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Reducing Carbon Emissions Could Help, Not Harm, U.S. Economy
A national policy to cut carbon emissions by as much as 40 percent over the next 20 years could still result in increased economic growth, according to an interactive website reviewing 25 of the leading economic models being used to…
Foundations to Discuss Funding to Combat Climate Change
On Wednesday, Feb. 20, representatives from four leading private foundations will discuss how their organizations have helped fund and create
Agriculture Changing Chemistry of Mississippi River
Midwestern farming has injected the equivalent of five Connecticut Rivers and more carbon dioxide annually into the Mississippi River during the past 50 years, according to a study published today in Nature by researchers at Yale and Louisiana State universities.
Doctoral Student's Research Featured on NPR
Jennifer Balch is part of a research team using experimental burns to study the effects of fire in the transitional forests of Brazil.
Summer Internship: La Minga
La minga, or "community service", is a cornerstone in rural areas of Ecuador in which communities work together to construct sanitation systems, build houses, improve community green spaces,Ecology Letters
Long-term reproductive behaviour of woody plants across seven Bornean forest types in the Gunung Palung National Park (Indonesia): suprannual synchrony, temporal productivity and fruiting diversityAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science Fellowship Information Session
Information Session on Science & Technology Policy Fellowships at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Lunch will be provided. Sage 24.SDI-Africa - GIS & remote sensing news in Africa - October 2007
Spatial Data Infrastructure – Africa (SDI-Africa) is a free, electronic newsletter for people interested in GIS, remote sensing, and data management issues in Africa. The October 2007 issue includes (among many other items): http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters/SDIAfricav6n10.pdf - Congo-Kinshasa: Production des cartes communautaires…Center for Green Chemistry & Engineering at Yale
The Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale is dedicated to advancing the theory and practice of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering. The Center conducts projects in developing new science, technology, educational opportunities, and policies, for the ultimate…Employers on Campus: McKinsey & Co Information Session for Business Analyst and Senior Business Analyst Positions
Location: Omni Hotel, New Haven If you are interested in or even thinking about management and strategy consulting as a career option, you will want to take advantage of this information session by the management and strategy consulting firm recently…
Greening Pakistan's Cities
Nostalgically, most Pakistanis salute President Ayub Khan for his vision in establishing the capital city of Islamabad. Apart from its abysmal airport, which pales in comparison to Lahore and Karachi’s lavish terminals, Islamabad is often mentioned by expatriate Pakistanis to…SDI-Africa - GIS & remote sensing news in Africa - September 2007
Spatial Data Infrastructure – Africa (SDI-Africa) is a free, electronic newsletter for people interested in GIS, remote sensing, and data management issues in Africa. The September 2007 issue includes (among many other items): http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters/SDIAfricav6n9.pdf - Tunisian Association for Digital Geographic…
Aldeafeliz Ecovillage
ALDEAFELIZ ECOVILLAGE: Finding happy ways to live sustainably Why an ecovillage? You might have dreamed of a lifestyle where you are closer to nature, and live as a community, where the values of respect for people, nature, and self are…
Peace Parks: Conservation and Conflict Resolution
From the Editor's Preface: The famed naturalist Aldo Leopold was appointed as the first conservation advisor to the United Nations soon after the end of World War II. Yet little is known about Leopold’s mandate for this short-lived position that…
The Ecology of Walmart
By Saleem H. Ali Introduction Corporations have often been described in organismic terms because of their capacity for impact on the environment and some of their behavioral attributes such as resource consumption, waste generation and growth. Corporate unions or mergers…AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships Information Session
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Information Session for Science & Technology Policy Fellowships, Friday, November 2, Sage 24, noon -1pm. Lunch will be provided. More details to come. For more information on fellowships see: http://fellowships.aaas.orgSDI-Africa - GIS & remote sensing news in Africa - August 2007
http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters/SDIAPv4n8.pdf Spatial Data Infrastructure – Africa (SDI-Africa) is a free, electronic newsletter for people interested in GIS, remote sensing, and data management issues in Africa. The August 2007 issue includes (among many other items): - Libya Spatial Data Information Infrastructure…Gruzen Madagascar photos live on the F&ES Africa Network Photo Gallery
Rachel Gruzen's photos of Madagascar are now live on the Africa Network's Photogallery. Also on view are Heather Arrowood's images of Tanzania. Members of the Forestry & Environmental Studies community are invited to post their own images of the diverse…
Flows and Fates of Discarded Copper in Sofia, Bulgaria, and New Haven, CT, USA
Diana Dimitrova,* Jason Rauch,* RobertGordon,** and T.E.Graedel*Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Management 2007
Johannesburg, South Africa, 27-28 August 2007 Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Management 2007 Conference will showcase the seriousness of the challenges confronting us, the risks we are in, real issues affecting the environment and provide sustainable environmental management solutions. It…Africa Network: Publications
People & Organizations Alumni/ae Events Community Postings Publications Links Photo Gallery The Policy Terrain in Protected Area Landscapes: Challenges for Agroforestry in Integrated Landscape Conservation February 2006 Biodiversity and Conservation Rebecca Ashley, Diane Russell, Brent Swallow Link Climate,…All Africa Environmental Health Conference
Nairobi, Kenya, 27 - 30 August 2007 The All Africa Environmental Health Conference, hosted by the Association of Public Health Officers Kenya will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from the 27th to the 30th of August 2007. Topics that will…International Conference on Water Resources Monitoring, Modeling and Simulation
Alexandria, Egypt, 25-27 November 2007 The Egyptian Water Resources Association, in conjunction with Wessex Institute of Technology, UK, Desert Research Institute, USA, Disaster Research Centre, Japan, UNESCO, and Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt, will host an international conference on Water Resources Monitoring,…Hydrology for Environment, Life and Policy (HELP) Southern Symposium
Pretoria, South Africa, 4-9 November 2007 Hydrology for the Environment, Life and Policy (HELP), a joint initiative of the United Nations Educational Scientific Organization (UNESCO) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO), is holding a symposium from the 4th to the 9th…1st EMAN-Global Conference
Pretoria, South Africa, 24 - 26 Oct. 2007 The first EMAN-Global Conference will be held on Wednesday 24th – Friday 26th October 2007 at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Prestige Auditorium, Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa. The Environmental Management Accounting…The 8th WATERnet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium
Livingston, Zambia, October 30 - November 3, 2007 The 8th WATERnet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium organized by WATERNET, Institute of Water and Sanitation Development (IWSD), Water Research Fund for Southern Africa (WARFSA), and Global Water Partnership-Southern Africa (GWP-SA) will take place in Livingstone,…
Copper In-Use Stock and Copper Scrap in the State of Connecticut, USA
A “bottom-up”assessment of the in-use stocks of copper in the State of Connecticut, circa 2000,yields an overall result of approximately 540 Gg (thousand metric tons) of copper,or 157 kg for every person in the StateAfrican GIS & remote sensing news - July 2007 SDI-Africa newsletter
Spatial Data Infrastructure – Africa (SDI-Africa) is a free, electronic newsletter for people interested in GIS, remote sensing, and data management issues in Africa. It has been published monthly since May 2002 and has wide circulation across Africa. Each issue…
Eco-Rating System Created for Land Development
The Land and Natural Development (LAND) Code: Guidelines for Sustainable Land Development, published by John Wiley & Sons, provides architects, engineers, landscape architects, developers and city officials with a science-based rating system that awards either a silver, gold or platinum…
Industrial Symbiosis in Action
Report on the Third International Industrial Symbiosis Research Symposium Birmingham,England,August5-6,2006 D.Rachel Lombardi,School of Engineering,University of Birmingham,UK Peter Laybourn, National Industrial Symbiosis Programme,UK, EDITORS Order a print copyCarbon Markets Africa
Cape Town, November 14 - 15 2007 The inaugural Carbon Markets Africa conference is a two day business networking event that will bring together the worlds leading carbon consultants, brokers and financiers with African business. This event joins the Carbon…Biofuels Markets Africa
Cape Town, November 5-6 2007 The second annual Biofuels Markets Africa conference will take place in Cape Town this November. The regions first international networking event for the whole biodiesel and ethanol value chain attracted over 200 industry executives from…Climate Change Action Africa - 2007
Adaptation Policies & Strategies for Sustainable Development in Africa August 28 - 30, 2007 · Gallagher Estate, Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa For more details: http://www.iqpc.com/cgi-bin/templates/singlecell.html?topic=221&event=13430Environmental and Health Aspects of Mining, Refining and Related Industries
22 to 26 July 2007 Pilansberg Game Reserve, North West Province, South Africa Website: http://www.kingfischer.co.za Contact name: Adri Fischer The aim of the conference is to facilitate interdisciplinary discussions about all environmental and health issues concerned with the mining and…2007 World Environmental Education Congress
The Environmental Association of Southern Africa will be hosting the 2007 World Environmental Education Congress from the 2nd to the 6th of July 2007 in Durban, South Africa. Theme: Learning in a Changing World Website: www.weec2007.comProgram to Encourage 'Green' Industry in Developing Countries
A Yale research team is introducing a program that will encourage the adoption of environmentally friendly industrial activity in developing countries.21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology
The Centre for African Conservation Ecolog (ACE) and NMMU will be hosting the 21st Annual Conference of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) from 1 – 5 July 2007. The LOC is expecting 1500 – 2000 delegates from over 50…Meeting of the African Forestry Wildlife Commission (AFWC)
