Win-Win for scientists and citizen scientists who engage in amazon canopy expeditions

Abstract

The future protection of rainforest biodiversity and forest canopies depends on our youth becoming concerned scientists, responsible policy makers, and informed global citizens. With rainforest education marginalized in K-12 classrooms around the world, how do we nurture this next generation to address this concern? Environmental Expeditions’ Amazon Rainforest Workshops rely on the leadership of scientists who can address research and conservation issues by involving teachers, nature enthusiasts, and students in an experiential travel program. St. Francis High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is an example of a school whose students first traveled to the Amazon in 2005.