In the cities and on the trails…change is coming.
Category: sustainability
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, 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
A Year in the Tropics
Costa Rica has been a dream of mine for a very long time…I am not sure at what point it became this way. I think that sometimes certain places capture your imagination in a wayContinue reading
Tell Your Children to Be Farmers
There was an Op-Ed in the New York Times written a year ago by Bren Smith titled, “Don’t Let Your Children Grow Up to Be Farmers”. I found it sitting neatly folded on my bedroomContinue reading
Anne Martin
conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, students, sustainability, travel, undergraduate, water
conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, students, sustainability, travel, undergraduate, water
Lessons from Hispaniola
A green castle amidst a desolate landscape, a flapping Haitian flag waving us quietly goodbye. My last image of Haiti is filled with a strange sadness.
Anne Martin
climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability, undergraduate, water
climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability, undergraduate, water
Something That I Believe In
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.