Paper/Proposal Title
There Is No Planet B: An Innovative Approach to Environmental Conservation, Education, and Economic Development
Location
M2320
Start Date
November 2023
End Date
November 2023
Keywords
Conservation of endangered species, education, environmental sustainability, community empowerment, economic development
Abstract
Turtle Up offers an innovative new program that operates at the intersection of human rights, environmental sustainability, and inclusive economic growth. At Turtle Up, we embrace the truth of intergenerational love and interdependence that calls us toward new kinds of civic, ecological, and global understanding. This lens of interdependence solidifies the global through the specificity of the local. Turtle Up is about conservation, education, and transformation. Our conservation work and hands-on, immersive eco-trips are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals and with the United Nations General Assembly, who recently recognized that a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is a human right. Turtle Up aims to sustainably preserve and conserve Ghana’s sea turtles by embracing a community and human rights-based approach that fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion while also seeking to decolonize Africa and fostering economic development in Ghana’s coastal communities. We place high value on the tenets of fair-trade learning; prioritizing reciprocity in relationships through collaborative, cross-cultural participation in learning, service, and shared goals. This two-way collaboration is ongoing. Local Ghanaian experts have a voice in how the community is engaged, the important areas of focus for conservation efforts and determining the impacts (positive and negative) that the eco-trips generate. Our vision is to contribute to a future where marine life and people in coastal communities thrive. Our dream of a flourishing sea turtle population is dependent on the well-being of the people and communities that the turtles come into contact with. We also believe in robust accountability and assessment systems, grounded in collaboration and action research principles. Together, we learn to act and act to learn. Action research is a participatory, collaborative, and ethical approach to gaining knowledge of real-life phenomena, while also making a contribution to improving the lives of the people with whom a researcher works.
Author/Speaker Biographical Statement(s)
Corinne Brion’s interests in sustainability are at the intersection of sustainable livelihoods and communities. In her community-based work in Ghana and other African nations, Corinne collaborates with local partners and community members to improve the lives of locals by capitalizing on the communities’ strengths, educating, empowering girls and women while also caring for the environment on earth and in the ocean.
There Is No Planet B: An Innovative Approach to Environmental Conservation, Education, and Economic Development
M2320
Turtle Up offers an innovative new program that operates at the intersection of human rights, environmental sustainability, and inclusive economic growth. At Turtle Up, we embrace the truth of intergenerational love and interdependence that calls us toward new kinds of civic, ecological, and global understanding. This lens of interdependence solidifies the global through the specificity of the local. Turtle Up is about conservation, education, and transformation. Our conservation work and hands-on, immersive eco-trips are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals and with the United Nations General Assembly, who recently recognized that a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is a human right. Turtle Up aims to sustainably preserve and conserve Ghana’s sea turtles by embracing a community and human rights-based approach that fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion while also seeking to decolonize Africa and fostering economic development in Ghana’s coastal communities. We place high value on the tenets of fair-trade learning; prioritizing reciprocity in relationships through collaborative, cross-cultural participation in learning, service, and shared goals. This two-way collaboration is ongoing. Local Ghanaian experts have a voice in how the community is engaged, the important areas of focus for conservation efforts and determining the impacts (positive and negative) that the eco-trips generate. Our vision is to contribute to a future where marine life and people in coastal communities thrive. Our dream of a flourishing sea turtle population is dependent on the well-being of the people and communities that the turtles come into contact with. We also believe in robust accountability and assessment systems, grounded in collaboration and action research principles. Together, we learn to act and act to learn. Action research is a participatory, collaborative, and ethical approach to gaining knowledge of real-life phenomena, while also making a contribution to improving the lives of the people with whom a researcher works.
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https://www.turtleup.org/