January 2005 :

January 25, 2005

• Event: IDS Panel: "Haiti: Current Situation and Ongoing Challenges" (2/3)
  The International Development Series (IDS)--monthly panels co-sponsored by BAIDO, BAIDO member organizations and the World Affairs Council--highlights a different topic in development with individuals in the Bay Area working in or researching this area.
• Event: Headwaters Forest Conference 2005 (1/28)
  Beyond Boundaries: Protecting Public, Private, and Industrial Forests Throughout the Americas
  In Ashland, Oregon

January 13, 2005

• Event: An Evening With David Suzuki (1/28)
  In “The Economy or the Environment: A False Dichotomy,” David Suzuki will explore how the trappings of our modern, industrial society have blinded us to the natural world on which we depend.

January 11, 2005

• Event: Earth Island Project Directors, Drew Weiner of Reef Protection International and Alfredo Quarto of Mangrove Action Project will be part of a national radio show, "Beyond Organic" hosted by Jerry Kay.
  It will be streamed live over the internet from 10am-11am on Wed., January 12. The show will focus on the importance of restoring, and preserving, mangroves and coral reefs and their relationship to the food web in the areas affected by the earthquake/tsunami. They will be joined by Goldman prize winner Pisit Charnsnoh (tentative - from Thailand).
• Get involved: Earth Island Journal, the award-winning quarterly magazine of Earth Island Institute, is seeking volunteer interns for 2005.
  For more information, call Earth Island Institute Publications Director Chris Clarke at (415) 788-3666, or email cclarke@earthisland.org.
• News Room: Loss of Mangrove Forests Contributed to Greater Impact of Tsunami!
  Mangrove Action Project Urgently Calls For Re-Establishment of a Mangrove Buffer Zone or “Greenbelt” along affected or threatened coastal zones to avert future such disasters.
• Action Alert: Take Action to Protect the Oceans from a Private Land Grab!
  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently considering a permit that would allow a private developer to build 130 wind turbines in the waters of Nantucket Sound.

January 6, 2005

• News Room: Ethical Traveler Founder and Executive Director Jeff Greenwald is working with Mercy Corps on tsunami relief in Sri Lanka.

January 4, 2005

• Action Alert: Contribute to Tsunami Relief
  Ethical Traveler offers a resource for donors and travelers
• Event: Bay Area Wilderness Training (BAWT) Wilderness First Aid
  March 19-20^th, 2005 in San Jose, California