… A series of talks at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies this semester will engage in a critical dialogue about a … Historically dry conditions in California, in particular, have resulted in dangerously low lake levels, destructive wildfires, and significant agricultural losses. This water … Historically dry conditions in California, in particular, have resulted in dangerously low lake levels, destructive wildfires, and significant agricultural losses. This water …
… Over the course of the webinar, Leigh Madeira (Blue Forest Conservation) and Nathalie Woolworth (U.S. Forest Service) will provide invaluable insight from the field on current and prospective investment strategies aimed at growing the health and resilience of forests – an especially relevant topic today. Leigh will kick off the webinar …
… Join us as Jon Powers, Co-Founder and President of CleanCapital, explores how tech is disrupting the intersection of clean energy and finance in the power sector. Jon’s responsibilities include leading corporate strategy and development, investor …
… Featured speaker Laurie Wayburn will discuss how her organization, The Pacific Forest Trust, is currently exploring ecosystem services markets and payments as a tool to promote forest conservation in the West. She will review how private forest landowners are currently engaging in these markets, and project current and future …
… While agroforestry systems may be a promising climate & biodiversity solution, there are major hurdles … projects, even when agroforestry practices may be eligible for government grants or below-market capital. And, as with any environmental solution, it is critical for agroforestry projects to address the distributional impacts that flow from successful scale-up in a community or region (who gains and who loses). 12Tree …
… and the Environment (CBEY) is pleased to continue this exciting webinar series that addresses the growing importance of ecosystem service valuation and investment. This year CBEY … we will explore current experimentation in ecosystem services across the US in the following focal areas: Investments in Green Infrastructure, Innovative Financial Tools, and … iTunesU channel . More details about the speakers associated with each focal area will follow. If interested, please subscribe to the Nature’s Returns newsletter for information …
… The panel will be from 4:30-6:00 p.m. A dinner with speakers will follow. For those who cannot attend in person, we will be streaming this online. Register for … Zoom option here . We are currently in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to address climate change using federal resources, particularly due to new resources allocated … why should Yale students consider working for the federal government? Speakers Include: Amanda Bassow , Director- Northeastern Regional Office, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation …
… Watch the recording: Though heating and cooling in the U.S. accounted respectively for 65 percent and 24 percent of energy delivered to residential and commercial … and ensure the financial and environmental benefits of renewable thermal technologies to low-income communities. Panelists: Dana Harmon, Executive Director of the Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute Erick Jones, Researcher at the Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute Moderator: Isabel …
… Partnership and Todd Gartner, Senior Associate, Conservation Incentives & Markets World Resources Institute. Increasing pressure on natural systems reduces their ability to provide the services that people rely on … places to play. Emerging incentive programs for ecosystem services provide a mechanism to restore resilient ecological systems by building connections between people who manage land …
… leader and Episcopal priest Yvon Chouinard and Vincent Stanley, authors of The Responsible Company: What We’ve Learned from Patagonia’s First 40 Years , will be at Yale to discuss how a highly successful company can spread a message of environmental responsibility. Moderating the conversation will be Yale Divinity School alumnus Robert … environmental and social practices as for the quality of its clothes. In The Responsible Company , Chouinard and Stanley draw on their collective experience at Patagonia …