Created in 1959, the African Forestry Wildlife Commission (AFWC) is one of six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a policy and technical forum for countries to discuss and address forest issues on a regional basis. It meets…
Environment: Yale, Spring 2007
The Journal of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies - Spring 2007 IssueWorkshop on Recreational Hunting, Governance, Equity and Conservation Benefits
On 1st July a workshop on Recreational Hunting, Governance, Equity and Conservation Benefits will be held at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth , South Africa in association with the Society for Conservation Biology’s Annual Meeting. It will…IMA course in Monitoring and Evaluation in Development, 22 Oct. - 2 Nov. 2007, Cape Town, South Africa
IMA International is offering a course on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) in Development from 22 October to 2 November 2007, in Cape Town, South Africa. Language for the training will be English. At the end of the course participants will…Journal Examines the Global Impact of Cities
Cutting-edge research on the global impact of cities is the focus of a special issue of Yale’s Journal of Industrial Ecology.F&ES Graduation to Offset Gas Linked to Global Warming
To demonstrate their commitment to fighting global warming, the 2007 graduates of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies will invest in projects that sequester carbon dioxide or develop renewable energy in order to offset the pollution that their…Cane Toads Gaining Ground in Australia
The cane toad’s (Bufo marinus) increasing ability to invade Australia is revealed by a dynamically updated range model
From Barriers to Opportunities: Renewable Energy Issues in Law and Policy
A report on the work of the Renewable Energy and International Law Project (REIL), 2006–2007. Leslie Parker, REIL; Jennifer Ronk, REIL; Bradford Gentry [profile], Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies; Martijn Wilder, Baker & McKenzie; James Cameron, Climate Change…Air Pollution Lowers Weight of Newborns
The exposure of pregnant women to air pollution can increase their risk of having low-birth-weight infants, according to a Yale study. Researchers at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and the Yale School of Medicine found that the…The Collaborative Urban Environmental Crisis Management Research Project (UECM) in China
Y. Song May 9, 2007 Research Scholar Yajie Song initiated the Collaborative Urban Environmental Crisis Management Research Project (UECM) as PI, his mentor Professor William Burch of Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) as Co-PI along with their…Carbon trading won�t work
Originally in the LA Times earlier this month... Carbon trading won’t work Experiments with the market scheme favored by Schwarzenegger shows trading favors big polluters without curbing global warming gases. By Michael K. Dorsey MICHAEL K. DORSEY, assistant professor on…
Ecosystem Services, Texas Field Trip
Every other year, Professor Bradford Gentry (profile) co-teaches a course on emerging markets for ecosystem services. This spring, professors Mark Ashton (F&ES, profile), Maureen Burke (Yale School of Management) and Mike Fotos (Trinity College and visiting at Yale Political Science)…Articles and Book Chapters
In review Perception of Volcanic Eruption as Agent of Change on Merapi Volcano, Central Java. For special issue on ‘volcanic risk perception’ of Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. In press Nature, Society, and Science in Southeast Asia's Grasslands. In:…SAGE Magazine Volume II, Issue I
This is SAGE's third magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.eduCreating Binational Peace Parks between Honduras and Nicaragua
Richard Chaves, Director of The Nature Conservancy of Nicaragua and an F&ES Alum will speak on "Creating Binational Peace Parks between Honduras and Nicaragua" The Nature Conservancy at Nicaragua (TNC) is involved in the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve that encompasses an…Yale Forest Forum Leadership Lunch Seminar
Special TUESDAY YFF Lunch April 24, 2007 12:00-1:00 p.m. In Bowers Auditorium José MarÃa Solano Lopez Head of Area, Forest Management and Planning Section, Biodiversity Directorate, Ministry of Environment, Spain "Building a National Forestry Policy: the Spanish Forestry Plan Case"Yale Forest Forum Leadership Lunch Seminar
MONDAY in SAGE HALL, ROOM 24 YFF Lunch with Bastiaan Louman Lunch provided "Forest Certification as a Policy Supporting Tool in Latin America" Bastiaan Louman obtained a MSc Degree from the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands, and is associate…Yale Forest Forum Leadership Lunch Seminar
Marsh Hall Rotunda Lunch provided. Anthony Marcil President and CEO, Forest Stewardship Council of Canada "Boreal, Caribou and Mountain Pine Beetles - FSC Unites Them All" Antony G. Marcil joined FSC Canada in 2005 bringing a combination of private sector…Reunion 2004
You can visit a photo album of the Class of 1994 at the 10 years reunion. http://www.protierra.com/Reunion2004/EMERGING ISSUES IN GLOBAL FORESTRY
EMERGING ISSUES IN GLOBAL FORESTRY 3 Panel Discussions and Lunch Marsh Hall Rotunda 360 Prospect Street New Haven, Connecticut Free and open to the public Thursday, April 19, 2007 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Faculty Panel I * Forest Health…Master's Research Colloquium
2007 Master’s Student Research Colloquium Schedule 9:00-9:15 OPENING 9:15–10:15 SPECIES DIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL & SPATIAL PATTERNS Tamara Muruetagoiena, Punit Lalbhai, Brandon Berkeley, Charlie Liu, Beth Feingold 10:15–11:15 ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION Maya Cahn, Steven Brady, Kerry Dooley, Sonam Wangchuck, Scott Berendt…Integrated conservation, land use, remote sensing, and ecosystem dynamics in Central Africa
Dr. Laporte is a biologist whose research centers on the applications of satellite imagery to tropical forest ecosystems, including vegetation mapping, land-use change, and deforestation causes and consequences. She has been involved in numerous environmental projects in Central Africa over…Swahili Lunch Table
Branford College Tuesdays and Fridays 12:30-1:30.Deforestation, Poverty Alleviation, Community Forests, and Protected Areas in the Maya Forest
A talk by Dr. David Bray Florida International University “Deforestation, Poverty Alleviation, Community Forests, and Protected Areas in the Maya Forest” Location: Bowers Auditorium Date: April 23, 2007 Time: 4-5:30 pm David’s research interests center on community natural resource management…
Valuing Nature
Economists have successfully branded themselves as scientists with mathematical exactitude who can artfully negotiate the vagaries of human consumption patterns through pricing mechanisms. Yet the life support systems that sustain the planet have eluded their grasp, and have often been…Climate Change Effects on Sub-Saharan Africa Conference
A conference on the topic of climate change as it relates to Sub-Saharan Africa is taking place June 6-9, 2007 in Coutonou, Benin. Issues covered will range from impacts on agriculture and ecosystems to adaptation strategies. Abstract submission deadline is…
Energy security from a environmental policy & governance perspective - Sascha Müller-Kraenner (TNC)
Sascha Müller-Kraenner is Senior Policy Adviser and the European representative to The Nature Conservancy, a leading international conservation organisation with over one million members and supporters as well as programmes in 30 countries. From 2003-2006, Sascha Müller-Kraenner served as the…VISIONS OF AFRICA: Contemporary African Cinema: Faat Kine
Luce Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Ave., Yale University. Director: Ousmane Sembene (121 minutes, 2000, Senegal, in French and Wolof with English subtitles) Faat Kine is an independent single mother and successful businesswoman who runs a gasoline franchise. As she reflects back…The Livelihood and Herding Activities of Pastoral Fulani in Bida Emirate
Presented by Regina Fu, Fox Fellow, Yale University and the University of Tokyo, Japan. Luce 102, 34 Hillhouse Ave., Yale University.VISIONS OF AFRICA: Contemporary African Cinema: Lumumba
Luce Hall Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, Yale University. Director: Raoul Peck (A Zeitgeist Films Release) (115 minutes, 2000, Zimbabwe/Mozambique/Belgium, in French with English subtitles ) Lumumba is a gripping epic that dramatizes for the first time the rise and fall…Reforemers, Rebels, and Revolutionaries: Prophetic Movements in Africa
Matthew Kustenbauder, Yale University, Room 203, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, Yale University.
Podcast: Green to Gold
In Green to Gold, Dan Esty, director of the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale, discusses how smart companies are incorporating environmental concerns into their business strategies. Leading companies worldwide have discovered that thinking green can generate value…Air Law Workshop: An overview of what it takes to implement the Clean Air Act from the perspective of a Regional U. S. EPA office
Air Law Workshop: An overview of what it takes to implement the Clean Air Act from the perspective of a Regional U. S. EPA office by Steve Rothblatt Director, Air and Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Mr.…
Yale Forest Forum Leadership Lunch Seminar
Talbot Trotter Northern Research Station Program, U.S. Forest Service Biological Control of Invasive Species: Efforts to Control The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid With Imported Beetles Talbot Trotter is a Research Ecologist with the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station. His research…
Yale Forest Forum Leadership Lunch Seminar
Raphaële Préget Laboratory of Forest Economics, Nancy, France Timber Auctions and Stumpage Appraisal: Some Perspectives from French Public Sales Raphaële Préget is a Researcher at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Laboratory of Forest Economics, Nancy, France, where…
Yale Forest Forum Leadership Lunch Seminar
Paul DeClay White Mountain Apache Tribal Forest Manager and Mary Stuever Burn Area Emergency Rehabilitation Coordinator for the White Mountain Apache Tribe Lessons Learned: White Mountain Apache Tribal Forestry and the Rodeo-Chediski Fire Paul DeClay, White Mountain Apache Tribal Forest…Merry Birthday Affair on Linden Street
The snow is beautiful. The cold air is refreshing. But let's be honest: one of the best things about the end of February is -- it's almost March! And the best thing about the beginning of March is that is…
Environmentalism and Obesity in Asia
One of my doctoral students, who is originally from China, informed me this week that the “year of the pig” had begun. Indeed, the Chinese new year began on February 18th with the usual festivities all across East Asia. Delectable…SAGE Magazine Volume I, Issue II
This is SAGE's second magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.edu
Yale Forest Forum Leadership Lunch Seminar
Dan Perlman Associate Professor of Biology and Chair, Environmental Studies Program, Brandeis University Early Days at the Yale School of Forestry: A Pictorial History of the 1913 and 1914 Field SeasonsAlumni - Where Are They Now?
