Seacology
"Indigenous people are all too often faced with the dilemma of choosing between protecting their precious natural resources, and economic development. Seacology searches for win-win situations where both the local environment is protected and islanders receive some tangible benefit for doing so. In Falealupo, Samoa, Seacology built a critically needed school in exchange for the establishment of a 30,000-acre forest reserve. In Ensem Village, Indonesia, Seacology constructed a medical clinic in support of a 60,958-acre rainforest reserve for a minimum duration of 20 years. Because we work closely with islanders right from the beginning, our projects enjoy strong local support and consequently lead to long-term benefits. Our ever-expanding list of projects shows that we are truly making a difference in protecting threatened island biodiversity throughout the world." [1]
Since 1999, Duane Silverstein has been the executive director of Seacology.
Contents
Board
Accessed February 2013: [2]
- Paul Alan Cox, Chairman
- Ken Murdock, Vice Chair
- Mike Burbank, President
- Shari Sant Plummer, Vice President
- Sandie Tillotson, Vice President
- Douglas Herst, Vice President
- Suzanna Jamieson, Treasurer
- Donald M. Arntz
- Larry Barels
- Lucien d'Sa
- Scott S. Halsted
- Masayuki Kishimoto
- Barbara Meyer
- Gordon Radley
- Peter Read
- James Sandler
- Joseph Scalzo
- Michael Staffieri
- Nadine Tang
- Jake Walker
- Marsha Garces Williams
Scientific Advisory Board
Accessed February 2013: [3]
- Paul Alan Cox, Jared Diamond, Sylvia Earle, Thomas Elmqvist, Robert Jansen, John McCosker, John Ogden, Elizabeth Pierson, William E. Rainey, Peter H. Raven, E.O. Wilson
