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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:22:29 -0500<br>
From: Eric Reynolds &lt;ewr@MIT.EDU&gt;<br>
To: &quot;d-lab-biodiversity@mit.edu&quot;
&lt;d-lab-biodiversity@mit.edu&gt;</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Subject: Course announcement: SP.714,
D-Lab Biodiversity</blockquote>
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This email is to inform you of a new course offering: EC.714,
&quot;D-Lab: Biodiversity&quot;.&nbsp; It is a service-learning class
in the D-Lab family of courses.&nbsp; The course description is as
follows, and our flyer is attached.<br>
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D-Lab: Biodiversity will explore the relationships between global
biodiversity and community development through case studies, guest
presentations, and experiential activities.</font> In this class,
we'll consider what kinds of projects and&nbsp;programs create
opportunities to generate income and while promoting&nbsp;ecological
conservation, discussing both direct efforts, such
as&nbsp;reforestation and sustainable agriculture, and indirect
efforts, such&nbsp;as development of livelihoods that offer
alternatives to&nbsp;habitat-reducing activities like poaching,
monoculture, over fishing,&nbsp;and deforestation. Students and
community partners will explore ways&nbsp;to collaborate, jointly
identifying community concerns and&nbsp;co-designing potential
solutions to address them sustainably. There will be optional
opportunities for summer travel to work with partner&nbsp;communities.
Enrollment is limited by lottery; please attend the first&nbsp;class
session.<br>
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Please feel free to share this with potentially interested students.
Also, please note that the Friday recitation time listed in the
registrar (F 12-3p) will be rescheduled based on student availability
- thus, timing conflicts with the Friday session should not be seen as
a deterrent.<br>
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Thanks very much.<br>
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Warm regards,<br>
<br>
&nbsp;Eric</font><br>
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