(Note: graduates who have additions or changes to their listings here should send them to Yuliya Shmidt at yuliya.shmidt@yale.edu) Dr. Dove's Former Advisees: Master's Graduates 2000 Djalins, Upikwira: Cornell U., Doctoral program in Development Sociology Kostishack, Peter: Amazon Alliance, Washington…Integrated Assessment of a Native Tree Species for Restoration of Agricultural Lands in Mali
Kerry Dooley, Yale University presents "Integrated Assessment of a Native Tree Species for Restoration of Agricultural Lands in Mali." Room 102, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, Yale University.Democratization and Land Reform: Insights from the Kenyan Experience
Jackie Klopp, Columbia University, presents "Democratization and Land Reform: Insights from the Kenyan Experience." Room 203, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, Yale University.
Calestous Juma to be McCluskey Fellow in Spring 2008
Professor Juma is at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He will be the McCluskey Fellow in the Spring 2008 semester. He is an internationally recognized expert on sustainable development in Africa, international trade, international environmental policy, and…All CT Trout Unlimited Day at FES
Trout Unlimited's Connecticut chapters will be holding their annual meeting at FES on Saturday, February 17, 2007. Interested students are invited to attend. The focus will be on youth education and outreach, and feature the "Trout in the Classroom" program.…Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries
Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries Anthropology: Dictionary Entries Dove, Michael R., Tammy Castleforte, and Marilyn Li. 1997. Augury (p.32), Chayanov Slope (pp.54-55), Gardens or Homegardens (p.216), Longhouses (pp.295-96), Natural Disasters (p.340), Swidden (pp.458-59). In: The Dictionary of Anthropology, T. J. Barfield…Sounds Conservancy Grants Program
For students planning summer research work along the Long Island and New England coasts, funds are available through the Sounds Conservancy Grant program. Application deadline is March 15th. See details following and on the web under grants at: http://www.qlf.org/programs/programs.htmlField Notes from a Catastrophe: Discussion with Elizabeth Kolbert
"Field Notes From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature & Climate Change" Master's Tea with Elizabeth Kolbert February 8, 2007 at 4 pm Saybrook Master's House, 90 High Street This Master's Tea is a discussion with Elizabeth Kolbert, staff writer for the…
Biophilic Design: Opening the Door to Nature
New Podcast: Stephen Kellert, Tweedy Ordway Professor of Social Ecology, explains the concept of biophilia, which is the inherent human affinity for the natural environment, and how it relates to built environment. According to Professor Kellert, isolation and alienation from…The Great Trek to Tanzania: South African Capital, Race, and National Sovereignty in the Post-Apartheid Era
Richard Schroeder, Rutgers University. ISPS Conference Room B012, 77 Prospect Street.Newspaper article on Peace Corps assignment in Senegal
George Washington Univeristy Newspaper Article: Ditching the Office to Promote Peace Abroad
Yale Forest Forum Leadership Lunch Seminar
Please join the Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry for our weekly Yale Forest Forum Lunch. Food and Beverages Provided. Michael Virga Acting Executive Director, Forestry Sector, American Forest & Paper Association "Global Forest Policy: An Industry Perspective" As Acting Executive…
Yale Forest Forum Leadership Lunch Seminar
Please join the Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry for our weekly Yale Forest Forum Lunch. Food and Beverages Provided. Brett Butler Research Forester with the Forest Inventory & Analysis Unit of the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station "Understanding and…
Yale Forest Forum Leadership Lunch Seminar
Please join the Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry for our weekly Yale Forest Forum Lunch. Food and Beverages Provided. Lars Gulbrandsen Doctoral Research Fellow at Harvard’s Center for International Development and Senior Research Fellow at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in…Ecology Happy Hour
The Society for Conservation Biology SIG is pleased to invite you to: ECOLOGY HAPPY HOUR Wednesday January 31 5:30 pm Marsh Rotunda 360 Prospect Street Snacks, beverages, and good company provided! Come mingle with faculty and students interested in ecology.
Yale Forest Forum Leadership Lunch Seminar
Please join the Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry for our first ever Yale Forest Forum Lunch Videoconference. Food and Beverages Provided. Franck Lecocq Deputy Director of the Laboratory of Forestry Economics, Nancy, France. "The Clean Development Mechanism: Status and Prospects,…African Drum Processional
Afro-American Cultural Center. African Drum Processional. Old Campus to Afro-American Cultural Center, 211 Park Street.The Work of Fiction: The Novel and the Social Imaginary in Africa
African Studies. Historical Narratives Lecture Series. Simon Gikandi, Princeton University, “The Work of Fiction: The Novel and the Social Imaginary in Africa.” Room 203, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse.Visions of Africa Film Series: "You, Africa!" and "Festival in the Desert"
"You, Africa!" directed by Ndiouga Moctar Ba, 1993, 43 minutes, Senegal (in Wolof and French with English subtitles) "Festival in the Desert" by Lionel Brouet, 2003, 52 minutes, Mali (in French with English subtitles). Luce Auditorium.Yale Endowment Open Meeting
Open Meeting of the Yale Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility ("ACIR") Feb 9, 4-5.30pm Yale Law School, Room 127 All members of the Yale community are invited to attend the annual open meeting of ACIR. The meeting is open only…
Highlights of the African Collection
Includes a tour of the current exhibit in Sterling Memorial Library - L'Afrique qui disparait! The Congo postcards of Casimir Zagourski and other highlights of the Yale Library's extensive African Collection. Registrations are necessary as places are limited - please…Index Ranks Yale Forestry Program Best in Research Productivity
The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies has the best forestry program in the United States based on the research productivity of its faculty, according to a recently released index. “For a hundred years, this school has been a…Communicating Climate Change: Approaches and Strategies for Reaching the Public
Communicating Climate Change: Approaches and Strategies for Reaching the Public Wednesday, January 24, 4 pm Luce Hall Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Avenue This panel discussion will feature the perspectives of Andrew Revkin, Science reporter for the New York Times and author…
The State of Forest Certification in North America from an SFI Perspective
Yale Forest Forum Leadership Seminar Lunch January 18, 2007 Marsh Hall Rotunda 360 Prospect St. Food and Beverages Provided. Bill Banzahf President, Sustainable Forestry Board speaking on "The State of Forest Certification in North America from an SFI Perspective" Bill…
The State of Forest Certification in North America from an SFI Perspective
Marsh Hall Rotunda 360 Prospect St. Food and Beverages Provided. Speaker: Bill Banzhaf President, Sustainable Forestry Board speaking on \"The State of Forest Certification in North America from an SFI Perspective\" Bill Banzahf is President of the Sustainable Forestry Board,…
Diamonds and Development
As moviegoers flock to view the new Hollywood blockbuster "Blood Diamond," the Kalahari San people of Africa's largest diamond producer, Botswana have just won a major judicial victory. Unlike Sierra Leonne, where the film is based, Botswana and its inhabitants…
The Inconvenience of Science (with an afterword about the Nobel Prize for Gore)
The following review was written before the Nobel Prize announcement on October 12, 2007. While there is much to admire about his activism, the Nobel committee has just politicized the debate further by giving the prize to Gore. The IPCC…
A Climate of Conflict
As the twelfth round of climate change negotiations wrapped up in Nairobi in November, 2006, the rhetoric on climate change got more intense. The debate has been increasingly polarized by interest groups that continue to challenge each other's credibility amidst…
Minding our Minerals
Almost a year has passed since the Sago mine tragedy in West Virginia that claimed the lives of twelve miners. Since then, accusations of lax enforcement have been made against mineral companies and the U.S. Mining Safety and Health Administration…Gift from Alumnus Provides Scholarships to Students from Puerto Rico
New Haven, Conn.–Two Yale graduate students from Puerto Rico have received the Victor Luis Gonzalez Scholarship to study forest management and environmental education at the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. The scholarship recipients are Jorge Figueroa, a native of…
Africa Network: Links
People & Organizations Alumni/ae Events Community Postings Publications Links Photo Gallery Online Access to Research in the Environment Tropical Resources Institute Yale and the World – Africa Yale Council on African Studies Yale African Students Association Yale World…
Interactive Map: Climate Change and GDP
Professor Robert Mendelsohn's study, "Dynamic Forecasts of the Sectoral Impacts of Climate Change," utilizes results from climate impact analyses to project how future climate scenarios will affect each country in the world. The study has looked at the impacts on…YPCC convenes meeting to discuss Climate Change Science Bridging Institution
On Nov 9, 2006 the YPCC convened a meeting in New York City to discuss a potential Climate Change Science Bridging Institution. 40 experts gathered from around the country to discuss how to convey the most important findings of climate…
Global Forests Focus of Yale Executive Education Program
An executive education program that will focus on the condition and dynamics of global forests will be offered in the spring of 2007 by Yale University’s Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry. The program, which will consist of two week-long courses…Conflict and Justice in Burundi and Rwanda
Maria Burnett, Human Rights Watch. Room 121, Law School, 127 Wall Street.Family Networks, Orphan Caretaking and Orphan Welfare in Tanzania
Christopher Ksoll, Yale University. Room 16, 27 Hillhouse Avenue.Timap (Stand Up) for Justice Sierra Leone: Developing a Model for Advancing Justice in Post-Conflict West Africa
Vivek Maru, Timap for Justice, Sierra Leone. Room 128, Law School, 127 Wall Street.Dakar to Port Loko: Perspectives From West Africa
Directed by Nathaniel Cogley. Luce Hall Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Avenue.
