For a developing country of 5 million people, Costa Rica’s environmental policies include spectacular feats of long-term thinking and a dedicated commitment to the future.
environmental economics
Anne Martin
climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, students, sustainability, water
climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, students, sustainability, water
Mazaska Talks: Divest the Globe from Fossil Fuels
Trump may have pulled the United States federal government out of the Paris Climate Accord, but he can’t stand in the way of a dedicated citizenry determined to forge ahead.
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, sustainability
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, sustainability
Fight Climate Change with Compost
By composting our food and other organic scraps, rather than throwing them away, we can actually help the environment instead of hurting it.
Bill Schlesinger
agriculture, climate, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty
agriculture, climate, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty
Climate Change Economics
The impacts of climate change are likely to cause a 1.2% decline in GDP across the U.S. per one degree rise in temperature (C)
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, sustainability, travel, water
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, sustainability, travel, water
A Globalized View of Environmentalism
I watched a TED Talk by the policy advisor Simon Anholt the other day, titled “Who would the rest of the world vote for in your country’s election?” He asserted the following: “I think that ifContinue reading
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, marine studies, sustainability, travel, water
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, marine studies, sustainability, travel, water
How Commercial Fishing Threatens Costa Rica’s Seas
Costa Rica’s coasts, long renowned for being rich in biodiversity, have recently come under attack by industrial fishing. While living in the country for 10 months as a Hart Leadership Fellow, I interviewed fishermen onContinue reading
Lukas Gschwandtner
environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, students, water
environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, students, water
Critiques of the Safe Drinking Water Act
Throughout my course, ENV212: U.S. Domestic Environmental Policy, I have been studying various United States policies centered around environmental issues. I have learned how to take a critical lens to some of these policies, oneContinue reading
Bill Schlesinger
agriculture, biogeochemistry, climate, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty
agriculture, biogeochemistry, climate, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty
Seven documented reasons why YOU should care about climate change
Most people don’t think climate change will matter to them.
Ian Markham
alumni, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental economics, environmental health, ESC, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel
alumni, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental economics, environmental health, ESC, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel
Win-win for Fijian Predators
Though controversial, responsibly feeding sharks has created a win-win where livelihoods are generated from dive tourism while the reef and its predators including bull sharks, lemon sharks, trevally and groupers return to healthy abundancesContinue reading
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, marine studies, sustainability, travel, water
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, marine studies, sustainability, travel, water
Save our Seagrass
Did you ever imagine that such an unassuming ecosystem could be so essential to life on this planet?