We live in a world in which every decision that we make counts. We must decide what kind of a world we want to live in, and then decide what those decisions will be.
Category: environmental policy
environmental policy
Madagascar: Prosimian Protection & Community Capacity Building with the Duke Lemur Center
Earlier this month, millennials and the Duke University community mourned the death of Jovian, the Coquerel’s sifaka lemur better known as “Zoboomafoo” from the late 1990’s PBS Kids show of the same name.
Language & Climate: IPCC 2014
The change in language in the IPCC Synthesis Report from 2007 to 2014 is indicative of our increasing understanding of climate change and our urgent need to take action.
Maria Prebble
Environmental and Ecological Security in India, environmental policy, students, travel
Environmental and Ecological Security in India, environmental policy, students, travel
Gender Mainstreaming in ENGOS
In previous posts, I described how rural women interact with the environment in different ways than men and that women are often absent or underrepresented in decision-making at both the local and international level. GenderContinue reading
Shannon Switzer
CEM, coasts, environmental policy, internships, oceans, student life, students, Video Posts
CEM, coasts, environmental policy, internships, oceans, student life, students, Video Posts
Stanback & the Crocodile Island
I’ve had Cuba on the brain for the past 11 weeks. Cuban cigars, Cuban Rum and Cuban baseball. Well, not quite. No, as a Stanback Intern with the Environmental Defense Fund in Raleigh, I’ve beenContinue reading
Elena Kazarov
environmental policy, International Climate Policy in D.C., internships, students, travel
environmental policy, International Climate Policy in D.C., internships, students, travel
2014 EIA Energy Conference
On Monday and Tuesday of this past week I had the opportunity to attend the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s annual conference in DC. For those of you who haven’t spent countless hours swimming in EIAContinue reading
Maria Prebble
climate, Environmental and Ecological Security in India, environmental policy, students, travel
climate, Environmental and Ecological Security in India, environmental policy, students, travel
Women in Environmental Decision-Making
“The absence of women, particularly those from the global South, from national and international discussions and decision-making on climate change and development must change. The battle to protect the environment is not solely about technologicalContinue reading
Shannon Switzer
CEM, climate, coasts, Duke Marine Lab, environmental health, environmental policy, oceans, students, travel
CEM, climate, coasts, Duke Marine Lab, environmental health, environmental policy, oceans, students, travel
The Lighthouse Ponies
“Misty of Chincoteague?” I squealed. “No, that’s Virginia, this is North Carolina,” my classmate responded. “Yeah, but the ponies!” I insisted. We hadn’t come out on this boat to see the ponies per se (andContinue reading
Elena Kazarov
climate, environmental policy, International Climate Policy in D.C., internships, students
climate, environmental policy, International Climate Policy in D.C., internships, students
U.S. GHG Leadership in Paris
On June 17th the Environmental Law Institute held a seminar about the shape and size that U.S. action on climate change could take at the upcoming Congress of the Parties in Paris 2015. Invited panelistsContinue reading