BCIS is a global partnership of a dozen conservation organisations that use Internet technology to combine their data, information and expertise on biodiversity. Sponsored by the Chicago Academy of Sciences. An international effort to advance biodiversity science and raise its international profile among policymakers and the public. Projects focus on defining current levels of biodiversity, how biodiversity is changing, and the goods and services that biodiversity provides. Project submission info can be found online.
Students share their own field observations with classrooms across North America.
In addition, students are linked with scientists who provide their expertise directly to the classroom. Naturenet is intended for those interested in the countryside, its management, and nature conservation. Includes an Environmental Education section. Introduces students to the life history of the sea turtles, focusing on the loggerhead sea turtle. N.C. Free to NC educators with EELE workshop.