Tag: <span>environment</span>

The inclusion of gender into climate change and environmental policy

I have spent my summer interning with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in the Global Gender Office (GGO) in Washington D.C. What an experience it has been! IUCN is an intergovernmental agency working to find “pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environmental and development challenges.” And gender …

Why I Don’t Like the Word “Sustainability”

Reposted from Residence on Earth By: Clara Fang “So, what do you do for a living?” The question has been asked of me hundreds of times, and more often than not, the answer yields blank stares and further questions. “I’m a sustainability coordinator at a university.” This time I am …

Bolivia Recognizes Our Mother

Where 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 attempt to protect the natural environment when natural disasters that are triggered by environmental degradation occur? Even in such situations …

The Business Side of Things

I am working for Global Future Solutions as an Environmental Consultant. GFS is a growing business that markets and sells products beneficial to the environment.  I started my first week at their research branch in Winston Salem, NC. Their main headquarters are in Brisbane, Australia. GFS works in every part …