My first climate change adventure was to accompany my boss, Jake Schmidt, to a “Trilateral Dialogue” hosted by the World Resources Institute (WRI). The purpose of this reoccurring roundtable is to share knowledge and increaseContinue reading
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Elena Kazarov
climate, environmental policy, International Climate Policy in D.C., internships, students
climate, environmental policy, International Climate Policy in D.C., internships, students
Keeping Tabs on our Neighbor to the North
I’m definitely not in the South anymore. Walking to the bus on my first day of my internship at the Natural Resources Defense Council, someone almost backed into me with their pickup truck and thenContinue reading
My Final Post
A week ago, I arrived back in the States after 30 hours of travel (not including the day of driving from Neuras back to the N/a’an ku sệ headquarters near Windhoek). In my final weekContinue reading
Summer Wrap-Up!
By now, you all know that I worked as the Environmental Working Group’s Environmental Health research intern this summer. Because the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is bursting with brilliance and talent, I had the chanceContinue reading
The Dragons of Neuras
On June 18th, we observed a female leopard at one of the Neuras waterholes. We then observed her again at a few more sites around the estate. We noticed that she was very thin inContinue reading
Anna Flam
conservation, Ecotourism Sustainability in Phang Nga, Thailand, students, sustainability, travel
conservation, Ecotourism Sustainability in Phang Nga, Thailand, students, sustainability, travel
Local views on tourism and conservation.
On top of the weekday work to get my initial recommendations ready for my last day at Andaman Discoveries, my last two weekends were consumed with “research”. One weekend on Koh Ra at the KohContinue reading
Count Down to Home
Leaving is always a bitter sweet feeling. While I cannot wait to get my hands on some Chipotle and milk, and will not miss the noseeums/biting midges, I will go through a difficult diving withdrawalContinue reading
I Think They’re Catching On
A spiteful leopard is out there. A couple of weeks ago, Matt and Kate set a leopard trap-cage on a neighboring property in order to capture Lightning, a female leopard and a N/a’an ku sệContinue reading
I don’t think there are snakes here, but…
A few weeks ago some Andaman Discoveries staff went on a mission to Oliver’s durian farm. Oliver’s been living around Kuraburi for 14 years, and remains defiantly English with a handful of Thailand expat quirks.Continue reading
Reflections: How is it August?
Four months ago, I expected my summer to be spent somewhere in the hustle and bustle of downtown Washington, D.C., researching and writing memos on various environmental issues. It did not even occur to meContinue reading