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World Mangrove Atlas
The World Mangrove Atlas is the first significant attempt to provide an overview of the distribution of mangroves worldwide. Mapped data have been gathered from a wide range of sources and have been synthesized into a series of twenty-five regional maps. For people interested in the extent and dynamics of mangroves, this atlas provides a well documented foundation from which to start their explorations.
For more information, please contact: The World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, U.K.; Tel: (01223) 277314; Fax: (01223) 277136
Environmental Career Opportunities
Island Press releases resource information for environmental career opportunities for graduates with degrees related to the environment. Eco-Compass in an online directory with updated career information. Island Press has also released The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century, a compilation of environmental career information for those interested in working in the environmental field.
For more information, contact:
Eco-Compass by Island Press. The Environmental Publisher. Tel: (800) 828-1302.
E-mail: info@islandpress.org. Web Site: http://www.islandpress.org.
Education and Training
Conservation Training Sessions for Developing-Country Professionals
Offered by the Conservation Training Consortium: A Consortium of the Field Museum, Chicago Zoological Society, University of Illinois at Chicago and John G. Shedd Aquarium
1999 Terrestrial Conservation Training Session: 4 June to 14 August 1999
Aquatic Conservation Training Session: 20 August to 30 October
For more information, please contact: Dr. Wendy M. Jackson Director, Conservation Training Consortium, c/o University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Biological Sciences M/C 066, 845 W. Taylor St., Chicago, Illinois 60607-7060 USA; Tel/Fax: (312) 355-0990; Email: ctc@uic.edu
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Graduate Study
CIDA sponsors approximately ten students each year for the Master of Marine Management Program at Dalhousie University. The five areas of study include:
- integrated coastal management
- marine environmental management
- marine law and policy
- fisheries policy and management
- maritime transport management
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