| Title: | Earthzine: Fostering Earth Observation and Global Awareness |
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| Metadata Description: | Earthzine is an online resource for news, articles, reviews, information, and educational materials about Earth Science, Earth observations, and utilization of Earth information. It is a contribution of the IEEE Committee on Earth Observation (ICEO) in support of the Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS). The ICEO created Earthzine as a venue to promote community among Earth's observers and create greater awareness of Earth observations among the general public. It is updated regularly with news from around the world about Earth observations, environmental policy, and new and emerging environmentally friendly and earth-observing technologies. It includes articles on themes relevant to the nine societal benefit areas identified by GEOSS: disaster reduction, human health improvement, energy resource management, water resource management, understanding and adapting to climate variability and change, improved weather forecasting, management and protection of ecosystems, sustainable agriculture, and understanding and conserving biodiversity. |
| Resource Best Passage: | Earthzine GEOSS/ICEO News OpEd Education Reviews People Original Articles Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Disasters Ecosystems Energy Health Water Weather Featured Article Finalists for the 2009 Student Essay Competition Sustainability through Earth Observation and Engineering Earthzine’s 2009 Stude |
| Found in Collections: | (Click on logo to view the collection website) |
Additional Resource Information
| Grade Level | General Public High School Informal Education Middle School |
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| Intended Audience | Educator General Public Learner Professional/Practitioner |
| Publisher / Resource Provider | IEEE, ICEO |
| Resource Type | Article Community Conference Event Instructional Material Instructional Strategy News Periodical Reference Material Weblog |
| Rights Information | Copyright 2007 IEEE, ICEO, Shane & Peter Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
| Subject Keyword(s) | Climate Earth Engineering Global Technology |

