GLOBE Europe and Eurasia

GLOBE Europe and Eurasia (40 participating countries) is one of the 5 regions of the international GLOBE program (110 countries).
GLOBE Europe has it's own Constitution, it's own Regional Desk and it's own Board:

Current members of the board:

Andy Tasker (United Kingdom) - Chair: andy@globe.org.uk
Dana Votapkova (Czech Republic) - Co-Chair: dana.votakova@terezanet.cz
Magdalena Machinko-Nagrabecka (Poland): magda@gridw.pl
Danielle DeStaerke (France): danielle.destaerke@cnes.fr
HansPeter Meier (Switzerland): hapemeier@globe-swiss.ch

GLOBE program international

GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program. Announced in 1994, GLOBE began operations on Earth Day 1995. Today, the international GLOBE network has grown to includerepresentatives from 110 participating countries and over 100 U.S. Partners coordinating GLOBE activities that are integrated into their local and regional communities. Due to their efforts, there are more than 49,000 GLOBE-trained teachers representing over 22,000 schools around the world. GLOBE students have contributed more than 18 million measurements to the GLOBE database for use in their inquiry-based science projects. The goals of the GLOBE Program are to:

• Improve student achievement across the curriculum with a focus on student research inenvironmental and Earth system science;
• Enhance awareness and support activities of individuals throughout the world to benefit theenvironment;
• Contribute to scientific understanding of Earth as a system; and Inspire the next generation of global scientists.

For more information go to the international website www.globe.gov