Yale Forest Forum Leadership Lunch Seminar
Sandra Anagnostakis Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Chestnuts in this Century Sandra Anagnostakis has been working on chestnut blight disease since 1968. After completing basic studies with the fungus she imported virus-containing strains of…Research and Internship Opportunities in Latin America
The Latin American SIG is hosting an informal discussion with peers that have spent time doing environmental work in Latin America or are natives of the area in Sage 32 this Wednesday Nov 29th at 12pmNOON. Find out about fascinating,…Zoom: the Race to Fuel the Car of the Future
Please join The Economist's Global Correspondent, Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran, for his talk - Zoom: The Race to Fuel the Car of the Future. Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran is The Economist's Global Correspondent, covering developments in politics, economics, business, and technology as…Solar Home Design Mini Course
Sustainable Home Design- Online Jan 8 - Feb 16, 2007, Online Six-week, self-paced online course on how to build energy efficient, sustainable solar homes. How to design and build homes that achieve optimal year-round comfort, reduce energy consumption, improve indoor…Water & Sanitation Symposium meeting
Please join us for the discussion on the development of a FES Water and Sanitation Symposium for Spring 2007. Janine M.H. Selendy, Chairman and President, Horizon International, Yale University, will lead and present ideas for the proposed symposium which will…Darfur and the Challenges of Multilateral Action
Jendayi Frazer, US State Department. Room 202, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue.Resource Inventory Notes
The contents of all 45 issues of Info – Resource Inventory Notes (1975-1976), Resource Inventory Notes (1976-1980), and Resources Evaluation Newsletter (1980-1981) have been scanned into pdf documents and are available for public downloading below. Resource Inventory Notes 1975-1976 |…Bibliographies
Bibliographies in three areas: statistics, sampling, forestry & ecology. All are downloadable pdf documents.Entrepreneurship as a tool for sustainable international development
Interested in entrepreneurship as a tool for sustainable international development? Come learn about The Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group with Benny Lee, Education and Outreach Director Wednesday, November 29th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm SOM Room A 46. Pizza provided. Roughly 2…Access to HIV/AIDS Treatment in Africa
Panelists: Stephanie Urdang, Rwanda Gift for Life; Cecilia Mwaluda, Pathfinder International; Dai Ellis, Clinton Foundation. Room 127, Law School, 127 Wall Street.Shattered Dreams?: An Oral History of the South African AIDS Epidemic
Ron Bayer, Columbia University, with Gerald Oppenheimer, Brooklyn College. Panel discussion to follow. Room N-107, Anlyan Center, 300 Cedar Street.Community Collaboration: Approaches to HIV/AIDS in Mombasa
Cecilia Mwaluda, HIV/AIDS Activist and Counselor, Mombasa. Room 203, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue.The Emergence (or not) of Private Property Rights in Land: Southern Nigeria, 1851-1914
James Fenske, Yale University. Room A001, ISPS, 77 Prospect Street
Agroecología y la Lucha para la Soberanía Alimentaria en las Américas
Order a print copy This is the Spanish language version of a book published in two languages. Go to this title in English
Podcast: It’s not easy being a frog
Why are deformities appearing in the frog population? Here professor David Skelly explain his research findings and why they may be important for human health.Norm Change on the Right to Health: HIV/AIDS in Africa
Holly Burkhalter, International Justice Mission. Room 120, Law School, 127 Wall Street.The Rise of African Christianity and Its World Significance
James Ault, filmmaker; author. Overseas Ministries Study Center, 490 Prospect Street.How Did Civil War and Genocide Affect Poverty in Rwanda
Philip Verwimp, Institute of Social Studies in The Hague. Room 119, 8 Prospect Place.Lost Boys of Sudan
Directed by Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk. Luce Hall Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Avenue.Behind Closed Doors: A Discussion with Yale World Fellows on Public-Private Partnerships
Behind Closed Doors: A Discussion with Yale World Fellows on Public-Private Partnerships Tuesday, Nov 7th, 5:00-6:30 Sage Lounge, 205 Prospect St Tung Ngo (Managing Partner, VILAF Lawyers) Sem Shikongo (Chief Development Planner, Nambia) Jessica Faieta (Director, Office of the Deputy…
Doctoral Student Receives Rolex Award for Snow Leopard Conservation
Doctoral student Shafqat Hussain has been chosen to receive a Rolex Award for his work on the conservation of the snow leopard in northern Pakistan. This prestigious award supports “exceptional men and women who are breaking new ground in areas…
Doctoral Student Receives Rolex Award for Snow Leopard Conservation
Doctoral student Shafqat Hussain has been chosen to receive a Rolex Award for his work on the conservation of the snow leopard in northern Pakistan. This prestigious award supports “exceptional men and women who are breaking new ground in areas…Developing World Gaining Access to Environmental Research
A collaborative initiative to help reduce great disparities in scientific resources between developed and developing nations.Africa Week sponsored by the Yale African Students' Association (YASA) and UNICEF
Events include: A benefit concert for Program Amman Imman, the launching of a new journal of African Affairs, a Faculty round table on Africa and the Disciplines, a Pierson College Master's Tea with Dennis Hamilton (M.PH 1971 and Associate Director…Africa Night at the IC Cafe
Chimamanda Adichie, author; Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun. Book Reading, Signing, and Q & A Session. Performances by Asempa and WORD. International Center, 421 Temple Street.All Day Long African Movie Festival
Luce Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse AvenueYale and Africa Panel Discussion
Panelists: William Foltz, Yale University; Aleta Wenger, Yale University; Rebecca Pappas, Yale University; Elizabeth Dickinson, Yale University. International Center, 421 Temple Street.Africa and the Disciplines Faculty Roundtable
Africa and the Disciplines Faculty Roundtable. Chair: William Foltz, Yale University. Roundtable Members: Ann Biersteker, Yale University; Kari Hartwig, Yale University; Thomas McDow, Yale University; and David Simon, Yale University. Room 203, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue.Hobbes and the Congo: Framing Processes and Continued Local Violence During the Congolese Transition (2003-2006)
Severine Autesserre, New York University. Room 102 Brewster Hall, 124 Prospect St.China and the Environment: The Impact of NGOs, Culture and Growth
Bowers Auditorium, Sage Hall 205 Prospect St., New Haven Xiaoyi (Sheri) Liao, the Chinese environmental ambassador to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Committee and one of China’s best-known environmental activists and journalists, founded and is president of the Global Village of…Building Africa for the 21st Century
Yale Law School Event. Room 129. Contact Neysun Maboubi for information.Beyond Rwanda: New Directions in Comparative Genocide Research
Scott Straus, University of Wisconsin. Room 119, 8 Prospect Place.Why Was There So Little Oppositional Terrorism During the Anti-Apartheid Struggle in South Africa?
Jeff Goodwin, NYU. Discussant: Laia Balcells, Yale University. Room A001, ISPS,77 Prospect Street.Kinship, Institutions, and Governance in Rural Kenya
Brainstorming Sessions. Ryan Sheely, Yale University. Room 203, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue.
"Redistribution of Rainfall in Space and Time by Forest Canopies"
Yale Forest Forum Leadership Seminar Lunch
Presented by: Richard Keim School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Richard Keim is an Assistant Professor in the School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University. His research interests include hydrology of forested wetlands and watersheds; management of…SDIS dinner with Sem Shikongo
SDIS presents Sem Shikongo (current Yale World Fellow): Chief Development Planner, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Government of Namibia As Deputy Director of Namibia?s Directorate of Environmental Affairs, Sem Shikongo, 34, is responsible for Namibia's environmental programs and the country?s…
Redistribution of Rainfall in Space and Time by Forest Canopies
Presented by: Richard Keim, Ph.D. School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Richard Keim is an Assistant Professor in the School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University. His research interests include hydrology of forested wetlands and watersheds; management…A Leader Will Arise: An African Interpreter, Evangelist, Ambassador, and Chief in the Early Colonial Worlds of South Africa and Great Britain
Historical Narratives Colloquium Series. Presented by Roger S. Levine, Sewanee: The University of the South. Luce 203, 34 Hillhouse Ave.African Popular Culture: Guerrilla Genres, Intertextuality and Mass Youth Audiences
Historical Narratives Colloquium Series. Presented by Muff Anderson, University of the Witswatersrand. Luce 203, 34 Hillhouse Ave.Does Globalization Run Roughshod over Environment, Development, Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge and other Values?
Yale World Fellows Program Lecture Series Presented by: Getachew Alemu, Director General, Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office; Chantal-Line Carpentier, from Canada, Head of Environment, Economy and Trade Program, NAFTA Commission for Environmental Cooperation; and Sem Shikongo, Chief Development Planner, Ministry of…Morphodynamics of Deltas under the Influence of Humans
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Bowers Auditorium, Sage Hall 205 Prospect Street New Haven, Connecticut Lecture open to the university community. Abstract: Hundreds of millions of people occupy river deltas, and human engineering through flood control and irrigation…The Promise and Peril of Transboundary Conservation: Examining Human-Wildlife Conflict in Southern Tanzania
Africa Brown Bag. Presented by Catherine Picard of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Luce 102, 34 Hillhouse Ave.Maternal Anemia in Pemba, Tanzania: Access and Barriers to Treatment
Africa Brown Bag. Presented by Sarah Beckham of African Studies & EPH. Luce 102, 34 Hillhouse Ave.Deaf Kenyans and HIV/AIDS: VCT Services for and by Deaf Kenyans
Africa Brown Bag Presented by Alina Engelman, Epidemiology and Public Health, Luce 102, 34 Hillhouse Ave.Looking at Darfur from Eastern Chad: A Journalist's Perspective
Africa Brown Bag Presented by Michael Kavanagh, International Relations Luce 102, 34 Hillhouse Ave.The Congo in 2006: Elections, Democracy, and Development?
Africa Brown Bag Presented by Nancy Steedle of African Studies Luce 102, 34 Hillhouse Ave.
