFTN is currently working with over 360 companies in over 34 countries world wide. More information on GFTN is available at http://gftn.panda.org

GFTN Objectives/Qualifications
To engage with the WWF’s GFTN in a mutually meaningful way that is in accordance with the educational interests and professional aspirations of the student. This collaboration should provide not only usable collateral and materials for the GFTN, but also valuable work experience toward the student’s professional development in the social marketing, public relations, and environmental NGO sector in general.

The idea GFTN candidate conducts studies in journalism, public relations, or similarly related and has a strong interest in conservation and the mission of WWF. Ideal candidate must have an excellent writing skill in both academic and professional writing. Qualified interns must have also possess excellent oral communications skills, an aptitude for research, and the ability to work under deadlines. The candidate is expected to work independently, but must be able to effectively communicate with colleagues around the globe. Academic or professional experience and knowledge of media and effective media relations preferable.

GFTN’s intern will be assigned to work on a development of program materials, a series of writing assignments, as well as the continued research, development and maintenance of a trade media database and global forest communications contact list. In addition, the intern will be asked to maintain and update quarterly statistics for the GFTN newsletter and factsheet as well as other communications utilizing those tools. Ad hoc assignments will also be given including some administrative tasks.

Government Relations
The U.S. Government Relations Department of the World Wildlife Fund is seeking an intern for policy research, analysis and outreach. Research and analysis will entail working with legislation, regulations, and potentially court cases. Research and analysis will also include assessment of government agencies' roles, policies and positions in issues relating to WWF's mission. Outreach will entail covering congressional hearings and markups, and preparing and attending congressional and administrative briefings. Subject matter will cover many of the issues in which WWF is involved, including biodiversity conservation (e.g., endangered species and habitat protection), natural resource management (e.g., fisheries, forestry and agriculture), climate change, and energy (biofuels). Qualifications required include: interest and studies in government, law, policy and/or science; excellent writing skills. Please submit two (2) writing samples.



PUBLIC RELATIONS
Working closely with key members of the WWF public relations team, the intern will carry out activities in support of public relations priorities, such as, media monitoring, media list development, and research. Other possible duties include assisting in development of project materials for Earth Hour and selected Earth Hour tasks. This position requires knowledge of public relations, communications, and conservation issues, familiarity with communications or marketing campaign and outreach preferred, and superb oral and written communications skills, are a must. The intern should also be able to maintain project momentum and keep close attention to detail, as well as, possess a sense of enthusiasm for conservation.

The PR team could use two dedicated interns to help develop Earth Hour press kids as well as help implement the Earth Hour college and online strategies. No real PR experience necessary but they should be a creative thinker, understand new media, be resourceful and be an excellent writer.

CONSERVATION SCIENCE – MARINE PROGRAM
This Internship will involve consolidating, analyzing and evaluating ecological, fisheries, and social science literature, reports, and data using a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods to identify status and condition and explore links between MPA governance structure, human behavior, ecological performance, and social outcomes (especially poverty impacts). Familiarity with MPAs, statistics, and program evaluation experience/expertise and foreign language competency (Portuguese or Bahasa) preferred.

Policy Intern, Society for Conservation Biology

The North America Section of the Society for Conservation Biology seeks
a policy intern.

This individual will assist the chairs of policy committee, Mike
O'Connell (Executive Director of the Irvine Ranch Conservancy and a
member of the Bren School's Advisory Board) and Steve Trombulak
(Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies at Middlebury College
and Past President of the Section), in coordinating the Section's
diverse portfolio of policy activities. These activities include but
are not limited to providing assistance to the new administration's
transition team, reviewing recovery plans for the US Fish and Wildlife
Service, and engaging on global policy activities related to
climate-change mitigation and adaptation.

The position currently is volunteer and will require a few hours per
week maximum. If the position expands, a small stipend, registration
waivers to SCB meetings, or other forms of compensation may be
available. The networking benefits of the position are outstanding.

To apply or for more information, please contact Erica Fleishman,
current President of the Section, at the address below.

Thanks!

