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Alasdair Harris
Founder of Blue Ventures
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A passionate conservationist and social entrepreneur, Al has spent the past decade researching and tackling marine environmental crises in tropical developing countries. Former chairman of Oxford University Exploration Society, his life-long obsession with corals led him to establish Blue Ventures, an international marine conservation organisation whose projects have received the prestigious United Nations Equator Prize and Seed Award, in recognition of their work in biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation.
Al is a member of the World Commission on Protected Areas, recipient of the 2010 World Conservation Union’s Young Conservationist Award and winner of the 2009 Condé Nast Environment Award. Currently based in Madagascar, his work developing sustainable business approaches for financing conservation has twice been commended by UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the annual ‘Enterprising Young Brits’ awards.
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- blueventures.org
- Blue Ventures, an international marine conservation organisation whose projects have received the prestigious United Nations Equator Prize and Seed Award, in recognition of their work in biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation
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- SeaWeb
- SeaWeb is an international, nonprofit, communications organization dedicated to creating a culture of ocean conservation.
- Arkive
- The ultimate multimedia guide to the world's endangered species.
- Multidimensional Poverty Index
- OPHI and the UNDP Human Development Report launch the Multidimensional Poverty Index or MPI – an innovative new measure that gives a vivid “multidimensional” picture of people living in poverty.
Books
- The unnatural history of the sea
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Description: Marine conservation biologist Roberts presents a devastating account of the effects of fishing on the sea. Once abundant aquatic life has declined to the point where we probably have less than five percent of the total mass of fish that once swam in Europe's seas.
ISBN: 1597261025 - The state of Africa
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Description: Martin Meredith has written en excellent and thoughtful account of Africa's post-independence years. The book is not only well-researched but shows a familiarity with the Continent that is rare among Western commentators on Africa.
ISBN: 0743232216
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