About the Author

Andrés R. Edwards is an educator, author, media designer and environmental systems consultant. He has served as producer, exhibit developer, and consultant for projects in natural history, biodiversity and sustainable community in Northern California, Florida, Missouri, Alaska, Illinois, Washington D.C., Taejon, Korea and Kerala, India.

He is co-author of Tibet: Enduring Spirit, Exploited Land, about the traditional livelihood of nomads and farmers on the Tibetan Plateau. He holds a BA degree in Geography from the University of Colorado; an MPS in Media Studies from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program and an MA in Humanities and Leadership/Culture, Ecology and Sustainable Community from New College of California, Santa Rosa.

Mr. Edwards is founder and president of EduTracks, an exhibit design and fabrication firm specializing in green building and sustainability education programs for parks, towns, and companies. He lives with his wife, Rochelle and three children in Northern California.