There was an National Geographic article recently published highlighting the emergence of new scientific evidence supporting what I think most of us have known all along: nature is good for us.
Category: environmental health
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, sustainability, travel
alumni, climate, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, sustainability, travel
Life Connected
“To live in peace in this world requires acknowledging and embracing a concept of shared destiny (and origin).”
Is it possible to imagine a steady state? I have to believe it is.
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability
Imagine
Eduardo Porter wrote an article recently in the New York Times titled “Imagining a World Without Growth”. Inspired by the Paris Conference on climate change, the piece addresses the proposal of slowing, and ultimately ending,Continue reading
A Tropical Feast
Without a doubt, the variety and quantity of Costa Rica’s natural (food) resources have resulted in me becoming what can only be described as an avid gatherer.
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, sustainability, travel, undergraduate
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, sustainability, travel, undergraduate
Progress
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, students, sustainability, water
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, students, sustainability, water
Agriculture’s Contribution to Climate Change
While I wholeheartedly embrace new standards on power plants and the transportation sector, I am dismayed at the way in which we seem to be ignoring other major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, sustainability, water
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, sustainability, water
NEEDED: An Agricultural Transformation
The 2013 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development culminated in the creation of a special report, titled forcefully, “Wake Up Before It’s Too Late: Make Agriculture Truly Sustainable for Food Security in a Changing Climate”.
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, students
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, students
Riveted by the Rainy Season
“I am sensing a storm is coming, it’s calling me out to play” – Yuna The rainy season in Mastatal, Costa Rica is wet. Of course it is wet. But it is not justContinue reading
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, marine studies, sustainability, travel, water
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, marine studies, sustainability, travel, water
The Sixth Extinction
“Every last one of us can do better than to give up” – Cheryl Strayed What does it mean to live on a dying planet? What will it take to save her? IContinue reading