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The Earth Focus Research Guide

The Earth Focus Research Guide. Want to learn more about an issue of sustainability or of human activies? Plan on taking steps to solve the problem? Start here! [or: ‘Let us help you navigate the field’]. Who are you? [aka registration]. Tell us about about yourself Name: Age:

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The Earth Focus Research Guide

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  1. The Earth Focus Research Guide Want to learn more about an issue of sustainability or of human activies? Plan on taking steps to solve the problem? Start here! [or: ‘Let us help you navigate the field’]

  2. Who are you? [aka registration] Tell us about about yourself • Name: • Age: • School (if relevant) or distance educ or MOOC: • Country: • Email address:

  3. Why are you here? • What is your main purpose in using this site? • School project • Online education assignment • Personal interest • Activism • NGO work • Other _____________________

  4. What do you want to understand better? • You may have had a topic assigned to you. If not, it is often best to choose something that you are passionate about OR that an opportunity already exists to get involved, either locally or elsewhere (do you have a contact in another region or country?) • Use our links [above or below?] to explore some of the options.Then enter your choice here: • ______________________

  5. Nonhuman Animals- target species - predators - prey or foodplants Plants –target species -others affected by action How does this issue involve different parties?Most issues are far more complex in the real world than we first imagine. Use this page to guide your research on sites with information. Who are the ‘stakeholders’, people or other creatures that have an interest in the outcome? Human General local inhabitants Exploiters Middlemen Buyers/market Officials- concerned for community Officials- corrupt Those exploiting another resource impacted

  6. Stakeholder results: • Groups involved in this issue (and how). • 1. Gapu river fishermendepend on fish • Source: 2.___________________ _____________ 3.___________________ _____________

  7. Loss of habitat Loss of biodiversity Erosion/loss of topsoil Climate change Longterm economic loss Impact on human health Etc. What are the negative impacts of this action? (what make it a ‘problem’?)

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