Arcos Cielos Research Center

The outstanding documentary film, “Belonging” is the seventh film produced by award- winning documentary film producer, Gerard Ungerman. Dr. Maynard provided scientific information to Gerard during the making of this documentary, and Arcos Cielos provided financial support. The film is narrated by actor Dustin Hoffman, and the soundtrack music was written by Fritz Heeds. Here is the link for viewing the excerpts from this delightful movie: CLICK

“For Global Society to achieve enlightened transitions into the Third Millennium, we must set aside our egocentric ways of living and thinking, and focus on the interactions between Humans and Nature. Only then, will we begin to comprehend the amazing processes that have culminated in the creation of Human Consciousness, and be able to properly recognize, honor, and preserve the wondrous diversity and artistic elegance of the intricate web of life on Earth.” …EM, 2004

The Sundaland Clouded Leopard is a new recently described species discovered in the Dermakot Forest Reserve in Malaysia. The Clouded Leopard is one of the most elusive of all cat species, and is rarely encountered. Almost no studies in their ecology have been conducted. For the first eleven months of an intial study the research group never encountered a single leopard. Then, they suddenly came upon a Sunderland Leopard walking along a road, and were able to record it on a video. To read this fascinating article and see this amazing video, CLICK.

The U.S. Military with their massive size and budget is taking steps to become more “eco-conscious.” While their weapons of war are not changing drastically, the vehicles are. In fact, under the direction of President Obama’s vision to create a cleaner energy economy, the US Department of Agriculture and Department of the Navy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to encourage the development of advanced biofuels and other cleaner energy systems. To read this article, CLICK.

Deep beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, off the southeastern US, lies there exist a “virtual rainforest” of deep-sea coral reefs which is so expansive it is believed to be one of the world’s largest. The 23,000 sq mile area which stretches from North Carolina to Florida is only a portion of the extensive reef area presently being considered for protection from potential damage by commercial deep water commercial fishing and energy exploration. Environmentalists claim that crab pots and bottom trawling for shrimp are the most immediate threats to this precious resource.

These deep-sea reefs contain countless species unknown to science, and because they are so remote, are regarded as indicators of the ocean’s overall health. These deep-water reefs and pinnacles grow very slowly, and thus represent precious ecological treasure troves. Scientists are only just beginning to understand the true nature of these underwater “frontier zones. To read the full story CLICK.