October 16 and 17th Event Photos - Global Conservation at Stanford University and Disney San Francisco
Dr. Richard Hansen has been working to save Mirador National Park - the Heart of the Maya Biosphere - for over 40 years.
Jeff Morgan, Executive Director of Global Conservation kicks off GC Event to standing room only audience.
GC Project Directors and speakers with Global Conservation Board of Directors.
Dr. Gerardo Ceballos introduces STOP Extinction campaign to provide scientific expertise to solve species extinction with national agreements to protect critically endangered species.
Dr. Paul Ehrlich, co-author of The Annialation of Nature, keynoted the event.
Cantor Art Center at Stanford University.
For more indepth background on STOP Extinction see:
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For background on GC Projects helping to protect UNESCO World Heritage parks and wildlife, see:
http://globalconservation.org/projects/
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Tech for Parks: Vulcan EarthRanger
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