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Análisis De Los Cursos De Filosofía Ambiental De Campo en El Parque Etnobotánico Omora, Reserva De La Biosfera Cabo De Hornos, Chile

Description: This article focuses on the international Field Environmental Philosophy (FEP) course that takes place annually at Omora Park, examining courses offered from 2015 - 2018.
Date: June 25, 2018
Creator: Malebrán, Javiera & Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960-
Partner: UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
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Biodiversity Loss, the Motivation Problem, and the Future of Conservation Education in the United States

Description: The purpose of this dissertation is to make sense of two sets of reactions. On the one hand, Americans can barely lift a finger to help threatened and endangered species while on the other, they routinely come to the aid of human victims of disaster. I argue that in contrast to cases of human tragedy, for the biodiversity crisis conservationists are faced not only with the familiar yet arduous task of motivating the American public to care for living other-than-humans, but they are also saddl… more
Date: December 2011
Creator: Grove-Fanning, William
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Effects of a Water Conservation Education Program on Water Use in Single-family Homes in Dallas, Texas

Description: The City of Dallas Environmental Education Initiative (EEI) is a hands-on, inquiry-based, K-12 water conservation education program that teaches students concepts about water and specific water conservation behaviors. Few descriptions and evaluations, especially quantitative in nature, of water conservation education programs have previously been conducted in the literature. This research measured the quantitative effects and impacts of the education program on water use in single-family homes … more
Date: December 2014
Creator: Serna, Victoria Faubion
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Ten Principles for Biocultural Conservation at the Southern Tip of the Americas: The approach of the Omora Ethnobotanical Park

Description: This article discusses ten principles for biocultural conservation at the southern tip of the Americas. The article focuses on a case study at the Omora Ethnobotanical Park in Chile.
Date: June 2006
Creator: Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960-; Massardo, Francisca; Anderson, Christopher B.; Heidinger, Kurt & Silander, John August, 1945-
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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