Environment | Guest Speakers | Conservation

Mark Plotkin  

Rainforest Conservation and the Search for New Jungle Medicines

Dr. Mark Plotkin has spent much of the past thirty years working with medicine men and women of the rainforests. Dr. Plotkin and the Amazon Conservation Team are working with these healers to protect the rainforests and their healing secrets.

Video Posted: January 31, 2013 | Running time: 03:22

Conservation Issues | Environment | Conservation

Sustaining Communities  

Every year, North America's Marine Protected Areas contribute millions of dollars to the economy.

Video Posted: November 1, 2012 | Running time: 2:31

Conservation Issues | Educational | Environment | Conservation

Discovering the Ocean’s Secrets  

Imagine going to work everyday in the ocean, to study the plants and animals that call it home.

Video Posted: November 1, 2012 | Running time: 2:46

Conservation Issues | Environment | Conservation

Protecting Marine Life  

Swim up North America's coast like a whale and you will see its vibrant and diverse life. Some of the places along the way are marine protected areas that ensure safe passage and abundant food for the planet's marine animals. These diverse areas also protect an incredible variety of marine life.

Video Posted: November 1, 2012 | Running time: 2:30

Conservation Issues | Environment | Conservation

Connecting Us to Nature  

Marine protected areas offer a perfect adventure.

Video Posted: November 1, 2012 | Running time: 2:33

Environment | Guest Speakers | Oceanography

Jeanine Jones  

Atmospheric Rivers, Floods, and Climate Change

In her talk with Mark Jackson on January 25, 2012, Jones discussed recent scientific discoveries are revealing new information about atmospheric rivers—the concentrated streams of moisture that originate over the Pacific Ocean and cause major winter floods in California. Jones is the interstate resources manager for the California Department of Water Management.

Video Posted: July 28, 2012 | Running time: 2:51