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From:

Janine M. H. Selendy
Chair and Executive Producer
HORIZON Communications
A Not-for-Profit Film Production, Research and
International Development Organization based at
Yale University Department of Biology
and
Harvard School of Public Health

The Coral Reef Odyssey is progressing with filming in Bonaire and a contrac=
t
being concluded for an IMAX (Large screen) version of the television
miniseries.
We greatly welcome your participation in spreading awareness of successful
initiatives around the world through the Solutions Site.  Please share this
announcement.
With my warmest wishes and appreciation,
Janine Selendy


CASE STUDIES SOUGHT FOR SOLUTIONS SITE
=09Coming Soon to the World Wide Web

As people around the world search for ways to address global warming and ot=
her
environmental problems, HORIZON Communications is leading an effort to
document and disseminate answers through a SOLUTIONS SITE on the World Wide
Web thanks to support from Global Resource Action Center for the Environmen=
t
(GRACE).

Harvard and Yale universities, the International Development Research Centr=
e
(IDRC) of Canada, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Developm=
ent
Programme, Population Fund, and UNICEF are collaborating with HORIZON on th=
e
Site which will be operational by the end of May.   GRACE, other foundation=
s,
and numerous organizations are cooperating by providing case studies and
making people aware of the Site.   Regional bases are being established
worldwide --  in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia --  with the help o=
f
HORIZON=92s collaborators.    Preliminary bases, in addition to Yale and
Harvard, will be in New York at the UNEP office, at the UNEP Environment an=
d
Industry office in Paris,  and the IDRC office in Singapore.

WHAT IS THE SITE

The Site will be a source of case studies on proven or promising solutions
drawn from all parts of the world and from both high and low technologies.
Subjects will include agriculture, biodiversity, desertification, forests,
oceans, fisheries, land management, energy production and consumption,
population, public health, toxic chemical and pollution control,
transportation, waste management, and water quality and supply.

The Site will provide an opportunity to share the most successful problem-
solving initiatives with people throughout the world who will be able to
readily access it through Internet.  The case studies will not only encoura=
ge
replication of existing projects but also inspire the development of new on=
es.
Visitors to the site will be able to provide feedback, propose new solution=
s,
and participate in discussion groups.

SITE CONTENTS

The Solutions will be drawn from HORIZON's Solutions Databank , IDRC=92s ca=
se
studies, United Nations=92 case studies developed for the Site and numerous
other sources.    Illustrative photos and film clips will augment the writt=
en
material.

The case studies will include information on:
=B7 The background of the problem being addressed;
=B7 How and by whom the solution was initiated;
=B7 How long it has been underway ;
=B7 How well it is working;
=B7 Constraining factors such as costs, limitations of materials;
=B7 Applicability and feasibility for replication locally, regionally,
internationally;
=B7 Evaluation results, if any, and by whom the evaluation was conducted;
=B7 Visual materials available;
=B7 Contacts for further information.

CASE STUDY EVALUATIONS

Every solution will be evaluated for its feasibility and applicability by t=
he
HORIZON Scientific Review Board and other experts before being added to the
Site.   (Please see list below.)   The Board is now being expanded,
particularly with international experts.   In some cases, such as in
biodiversity preservation, a promising initiative or innovation which canno=
t
yet be qualified as a success may also be included.

REQUEST FOR SOLUTIONS

HORIZON welcomes the nomination of projects and the submission of case stud=
ies
to be considered for inclusion on the Solutions Site.   A Solutions Site
Submissions template (format) will be available soon on our web site and on
hard copy.   All contributors of solutions used in the Solutions Site will =
be
credited on the Site.

TO REACH THE SITE

The Solutions Site will be incorporated into HORIZON=92s existing web site =
at
http://www.yale.edu/horizon.

SITE FEATURES

Features of the Solutions Site will include:

=B7 A hierarchical, categorized, easily navigable user interface for locati=
ng
solutions in the major categories defined by HORIZON and its collaborators.
=B7 A search engine to allow free text searching of the Solutions Site.
=B7 A News Section for information on activities related to the Site.
=B7 A group of Interactive Discussion Fora, to allow users to exchange view=
s and
information.   These groups will be moderated to prevent their usage for
activities not in accordance with the stated goals of the Site.
=B7 An automatic email mailing list service, allowing users to, upon joinin=
g,
automatically receive updates or information presented by the administrator=
s
of the Solutions Site.   Subscribers will, for example, be able to choose t=
o
be automatically informed every  time a new solution is added to a given
category, such as Clean Water.
=B7 A Guest Book, to help track visitor interest and feedback.
=B7 A Solutions Submission form, allowing users to submit ideas for solutio=
ns,
for subsequent follow-up by the HORIZON staff and collaborators.
=B7 Links to other Internet information sources around the world within rel=
evant
categories.
=B7 Feedback forms in each solutions report, to allow immediate user respon=
se to
the information presented.
=B7 Multimedia, including audio, video, and animation.   Video clips from
HORIZON=92s documentary films and other sources will be made available, pla=
yable
directly within standard Internet browser programs such as Netscape or
Microsoft Internet Explorer.
=B7 An open structure allowing for instant application of translations of
Solutions Reports as they become available and for prompt updating.

