Florida Earth’s MissionFlorida Earth’s Mission““Florida Earth Foundation’s mission is to bring people together through education, public outreach, and facilitation to ensure the future integrity of Florida’s environment and quality of life.””

Taiwanese Delegation, May 2007

FEF’s Guiding PrinciplesFEF’s Guiding Principles

• Non-advocacy – No lobbying, litigating, etc.

• Partner Engagement – Partners are used to accomplish projects and programs

• Resource Pooling – Combining resources to not “reinvent the wheel”

• Gap filling – We look for things not being done

• Diversity – Committed to ethnic and cultural diversity

Current FEF Programs & ProjectsCurrent FEF Programs & Projects

• Florida Land Use Initiative (Just Completed)• Florida Land and Water Initiative• The Florida Holland Connection Project• UNESCO-IHE/Florida Earth Partnership • Florida Earth Project (FEP) Modules• Florida Earth Journal• Blue Green Project

Florida Earth ProjectFlorida Earth Project• Teaching Program with all of

Florida Earth Partners, but especially the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

• Five modules that teach general public about Florida’s natural resource science & policy. Two days each taught about 6 weeks apart.

• Next Module is Natural Systems, May 15 & 16, Loxahatchee NWR and Everglades National Park

Florida Earth JournalFlorida Earth Journal

• A compendium of articles and chapters written by Florida Earth Project instructors

• Serves as a textbook for FEP course series

• Forward by Governor Jeb Bush

• Available in book form and CD

• The “Institute for Water Education” is a UN administered university in Delft, Holland

• Masters and PhD programs on water related disciplines

• Study of Florida water related science and policy on site as new part of curriculum

• Reps from each university in FEF partnership to develop program

• First course was on modeling, held June 13-24, 2005

• Second course developed will be Wetlands Ecology in Spring 2007

• Reciprocating program in Holland for Florida Water Managers in April 2007

The Florida Earth Foundation2005 Vista Parkway

West Palm Beach, Florida 33411Phone: (561) 686-3688

Fax: (561) 689-8932

Email: contact@floridaearth.org

Website: http://floridaearth.org

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