--
Erica Fleishman
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
735 State Street, Suite 300
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 892-2530
fleishman@nceas.ucsb.edu
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu

Important Discussion re: Conservation, + Public Sector Science

Don't miss this opportunity to hear Interior Secretary Lynn Scarlett discuss "Conservation in a Hostile Climate" with Clinton Administration Forest Service Deputy Chief Jim Furnish, The Center for Biological Diversity's Noah Greenwald, and the National Center for Conservation Science and Policy's Dominick Dellasalla at the Center for Science in the Public Interest's Integrity in Science Conference!

Rejuvenating Public Sector Science will be held July 11, 2008, 9 am. - 5:30 pm. at the Ronald Reagan International Center in Washington, DC. The conference will throw a spotlight on the need for independent regulatory science and protecting public sector scientists from political meddling and corporate influence. Sessions will include focusing government research on the climate crisis, protecting and empowering scientists at federal agencies, insulating clean energy research from special interests, standardizing scientific journal conflict of interest disclosure policies, and reducing conflicts of interest on federal advisory committees. Registration rates are $250, or $109 for affiliates of non-profits, educational institutions, and government agencies. Special rate of $30 for students, and free for press!

For more information and to register, call (202) 777-8348 or visit our website at http://cspinet.org/integrity/conflictedscience_conf.html.

Kirsten Stade
Program Manager, Integrity in Science
Center for Science in the Public Interest
http://cspinet.org/integrity/watch/index.html
Tel. (202) 777-8348

PR Position at the Denver Zoo

Public Relations Specialist
Marketing & PR Department, Reports to Public Relations Manager

Job Description Summary: Denver Zoo is seeking a full-time public relations specialist to assist the PR department with many responsibilities including public relations planning, media events, video production, public and private events, research, writing assignments and day-to-day office tasks. To be considered, apply by April 30.

Essential Functions:
Research and write press releases, media advisories, Web site copy, e-bulletins and correspondence as assigned
Tapes, edits and produces Video News Releases promoting Denver Zoo for media and social media outlets
Catalog and maintain the zoo’s media coverage in database
Prepare and distribute press kits
Participate in creative brainstorming sessions
Assist the Public Relations Manager during media events:
Help distribute press releases to local media
Escort media to and from the media event sites
Develop and maintain media contact lists
Help plan media parties
Coordinate on-site signage promoting upcoming events and special programs
Coordinate press strategy promoting events and zoo attendance
Coordinate response to Zoo Info email inquiries

Requirements:
Strong communication skills and writing skills required
Maintain a flexible schedule including holidays, weekends and evenings to assure coverage
Experience with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel and the Internet
Must have a valid driver’s license and good driving record
Must be an energetic person willing to work in teams and individually
Some manual labor required

Qualifications:
Qualified candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in public relations, journalism, communications, or related field.
Previous employment or internship in public relations, communications, or journalism
Knowledge of HTML and web editing software preferred
Video production experience (shooting and editing video news releases) and knowledge of Final Cut Pro editing preferred
Excellent customer services skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to handle multiple projects at one time
Strong organizational skills
Creativity and innovative thinking skills
Respect for confidentiality
Ability to lift 30 pounds on a regular basis

To Apply: Qualified applicants should submit their resume, two letters of recommendation and writing samples including a detailed cover letter of why you are the right candidate for the position, two samples of press releases and a sample of an e-bulletin promoting a zoo event (a paragraph promoting a zoo event to our members) to:

THE DENVER ZOO
Attn: Leslye Bilyeu
2300 Steele Street
Denver, CO 80205
FAX: 303/376-6717
lbilyeu@denverzoo.org
EOE

Join us to hear Dr. Claire Kremen speak at the next Science for Nature Seminar Series: May 8, 2008

The Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund

Seminar Series

"Aligning conservation priorities across taxonomic groups in Madagascar, a biodiversity hotspot."

By: Claire Kremen

Assistant professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at University of California, Berkeley

Register Now: http://www.worldwildlife.org/fellowships/fuller_seminars_speakers.cfm

Date: May 8th, 2008

Time: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (lecture); 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (reception)

Admission: FREE

Where: World Wildlife Fund

1250 24th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20037

Don’t miss this rare opportunity! Come see Claire Kremen – an instrumental force in establishing Madagascar's largest national park on the Masoala Peninsula – discuss her work in the field.

