On December 11th, 2015 at the COP21 climate talks in Paris, Miskitu Asla Takanka (MASTA) received the Equator Prize from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The prize recognizes the efforts of grassroots organizations fighting against forest and cultural threats....
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  AGS Councilor Faye Cuevas is playing a critical role in the “TenBoma” initiative, a project developed through the International Fund For Animal Welfare (where Ms. Cuevas works), and several NGO and national agencies in Kenya to both promote conservation of...
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Dr. Wesley Reisser, a National Councillor for AGS, was recently announced as the winner of the United Nations Association Tex Harris Award for Human Rights and Diplomacy. The award is being presented to Dr. Reisser for his work on LGBT...
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NYC Walking Tours with Geography Professor Dr. Jack Eichenbaum For more than 160 years, the American Geographical Society has been working to harness the power of human exploration and geographic inquiry to enhance policymaking, scientific research and public education.” New York City...
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American Geographical Society Councilor John Noble Wilford is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist. He is probably most famous for being the only by-line on the 1969 New York Times front page headline “Men Walk on Moon.” While this alone...
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As a Human Geographer with a huge passion for geography, mapping and exploring the physical and social world, the opportunity to be part of the oldest geographical organization in the U.S. was an exhilarating prospect.  I grew up being totally enamored...
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Hi, my name is Timur Pozhidaev. I was born in the furthest place from any ocean in the world (if Gulf of Ob is not considered as ocean) – the Altai Mountains, Russia. If you imagine Switzerland without all its...
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The Geography Education National Implementation Project (GENIP) is a coordinating committee with representatives from the AAG, American Geographical Society, the National Council for Geographic Education, and the National Geographic Society.  GENIP has recently received a request from The College Board...
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My name is Jesse Miller, and I am an Environmental Science major at LaGuardia Community College. I grew up in a coastal town in Northern California called Santa Cruz, and during high school I divided my time between my two...
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