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Goodness, plants, and news

By Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh  Posted by Peter Barus (about the submitter)   No comments, In Series: Reports from Palestine
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There is still so much goodness in the world despite the horrors of genocide and ecocide ongoing. Writing to you from Larnaca airport after a very productive meeting that taught us a lot about conserving plants and habitats in the Mediterranean region. Met so many nice people, Potential Collaborations in areas ranging from seedbanking (a new project at our institute) to protected area management (ongoing projects). Now off to Jordan for one week then Lebanon for exchanges and work on biosphere reserves. Meanwhile our institute and museum continue working (see palestinenature.org) and yesterday traveled with the mobile museum and today hosted hosted many children for educational programs. Please connect with us, support us if you can or network us with others especially in Lebanon and Jordan.

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then

you win. - Mahatma Gandhi

Meanwhile, in the declining US empire:

Stay Humane and keep hope alive

Mazin Qumsiyeh
A bedouin in cyberspace, a villager at home
Professor, Founder, and (volunteer) Director Palestine Museum of Natural History
Palestine Institute of Biodiversity and Sustainability Bethlehem University Occupied Palestine
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