Green Wave Sweeping Business World
Leading companies are discovering that thinking “green” can generate great value for their brands and do wonders for the bottom line, asserts a new Yale book, Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value and…VISIONS OF AFRICA Contemporary African Cinema: Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire
Director: Peter Raymont (2004, 91 minutes, Canada) Shake Hands with the Devil shows how the international community's general lack of interest in Africa, abandoned the people of Rwanda in their time of greatest need. It looks at General Dallaier's heroic,…VISIONS OF AFRICA Contemporary African Cinema: Imperfect Journey
Director: Haile Gerima (1994, 88 minutes, Ethiopia, in English and Amharic with English subtitles) Imperfect Journey introduces acclaimed Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima and Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski as they travel through Ethiopia, from Gondor to the capital Addis Ababa filming…Visions of Africa Contemporary African Cinema: Le Malentendu Colonial (The Colonial Misunderstanding)
Director: Jean-Marie Teno (2004, 73 minutes, Cameroon, in English, French and German with English subtitles) Le Malentendu Colonial looks at European colonialism in Africa through the lens of Christian evangelism, indeed as the model for the relationship between North and…Liquified Petroleum Gas Substitution for Wood Fuel in the Northern Region of Ghana: Impacts on Community Forest Resources
TRI Brown Bag Lunch Series. Presented by Melody Ocloo. Sage 32.The Role of Wild Food Sources in HIV Affected Households in Rural Nkandla, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
TRI Brown Bag Lunch Series. Presented by Christopher McManus. Sage 32.Integrated Assessment of Guira senegalensis
TRI Brown Bag Lunch Series. Presented by Kerry Dooley. Sage 32.Local Institutions Engagement in Decision-Making through Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation: A Comparison of Conservation Projects in Mozambique and Peru
TRI Brown Bag Lunch Series. Presented by James Leslie. Sage 32.
Yale Journal Identifies Products and Activities with Greatest Environmental Impact
Cutting-edge research identifying the types of products that cause the most environmental damage is the focus of a special issue of Yale’s Journal of Industrial Ecology. The activities and product groups that cause 70 percent to 80 percent of the…Too Much Money but Not Enough Capacity: Case Study of Conservation International - Botswana
ORGEFF Seminar. Presented by Todd Gartner, F&ES. SOM-room A-51.
Botanical Research and Conservation in the Coastal Forests of Bahia, Brazil
Yale Forest Forum Leadership Seminar Lunch
Presented by: Wayt Thomas, Ph.D. Elizabeth G. Britton Curator of Botany, The New York Botanical Garden Dr. Thomas' research is focused on plants of the American tropics, especially Brazil. His three primary interests are the plant diversity of Atlantic coastal…
Chimpanzee Ecology and Forest Conservation in Kibale National Park, Uganda
Yale Forest Forum Leadership Seminar Lunch
Presented by: David Watts, Ph.D. Professor of Anthropology, Yale University David P. Watts is a Professor of Anthropology whose research speciality is the behavior and ecology of nonhuman primates. He has done fieldwork in Panama (behavior of white-faced capuchin monkeys),…
Stephen Kellert Wins Research Award
Yale professor Stephen Kellert [profile] has won the North American Association for Environmental Education award for “Outstanding Contributions to Research.” Kellert, Tweedy Ordway Professor of Social Ecology at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, will be presented the…HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE GLOBAL OCEAN
Two Great Marine Science Lecturers visiting Yale!! 3:30 PM "The Rise of Slime " Jeremy Jackson Professor of Oceanography Geosciences Research Division Scripps Institution of Oceanography 4:30 PM "Coral Reefs: Canaries in the Environmental Coal Mine" Nancy Knowlton Professor of…Tarangire National Park Tanzania: Local Perceptions of Tourism and Park Management
TRI Brown Bag Lunch Series. Presented by Heather Arrowood. Sage 32.
Africa Network
A resource for members of the school community who work, study, and live in AfricaThomas Friedman and Addicted to Oil Screening
Thomas Friedman, of the New York Times, will screen his new Discovery documentary "Addicted to Oil." Following the screening, he will lead a discussion of the interwoven issues of oil, the Middle East, and the global environment. This event will…The Cultural Cognition of Risk
Dan M. Kahan, Deputy Dean and Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law, Yale Law School Risk Assessment Lecture: a luncheon presentation of the Yale Interdisciplinary Risk Assessment Forum. LEPH Winslow Auditorium 60 College Street Lunch will be provided at 11:30…Fighting the East African Slave Trade: Humanitarian Crusades and Imperial Pretexts
Historical Narratives Colloquium Series. Presented by Robert Harms, Yale University. Co-sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition. Luce 203, 34 Hillhouse Ave.The Craft of Belonging: Whites, Water, and Wilderness in Africa
Agrarian Studies Colloquium Series. Presented by David Hughes, Human Ecology, Rutgers University. ISPS seminar room, 77 Prospect StreetLiving with Oil and Gas: The Effects of Petroleum on Louisiana
Dr. Diane Austin, Associate Research Anthropologist, Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, University of Arizona Petroleum development along the Louisiana coast is the most recent and extensive natural resource to shape southern Louisiana’s economy and environment. This talk will tell…Understanding Causes to Understand Remedy: Above Else, Do No Harm
Dr. Eugene Turner, Professor, Coastal Ecology Institute, Louisiana State University To understand the remedies, as in medicine, one should understand the causes of the disease. Further, the minimum demonstrable outcome of restoration (treatment) should be to cause no harm to…Keynote: Lessons from Katrina: Will crisis bring about significant policy changes that address coastal vulnerability?
Dr. Donald F. Boesch, President, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. This overview will synthesize the previous presentations in the lecture series and will provide a perspective on the degree to which the policies, institutions and programs are adapting…Recovering from the Asian Tsunami: Policies, Processes, Culture and Conflict
Dr. Barbara Best, Coastal Resources and Policy Advisor, Office of Natural Resources Management, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development. How do developing countries with scarce resources and weak institutions recover from devastating disasters like…From Spark to Flame–The Public Interest Role in Coastal Restoration and the Future of South Louisiana
Mr. Mark Davis, Executive Director, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana The challenges faced by the communities and ecology of south Louisiana present a test for if and how civics, science, engineering and economics can be brought to bear to save…Sustainability of Louisiana Coastal Wetland Forests
Dr. Richard F. Keim, Assistant Professor, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University. Changing hydrological conditions in deltaic swamp forests have resulted from flood control measures on the Mississippi River. The result is degradation of productivity and regeneration problems…The Vulnerability of the Netherlands: Past vs. Future, and Zeeland 1953 vs. New Orleans 2005
Dr. Roelof Stuurman, Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience (TNO). The lecture will focus on the increasing vulnerability of the Dutch coastal zone from historical times. What actions have been taken and what were the positive or negative responses? How do…Courses
Current Courses School of Management MGT 820b: Energy Markets Strategy In the past 30 years, energy markets have changed from quiet, often heavily regulated, areas of the business landscape to the some of most dynamic markets in the world economy.…Selected Publications
Recent publications in peer-reviewed economics journals “Do Oligopolists Pollute Less? Evidence from a Restructured Electricity Market,”Journal of Industrial Economics, forthcoming. Â “Upstream Competition and Vertical Integration in Electricity Markets,” Journal of Law and Economics, forthcoming in Volume 50, Issue 1,…A Sustainable Coastal Louisiana: What will it take to get there?
Dr. Denise J. Reed, Professor, Department of Earth & Environmental Science, University of New Orleans The lecture will outline recent and current plans to restore the coast, highlighting how restoration decisions are made and the role of science in informing…Jay Shimshack - Tufts - Environmental Economist
Please join the Center for Business & Environment at Yale for a lunch discussion with: Jay Shimshack (asst. professor of economics at Tufts) Re: His research on the electric power industry TOMORROW, Wednesday, September 27th 12:00pm Sage Lounge Lunch will…Anatomy of a Disaster, What We Learned from Katrina
Dr. Lewis E. Link, Senior Research Engineer, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, and currently serving as Director, Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force. What happened during Katrina was the result of decisions and actions taken over decades.…
Program to Train Corporate Directors on Climate Change
Three leading U.S. organizations have announced a unique collaborative effort to educate hundreds of independent corporate board members about the potential liabilities and strategic business opportunities that global climate change can create for companies. The announcement was made at a…Environmental Leadership and Training Initiative
The new Environmental Leadership and Training Initiative (ELTI) program was recently established, jointly coordinated by the Tropical Resource Institute (TRI) at FES and the Center for Tropical Forest Science of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute based in Panama City, Panama.…Barriers to Protected Area Plan Implementation/Jon Kohl '97
Why do so many park plans end up completely or partially unimplemented? What are the barriers beyond the conventional wisdom response of "we need more money"? Jon Kohl, who was just named adjunct professor at the Latin American School for…
Interested in biodiversity conservation in the Andes-Amazon region?
Moore fellows will receive funds to cover full tuition and a modest stipend for all three years of the program. In addition, they will receive funds for at least one summer internship to be carried out with a Moore Foundation…
Lisa Curran Wins MacArthur "Genius" Grant
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has named Yale professor Lisa Curran a MacArthur Fellow and has awarded her $500,000 for her research on deforestation and its environmental impact.Liming effects on riverine bicarbonate export
Chemical weathering of silicates and carbonates is essential in the global cycles of many elements, including carbon. Chemical weathering affects regional and global carbon budgets through the export of bicarbonate, much of which can originate from the atmosphere. Agricultural practices…Environmental Justice at Yale
Environmental justice aims to address the disproportionate impacts of environmental burdens on people of color, poor people, native groups, women, and other disadvantaged communities. Environmental justice engages with a wide variety of issues; some examples include nuclear waste dumped on…The Environment and Development Interest Group
EnDev is made up of students from many countries who love experiencing new places and cultures and meeting people from all corners of the globe. The SIG is motivated by the belief that sustaining environmental quality to support the world’s…Global Warming Radio Interview
I was a guest on the Faith Middleton Show on WNPR, Connecticut Public Radio, discussing global warming. Listen to the showPersonal Carbon Trading Brown Bag w/ Catherine Bottrill
Bowers Auditorium Catherine Bottrill, an FES alum, is researching personal carbon trading at the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford.
