Science
Haitis environmental problems are reaching a breaking point. Massive deforestation along the countrys hillsides has turned this tropical paradise into a wasteland of desert and scrub. The dry parched soil grows fewer and fewer crops, and flooding claims hundreds of lives every year. But this secret garden outside the capital still flourishes its exotic flora and fauna are nearly all that remains of Haitis lush past. Thanks to Jane Wynne. Shes dedicated her life to protecting the countrys dwindling forests.
Web Resources
Haiti's Poverty Linked to DeforestationHaitians Seek Remedies for Environmental Ruin
Environmental Vulnerability in Haiti
On an Environmental Brink, Haiti Scrambles for a Lifeline
UN Secretary General: LongTerm Investment Needed In Haiti for Science and Technology
Lesson Ideas
DEPARTMENT: Science
CONTACT PEOPLE: Tom Flanagan, Carrie Sowa
GENERAL LESSON IDEAS:
· Biology: Evolution/Adaptations/History of the Creole Pig, Antibiotic resistance, Ecosystem of Haiti and Human Impact upon it.
· Environmental Geoscience: Already have implemented connection in lessons on earthquakes; hurricanes, human impact on environment
. Physics: Connections with Electricity, architecture
CONTACT PEOPLE: Tom Flanagan, Carrie Sowa
GENERAL LESSON IDEAS:
· Biology: Evolution/Adaptations/History of the Creole Pig, Antibiotic resistance, Ecosystem of Haiti and Human Impact upon it.
· Environmental Geoscience: Already have implemented connection in lessons on earthquakes; hurricanes, human impact on environment
. Physics: Connections with Electricity, architecture
