- The GLOBE Xpedition's Mission -
A Seasons & Biomes Project
GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program. GLOBE's vision promotes and supports students, teachers and scientists to collaborate on inquiry-based investigations of the environment and the Earth system working in close partnership with NASA, NOAA and NSF Earth System Science Projects (ESSPs) in study and research about the dynamics of Earth's environment.
Our Xpedition Team of Students, Educators and Scientists will travel to Tanzania, Africa to Climb the largest freestanding mountain in the world to gather environmental data within the distinct biomes of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Along the way we hope to use GLOBE protocols to better identify the six unique biomes on the mountain.
( View of Mt. Kilimanjaro from the town of Moshi )
This GLOBE Seasons and Biomes Project endeavor will contribute scientific measurements to compare with previous research and serve as a comparative baseline for future study areas to examine the effects of climate change that threaten the entire ecosystem of this World Natural Heritage Site.
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