Topics she will cover include

· How to identify the most important biodiversity priorities for conservation

· How to develop a web-based biodiversity information system to make conservation planning easier in the future

A 2001 recipient of the McDonnell 21st Century Research Award, Kremen specializes in utilizing biological, social and economic data to develop conservation plans that benefit both the environment and people. She leads a working group at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis in Santa Barbara and works with a variety of organizations in Madagascar to establish a national conservation-planning tool by accumulating data on species occurrences, developing predictive models of species distributions, conducting conservation analyses, and making data and analyses accessible via the Web. She is an associate conservationist with the Wildlife Conservation Society, scientific advisor for several conservation organizations and sits on the Editorial Board of Conservation Biology.

Jobs and Fellowships at Americans for Informed Democracy

Do you want to come work for AID on environmental, global health, global development, or peace and security issues? Are you graduating and looking for full-time work? Are you a student and want to get paid to organize events and campaigns in your region? Do you want to intern at the AID central office? Sweet! AID currently is currently hiring for the following positions:
Development Campaign Coordinator/CARE Fellow for a one year, full-time position based in Baltimore, MD.
Regional Coordinators as student organizers in locations throughout the U.S.
Summer internships for our Baltimore office by April 30, 2008.
For more information, please scroll down or visit http://www.aidemocracy.org/jobs.php


Development Campaign Coordinator/CARE Fellow
Salary: $30,000/year plus health insurance
Location: Baltimore, MD
Start Date: Early June, 2008
Position Description: Americans for Informed Democracy and CARE are pleased to announce a joint, one-year CARE Fellowship opportunity for a young global leader interested in helping to coordinate the two organizations efforts to fight poverty. This fellow will be responsible for coordinating AID's Global Development Program, and will be in charge of helping to create advocacy campaigns for students that focus on combating global poverty. The fellow's responsibilities would include:

* Overseeing the development of student-focused advocacy that AID chapters will use to engage, educate and advocate on Global Poverty Issues (women's empowerment, HIV/AIDS, debt relief, fair trade, etc.).
* Coordinating these actions to advocate on behalf of national legislation and local issues in two principle forms:
o Conferences, lobbying days, and retreats based in one central location.
o Decentralized National Days of Action, in-district lobbying, birddogging actions, and videoconferences that are undertaken by students around the country on global development topics.
o Serving as a liaison to AID's campus organizers in planning global development events on their campus, and linking these events to the larger legislative advocacy efforts.
o Leading workshops on CARE campaigns at AID leadership retreats.
o Participating in CARE events, conferences, and meetings.
o Developing partnerships and formulating programming with other organizations working on global development issues.
o Collaborating with the three other AID programs-Environment, Global Health, and Peace & Security/U.S.-Muslim Relations-to coordinate programming, advocacy, conferences, and events.
o Having a sense of humor and a willingness to work 50 hours/week.
The fellowship is intended for a recent graduate or young professional who is interested and has an understanding of global development issues, experience in organizing campus events, and is looking for a a dynamic and fast-paced introduction to the fields of international development, non-profit management, and youth organizing.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to sam@aidemocracy.org by April 30, 2008.

