June 2011

Reports from the Field #1

Posted by kmcletchie | Thu, 06/30/2011 - 12:45

Reports from the Field provides regular updates about projects our field partner, the Tanzania Forest Conservation Group is undertaking – everything from environmental education to tree planting to creating forest patrols for monitoring the illegal use of Tanzania’s forests. In this first report we share the progress of one of TFCG’s biggest projects — one that takes on the challenge of reducing deforestation and forest degradation through the development of a Community Carbon Enterprise. 

Artist Spotlight: Chris Dei's Spirits of the Serengeti and Window on Africa

Posted by kmcletchie | Thu, 06/23/2011 - 12:33

As part of our Artist Spotlight series, we introduce you this month to wildlife photographer and conributing artist since 2004, Chris Dei. We'd especially like to highlight the launch of Chris's new Fine Art Collection, SPIRITS OF THE SERENGETI and WINDOW ON AFRICA Vol. II and III.

Friday Feature: Scott L. Brzezinski, Junior Board Member

Posted by kmcletchie | Fri, 06/17/2011 - 12:24

Welcome to Friday Feature! Every Friday we will feature someone involved with ARC, including Board members, Junior Board members, field partner staff on the ground in Tanzania, and our volunteers and interns. We hope that this new feature will help you to get to know the many faces behind ARC and connect with our mission on a deeper level. This week we are featuring Scott L. Brzezinski from ARC's Junior Board. 

Friday Feature: Brooke Camps, Communications and Development Intern

Posted by kmcletchie | Fri, 06/10/2011 - 15:16

Welcome to Friday Feature! Every Friday we feature someone involved with ARC, including Board members, Junior Board members, staff in the field, and our volunteers and interns. We hope that this new feature will help you to get to know the many faces behind ARC and connect with our mission on a deeper level. This week we are featuring our newest addition to the ARC team – Brooke Camps, who joins us this summer as our Communications and Development Intern. 

Canopy Chronicles: Eastern Arc Mountains and UNESCO World Heritage Site Status

Posted by kmcletchie | Thu, 06/09/2011 - 15:28

Biodiversity and Universal Value

ARC Celebrates World Environment Day on June 5th

Posted by kmcletchie | Fri, 06/03/2011 - 10:33

World Environment Day is just around the corner – an annual event held every June 5th – that was started in 1972 by the United Nations Environment Programme as a way to bring global awareness to issues surrounding the environment.