Ending on a Positive Note

Here is my contribution to ending the course on a positive note.

China outlaws the eating of tiger penis, rhino horn, and other endangered animal products.
https://news.vice.com/article/china-outlaws-the-eating-of-tiger-penis-rhino-horn-and-other-endangered-animal-products

Off the menu: China moves to protect endangered species.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/30/world/asia/china-wildlife-law/

China bans shark fin soup at banquets. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/16/china-shark-fin-soup_n_4452897.html

Jackie Chan. I turned down shark fin soup.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/celebrity-news-video/10635648/Jackie-Chan-I-turned-down-shark-fin-soup.html

Actor Jackie Chan supports anti poaching campaign.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCzoT-Flhzs

Yao Ming anti shark fin crusader
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/yao-ming-anti-shark-fin-soup-crusader-showing-185128028--nba.html

Return to the Global/Grand Challenges

Here are links to a couple of different websites discussing some of the major "global challenges" facing us.


http://www.millennium-project.org/millennium/challeng.html


21st Century Grand Challenges. Office of Science and Technology Policy.  The White House.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/grand-challenges

Grand Challenges of Engineering. National Academy of Engineering.
http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/

Video- http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/Popups/Closeup.aspx

Grand Challenges in Global Health.
http://www.grandchallenges.org/Pages/Default.aspx

Grand Challenges of Development. USAID
http://www.usaid.gov/grandchallenges

Earth Science System for Sustainability: the Grand Challenges
http://www.icsu.org/publications/reports-and-reviews/grand-challenges


http://sites.nationalacademies.org/International/international_052200