Regional Coordinators
Do you care about global issues, such as climate change, HIV/AIDS, global poverty, and peace & security? Do you believe that our generation can solve many of these problems? Do you want to gain valuable work experience (and a stipend) to convey the importance of an interconnected world to other students and community members? Then apply today. Americans for Informed Democracy (AID) is looking for passionate, motivated students nation-wide to become Regional Coordinators. AID works with 19,000 students on more than 1,000 campuses to raise awareness of pressing global issues, present solutions from foreign policy specialists, and give students and young professionals the tools to make a difference on their campuses and in their communities.
AID will be hiring two Regional Coordinators for seven regions. We are looking for highly motivated students to work with us to promote awareness of critical global issues and take action with other students to create just and sustainable solutions in their region.
Goals of Regional Coordinator (RC) Positions:
1. Support and strengthen AID's network in your region and nationally.
2. Increase AID's presence in your respective region among students and media.
Specific Responsibilities:
o Attend Summer Retreat, tentatively scheduled for August 21-23, 2008 in Baltimore, MD. Your expenses will be covered.
o Organize one regional leadership conference at your university collaboratively with an AID staff person .
o Support students in your region through:
+ Introductory emails and check-in e-mails with student leaders.
+ Check-in phone calls.
+ Maintenance of regional website page, including important media and ally contacts.
+ Visit 3-or more-campuses in your region throughout the semester (ideally in the beginning of the semester) to meet students, build a relationship, and brainstorm ideas for the upcoming semester.
+ Draft, disseminate, and follow-up with media contacts and encourage the media to attend the upcoming event(s) in your region.
+ Connect and coordinate events and disseminating information with the AID Young Professionals chapters if there is one in your region.
+ Provide regional support for AID national tours of authors, speakers, and other opportunities that arise as needed.
+ Maintain weekly contact and provide updates with AID central staff through:
# Phone calls, facebook, and emails.
# Participate in monthly conference calls with other RC's to give updates and share organizing ideas.
# Continue to organize a campaign or other events on your own campus that fit within AID's four programming areas: Global Development, Global Health, Environment, and Peace & Security.
Requirements:
# Experience organizing on campus with AID (or another group)
# Familiarity with AID's issue areas (Global Development, Global Health, Environment, and Peace & Security)
# Belief in the goal to create an equitable and sustainable world.
# Enrollment at a university or college.
How AID will Help You:
# Intensive summer training retreat.
# Toolkits and Templates (i.e. fact sheets, press releases, speaker invitations, media scripts, etc).
# Resources to identify and invite nationally recognized experts for your campaigns and conferences.
# Access to regional listserv and regional website for students in your geographic area.
# A basic budget for your travel, materials, and regional conference-though we certainly want to encourage you to get local food, donated goods, etc as well!
# Support, training, and encouragement at every step of the way ?
Regions (We will be hiring two RCs per region):
# Northeast (MA, VT, ME, NH, NY, CT)
# Mid-Atlantic (PA, NJ, DE, MD, DC, VA, WV, NC)
# Southeast (SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, AR, TN)
# Southwest + Texas (AZ, UT, CO, NM, TX)
# West Coast + AK + HI (CA, OR, WA, AK, HI)
# Rocky Mountain West (CO, UT, ID, WY, MT)
# Midwest (ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL,MI, IN, OH, KY)
Summer Regional Coordinator Convergence:
This will be an intensive skill-building workshop that will orient RC's to AID's programming and provide them with the tools to build an equitable, sustainable world. Tentative components of the retreat will include:
# AID History
# Organizing skills
# Basics (share best practices)
# Campus campaign mapping
# Media outreach, web, new-media
* SALSA training (list management, webpage)
* Anti-oppression training
* Regional conference planning
* Bird-dogging
* Advocacy Videoconferences
* Film screenings and book clubs
* Campus contests
* AIDs programs-(I think we should bring some partners in or up for this section to hear from experts about the issue as well as to hear from us)
o Global Health
o Global Development
o Environment
o Peace and Security
o Global Scholar
o Abroad program
o Large brainstorming session & goal setting session
Remuneration (Tentative): $1,000/semester (Funding dependent), plus a budget for travel, materials, and events. We will also work with you to get credit from your university for your work with AID where applicable.
Interested? Please send your resume and a cover letter to autumn@aidemocracy.org by May 20, 2008. In your cover letter, please include a description of the issue area(s) you are most interested in, highlighting the impact you believe students can have on that issue(s). Please include two ideas you have (and that you might be willing to carry out) on how to raise awareness and/or take action on your campus or in your community on one of AID's signature issues. Also indicate which region you are applying for/where you attend school (see list above), your year in school, and confirm your availability for the training retreat (August 21-23).

A Natural Obsession: April 8, 2008

AU's Center for Environmental Filmmaking and Filmmakers for Conservation present:

Tuesday April 8, 2008 at 7:00 pm

"A Natural Obsession"

Keenan Smart, head of the National Geographic Natural History Unit, will talk about his career in wildlife filmmaking and will showcase film clips from over 30 years of filming nature in many of the world's most wildest places.

Location: Wechsler Theater, 3rd floor Mary Graydon Center, American University

Admission is free