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July 17, 2015 Tripp Burwellconservation, ESC, students, sustainability, travel

Good Times in the Badlands

A three-day visit to southwestern South Dakota.

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July 7, 2015 Tripp Burwellstudents, travel

A Visit to Deep Springs

My first trip out West.

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July 2, 2015 Tripp BurwellESC, students, travel

King’s Canyon: Sunrise

Sunrise photos from King’s Canyon National Park.

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Tripp Burwell
June 11, 2015 Tripp Burwellclimate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, ESC, forests, students, sustainability, travel, water

Money Solves Money Problems

Last year, I posted a magazine article that I wrote about paddling the Romaine River in East Central Quebec. One of the main reasons that the Romaine is is being dammed is to provide “green”Continue reading

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March 27, 2015 Tripp Burwellalumni, conservation, energy, ESC, faculty, students, sustainability, travel

Duke Nicholas vs. Yale FES

It’s spring again, which means some lucky potential students might be trying to choose between school options. Some people out there may be trying to make a similar decision to the one I did a fewContinue reading

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March 6, 2015 Tripp Burwellclimate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, faculty, forests, students, sustainability, travel, Uncategorized

In Pursuit of Illegal Loggers in India

In 2010, I went to India to develop the capacity of an NGO there. We ended up uncovering an illegal logging ring that had to be dealt with. This week’s blog is hosted at National Geographic.

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Tripp Burwell
February 6, 2015 Tripp Burwellalumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, ESC, forests, students, sustainability, travel

Kaziranga: Who wins?

In the competing demand between viewing wildlife and using them – who might win?

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Tripp Burwell
January 28, 2015 Tripp Burwellconservation, energy, environmental economics, ESC, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel, water

Photos: Bunaken, Indonesia

A photo essay from a recent trip to Bunaken, Indonesia.

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Tripp Burwell
January 16, 2015 Tripp Burwellconservation, ESC, students, sustainability, travel

Afghanistan: Enforcement Issues

Police forces all over the world have been in the news in the past few weeks, even in Afghanistan. A report out this week highlighted that a fund which provides salaries to police there likelyContinue reading

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Tripp Burwell
January 9, 2015 Tripp Burwellconservation, environmental economics, environmental policy, ESC, forests, students, sustainability, travel, water

Mexico’s Other Border

Howler monkeys harangued us as we floated down the brown river. Their invisible, furry faces unceasingly announced our approach. Underneath their clamorous banshee cries, we heard another sound – the low, dull throb of anContinue reading

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A blog focusing on conservation, geographical, social, and developmental issues, with a particular eye towards the American South, Central Asia, Southern Africa, and predators.

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