Reports from the Field #1

Reports from the Field provides regular updates about projects our field partner, the Tanzania Forest Conservation Group is undertaking – everything from environmental education to tree planting to creating forest patrols for monitoring the illegal use of Tanzania’s forests. In this first report we share the progress of one of TFCG’s biggest projects — one that […]

By |June 30th, 2011|Reports from the Field|0 Comments

Canopy Chronicles: Eastern Arc Mountains and UNESCO World Heritage Site Status

Biodiversity and Universal Value The Udzungwa and Uluguru regions of the Eastern Arc Mountains are currently under consideration for designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. World Heritage Sites are declared by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization as having “outstanding universal value” according to a list of four criteria. The Eastern Arc […]

By |June 29th, 2011|Canopy Chronicles|0 Comments

Artist Spotlight: Chris Dei’s Spirits of the Serengeti and Window on Africa

 

As part of our Artist Spotlight series, we introduce you this month to wildlife photographer and conributing artist since 2004, Chris Dei. We’d especially like to highlight the launch of Chris’s new Fine Art Collection, SPIRITS OF THE SERENGETI and WINDOW ON AFRICA Vol. II and III. Her stunning photographs have received attention worldwide and are currently […]

By |June 23rd, 2011|Artist Spotlight|0 Comments

ARC Celebrates World Environment Day on June 5th

World Environment Day is just around the corner – an annual event held every June 5th – that was started in 1972 by the United Nations Environment Programme as a way to bring global awareness to issues surrounding the environment. This year’s theme, in tangent with the UN’s International Year of Forests is meant to highlight […]

By |June 23rd, 2011|ARC Celebrates|0 Comments

Friday Feature: Scott L. Brzezinski, Junior Board Member

Welcome to Friday Feature! Every Friday we will feature someone involved with ARC, including Board members, Junior Board members, field partner staff on the ground in Tanzania, and our volunteers and interns. We hope that this new feature will help you to get to know the many faces behind ARC and connect with our mission […]

By |June 17th, 2011|Friday Feature|0 Comments

Friday Feature: Brooke Camps, Communications and Development Intern

Welcome to Friday Feature! Every Friday we feature someone involved with ARC, including Board members, Junior Board members, staff in the field, and our volunteers and interns. We hope that this new feature will help you to get to know the many faces behind ARC and connect with our mission on a deeper level. This […]

By |June 10th, 2011|Friday Feature|0 Comments