Dancing Star Foundation

About: Dancing Star Foundation is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Critically endangered & Endangered species. The organization has 2 authors who have published 49 publications receiving 32 citations.

Animal Rights in China

Abstract: Peter J. Li, Ph.D., (PL) an Associate Professor of East Asian Politics at the University of Houston-Downtown and China Policy Specialist of Humane Society International first came to the U.S. from China to study at Syracuse University in 1987. Almost immediately, he had several “cultural shocks,” as he puts it. I asked him about two epiphanies, in particular, which—to my way of thinking—are truly emblematic of one man’s remarkable journey.

The Future of Life on Earth

Abstract: I sat down recently with Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, the Executive Secretary of the United Nation’s Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), to talk about the state of species extinction globally and ways we can stop the irreversible loss of biological diversity.

Ecuador’s Imperiled Paradise—One of the World’s Most Important, If Least Known Battles: A Conversation with Dr. Ivonne Baki

Abstract: In 2007, Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa proposed protecting his country’s biodiversity against huge oil revenue prospects. This was the archetypal mother of all environmental contests, and remains so. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed on to President Correa’s proposal, and it was again discussed at the UN’s 66th General Assembly. At that United Nations meeting, US$ 52.9 million of both public and private sector donations were committed to the proposal, as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon joined President Rafael Correa in a special meeting, along with Ecuador’s indigenous Huaorani tribe. Two packed rooms at the U.N., and an overflow crowd of dignitaries there to listen indicates the excitement of the Yasuni-ITT Campaign. But will the rest of the world listen?

God’s Country: The New Zealand Factor

Abstract: New Zealand may well be the most desirable tourist destination in the world. It is certainly among the most beautiful island nations on the planet, its biodiversity magnificent in every respect. New Zealand’s artistic and scientific communities are remarkable; the nation’s politics a model of true democracy in action. In fact, there are so many wonderful things to say about the country that my co-author Jane Gray Morrison and I were hesitant, in our newly-released to recent Dancing Star Foundation book, God’s Country: The New Zealand Factor, to lavish too many superlatives on a country that might find it difficult to live up to our shared belief in, and love of, this particular nation, her people and her wildlife.

State of Environment in Bhutan

Abstract: The state of environment of this book is a prelude to the ensuing chapters that provide a comprehensive assessment of the conservation priorities for Bhutan. It provides a review of the country’s geopolitical setting, agro-ecological zones, and land use patterns that influences the biological diversity and conservation efforts. Bhutan’s GNH policy that closely embraces environmental conservation as one of the main building blocks of achieving happiness and sustainable future – through extensive forest cover, protective area network and biological corridor, and empowerment of communities with forest management systems – is the key to Bhutan’s national development policy and strategies. The fundamental principles of other national policies including environmental policies and conservation success emanate from the GNH philosophy and deep-rooted Buddhist perspectives.