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Bolivia Recognizes Our Mother
Posted on February 26, 2013 | No CommentsWhere there is land there is land, where there is land there is risk, where there is risk needs attention. By: Laura Arias Doesn’t it always seem like governments only... -
A National Conversation on Democracy and Climate April 17, 2013
Posted on February 20, 2013 | No CommentsHave you ever heard of the Maldive Islands? Well, neither had I, until a few months ago. The Maldive Islands, also known as the Republic of the Maldives, or just... -
Bard College Conference on Waters, Forests, and Communities in Asia
Posted on February 7, 2013 | No CommentsAt Bard College’s conference on Water, Forests, and Communities in Asia, we welcomed speakers from three Asian countries. Over the span of three days, from January 31 to February 2,... -
I come from down in the valleys
Posted on September 16, 2012 | No CommentsYes the title is a Bruce Springsteen reference. In June I arrived in Oaxaca to start my internship at the Instituto de la Naturaleza y la Sociedad de Oaxaca or INSO. Nervous? Yes. Prepared?... -
Collecting Data for Soild Waste Systems: Aquiring Life Skills in Haiti
Posted on April 2, 2012 | No CommentsFrom July to November 2011, I embarked on my first career building experience. Well when written like that, it sounds so serious. It was serious to some extent. The experience... -
36 hours in Panama
Posted on March 30, 2012 | No CommentsTo celebrate its 25th Anniversary, Universidad del Itsmo (UDI)—with presence in Panama and Guatemala—held its inaugural “Jornada de Derecho Ambiental” (First Conference in Environmental Law) in Panama City on March... -
Goodstein reviews “The Island President” as the best global warming film in years
Posted on March 28, 2012 | No CommentsReposted from Grist By Eban Goodstein “A cross between paradise and paradise.” This is how Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives describes his nation in Jon Shenk’s powerful new film, The Island President.... -
Innovations in EIA
Posted on January 11, 2012 | No CommentsDuring the second week of my internship I was incredibly lucky to be invited to accompany my supervisor to a World Bank/IAIA conference. The “Innovations in EIA” Conference was a... -
Details, Details, Details: Time Management Lessons from Haiti
Posted on January 3, 2012 | No CommentsBetween scheduling appointments with relevant stakeholders such as local officials and NGOs, independently collecting, processing, and presenting information to my colleagues across the Atlantic, and traveling around a 120 KM... -
Time Management in Oaxaca: An Academic Lucha Libre
Posted on December 19, 2011 | 1 CommentWorking in Mexico, while at times frustrating, carried with it a sense of fulfillment that I don’t believe I could have obtained working at a similar position within the states. ...
