Describes the history and functions of the Minnesota Zoological Garden library. Topics covered include the library collections; library services, including online search capabilities; and the various groups of users served by the library. (three references) (CLB)

Many believe that life on Earth is part of a unified system. This article reviews the Gaia hypothesis and reviews the status of the Earth's ecology. Stressed is the impact of human activity on the ecosphere including acid rain, the greenhouse effect and other examples of climate change. (CW)

Discusses the importance of environmental education in society. Stresses the need to make it a professional priority and bring the public and the education establishment to a strong awareness of environmental issues. Challenges professional educators to become more committed to the goals of environmental education. (CW)

Camps are in a unique position to educate about the environment. Describes how to create a nature center for campers. Suggests using sound environmental practices at camp to provide an example for campers, providing year-round environmental programs as a community service, and developing financial partnerships to finance environmental education…

An environmental educator stresses the importance of teaching children that the Earth is permanent and will always have life and that life will always have an ecology. Educators are wrongfully promoting fear instead of developing an understanding of nature that motivates children to take environmental action. (LP)

Assesses the environmental awareness of 610 German and 610 Russian adolescents age 12, 15, and 18 years. In both countries, anxiety, sadness, and anger about environmental destruction were high, but hopelessness was rejected. Levels of environmental awareness were strongest for the youngest participants. (SLD)

Describes how the Cramlington Organisation for Nature and the Environment (England) involves businesses, wildlife agencies, schools, local authorities, and the community in a partnership to ensure the protection and improvement of large areas of the urban natural environment for the benefit of the locality, schoolchildren, and the natural world…

Discusses the role of consulting firms in site development for outdoor education centers and recreational camps. Services include inventories of flora and fauna to assess the site's potential for environmental education, and design recommendations to minimize detrimental effects of development on the environment. (LP)

Analyzes and explains the results obtained from nearly 18 years of environmental cooperation among the 18 Mediterranean states to clean up the Mediterranean Sea. (Contains 65 references.) (MDH)

Currently, the Turkish extension service plays a minimal role in reducing adverse environmental effects of farming methods. Public investment in research and extension on sustainable agriculture is needed to ensure long-term production practices that maintain the food supply without damaging the environment. (SK)

Includes "Teaching Agriculture and the Environment" (Bruening); "Zoos Are a Natural Place to Learn" (Wimer); "Responsible Environmental Teaching in a Threatened Community" (Nelson); "Community-Based Curriculum Development" (Rilla, Ponzio); "Agricultural Education and Environmental Education"…

Resource conservation and recycling on college campuses is a growing trend and should be considered a campus service, with adequate tools for success. Students should be involved both in implementing the program and in raising awareness within the campus community. The effort can be linked to academic disciplines, including political science,…

Outlines what the Landcare movement in Australia is and what its methods of communication are as they relate to education. Landcare is largely an agricultural-production oriented organization but with a charter for the care of wildlife on private property and a charter for education of the public. (LZ)

Contrasts the expropriation and misrepresentation of Indian beliefs by "New Age" gurus with the respectful application of indigenous values to environmental ethics. Discusses indigenous models of ecosystemic adaptation in North and South America, the convergence of conservation efforts and Indian land rights, and issues in Native…

Describes two conservation education programs that target local primary schools and use national parks in Malaysian Borneo (Kinabalu Park) and central Brazil (Morro do Diabo Park). Both were designed using a comprehensive systems evaluation model and both resulted in cognitive and affective gains for students. (LB)