Surveying For Endangered Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
2006 Student Internship Maya Leonard-Cahn Internship Host: California Department of Fish and Game, Sierra Nevada Region, CA Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep are considered one of the rarest mammals in North America. Grazing, hunting, and habitat loss have driven this species…
Organic Farmer in Tolosa Market
2006 Student Internship Ariane Lotti Internship Host: Slow Food, Bra, Italy There are very few organic farmers in the Basque Country, and most of them are young and have only recently started farming. This producer has been farming organically for…
Rhizophora
2006 Student Internship: Diagnostic of community fishing groups in the Mesoamerican Reef Region for the establishment of Community Management of Marine Resources: Models and Methodology Valentina Giannini Internship Host: Mesoamerican Reef Fund, Guatemala My host organization allowed me to participate…
Weaving Bamboo, A Bhutanese Everything-Fiber
2006 Student Internship Rachelle Gould Internship Host: Ugyen Wangchuck Institute of Environmental and Forestry Studies, Lamegompa, Bhutan Of all of the items that Bhutanese people extract from the forests that surround them, bamboo may be the most commonly used and…
The Search for Cordyceps Sinensis
2006 Student Internship Rachelle Gould Internship Host: Ugyen Wangchuck Institute of Environmental and Forestry Studies, Lamegompa, Bhutan When one kilogram of a freely available natural resource is worth over US$2,000, local people won't miss a chance to collect, even if…
Not For Opium ... For Medicine
2006 Student Internship Rachelle Gould Internship Host: Ugyen Wangchuck Institute of Environmental and Forestry Studies, Lamegompa, Bhutan The Blue Poppy, with its delicate and surreally blue blossom, is not only Bhutan's National Flower; it is also one of many (over…
The Faces of Extinction
2006 Student Internship Adrián Cerezo Internship Host: Slow Food USA & Slow Food International, Spain
Bicycles Rule
2006 Student Internship Bicycles still rule the streets in China. Despite the proliferation of luxury cars and fuel-cell buses in the capital city, they still remain the fastest and most efficient method of getting across town. The major arteries of…
Sentinels
2006 Student Internship - The ubiquitous construction in the capital city is representative of the country’s rapid economic progress marked by a 9% annual increase in GDP. Air pollution is also a trademark of Beijing, which ranks second only to…
Drying Fish For Sale on the Mainland
2006 Student Internship Bazaruto Island, Bazaruto Archipelago National Park, Mozambique James Leslie Internship Host: WWF, Peru & Mozambique
Use Attainability Analysis Fieldwork in Missouri
2006 Student Internship As part of my summer internship at Tetra Tech, I was sent out for some field work in Missouri to conduct a Use Attainability Analysis on watersheds throughout Missouri as part of a contract with EPA. Tetra…
Cleaning Fish After The Morning’s Catch
2006 Student Internship Bazaruto Island, Bazaruto Archipelago National Park, Mozambique James Leslie Internship Host: WWF, Peru & Mozambique
Cleaner Stoves for Traditional Mexican Cooking
2006 Student Internship Each year, indoor smoke kills almost 2 million people worldwide - more than malaria. Yet, in rural Mexico, most families still use indoor, open wood fires for cooking. Researchers at the Grupo Interdisciplinario de Tecnologia Rural Apropriada…Why Climate Change Belongs on the Front Burner in the Business World
Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres, discusses the emerging importance of climate change to major corporations, investors, shareholders, etc. Video (48 minutes).Losing Land: Underlying Geologic and Anthropomorphic Vulnerabilities of the Louisiana Coast Revealed By Geodetic Studies
Dr. Roy Dokka, Director of Louisiana Spatial Reference Center, and the Center for GeoInformatics, Louisiana State University
Participatory Approaches to Ecological Restoration Projects in Rural Communities: Case Studies from Mexico and Argentina
A forum exploring participatory approaches to restoration and rural development in tropical lands, that actively engage local farmers from the beginning to ensure their long-term commitment to the project. Thursday, September 28, 2006 Sage Hall, 205 Prospect St. New Haven,…Alligators, Muskrats, Oil, Hurricanes and People: The Changing Louisiana Coastal Landscape
Dr. Don Davis, Research Professor, Louisiana Applied Oil Spill Research and Development Program, Louisiana State University Louisiana’s sea-level citizens have learned to live and adapt to subsidence, sea-level rise, hurricane-induced storm surges, and coastal land loss/erosion. These natural phenomena, compounded…Intro to IEM meeting
Interested in the IEM concentration? Wondering what the Yale Center for Industrial Ecology (CIE) is all about? What is Industrial Environmental Management anyway? Come find out (and eat pizza) Tuesday after the class expo. 380 Edwards, 5:30 pm. Meet with…Lecture video: Environmental crises and proposed solutions
Mary Evelyn Tucker & John Grim - Video (47 Minutes)Fall 2006-Curtis and Edith Munson Conservation Lecture Series
Coastal Vulnerability: Lessons Learned from New Orleans, the Gulf Coast Wetlands, and Hurricane Katrina. Can A Crisis Bring About Change? Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Bowers Auditorium, Sage Hall 205 Propect Street New Haven, Connecticut…Video: Eileen Claussen
Eileen Claussen, president of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, spoke at the school on the state and national policy response to climate change science. 45 minutes.
Environment School Scientist Receives NIH Award to Study Relationship Between Ozone and Disease
A Yale environment school professor is one of eight scientists to receive an Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) award from the National Institutes of Health. Michelle Bell, assistant professor of environmental health at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental…
Recent Lecture: Mary Evelyn Tucker
A video on environmental crises and the role of religion in fashioning solutions. Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim. 47 minutes.
Impact of Forest Certification in Developing Countries Examined
A market-based system intended to protect global forests is struggling to take root in developing countries, according to a recently published Yale book. Confronting Sustainability: Forest Certification in Developing and Transitioning Countries, published by the Yale School of Forestry &…Seen An Inconvenient Truth – Now What?
Sage Hall Bowers Auditorium 205 Prospect St. New Haven, CT Eban Goodstein, Professor of Economics, Lewis & Clark College, and organizer of Focus the Nation: A Global Warming Educational Initiative (www.focusthenation.org/test.html) Goodstein’s talk is sponsored by the Yale F&ES Project…Introducing myself
Dear Friends in the Latin American Network, It is a pleasure to be part of this great group of people. Thanks to all those who helped create this network that holds so much potential. I will take this occasion to…More Inconvenient Truths ... What We Must Do Now
Thanks to excellent media coverage based on first-rate science, a resurgent Al Gore and the impresarial genius of producer Laurie David, the U. S. public may have turned an important corner in acknowledging global warming as a real and serious…Hey alumni, free access to (some) journals
If you have felt the frustrating experience of not being able to access the hundreds of electronic jorunals and databases since leaving FES, you may find some relief in the large number of institutions and journals that have put their…
Agroecology and the Struggle for Food Sovereignty in the Americas
Order a Print Copy This is the English language version of a book published in two languages. > en Espanol
Worldly Wonder: Religions Enter Their Ecological Phase
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When Worlds Converge: What Science and Religion Tell Us About the Story of the Universe and Our Place in It
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The Unquiet Woods
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How Much Should a Person Consume?
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Environmentalism: A Global History
About this and related books: Amazon.comII Latin American Congress of National Parks and Other Protected Areas
Please visit http://www.congresolatinoparques2007.org�, or http://www.rlc.fao.org/redes/parques/congreso� for more information. The first Latin American Congress was held nine years ago, and its quality was amazing. A great place to create partnerships and networks.Workshop on Strategies for the Future of Conservation - Background Materials
These materials were prepared for a conference sponsored by the Berkley Program on Strategies for the Future of Conservation at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Tarrytown, New York June 8 – 10, 2006Welcome everybody! Bienvenidos todos!
Hola a todos. Este es un posting de bienvenida. La pagina web de FES ha sido remozada y como parte de los cambios, ahora tenemos un espacio de comunicacion para las diferentes comunidades geografico/culturales de la escuela. Latinoamerica y El…
Fisheries: Point of No Return
"Evidence is mounting that fish populations won’t necessarily recover even if overfishing stops. Fishing may be such a powerful evolutionary force that we are running up a Darwinian debt for future generations..." This is how this very interesting article, published…2006 TRI Bulletin Latin America articles are here!
