We have just gotten back from a weekend of camping here along the Infiernillo, where our class has seen and experienced such a variety of sights, sounds, and stories that it is hard to tieContinue reading
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Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental health, environmental policy, sustainability, water
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental health, environmental policy, sustainability, water
Early Morning Magic
I walked down the beach as the sun rose…soft sand under my feet, slowly dusting my heels with little golden rocks. I sat down at the point to watch the early morning surfers and letContinue reading
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, sustainability, travel, water
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, sustainability, travel, water
Reforesting the Land in Costa Rica and Rethinking Grazing
Since the 1950s, nearly 60% of Costa Rica’s forests have been cut at one period in time for the purpose of ranching.[i] Cows now graze on an estimated 35.5% of Costa Rica’s landmass, and accountContinue reading
The Stanback Internship Program
One of the most unique parts of being an undergraduate in the Nicholas School is the opportunity to participate in the Stanback Internship Program. I completed an internship with the program last summer and discoveredContinue reading
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
Ian Markham
alumni, conservation, environmental health, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel
alumni, conservation, environmental health, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel
Cooperation is the name of nature’s game
For many years, ecology focused on how competition for space and resources determined communities in nature (bottom-up controls). The field was revolutionized with growing understanding of how keystone predators effect ecosystems from the top-down. ArguablyContinue reading
Ian Markham
alumni, conservation, environmental health, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel
alumni, conservation, environmental health, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel
Rambles from Bali, Indonesia
Picture yourself exploring the largest Muslim country on Earth. Does your mind wander through scenes of sand dunes and camels, or crowded markets with burqa and tunic clad people? Can you almost hear the Imams calling theContinue reading
The Green Crab
If you look at Singapore from above, it resembles a crab, with its mouth at the Singapore river and the back facing Malaysia. The Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, has persistent practice of Feng ShuiContinue 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?
Sunrise Salutations along the Rejuvenated Southern California Coast
My favorite time of day is sunrise. I wake up generally every day between 5:30 and 6 AM. This leaves me enough time to make a breakfast big enough for five, and sneak inContinue reading