[bioundgrd] Fwd: Course announcement: SP.714, D-Lab Biodiversity

[Janice Chang]

>
>Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:22:29 -0500
>From: Eric Reynolds <ewr at MIT.EDU>
>To: "d-lab-biodiversity at mit.edu" <d-lab-biodiversity at mit.edu>
>Subject: Course announcement: SP.714, D-Lab Biodiversity
>
>
>This email is to inform you of a new course offering: EC.714, 
>"D-Lab: Biodiversity".  It is a service-learning class in the D-Lab 
>family of courses.  The course description is as follows, and our 
>flyer is attached.
>
>D-Lab: Biodiversity will explore the relationships between global 
>biodiversity and community development through case studies, guest 
>presentations, and experiential activities. In this class, we'll 
>consider what kinds of projects and programs create opportunities to 
>generate income and while promoting ecological conservation, 
>discussing both direct efforts, such as reforestation and 
>sustainable agriculture, and indirect efforts, such as development 
>of livelihoods that offer alternatives to habitat-reducing 
>activities like poaching, monoculture, over fishing, and 
>deforestation. Students and community partners will explore ways to 
>collaborate, jointly identifying community concerns and co-designing 
>potential solutions to address them sustainably. There will be 
>optional opportunities for summer travel to work with 
>partner communities. Enrollment is limited by lottery; please attend 
>the first class session.
>
>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.
>
>Thanks very much.
>
>Warm regards,
>
>  Eric
>
>
>
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