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Halting Biodiversity Loss: An Earthzine Conversation with Kalemani Joseph Mulongoy
For perspective on biodiversity loss and the data management challenges facing the CBD, Earthzine contributor Peter Fairley interviewed Kalemani Joseph Mulongoy by telephone at the CBD Secretariat in Montreal. Since 1999, Mr. Mulongoy has served as Principal Officer in charge of the Secretariat’s Scientific, Technical and Technological Matters Division.
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December 5th, 2008
Biodiversity, Featured Person, People, Politics
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The Globally-Aware Island: An Earthzine Conversation With Japan’s Shin Aoyama
Earthzine speaks with Japan’s Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Mr. Aoyama, who represents Japan within GEO.
Peter Fairley, posted on
July 15th, 2008
Earth Observation, Featured Person, GEOSS/ICEO News, People
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The GEO Challenge: An Earthzine Conversation With GEO Secretariat Director José Achache
French geophysicist and GEO Secretariat Director Jose Achache discusses not only the vision, progress and achievements of GEO but also the challenges relating to resources and industry’s role in GEOSS with Earthzine contributor Peter Fairley.
Peter Fairley, posted on
April 15th, 2008
Articles, Earth Observation, Featured Person, GEOSS/ICEO News, People, Technology
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Straight Talk on Climate Communication and Earth Observation: A conversation with Dr. Jerry Mahlman
An expert on the behavior of the upper atmosphere, Mahlman led the development of one of the first global climate models, for which he received the American Geophysical Union’s Carl-Gustav Rossby Medal, its highest honor. Mahlman chaired the Earth System Science and Applications Advisory Committee for NASA’s Mission to Planet Earth program in the 1990s and was involved in the founding of the IPCC; He created the so-called betting odds scheme used by IPCC to evaluate uncertainty and was a reviewer of the Working Group I report for IPCC’s 2007 assessment.
Peter Fairley, posted on
January 21st, 2008
Climate, Featured Person, People
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