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Textbook author, software developer and educational researcher, Danny Edelson has dedicated his career to improving young people's understanding of the world they live in and their role in determining its future. In his position as vice president for education, he oversees National Geographic's outreach to educators and its efforts to improve geographic and geoscience education in the United States and abroad. This work includes the creation of...

From 1992 to 2002 Dr Garrity served as Regional Coordinator of the ICRAF Southeast Asia Programme, based in Bogor, Indonesia . He created the regional programme, and led the systems improvement research in the region to develop and evaluate agroforestry alternatives to slash-and-burn agriculture. He worked extensively on the development of conservation-oriented agroforestry systems for sloping uplands. He has been active in the development of...

Ms. Mrema served for many years as a career diplomat and senior environmental lawyer at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with a particular focus on international environmental law, compliance and enforcement of environmental conventions as well as international environmental negotiations. In 2007, Ms. Mrema received the first-ever UNEP-wide Best Manager of the Year Award, entitled the UNEP Baobab Staff Award, for exceptional...

Harlan J. Onsrud is Professor of Spatial Information Science and Engineering at the University of Maine and a research scientist with the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA). He teaches courses in information systems law, cadastral and land information systems, environmental law and land development design. Dr. Onsrud’s research focuses on the analysis of legal, ethical, and institutional issues affecting the creation...