Organization: GEOVERSITY FOUNDATION
Mission: SINCE 1990, EARTH TRAIN -RENAMED GEOVERSITY- HAS BEEN ENABLING YOUTH TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS, PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE, AND GLOBAL NETWORK NECESSARY TO BECOME EFFECTIVE LEADERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE.
Activities: WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GEOVERSITYS PANAMA NOT-FOR-PROFIT AFFILIATE ORGANIZATION, FUNDACIN GEOVERSITY, AND WITH FUNDING AND IN-KIND SUPPORT FROM FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, WE DEDICATED MUCH OF FY2019 TO THE EXPANSION OF GEOVERSITYS ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS. GEOVERSITY MANAGES AN ALLIANCE OF ACCOMPLISHED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE A COMMITMENT?TO LEARNING FROM AND PARTNERING WITH NATURE. OUR MAIN WORLD CAMPUS IS THE 12,900-ACRE MAMON VALLEY PRESERVE IN PANAMA MANAGED BY THE GEOVERSITY AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.GEOVERSITY FOUNDATION AND FUNDACIN GEOVERSITY ARE SERVING AS THE INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT FOR THE GEOVERSITY ALLIANCE. HERE IS A SHORT VIDEO INTRODUCING GEOVERSITY: https://vimeo.com/XXX-XX-XXXX/e79ce9a275GEOVERSITY IS DEVELOPING FIELD STATIONS IN OTHER LOCATIONS, PARTICULARLY ON THE ISLAND OF SO JORGE, THE AZORES, PORTUGAL WITH ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE PRIMARILY DURING THE MONTHS OF JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST. THE FOUNDATION ALSO STARTED WORK ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WETLANDS FIELD STATION ON THE PACIFIC COAST OF PANAMA.GEOVERSITY -UNDER THE BANNER OF GEOVERSITY DESIGN- CONDUCTED ITS FIRST UNIVERSITY-LEVEL COURSE ON GENERATIVE DESIGN USING BAMBOO LED BY ARCHITECT JOHN NAYLOR AND A FACUTLY OF ACCOMPLISHED ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS, INCLUDING JRG STAMM, THE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED BUILDER SPECIALIZING IN BAMBOO. FOR A REPORT ON THE COURSE SEE: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pGn6aU11r9RibPgSCZ77TGsfJ91EOZ_t/viewHERE IS A GENERAL INTRODUCTION VIDEO TO GEOVERSITY DESIGN: https://vimeo.com/274882152IN FEBRUARY GEOVERSITY CONDUCTED ITS PILOT TRANSCONTINENTAL JOURNEY FOR YOUTH LEADERS, FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE ATLANTIC COAST OF THE INDIGENOUS GUNA. HERE IS A SHORT FILM ON THE PROGRAM. IN NOVEMBER, GEOVERSITY WORKED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER AT HARVARD (TECH) TO PRODUCE THE TWO-DAY POWER OF NATURE FORUM AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY. AMONG THE 60 PARTICIPANTS WERE LEADING FIGURES IN BUSINESS, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION. HERE IS A REPORT ON THE PROGRAM PUBLISHED IN THE QUARTER APOGEO SPATIAL. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Tll9o7osbVXICFIbNrZ-UhtWG_vFAhJ8GEOVERSITY CO-PRODUCED THE FILM TALES OF THE FOREST WHICH RECEIVED PANAMAS NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE. THE FILM IS AVAILABLE HERE: https://vimeo.com/cineanimal/review/XXX-XX-XXXX/d4a4776ab3 FOR AN INTRODUCTION TO OUR COLLABORATION WITH HARVARD UNIVERSITYS DEPARTMENT OF ORGANISMIC AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, SEE THE MAMON NATURAL HISTORY PROJECT AVAILABLE HERE: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rvTOtZTkb-mzeM-RwKTYLe60PleECnTP/view
NTEE category: Environment
Secondary category: Animal-Related