We Are Inseparable: Building Relationships and Resilience with Our Bwindi Mountain Gorilla Neighbors - Softcover

Arndt, Laura Sanders

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798890792495

Publisher: JETLAUNCH, 2025

Synopsis

We Are Inseparable invites you into the remarkable world of Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home to endangered mountain gorillas and one of the oldest forests on Earth.

This book explores the deep connection between wildlife, the environment, and the people living nearby. By showcasing innovative conservation efforts, it reveals how coexistence is possible when communities, ecosystems, and wildlife thrive together.

Through vivid stories and practical examples, the book answers an essential question: How can we replicate this community-driven conservation model elsewhere? With detailed insights, We Are Inseparable offers inspiration and guidance for building harmony between humans and nature.

What You’ll Discover:

• The unique biodiversity of Bwindi, including mountain gorillas, ancient forests, and over 500 species of plants and animals
• How community efforts, such as revenue-sharing programs, education initiatives, and eco-tourism, create lasting benefits for both people and wildlife

Perfect for educators, travelers, and conservationists, this field-guide-style book highlights real solutions for reducing human-wildlife conflict and building resilient communities.

Who This Book Is For:

• Conservationists looking for practical strategies to protect endangered species
• Educators and students interested in STEAM-based learning about ecosystems
• Travelers seeking a deeper understanding of the places they explore

Let We Are Inseparable inspire you to imagine a world where protecting wildlife also uplifts communities.
Whether you’re an advocate, a learner, or simply curious, this book will change how you see the relationship between people and nature.

About this title

About the Author

Laura Sanders Arndt is the creator of culturally-relevant purposeful STEM experiences, and the founder of Global GreenSTEM. She works with educators to design solutions-based STEM opportunities and curricula that inspire and empower learners of any culture and identity to be changemakers. A few of Laura's collaborations have been to develop and adapt Pacific-island-based STEM curriculum for Guam schools; co-develop a school's Indigenized STEAM curriculum and projects to amplify the voices of North American Indigenous students; and empower Bwindi Youth Guardians to design and carry out STEAM conservation projects to help solve problems in their communities near Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.Laura has worked with several international mountain gorilla organizations since 1987 to create conservation education programs and action projects for Rwandan and Ugandan youth. The youth STEAM conservation projects were recently established in partnership with Ugandan-based Conservation Through Public Health. This book version of the Bwindi Cards is a part of that program.Laura's work is enriched by her sixteen years of experience teaching high school and elementary science and GreenSTEM in Colorado, as well as her numerous collaborations with local, national, and international organizations and agencies. Laura also designs and conducts professional learning for schools, districts, and organizations; speaks at conferences; and writes articles.Laura's life-long love and respect for the natural world and people of all cultures began as a child growing up with her adventurous nature- and travel-loving family in mid-Missouri (USA). She raised her two children, Erik and Cory, with husband-partner Roger in Colorado surrounded by a ponderosa pine forest on the ancestral homeland of the Ute, Cheyenne and Oceti Sakowin Nations. This is where she continues to live, work, and thrive.

Edition details

• Publisher: JETLAUNCH
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798890792495
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140