The EarthEcho team travels to South Florida to explore how development and agriculture have impacted this region’s natural ecosystems. Philippe speaks with scientists and young people about ocean acidification's effects on marine life.
ACT: Students at Rockway Middle School in Miami, FL, grow corals in their classroom and have learned about the critical ecosystem services that the reefs provide. This classroom is working with university partners to restore habitat by providing healthy corals for transplant to experimental reef sites.
ACT: As part of an exchange program through the U.S. Department of State and World Learning Inc., Ecuadorian, Colombian, and Peruvian youth worked with SFWMD scientists to restore a section of the roughly 60,000 acres of Stormwater Treatment Areas.
La producción acuícola suele considerarse desde la perspectiva del medio ambiente y de las repercusiones en la economía y el medio ambiente, si se gestiona mal. Sin embargo, la industria de los alimentos de origen marino también está muy vinculada a una serie de cuestiones sociales, desde los derechos humanos hasta los derechos de los trabajadores y sustentabilidad. No podemos preocuparnos por el océano y sus recursos sin preocuparnos por las personas, desde los pequeños pescadores hasta las comunidades costeras. Juntos, aprenderemos cómo llegan los mariscos al mercado y cómo la gente es la base de la industria.
Aquaculture production is often thought of from the perspective of the environment and the repercussions to the economy and environment, if managed poorly. However, the seafood industry is also very much linked to a range of social issues from human rights to worker rights and sustainability. We can’t care about the ocean and its resources without caring for people, from small fishers to coastal communities. Together, let’s unpack how seafood gets to market and the people at the center of the industry.
La Justicia Ambiental es el tratamiento justo y la participación de todas las personas, independientemente de su raza, color, nacionalidad o ingresos, en lo que concierne al desarrollo, aplicación y cumplimiento de las leyes, reglamentos y políticas ambientales.
Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
Want to help curb the use of fossil fuels and the process of ocean acidification? Saving energy is an answer. This Action Guide will walk you through the process of conducting an energy audit and then creating, implementing, and documenting an energy conservation plan. Get started right away, because when it comes to saving energy at school or at home, you have the power!
Generating electricity is simple in principle. Students build a model turbine to learn how any moving medium can potentially generate electricity. They explore the impact of using renewable versus non-renewable resources to produce electricity, including. Students consider the life cycle cost of the different energy sources by researching the economic, environmental and political costs and benefits.
This worksheet accompanies Beyond the Dead Zone, Part 1 video. Students should take time for reflection before, during, and after the video while focusing on key vocabulary and themes.
This worksheet accompanies Beyond the Dead Zone, Part 2 video. Students should take time for reflection before, during, and after the video while focusing on key vocabulary and themes.
These activities are designed to explore ocean acidifcation in the middle school classroom. As oceans absorb atmospheric CO2, they undergo a series of reactions that cause a reduction in normally stable ocean pH.
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