Why am I in DC? The blog is entitled “building a blue carbon science toolkit in Ecuador”. Every adventure begins somewhere. Harry Potter starts in a cupboard under the stairs in muggle suburbia, not theContinue reading
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Do Borders Matter? Lessons in Entrepreneurship
Do business practices differ across regions, longitudes, or languages? Well my summer experience with a young, but growing, organization says that overall – yes, business practices vary by region. Setting organizational strategy was a challengeContinue reading
Maria Prebble
Environmental and Ecological Security in India, environmental health, human health, internships, students, travel
Environmental and Ecological Security in India, environmental health, human health, internships, students, travel
Mahals & Maternal Mortality
“The sight of this mansion creates sorrowing sighs and makes the sun and moon shed tears from their eyes.” – Emperor Shah Jahan And Shan Jahan was right—the Taj Mahal is quite simply theContinue reading
Ian Markham
internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students, travel
internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students, travel
The Zen of Fieldwork
Have you ever sat and meditated in a cloud of stingless bees? Listened to the humming of their tiny wings slicing through the air as they throng around you? Felt the tickle of their tinyContinue reading
Ian Markham
conservation, internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students, travel
conservation, internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students, travel
In the Footsteps of Giants
“The laid made plans of mice and men often go astray” -John Steinbeck You would think given the title of the blog, or any other fieldwork I’ve done over the past ten years or so,Continue reading
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
Entrepreneurial Ego: Does it Inhibit or Accelerate Success?
The same attitude that gets a business off the ground can sometimes be the cause of its failure. I’m back in the United States (Durham, NC) after a 6-week consulting stint in México and I’veContinue reading
Maggie Ernest
conservation, internships, Mapping Habitat for the San Martin Titi Monkey in Peru, students, travel
conservation, internships, Mapping Habitat for the San Martin Titi Monkey in Peru, students, travel
Finally, tocónes!
The motor taxi vibrated violently beneath the road, the constant shaking the only thing keeping me awake this morning at 5:30am. But, through the dimly breaking dawn I could still see it in the distance,Continue reading
All Aboard! The Indian Railway
Novels and films set in India, travel guides, documentaries and Bollywood music videos often have one scene in common: the majestic Indian railroad. The Indian Railway is one the world’s largest and busiest train systemsContinue reading
Maggie Ernest
conservation, internships, Mapping Habitat for the San Martin Titi Monkey in Peru, students, sustainability, travel
conservation, internships, Mapping Habitat for the San Martin Titi Monkey in Peru, students, sustainability, travel
Lions and tigers and bears (and monkeys)! Oh my!
As I’ve traveled the world, one thing has been glaringly obvious to me: deforestation is threatening our biodiversity. In the US, we are so used to seeing parking lots rather than forest; we no longerContinue reading