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August 2008
8.22.2008 Tackling New Challenges in the Birthplace of Coffee -- Part II Alex Morgan, business development manager for the Rainforest Alliance's sustainable agriculture program, continues to recount the details of his recent trip to Ethiopia, where we are working with coffee farmers to conserve the nation's few remaining native forests. 8.15.2008 Tackling New Challenges in the Birthplace of Coffee -- Part I Two years ago, the Rainforest Alliance expanded its reach to Ethiopia, where we have been working with coffee farmers to conserve the last remnants of native forests dotting the country's diverse landscape. Alex Morgan, business development manager for our sustainable agriculture program, saw first-hand the challenges we face during his recent trip to Africa. Here, he recounts the experience... 8.1.2008 Taking Lessons from the Canopy to the Classroom In mid-July, Maria Ghiso, education outreach coordinator for the Rainforest Alliance, and Manju Misra, lead science teacher at New Jersey's Quitman Street Community School, traveled to El Salvador where they toured the majestic El Imposible National Park. Since many of the students they meet in the US will never have the opportunity to see a rainforest firsthand, the two are working to turn their experiences into a compelling curriculum that brings the magic of the rainforest back to the classroom. El Imposible National Park is the focus of the Rainforest Alliance's fifth and sixth grade educational materials. Ghiso writes... No additional blog entries were posted during the month. |
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