… '13) is a decision support manager at Conservation Forestry, a timberland investment management organization based in Exeter, NH. Alumni Patrick Hook (MF/MBA '13) and Spenser … inherent in wetland mitigation banking during an Forest and Ecosystem Finance course; while completing a required assignment, they discovered that it was difficult to identify … for a grant through the Sobotka Collaborative Research Fund? The application for the 2015-2016 Sobotka Research Fund is now live ! Patrick and Spenser provided the following insider …
… this weekend from alums who care about New Haven, says Kadakia. “We’re confident that this community will help us achieve that goal.” You can support this initiative and donate to the … this weekend from alums who care about New Haven, says Kadakia. “We’re confident that this community will help us achieve that goal.” You can support this initiative and donate to the … this weekend from alums who care about New Haven, says Kadakia. “We’re confident that this community will help us achieve that goal.” You can support this initiative and donate to the …
… In the Navajo Nation, electricity may be a fragile commodity as climate change intensifies. Other tribes in the United States face similar … 2 that it is requesting applications to co-fund renewable energy, energy efficiency, and combined heat and power to help increase the climate resilience of indigenous communities. The available funding is estimated to total around $4-6 million. Applications …
… time as student entrepreneurs at Yale. Building on the synergies of an undergraduate in computer science and graduate expertise in forest management, Max Nova, YC ‘12 and Zack Parisa, FES '09 started SilviaTerra in 2010 and the company now employs 5 full-time employees and works with many of the largest timber …
… At a panel discussion on September 15, Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) joint-degree students … 2015 Summer Lessons in Sustainability At a panel discussion on September 15, Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) joint-degree students … AM EDT Evans Hall, Classroom 4200 … At a panel discussion on September 15, Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) joint-degree students …
… cellphone and mobile banking providers—connected small farmers in Africa with agribusiness companies. Through their phones, farmers are able to communicate about which crops are ready for market, when; they can also transact sales over … Business, Less Poverty: The shared value revolution Dylan Walsh (Master of Environmental Management '11) The boy from Sierra Leone was 10 or 11 years old. He was quick to learn, …
… As global head of research at Thomson Reuters Wealth Management/Lipper, Robert Jenkins spends a lot of time analyzing potential investment funds. … or Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) factors in funds. Read more on the Yale School of Management website . Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance … Investment (SRI) Fund is Hard to Find As global head of research at Thomson Reuters Wealth Management/Lipper, Robert Jenkins spends a lot of time analyzing potential investment funds. …
… work in the interest of the greater good. This feeling grows when I read reports that some companies are using water in California to grow almonds, which represent a classic economic … the almonds have a high profit margin because the cost of water is not borne by the companies. Almonds, which represent about ten percent of California’s agricultural output … growing and making tend toward large-scale drip irrigation, dry farming, integrated pest management, innovative cover crop application and aggressive industrial conservation …
… this period reveals a series of news stories, beginning with Silent Spring, that have become household names — the crash of the Exxon Valdez, chemicals released at Union Carbide’s … Eastern seaboard, to name just a few. Though a disparate list, all of these events have two common characteristics. First, they had significant impacts. Rachel Carson’s Silent … to cut waste. Nike’s revelation on labor issues has led to vast improvement in supply chain management practices, auditing and partnering along the value chain of major corporations. …
… to a typical conservationist, and thoughts turn to concrete. And lots of it. Certain images come to mind: Big dams. Levees that strait-jacket rivers. Hardened coastlines. Even when these projects help communities, there are often consequences for natural systems. The dams interrupt fish runs. … after all. And engineers have often developed solutions that have improved resource management. Think fish ladders. Now, many engineers are going beyond that. They do not see …