… Spenser Shadle (MF/MBA '13) currently manages conservation-oriented timberland and organic … spoke to students at the Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry to share their story of how winning a Sobotka Collaborative Research Grant shaped their careers … risks inherent in wetland mitigation banking during an Forest and Ecosystem Finance course; while completing a required assignment, they discovered that it was difficult to …
… This weekend amongst the crowds and high profile names at the Yale Environmental Sustainability … about projects and enables investors and project developers to discover one another, share information and close a deal. “We started Conservation Matrix after feeling powerless about our ability to invest in local environmentally beneficial projects,” saysSelby. “Unless if …
… In the Navajo Nation, electricity may be a fragile commodity as climate change intensifies. Other tribes in the United States face similar energy … communities. The available funding is estimated to total around $4-6 million. Applicationsare due by Dec. 10. For facility-scale installations, the amount of the source energy that must be displaced is 20 percent – and for renewable energy and/or combined …
… The Sabin Stories will introduce you to former winners of the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize as they share experiences and reflect on their time asstudent entrepreneurs at Yale. Building on the … satellites to determine the size and species of trees in forests. Faced with limited resources for a forest management project in Armenia, the young entrepreneur came up with an …
… At a panel discussion on September 15, Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) joint-degree studentsshared some of the lessons they gleaned during internships this past summer. Because they’re … and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES) joint-degree studentsshared some of the lessons they gleaned during internships this past summer. Because they’re …
… The boy from Sierra Leone was 10 or 11 years old. He was quick to learn, though never formally schooled. … small farmers in Africa with agribusiness companies. Through their phones, farmersare able to communicate about which cropsare ready for market, when; they can also transact … the potential problem is obvious: what happens after three years? “The old ‘teach a man to fish’ adage—we take that seriously,” he said. If all goes well on TechnoServe projects, they …
… As global head of research at Thomson Reuters Wealth Management/Lipper, Robert Jenkinsspends … he’s been investigating more socially responsible funds, since socially responsible optionsare increasingly being requested by employee retirement plans as well as the general … on the Yale School of Management website . Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based SolutionsSustainable Finance and ESG A Good Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Fund is Hard to …
… published on Environmental Leader. The most recent California drought is in its fourth year. Although some point to the potential savior of El Niño in the fall and winter, … roots and antiquated water law — centers on senior water rights holders, most of whom are large agricultural interests in the San Joaquin Valley. As a former resident for many … of wine grapes, though, has gotten much less press of late — with the exception of stories like “ California Drought Produces Tastier Wine Grapes .” And that’s too bad. A …
… A quick scan of sustainability events over this period reveals a series of newsstories, beginning with Silent Spring, that have become household names — the crash of the … impacts. Rachel Carson’sSilent Spring had enormous positive impact by raising awareness of the environmental challenges that we face as a society. The Bhopal tragedy … below-living wage salaries, human rights infringements, consumption of constrained resources) all represent costs to society that are not factored into the price of an operation …
… This blog was originally published on Cool Green Science , the Science Blog of The Nature … strait-jacket rivers. Hardened coastlines. Even when these projects help communities, there are often consequences for natural systems. The dams interrupt fish runs. Seawalls hold back sediment that starve beaches of sand. This, of course, has not gone unnoticed by the conservation community. But perhaps these thoughtsare …