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GLOBE Mauritius Educators Find Success at Training Workshop

GLOBE Mauritius recently successfully completed an Educator Training Workshop. The training was attended by GLOBE Africa Regional Country Coordinator Mr. Mark Brettenny and included a presentation from the members of the U.S. Embassy. >>

GLOBE Africa Educators and Local Seychelles Officials Complete Training Workshop

Using equipment provided by YLACES through the GLOBE Plus Post award in 2024, a GLOBE training workshop was conducted in Victoria, Seychelles, at the Ministry of Education, covering core protocols in Atmosphere, Soils, Hydrology, and Land Cover. >>

GLOBE Africa Students Participate in Second Annual December Data Push/Challenge

GLOBE Africa has found a great way to keep students involved in the program when school is out. Students compete, by GLOBE Africa country, to see which country's students can upload the most data points during the month. >>

2025 GLOBE Africa Regional Meeting in Serrakunda, The Gambia

The 2025 GLOBE Africa Regional Meeting will be held in the week of 21–23 April 2025 in Serrakunda, The Gambia. It will be followed by a Teacher's Training Workshop from 23–25 April 2025 in the same venue. Attendance is by invitation. >>

John Francis, Planetwalker, in South Africa Spreading the Word about GLOBE and Kindness

Dr. John Francis is currently walking across South Africa to promote environmental awareness and kindness, while engaging communities in environmental data collection with GLOBE Africa. Joined by former GIO director John Ristvey in September, they are taking GLOBE observations along the journey from Plettenberg Bay to Rietbron and on towards the Botswana border. Read about their visit to schools and follow his progress and observations on GLOBE’s Planetwalk Africa web page. >>

Ylliass Destin Lawani, GLOBE Country Coordinator from Benin, Accepted into UNITAR Fellowship

Congratulations to Ylliass Destin Lawani, GLOBE Country Coordinator from Benin, who has been accepted into the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Global Diplomacy Fellowship program. >>

Welcome Liberia, GLOBE’s 119th Partnering Country!

On 25 September 2017, Samuel Watson, Charge d’Affairs of the U.S. Embassy on behalf of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Romelle Horton, Deputy Minister for Instruction for Liberia’s Ministry of Education, signed an agreement to implement The GLOBE Program in Liberia at a signing ceremony in Monrovia. >>

GLOBE Welcomes Republic of Seychelles as Newest Partnering Country

An agreement between NASA and the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Seychelles, for cooperation in The GLOBE Program, was finalized on 25 August 2017. Seychelles is now the 118th country to participate in GLOBE. >>

Be a Part of GLOBE's Annual Earth Day Celebration!

The GLOBE Program Office is seeking story submissions of GLOBE students and alumni who have been influenced by their GLOBE experiences to further education, careers, and Earth stewardship activities. Top submissions will be used in a video for our Earth Day celebration and displayed on our Facebook page for the world to see. >>