SEA
MEER eV is a non-profit association based in Berlin , which is committed to the protection of whales and dolphins ( cetaceans ) and their marine habitat .
history
In 1997 the project MEER La Gomera was launched. The MEER eV association was founded in Berlin in 1998; it is the sponsor of this project and maintains the associated research and information center on La Gomera. The name of the association is composed of the first letters of the words Mammals (mammals), Encounters (encounters), Education (education), Research (exploration). The purpose of the association according to the statutes is "the promotion of environmental protection, science and education, in particular the protection of the cetaceans (whales and dolphins) and their natural habitat as well as the research and creation of peaceful encounters between humans and cetaceans." In Germany, the association conducts public relations, he also presents his research results at international conferences.
The association is networked with national and international organizations as well as a member of globally oriented election campaigns. At times he was a member of the German delegation to the Science Committee at the International Whaling Commission . The association's patron is the children's song writer Fredrik Vahle .
The association cooperated with various universities and colleges. These include the Humboldt University of Berlin , Free University of Berlin , University of Vienna , Bangor University (UK), Universidad de La Laguna (ES), Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg , Lübeck University of Applied Sciences and the University of Trier . There is a cooperation with the Eberswalde University of Applied Sciences in the course of study sustainable tourism (status 2010). The association runs international internship courses for students and supervises diploma theses from various German and international universities.
In 2008 the association presented a trilingual exhibition with the title Dolphins and Whales off La Gomera in the Canary Islands.
Awards
- International Environment Prize for Tourism and Environment 2001
- The film The SEA before La Gomera reached the semifinals at the Jack Ward Film Awards 2005 in the USA.
Books
- Fabian A. Ritter , Whale Watching: A Guide to Gentle Whale Watching in Europe and Overseas . Conrad Stein Verlag GmbH, October 30, 2004. ISBN 978-3893923250
- Fabian A. Ritter, researching whales . Conrad Stein Verlag GmbH, January 28, 2007. ISBN 978-3866862104
Web links
- Meer.org (official website) with list of publications
- Project La Gomera on delphinschutz.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Club profile at cetacea.de (private website)
- ↑ List of partners on the club website
- ↑ Sperm whale killed again in the Canaries after a ship collision, ECO-News - the green press agency, Deutsche Umwelthilfe eV, Environment & Nature Conservation section, May 25, 2007
- ^ List of partners on Fredrik Vahle's website
- ↑ Cooperation with universities on the association website ( Memento of the original from October 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Permanent exhibition “Dolphins and whales in front of La Gomera - Species diversity in transition” on the website of the Society for the Rescue of the Delphine eV
- ↑ Award for MEER eV, Weekly Whale News on cetacea.de (private website), November 14, 2001 ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
