… 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 … on their project, Patrick and Spenser emphasized that the primary value they derived from the project was the opportunity to work through an in-depth research project outside of … Practitioners are usually eager to talk with students – give them a call! Confirm that your proposed project will truly supplement the skills and knowledge that you can gain …
… Thomas Selby (MEM/MBA ’16) and Sumit Kadakia (MF/MBA ’16). Supported through a grant from the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, Conservation Matrix enables high net … and close a deal. “We started Conservation Matrix after feeling powerless about our ability to invest in local environmentally beneficial projects,” says Selby. “Unless if you have a few million dollars sitting aside, it’s nearly impossible to put your money into saving a specific ecosystem. We want to change that.” Selby and Kadakia will …
… Applications are 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 … a lot of time trying to obtain resources,” said William Smith, an anthropology professor from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (Smith participated in a video interview about his … Permafrost failure can also affect other distribution and grid equipment. Air transport runways used for fuel shipments can also be damaged by unreliable permafrost. Ice jams along …
… The Sabin Stories will introduce you to former winners of the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize as they … 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 … and is driven by the motto “Better Data. Better Decisions”. The team evolved along its pathway at Yale, including substantial support from the summer fellowship program of the Yale …
… this past summer. Because they’re enrolled in a three-year program, joint-degree students from the SOM and FES have the opportunity to take part in two summer internships, … this past summer. Because they’re enrolled in a three-year program, joint-degree students from the SOM and FES have the opportunity to take part in two summer internships, … this past summer. Because they’re enrolled in a three-year program, joint-degree students from the SOM and FES have the opportunity to take part in two summer internships, …
… The boy from Sierra Leone was 10 or 11 years old. He was quick to learn, though never formally … TechnoServe , strives to align the tremendous engine of business with social need in a way that universalizes opportunity alongside talent. TechnoServe’s 1,500 employees work in … help farmers to see their operations as a business with costs and investments and, this way, develop essential business skills. “Helping people with information is the first thing …
… 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, … 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 … between six and 16 gallons of water per glass, with research and pilot projects under way that are driving that ratio nearer 1:1. This successful trajectory of water conservation …
… A quick scan of sustainability events over this period reveals a series of news stories, beginning with Silent Spring, that have become household names — the crash of the … 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 fear is not unfounded. (Consider the North Atlantic cod fisheries, which collapsed from overfishing between 1950 and 1990.) The effects of a resource system or ecosystem …
… 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 thoughts are … projects, 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 … Evidence Base for Nature-based Solutions “Engineers are too risk averse.” I’ve heard that fromour scientists working to incorporate nature in engineers’ designs. But it is natural …
… comes to growth in sustainable investing. This year’s US SIF conference , held in Chicago from May 5-6, brought together over 380 professionals from investment firms, consultancies, … conversations to mature in coming decades. With all the communication tools available at our fingertips, it is sometimes important to sit in a room with peers and remind ourselves of the larger framework in which we are operating. To keep up on one aspect of …