… Sign up for office hours with David Hertz, architect, inventor, educator, and founder of SkySource. SkySource builds products that help communities plan for and respond to global climate change by …
… CFN is pleased to announce our 13 th annual Conservation Finance Boot Camp will be held June 24-28 th , 2019, at … State University in Portland, OR. The Boot Camp is a week-long, intensive training course to help mid-career professionals utilize innovative and effective financing strategies for land and resource conservation, restoration, and stewardship. The application for the 2019 Boot Camp …
… Have you ever asked yourself the question, what should I do after I graduate or leave Yale? At Yale, we have the opportunities to tap into many resources: CBEY, YEI, InnovateHealth, and many others. But, what happens when I leave Yale? What resources can I tap into and who can I reach out to? The workshop of “Option Post-Yale” will …
… Jessamyn W. Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Hot Bread Kitchen and Brahm Ahmadi, co-founder of People’s Grocery and People’s Community Market. Event moderated by Mark Bomford, Director of the Yale Sustainable Food … education that include the nation’s first Mobile Market. In 2010, Brahm founded People’s Community Market to create a fresh food retail business model that fosters health and social …
… Manager for Burt’s Bees. Matt will talk about his role at Burt's Bees, his career journey and advice for students as they consider a career in business and the environment. … and delivering on the brand’s sustainability strategy. Matt’s work spans responsible sourcing, sustainable packaging, operational footprint management, customer and industry relations, cause marketing, and employee engagement. Matt is also a champion of community and culture, directing community service efforts and serving as Vice President and …
… of financing and investing in this area. This session will be particularly enjoyable for people who attended the winery fireside chat between Prof. Todd Cort & Xavier Rolet two … min presentation about a sustainability topic given by a peer/ close contact. To broaden our exposure and deepen our knowledge. ~20 min for small group discussion about the topic. … to shape an opinion, and practice voicing it. ~20 min open time for career advice / community catchup. To help each other in our recruiting journeys and get to know each other …
… multi-sector, multi-racial coalition of 60 organizations working to radically transform our current food system where profits are valued over people and the planet. The HEAL coalition is Anchored by the Food Chain Workers Alliance , … food chain workers, indigenous groups, scientists, public health advocates, policy experts, community organizers, and activists. Together, these groups are building a movement to …
… CFN is pleased to announce our 2018 Conservation Finance Boot Camp will be held June 18-22 nd at Colorado State University’s Warner College of Natural Resources in partnership with the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming. Applications for the 2018 Boot Camp are now …
… Watch the full recording here! Urban trees and forests are often overlooked in our fight against climate change and yet they cumulatively represent a significant carbon sink. More than that, they provide a wide array of co-benefits to our urban communities that are far more tangible than the benefits provided by far-off wilderness areas. However, the numbers show that our urban tree canopy is under siege in the U.S., and new financing mechanisms are urgently …
… approach for landowners to leverage these climate benefits to access to new finance sources for preservation. In this webinar we will hear from Margaret Williams of American … by using conservation easements to avoid conversion to crop production. In addition, our speakers will discuss a pioneering project in the Prairie Pothole Region of North … and Nature Based Solutions Avoiding Grassland Conversion: An Emerging Strategy for Climate, Community, and Conservation … Online Avoiding Grassland Conversion: An Emerging Strategy for …