… Interested in innovative funding strategies in clean energy or environmental conservation? The Yale Center for Business and the Environment is now hiring new student … Coronas at the Kroon Hall courtyard on Monday, May 9 th from 5:00pm-7:00pm to learn more about this exciting opportunity. Writing engagements can begin immediately. New writers … with our professional editor, learn what makes a great news article and begin thinking about interesting topics for a first piece. Student writers work with our editor to produce …
… thing voters of all political stripes seem agree on: local and state funding for parks and conservation. On November 6, voters approved 46 of 54 measures -- an 85 percent passage rate -- creating over $2.8 billion for the protection of water quality, new parks, natural areas and working farms and ranches across 21 states. Ballot measures are instruments of direct democracy that …
… a moving exploration of presence and place told through the stories of small and midsized farmers who tend their land in the face of overwhelming adversity. These farmers refuse to … writings of Wendell Berry, Lamb cultivated honest, trusting connections with the farmers he interviewed for the book, yielding raw and powerful insights. Time and again, their stories … Programs Shifting Power & Resources: Equity and Justice Work in Practice Regenerative Agriculture Lab Author Talks Related Events Social Impact Lab: Vincent Stanley Wed, April …
… agricultural practices, we need many different stakeholders to chip in. When we talk about private sector opportunities, we often focus on shiny new solutions coming out of … on a toolkit of low-visibility but extremely powerful levers for change. Most U.S. farmers operate in a low margin, high input, price volatile business environment, with increasing variability in too wet and too dry years. Conservation cropping practices, in particular cover crops and extended rotation systems …
… second half of this mini-series will feature a talk on Protecting Nature: Landscape Scale Conservation in the United States by Peter Howell of the Open Space Institute (OSI). In this webinar, Howell will discuss his work at the Open Space Institute, a conservation organization that focuses on landscape-scale conservation throughout the Eastern United States. Through recent projects spearheaded by …
… Project Manager with The Willamette Partnership and Todd Gartner, Senior Associate, Conservation Incentives & Markets World Resources Institute. Increasing pressure on natural … the World Resources Institute are leaders in getting innovative market-based approaches to conservation on the ground. “Investing in Conservation: Markets Based Approaches” will cover current efforts and collaborations …
… Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation as he presents the Moore Foundation’s new market-based conservation initiatives. Guillermo Castilleja leads and oversees strategy for the Foundation’s Environmental Conservation Program, which seeks to protect critical ecosystems and balance long-term conservation with sustainable use. The program includes an interlinked trio of …
… storage, wetlands classification and recent legislature, history of wetlands degradation, conservation efforts, or blue carbon credits in developing markets, you will not want to … event. Therefore, we ask that when you register, you commit to doing your best to attend. About CliMates: Reintroducing the new and improved CliMates! Like last year, CliMates will be a weekly get-together of everyone interested in learning more about sustainability - from SOM, YSE and beyond - to discuss about trending sustainability …
… with David Vosburg (SOM '09), Chief Innovation Officer for Local Bounti. David will talk about his role at Local Bounti, the means by which Local Bounti is disrupting our food … a career in business and the environment. Local Bounti is a premier controlled environment agriculture (CEA) company redefining ESG standards and indoor agriculture. David has spent … of Business Development and Chief Financial Officer of Crop One Holdings, Inc., a vertical farming company. As CFO, he created a $50MM joint venture with Emirates Flight Catering to …
… & Loss Accounting methodology shows clearly that raw material production through forestry, agriculture and mining, is the point in the supply chain where the business impacts and … of key raw materials and ensuring the uptake into supply chains and products. About Dr. Helen Crowley Dr. Helen Crowley is currently the Head of Sustainable Sourcing … circular economy principles into business. Prior to Kering, Helen worked with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) for 12 years on conservation strategy, program management and …