December 28, 2010
The Greenbelt Movement in Google Earth
Posted by Dr. Laura Guertin
The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai is one of my heroes. She has numerous accomplishments, including founding The Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on planting trees, environmental conservation, and women’s rights in Kenya and beyond.
So I can’t tell you how thrilled I was to see that Wangari Maathai has brought The Green Belt Movement into Google Earth. Check out the Climate Change in Google Earth page that showcases video tours of various Earth ecosystems, including the forests of Kenya.
View “Taking Root The Vision of Wangari Maathai” from YouTube
Laura Guertin is a Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences at Penn State Brandywine in Media, PA. Her research focuses on how technology can enhance teaching and student learning in introductory-level geoscience courses for non-science majors. Her blog focuses on geoscience education/outreach, science communication, and technology tools in the classroom, online, and in the field.