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My Community, Our Earth: Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development

Contact
Dr. Patricia Solis
1710 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
psolis@aag.org
(202) 234-1450

On the Web: www.geography.org/sustainable

Activity: MyCOE Learningship Program in the US Gulf and Greater Caribbean Region

Geographic location: US Gulf States and the Greater Carribbean Region

Brief activity description: Students apply to serve in a limited number of Learningship sites in the Gulf of Mexico / Greater Caribbean Basin, beginning with projects in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Gulf States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida; and international sites in Honduras, Jamaica, and Panama. Project topics at individual sites vary by location, and workplans are developed in conjunction with local host organizations, local community groups, and the MyCOE learningship participants. While topics will include a broad range of subjects related to geography and GIS, they focus on environmental sustainability, natural resource and watershed management.

Primary goals or focus:

• Education/information sharing
• Organizing/networking/coordinating
• Other (please specify):
• use of GIS for environmental sustainability

Projected outcomes/impacts, if known: The objectives of the program are to • Involve undergraduate aged youth with ongoing local community development activities focused on using geography/GIS for environmental sustainability • Administer and support linkages among a set of project sites in the Greater Caribbean region that address sustainable natural resource and/or watershed management, including both rural and urban issues • Provide training or capacity building in geographic tools and technologies for community based watershed management for students and community members in the region • Disseminate results and encourage participation in other areas through partners and other partnerships incorporation of both youth element and the advantages of geographic approaches within existing efforts

Activity type:

• Research
• Education
• Implementation
• Extension

Scale of activity:

• Community-level
• Watershed
• Regional
• International

Lead organization(s)/organizer(s): Association of American Geographers, US Department of Agriculture, US Agency for International Development, US Geological Society, ESRI, and other MyCOE partners.

Timeline/duration: 15 months
Projected or real startup time: September 2005
Projected ending time or goal deadline: December 2006

Funding sources:

• Federal government
• Research institutions/University
• Corporations/Business/Industry

Follow-up activities that will/might result from this activity: Expansion to entire US and additional 10 countries in Central America.