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Raising Deforestation Awareness through Online Education; How Advocacy for the Amazon Rainforest Has Evolved405 views
Author
Coulter, Ryan, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia
Advisors
Norton, Peter, EN-Engineering and Society, University of Virginia
Ibrahim, Ahmed, EN-Comp Science Dept, University of Virginia
Abstract
Deforestation is diminishing the Amazon rainforest. Governments, NGOs, companies, educators, advocacies and volunteers are organizing to protect the Amazon against human threats.
The AmazonAid Foundation offers a youth educational platform to educate students about the importance of the Amazon rainforest. To succeed, the platform must be highly accessible. The research team developed a new user registration system that allows students to register anonymously, lowering the barrier of entry for school use. The content delivery system was also redesigned so that users can now return to content they have viewed in the past. The Amazon rainforest is a highly biodiverse region that contributes to global climate regulation. Environmentalists have mobilized to protect the Amazon basin. Governments and corporations have either augmented or impaired the conservation effort. Advocacies are using new techniques to publicize threats to the Amazon, and are also working to hold governments and corporations accountable for their conservation responsibilities.
Degree
BS (Bachelor of Science)
Keywords
Amazon Rainforest; Online Education
Notes
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Technical Advisor: Ahmed Ibrahim
STS Advisor: Peter Norton
Technical Team Members: Trevor Bedsaul, Henry Clabby, Sammy Hecht, Dylan Peters, Teddy Vallar, Rob Wallace
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Coulter, Ryan. Raising Deforestation Awareness through Online Education; How Advocacy for the Amazon Rainforest Has Evolved. University of Virginia, School of Engineering and Applied Science, BS (Bachelor of Science), 2020-05-05, https://doi.org/10.18130/v3-e6sk-j304.