The lastest edition of the Tropical Resources Institute Bulletin brings six interesting articles featuring recent research by FES students in Latin America: Modeling Soil Erosion Risk in Los Maribios Volcanic Chain, Nicaragua by Richard Chávez, MF 2003 Bird Composition in…La Amazonia brasileña gana 2 años de moratoria de los cultivadores de soya
Al fin, parece que hay buenas noticias para la Amazonia. Presionados por la opinion publica, los consumidores europeos y Greenpeace, los mayores comerciantes de soya en Brasil acordaron una noratoria de dos años en lo que se refiere a soya…
Andes-Amazon Fellowship from Moore Foundation
The Moore Foundation and Yale University have partnered to provide a joint MBA / MEM degree from the Yale School of Management and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies to qualified applicants. Moore fellows will receive funds to…
Confronting Sustainability: Forest Certification in Developing and Transitioning Countries
Benjamin Cashore et al., eds. Order a print copyVisiting Faculty & Fellows
Dr. John O. Kakonge Visiting Associate Research Scholar 2005-2006 Over the last twenty-five years, Dr. John Kakonge has had a long and distinguished career with UNDP. For some twelve of those years, he was a UNDP Resident Representative and UN…
Global Perspectives on Large Dams
The conference is open to all: Yale Students, Faculty, and Staff free Public $35
Forest Stand Dynamics Course
An intensive one-week, mid-career course examining how forest stands grow, from individual tree architecture and growth, to how stands respond to disturbances and silvicultural manipulations. Application of stand dynamics to silvicultural practices and prescriptions will be viewed through studies of…Recent Student Awards
John Tuxill, who received a Ph.D. from F&ES last December, has been awarded Yale’s prestigious John Addison Porter Prize for his dissertation, “Agrarian Change and Crop Diversity in Mayan Milpas of Yucatan, Mexico: Implications for In Situ Conservation.” Tuxill’s dissertation…
F&ES Latin America and the Caribbean Network
Welcome to the network for F&ES alumni and alumnae, faculty and current students with professional ties to Latin America and the Caribbean! People & Organizations | Alumni/ae | Events | Posts People & Organizations Everybody in the F&ES community is…Student and Faculty Projects in Africa
Please see projects listed at the Tropical Resources Institute websiteNew Haven Green Map 2006
The Green Map System is a globally connected eco-cultural program for community sustainability. Learn about the natural resources of New Haven using the New Haven Green Map. Free copies are available from the Urban Resources Initiative; call 203-432-6570 or uri@yale.edu…Prestigious Yale Prize Awarded to Recent Graduate
John Tuxill, who received a Ph.D. from Yale's environment school last December, has been awarded Yale’s prestigious John Addison Porter Prize for his dissertation, “Agrarian Change and Crop Diversity in Mayan Milpas of Yucatan, Mexico: Implications for In Situ Conservation.”…Critic of U.N. Environmental Program Offers Plan for Its Reform
In 2002, Klaus Toepfer, then executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), said, “The state of the environment tells us whether our policies and programs are effective.” The state of the world’s environment, by most measures, is in…Yale to Offer ‘Green’ Building Design and Development Program
A new advanced-degree program that puts a “green” spin on architectural design will be offered at Yale University in the fall. “Few universities are in a position to do this better than Yale,” said Robert Stern, dean of the Yale…Study Finds No Safe Level for Ozone
Even at very low levels, ozone – the principal ingredient in smog – increases the risk of premature death, according to a nationwide study that was published in the April issue of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. The study, sponsored…Masters Student Supervision
Recent Students: Lisa Bassani, 2006: “Negotiating State Boundaries and the State ‘Domain’: A Case Study in Conservation and Development in Panama” Emily Hicks, 2006: “The Indian Ocean Tsunami: Exploring its Impact Beyond the Waves” Alder Keleman, 2006: "Crop Diversity in…Economics & Business
3 LinksYale Program to Give Developing World Access to Global Scientific Research
Paul-Bendiks Walberg has had the “brain-drain migration” on his mind. This phenomenon – when the best and brightest of a nation or region are compelled to travel abroad for education, research and job opportunities, never to return home– is a…New Index Grades Countries on Current Environmental Performance
Environmental Performance Index Web siteGalvanizing National Action on Climate Change
Editor’s Note:Last October, F&ES convened 110 leaders and thinkers from across the United States in Aspen, Colo., to address one of the greatest practical and intellectual challenges of our time – climate change. One result is a newly published report,…Doctoral Student Supervision
Yale University: chairing or co-chairing a cumulative total of twenty-one doctoral student committees (thirteen to completion, eight underway), coordinating program of joint degrees between F&ES and Anthropology, supervising three post-doctoral appointments. University of Hawaii/East-West Center: served as member on eleven…Current Research
Title: Social and Community Forestry of Pakistan Countries / Regions: Pakistan/South Asia Summary Description: Study of social and community forestry in Pakistan. Detailed Description: Professor Dove is analyzing and publishing on the interface between farmer land management, state policy, and…Courses
FES 747a/ANTHRO 581a Society and Environment: Introduction to Theory and Method COURSE DESCRIPTION This is an introductory course on the scope of social scientific contributions to environmental and natural resource issues. It is designed to be the first course for…Alumni
Please see the site below for a list of alumni currently in Africa or with professional ties to the region: http://environment.yale.edu/63/people_&_organizations/alumni/topic/1304/Links to other Yale University Africa related sites
Links to other Yale University sites pertinent to Africa can be accessed below:Faculty Research in Africa
Listed below are some of the ongoing and recently completed collaborative projects in Africa involving F&ES faculty members.
Global Environmental Governance
James Gustave Speth and Peter M. Haas “A compact, elegant account of global environmental politics, diplomacy, and institutions and their intellectual foundations.” -- J.R.McNeil Cinco Hermanos Chair in Environmental and International Affairs, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University Order the…
Punctuated Equilibrium and the Dynamics of U.S. Environmental Policy
Although many environmental policy issues remain deadlocked for decades with little movement, sometimes breakthroughs occur abruptly. Why do deadlocks persist? Why do major policy shifts occur infrequently? Is it possible to judge when policies are ripe for change? This book…Industrial Ecology - Related Links
Other sites at Yale Industrial Environmental Management (IEM) Program Journal of Industrial Ecology International Society for Industrial Ecology Yale Working Papers on Solid Waste Policy Corporate Environmental Leadership Seminar Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy Hixon Center for Urban…Conservationists Thinking Big to Save the Last Great Places
“Make no little plans,” the great American architect Daniel H. Burnham is supposed to have said. “They have no magic to strike men’s blood and probably will themselves not be realized.” Think big! It was a shot heard ’round the…SAGE Magazine Volume I, Issue I
This is SAGE's first magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.eduGlobal Environmental Governance
“A compact, elegant account of global environmental politics, diplomacy, and institutions and their intellectual foundations.” -- J.R.McNeil Cinco Hermanos Chair in Environmental and International Affairs, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University Order a copyCourse Descriptions - Forestry
Courses offered by the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies are described below. The letters “a” and “b” following the course numbers indicate fall- and spring-term courses respectively. Bracketed courses will not be offered during the academic year. Project courses…Course Descriptions - Social and Political Ecology
Courses offered by the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies are described below. The letters “a” and “b” following the course numbers indicate fall- and spring-term courses respectively. Bracketed courses will not be offered during the academic year. Project courses…Course Descriptions - Health and Environment
Courses offered by the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies are described below. The letters “a” and “b” following the course numbers indicate fall- and spring-term courses respectively. Bracketed courses will not be offered during the academic year. Project courses…Course Descriptions - Economics and Environmental Policy
Courses offered by the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies are described below. The letters “a” and “b” following the course numbers indicate fall- and spring-term courses respectively. Bracketed courses will not be offered during the academic year. Project courses…Course Descriptions - Environmental Management and Technology
Courses offered by the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies are described below. The letters “a” and “b” following the course numbers indicate fall- and spring-term courses respectively. Bracketed courses will not be offered during the academic year. Project courses…Course Descriptions - Ecology
Courses offered by the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies are described below. The letters “a” and “b” following the course numbers indicate fall- and spring-term courses respectively. Bracketed courses will not be offered during the academic year. Project courses…Class of 2006 holds environmentally friendly graduation
New Haven, Conn. -- In a display of their environmental ideals and values, the 2006 graduates of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies held a commencement program that minimized climate-changing gases and solid waste. Eight hundred pounds of waste…Gift to Yale to Promote Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Forests
New Haven, Conn.–An environmental leadership and training program to promote biodiversity conservation in tropical forests in Asia and Central and South America has been established at Yale University with a $4.8 million gift from the Lisbet Rausing Charitable Fund. “Worldwide…
Young Conservationists and the Future of Protected Areas Worldwide
32 pages, 2003 Order a print copy
Protecting Biodiversity
Elizabeth A.Gordon, Oscar E.Franco and Mary L.Tyrrell Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies 168 pages, 2005 Order a print copy
Model Shows Amazon Conservation Strategies Inadequate
Simulations of future Amazon deforestation show that current conservation strategies focusing on protected areas are insufficient, according to a report published March 22 in the journal Nature. Researchers at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Woods Hole Research Center, Instituto…
Institutions and the Urban Environment in Developing Countries
Carlos A. Linares 67 pages, 2003 Order a print copy
Silence is Golden, Leaden, and Copper
A Yale F&ES Report Robert Repetto Professor in the Practice of Economics and Sustainable Development Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies 78 pages, 2004 Order a print copy
The Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery in the U.S. and Canada
A Yale F&ES Discussion Paper Robert Repetto Professor in the Practice of Economics and Sustainable Development Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies 22 pages, 2001 Order a print copy
Can the Anchor Hold?
