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Ann Göth

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Dr. Ann Göth is an ecologist, science teacher, public speaker and passionate writer. She is coauthor of “Moundbuilders”, a book about megapode birds in Australia.
Her recent book “Volcanic Adventures in Tonga” is a vivid account of her very first adventure as a conservation ecologist.
Her career has taken her from Austria to islands in Tonga, the UN in Geneva and to universities, government agencies and schools in Australia.
She now lives in Sydney, Australia, with her husband and son.
Ann’s writing reflects a strong passion to bring natural history and conservation issues closer to non-scientists and scientists alike.

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“The concept of Tongan Time is the Tongan version of mindfulness.”
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