Anne H. Ehrlich
Encyclopedia
Anne Howland Ehrlich is the co-author of several books on overpopulation
and ecology
with her husband, Stanford University
professor Paul R. Ehrlich
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Since 1987 Anne Ehrlich has been an associate director and policy coordinator of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University
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Anne Ehrlich served on the board of directors of Friends of the Earth
from 1976 to 1985, the Center for Innovative Diplomacy from 1981 to 1992, the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
from 1989 to 1999, and the Sierra Club
from 1996 to 2002. She currently serves on the boards of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Environment, Development, and Security
and the New-Land Foundation. Until 2003 she was on the board of advisors for the Federation for American Immigration Reform
.
Overpopulation
Overpopulation is a condition where an organism's numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. The term often refers to the relationship between the human population and its environment, the Earth...
and ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
with her husband, Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
professor Paul R. Ehrlich
Paul R. Ehrlich
Paul Ralph Ehrlich is an American biologist and educator who is the Bing Professor of Population Studies in the department of Biological Sciences at Stanford University and president of Stanford's Center for Conservation Biology. By training he is an entomologist specializing in Lepidoptera , but...
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Since 1987 Anne Ehrlich has been an associate director and policy coordinator of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
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Anne Ehrlich served on the board of directors of Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth International is an international network of environmental organizations in 76 countries.FOEI is assisted by a small secretariat which provides support for the network and its agreed major campaigns...
from 1976 to 1985, the Center for Innovative Diplomacy from 1981 to 1992, the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory is a Colorado high-altitude biological field station located near Crested Butte, in the West Elk mountains) It offers courses for undergraduate students - including National Science Foundation funded REU students and provides support for researchers...
from 1989 to 1999, and the Sierra Club
Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. It was founded on May 28, 1892, in San Francisco, California, by the conservationist and preservationist John Muir, who became its first president...
from 1996 to 2002. She currently serves on the boards of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Environment, Development, and Security
Pacific Institute
The Pacific Institute is a non-profit research institute created in 1987 to provide independent research and policy analysis on issues at the intersection of development, environment, and security, with a particular focus on global and regional freshwater issues...
and the New-Land Foundation. Until 2003 she was on the board of advisors for the Federation for American Immigration Reform
Federation for American Immigration Reform
The Federation for American Immigration Reform is a non-profit tax exempt educational organization in the United States that advocates changes in U.S. immigration policy that would result in significant reductions in immigration, both legal and illegal...
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