CONTACT

Your recommendations of  solutions would be greatly appreciated along with =
the
information  needed to make direct contacts with the appropriate people
involved.

For submissions and additional information, please contact:

Jo Yellis, Executive Director
HORIZON Communications
Yale University Department of Biology
P. O. Box 208103
New Haven, CT 06520-8103
USA
Tel: 203-432-6266
Fax: 203-432-6161
e-mail: yellis at pantheon.yale.edu
HORIZON Web Site: http://www.yale.edu/horizon

 SCIENTIFIC REVIEW BOARD:
 Peter S. Ashton, Ph.D.
Professor of Dendrology
Harvard University

Michele Barry, M.D.
Co-Director
International Health Program
Yale School of Medicine

Paul Epstein, M.D.
Assoc. Dir. Health & Global Environment
Harvard Medical School
Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Provost
Harvard University

David G. Hawkins, J.D.
Senior Staff Attorney
Natural Resources Defense Council

Stephen P. Hubbell, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Princeton University
Dieter Koch-Weser, M.D.
Former Chair
Dept. of Preventive & Social Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Barry S. Levy, M.D., M.P.H.
Former President American Public Health Assoc.
Adj. Prof. Tufts U. School of Medicine

Thomas E. Lovejoy, Ph.D.
Counselor to the Secretary for Biodiversity
& Environmental Affairs
The Smithsonian Institution

Michael McElroy, Ph.D.
A. L. Rotch Professor, Atmospheric Science,
Chairman, Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences
Harvard University

Hon. Richard L. Ottinger
Dean
Pace University School of Law

Allan Rosenfield, M.D.
Dean
Columbia School of Public Health

Burton H. Singer, Ph.D.
Professor of Demography and Public Affairs
Princeton University

Andrew Spielman, Sc.D.
Professor of Tropical Public Health
Harvard School of Public Health

Roger P. Swain, Ph.D.
Science Editor
Horticulture Magazine

Robert J. Wyman, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Yale University





 POPULATION  PROJECT  INTERNATIONAL  ADVISORY  BOARD

Local Or Country Level

BANGLADESH
Mr. Alamgri M. A. Kabir
President
Family Planning Association of  Bangladesh

MADAGASCAR
Dr. Nivo Rakotobe
Madagascar University School of Medicine

MEXICO
Dr. Alfonso Lopez Juarez
Director General
MEXFAM

NIGERIA
Chief Bisi Ogunleye
National Coordinator
Country Women Association of
Nigeria

PHILIPPINES
Dr. Clio Brion Labule
Family Planning Association of the Philippines

UNITED STATES
Dr. Claire D. Brindis


Director
Center for Reproductive Health Policy Research
University of California, San Francisco

Regional Level

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Mr. Krishan Singh
Former Assistant Administrator
Asia and Pacific Region
United Nations Development
Programme

AFRICA
Dr. Benjamin Gyepi-Garbrah
Secretary
African Population Advisory Committee

WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Mr. Hernan Sanhueza
President
International Planned Parenthood
Federation-Western Hemisphere Region


International Level

Mr. George Brown
Vice President
Population Council

Ms. Jane De Lung, President
Population Resource Center

Ms. Joan Dunlop, President
International Women=92s Health Coalition

Ms. Ishrat Husain
Former Division Chief, World Bank
African Technical Human Resources

Mr. David Poindexter, President
Population Communications International

Dr. Sunetra Puri
Assistant Director,
Information Services and Public Relations
International Planned Parenthood Federation

Professor  Robert Wyman
Department of Biology
Yale University


CORAL  REEF  ODYSSEY PROJECT ADVISORY BOARD
 Walter H. Adey, Ph.D.
Director
Marine Systems Laboratory
Smithsonian Institution

Gordon M. Cragg, Ph.D.
Chief
Natural Products Branch
National Cancer Institute

Sylvia A. Earle, Ph. D.
Oceanographer
Founder, Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc.
Former Chief Scientist, NOAA

D. John Faulkner, Ph.D.
Professor of Marine Chemistry
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of San Diego

William Fenical, Ph.D.
Professor of Oceanography
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of San Diego

David J. Newman, Ph.D.
Chemist
Natural Products Branch
National Cancer Institute

Donald Matthews Spoon, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Marine Systems Laboratory
Smithsonian Institution




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