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2014 International Student Conference on the Environment and Sustainability
Over the past week I had the opportunity to attend the International Student Conference on the Environment and Sustainability at Tongji University in Shanghai. Organized by UNEP and Tongji’s Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development, the goal of the conference was … Continue reading
Zhejiang’s 2013 Youth Environmental Leadership Summit
Coincidentally, just after I wrote my last post I was invited to give a presentation with another current Global College student, Paloma Criollo, and GC staff member, Eoife Huo, at Zhejiang’s ‘Youth Environmental Leadership Summit’ that is organized by the … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences
Tagged climate change, conferences, environment, UNFCCC, Zhejiang
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Rant: Climate Guilt
After Typhoon Haiyan decimated the Phillipines, killing more than 10,000 people and affecting close to 10 million people, the Philippines lead negotiator for the UN climate negotiations in Warsaw, Poland, Nadarev “Yeb” Sano, proceeded with a hunger strike until meaningful … Continue reading
Sichuan Part II: Over the Mountains and through a Cornfield to Aba
As I mentioned in my last post, my first 2010 field visit entailed a lot of vegetable-plot weeding alongside Global Village of Beijing’s farm manager, Peng. Nothing builds camaraderie like digging in the dirt while roasting under the sun and … Continue reading
Posted in 2010 Rural Field Visits
Tagged environment, rural China, rural land-use, Sichuan, social enterprise
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China's Rural Land-Use: Notes from the Field 