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International Program in 100+ countries

International Program in 100+ countries. Students collaborate with scientists. Hands-on science. Atmosphere/Climate Hydrology Soil Land Cover/Biology Phenology. Over 15 million environmental measurements taken. GLOBE in Africa: Some Stats. GLOBE Partners: 26

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International Program in 100+ countries

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  1. International Programin 100+ countries Students collaboratewith scientists Hands-on science Atmosphere/ClimateHydrology Soil Land Cover/Biology Phenology Over 15 million environmental measurements taken

  2. GLOBE in Africa: Some Stats GLOBE Partners: 26 Discussions with Algeria, Burundi, Guinea-Bissau, and Malawi to join GLOBE Teachers trained: Over 900 GLOBE Schools represented: Over 550 Number of data reported: Over 900,000 Caveat: not all schools and teachers are participating

  3. Africa Highlights • Regional workshops and meetings in Niger, November 2005 and in Uganda, January 2006, and Nigeria, August 2006 • Resulting in 13 Master Trainers and 13 in the pipeline (French and English speaking) • Representatives from 19 countries • Next meeting in South Africa in April 2007 associated with an environmental health conference • GLOBE Africa Consortium formed • Constitution • Regional Web site in development • Regional Training Center inaugurated in Yaoundé, Cameroon, November 2005 • Cameroon National Science Teacher Association formed • Regional model • GLE in George, South Africa, February 2008

  4. GLOBE Learning Communities: Implementation Networks • Often national implementation involves different organizations • Ministry of Education and/or Ministry of Environment • U.S. based organizations e.g., USAID, Peace Corps, U.S. Embassies • UN organizations, e.g., UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO • National and International NGOs • GLOBE offers existing networks and/or opportunities to build new networks • Working with an MOU with WMO • Mechanism to engage National Meteorological Services

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