Maria Ivanova Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies This new report assesses the performance of UNEP as the mandated anchor insitution for the global environment. Focusing on strenghthening the global environmental governance…
Livability and Smart Growth
Hooper Brooks and Julia Parzen 118 pages, 2006 Order a print copy
The LAND Code
EDITORS Diana Balmori, Yale School of Architecture Gaboury Benoit, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies This working paper is no longer available. It has been updated and expanded and published as a book by Wiley. Click here to order…
Gaining Ground Information Database
A Report on a New Internet Research Library of Innovative Land Use Laws, Regulations, and Practices John R. Nolon, Jessica A. Bacher, and Susan Moritz, Editors Land Use Law Center, Pace University School of Law 105 pages, 2004 Order a…
Environmental Planning in Sub-Saharan Africa
John O.Kakonge Associate Research Scholar 43 pages, 2006 Order a print copy
Breaking Ground: Planning and Building in Priority Growth Districts
Jeremy Stone, editor; Joshua Rinesmith and Sue Huot, assistant editors; John R.Nolon, senior editor; Jessica A. Bacher, project coordinator; Land Use Law Center, Pace University School of Law 148 pages, 2005 Order a print copy
Multiscale Life-Cycle Assessment
T.E.Graedel,T.Lanzano, and W.Pott, Yale Center for Industrial Ecology R.J.Araujo, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 21 pages, 2005 Order a print copy
The Industrial Symbiosis Research Symposium at Yale
Marian Chertow,Weslynne Ashton, and Radha Kuppalli Yale Center for Industrial Ecology 46 pages, 2004 Order a print copy
The Industrial Platinum Cycle for Russia
O.A.Babakina and T.E.Graedel Yale Center for Industrial Ecology R.J.Araujo, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 32 pages, 2005 Order a print copy
Inventory and Analysis of Yale University’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Yale Climate Initiative (YCI) team Marco Buttazzoni, Kathleen Campbell, Brandon Carter, Seth Dunn, Trish Eyler, Woon Kwong Liew, Elizabeth Martin, Nalin Sahni and Kate Zyla 106 pages, 2005 Order a print copy
Environmental Exposures in the U.S. Electric Utility Industry
Robert Repetto and James Henderson 16 pages, 2003 Order a print copyClimate Change Project Seeks Participants
Why has the robust and compelling body of climate change science not had a greater impact on action, especially in the United States? Visit the Yale Environment School Project on Climate Change site to find out how to help implement…
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Resource Use in the Tri-National Sangha River Region of Equatorial Africa
Heather E. Eves, Rebecca Hardin, Stephanie Rupp, Editors Order a print copy in English, French or both.
Hixon Center for Urban Ecology
The Mission of the Hixon Center is to understand and enhance the urban environment. It pursues this objective by providing an interdisciplinary context for scholars and practitioners to pursue research, teaching and applied activities, emphasizing various themes including: Interdisciplinary urban…
The Ecotourism Equation: Measuring the Impacts
Elizabeth Malek-Zadeh, Editor Order a print copy
Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry
The institute's mission is to integrate, strengthen, and redirect the school's forestry research, education, and outreach to address the needs of the 21st century and a globalized environment. The Global Institute fosters leadership through innovative programs, activities, and research to…
Center for Environmental Law and Policy
The Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy seeks to advance fresh thinking and analytically rigorous approaches to environmental decisionmaking – across disciplines, across sectors, and across boundaries. Center Web site
Tropical Resources Institute
TRI supports student research projects aimed at practical solutions to conservation and management of resources in the tropics. Institute Web site
Center for Coastal and Watershed Systems
The mission of this center is to promote interdisciplinary science and policy studies of watersheds and adjacent coastal waters, and to incorporate these studies into academic life at Yale by providing opportunities for student and faculty projects related to the…
Restoration of an Urban Salt Marsh
David G. Casagrande, Editor Order a print copy
Local Heritage in the Changing Tropics
Greg Dicum, Editor Order a print copy
Bridges to Sustainability: Business and Government
Luis Gomez-Echeverri, Editor Order a print copy
Global Environmental Governance
Daniel C. Esty and Maria H. Ivanova, editors Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy Order a print copy
Americans and Climate Change
By Daniel R. Abbasi With a Foreword by James Gustave Speth In 2005 the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies convened 110 leaders and thinkers in Aspen, Colorado, and asked them to diagnose the reasons for the gap between…
Center for Industrial Ecology
This center provides an organizational focus for research in industrial ecology. It brings together Yale staff, students, visiting scholars, and practitioners to develop new knowledge at the forefront of the field. Research is carried out in collaboration with other segments…Center for Business and the Environment at Yale
The center guides students who are in the 3-year joint masters program that combines the MBA of the School of Management with a Masters degree from the Environment School. The center also sponsors speakers, workshops, career guidance, placement support, curriculum…Global Change Science and Policy
The goal of this focal area is to address issues arising from major environmental changes that are impacting a substantial portion of the world. The faculty in this focal area are particularly interested in the arena of climate change science…Social Ecology of Conservation and Development
This focal area developed out of the realization over the past generation that understanding the social, cultural, political, economic, and historic dimensions of the environment is as important to wise stewardship as is understanding its bio-physical dimensions. A distinguishing characteristic…Industrial Environmental Management
This focal area is centered on using principles of ecology to transform industry through several research and teaching themes. An overarching theme in this area pertains to accounting for resource and product flows. The focus of materials accounting can be…Policy, Economics and Law
Natural resource and environmental policy should be based on our accumulated knowledge of social and environmental processes. The policy faculty teaches students that the key to environmental policy is the appropriate integration of the insights of many disciplines. Three overarching…Water Science, Policy, and Management
This focal area uses the watershed (stream or river basin) as its unit of analysis, instruction, and action. The global water crisis takes diverse forms, including water scarcity, polluted lakes and rivers, contaminated ground water, spread of water-related diseases, and…Forestry, Forest Science, and the Management of Forests for Conservation and Development
The Forest and Forestry faculty group embraces a new, more holistic, and more practical concept of forest management. The group recognizes that forests worldwide produce multiple products and services from timber supply to water to wildlife habitat. Forestry seeks to…Ecology, Ecosystems, and Biodiversity
This focal area represents the School’s collective scientific endeavor to understand both the interactions of living organisms with each other and the physical and chemical components of their surrounding environment, and the cause of changes in global patterns in species…Environmental Health
The environmental health concentration is designed to encourage course work and research that explore relationships among environmental quality, human health, and public policy. This knowledge provides a basis for research on how the environment impacts health and for understanding the…Urban Ecology and Environmental Design
This faculty group works under the premise that the ecological integrity of urban ecosystems has a profound impact on urban health, productivity, and quality of life. They believe that students must have a grounding in new theoretical and practical understanding,…Selected Publications
“International Investment Law and Renewable Energy,” with J. Ronk, chapter in the report of the Renewable Energy and International Law Project (forthcoming) “Emerging Markets for Ecosystem Services: Lessons from Panama,” co-editor with S. Anisfeld, D. Newcomer, M. Fotos, Special Issue…
Red Sky at Morning
Order a copySelected Publications
"Environmental Protection in the Information Age," NYU Law Review 79:1, 115-211 (2004). "The World Trade Organization's Legitimacy Crisis," World Trade Review, vol. 1, no. 1 (2002). "Bridging the Trade-Environment Divide," Journal of Economic Perspectives, vol. 15, no. 3 (2001). "Regulatory…
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In Progress In Progress Complicating Conservation: Beyond the Sacred Forest. Co-editor with P.E. Sajise & A.A. Doolittle. Durham (NC): Duke U. Press. The Banana Tree at the Gate: The History of Marginal Peoples and Global Markets in Borneo. New Haven:…Reviews/Comments
2007 Foreword to: Land and Longhouse: Agrarian Transformation in the Uplands of Sarawak, by R. A. Cramb. Leiden: NIAS Press. ------Comment on: "Agricultural Deskilling and the Spread of Genetically Modified Cotton in Warangal" by Glenn Davis Stone. Current Anthropology48(1):89-90 2005…Special isssue of the Journal of Industrial Ecology focuses on eco-efficiency
New Haven, Conn. – Disputes over the trade-off between the environment and the economy are a central feature of contemporary politics. Whether the threat is global warming or toxic substances, the tension between cost and environmental benefit is often palpable.…Berkley Gift for the Future of Conservation
Goals The Berkley Gift for the Future of Conservation is – Designed to support the efforts of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT), the Land Trust Alliance (LTA) and other, similar organizations to develop and apply new, innovative strategies for…Study Finds No Safe Level for Ozone
New Haven, Conn. – Even at very low levels, ozone–the principal ingredient in smog–increases the risk of premature death, according to a nationwide study to be published in the April edition of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. The study, sponsored…Study: Not Enough Metals in Earth to Meet Global Demand
New Haven, Conn. – Researchers studying supplies of copper, zinc and other metals have determined that these finite resources, even if recycled, may not meet the needs of the global population forever, according to a study published today in the…
Galapagos Islands Photos
These photos were taken in the Galapagos Islands, one of several ecoregions where I am conducting research.
Herster Barres offsetting CO2 in Costa Rica
Herster Barres is working through Reforest the Tropics (RTT) to offset U.S. CO2 emissions in tropical farm restoration.
Red, White, Blue and Green
James R. Lyons, Heather S. Kaplan, Fred Strebeigh, Kathleen E. Campbell, Editors Order a print copy
Brooke Parry in Africa
Pete and I went to visit a veterinarian, Ulf (covered on "The Wild Vet" of National Geographic), who is working to set up a nature reserve in Namibia. With the help of a South African investor, Miena (a 27 year…
Human Population and Freshwater Resources
Karin M. Krchnak, Editor Victoria Dompka Markham and Nancy Thorne, Assistant Editors Order a print copy
Developing Industrial Ecosystems
Marian Chertow, Editor Michelle Portlock, Assistant Editor Order a print copy
Species and Ecosystem Conservation
Timothy W. Clark, Michael J. Stevenson, Kim Ziegelmayer, Murray B. Rutherford, Editors Order a print copy
Developing Sustainable Management Policy for the National Elk Refuge, Wyoming
Timothy W. Clark, Denise Casey, and Anders Halverson, Editors Order a print copy
Transformations of Middle Eastern Natural Environments
Jeff Albert, Magnus Bernhardsson, and Roger Kenna, Editors Order a print copy
Climate Change and Development
Luis Gómez-Echeverri, Editor Order a print copy. A collaborative publication of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean and the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
