Region: Asia and the Pacific
Doctoral Student Receives Rolex Award for Snow Leopard Conservation
Doctoral student Shafqat Hussain has been chosen to receive a Rolex Award for his work on the conservation of the snow leopard in northern Pakistan. This prestigious award supports “exceptional men and women who are breaking new ground in areas which advance human knowledge and...Developing World Gaining Access to Environmental Research
A collaborative initiative to help reduce great disparities in scientific resources between developed and developing nations.Recovering from the Asian Tsunami: Policies, Processes, Culture and Conflict
Dr. Barbara Best, Coastal Resources and Policy Advisor, Office of Natural Resources Management, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development. How do developing countries with scarce resources and weak institutions recover from devastating...
Lisa Curran Wins MacArthur "Genius" Grant
Contact: David DeFusco, Director of Communications David.DeFusco@Yale.edu (203) 436-4842
The Search for Cordyceps Sinensis
2006 Student Internship Rachelle Gould Internship Host: Ugyen Wangchuck Institute of Environmental and Forestry Studies, Lamegompa, Bhutan When one kilogram of a freely available natural resource is worth over US$2,000, local people won't miss a chance to collect, even if collection means...
Not For Opium ... For Medicine
2006 Student Internship Rachelle Gould Internship Host: Ugyen Wangchuck Institute of Environmental and Forestry Studies, Lamegompa, Bhutan The Blue Poppy, with its delicate and surreally blue blossom, is not only Bhutan's National Flower; it is also one of many (over 500) Himalayan plants...Yale Program to Give Developing World Access to Global Scientific Research
Paul-Bendiks Walberg has had the “brain-drain migration” on his mind. This phenomenon – when the best and brightest of a nation or region are compelled to travel abroad for education, research and job opportunities, never to return home– is a direct result of what scientists around the...Gift to Yale to Promote Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Forests
New Haven, Conn.—An environmental leadership and training program to promote biodiversity conservation in tropical forests in Asia and Central and South America has been established at Yale University with a $4.8 million gift from the Lisbet Rausing Charitable Fund. “Worldwide...
The Ecotourism Equation: Measuring the Impacts
Section II: What Are the Parameters of Ecotourism Success?
Species and Ecosystem Conservation
Timothy W. Clark, Michael J. Stevenson, Kim Ziegelmayer, Murray B. Rutherford, Editors Order a print copy
Transformations of Middle Eastern Natural Environments
Jeff Albert, Magnus Bernhardsson, and Roger Kenna, Editors Order a print copy
Greening Pakistan's Cities
| Saleem Ali
Nostalgically, most Pakistanis salute President Ayub Khan for his vision in establishing the capital city of Islamabad. Apart from its abysmal airport, which pales in comparison to Lahore and Karachi’s lavish terminals, Islamabad is often mentioned by expatriate Pakistanis to foreigners with a...Master's Research Colloquium
| Rachelle Gould
2007 Master’s Student Research Colloquium Schedule 9:00-9:15 OPENING 9:15–10:15 SPECIES DIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL & SPATIAL PATTERNS Tamara Muruetagoiena, Punit Lalbhai, Brandon Berkeley, Charlie Liu, Beth Feingold 10:15–11:15 ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION Maya Cahn, Steven...
Energy security from a environmental policy & governance perspective - Sascha Müller-Kraenner (TNC)
| Christine Kim
Sascha Müller-Kraenner is Senior Policy Adviser and the European representative to The Nature Conservancy, a leading international conservation organisation with over one million members and supporters as well as programmes in 30 countries. From 2003-2006, Sascha Müller-Kraenner served as the...Merry Birthday Affair on Linden Street
| Rachelle Gould
The snow is beautiful. The cold air is refreshing. But let's be honest: one of the best things about the end of February is -- it's almost March! And the best thing about the beginning of March is that is when Christopher was born. Nearly 27 short years ago, he first graced this fine earth,...
Environmentalism and Obesity in Asia
| Saleem Ali
Gluttony, more generally has been considered a sin in most religions. In Christianity, it is one of the “seven deadly sins.” Even in Islam, there are several traditions which discourage excessive consumption. A hadith of the Prophet Muhammad quoted by Imam Tirmidhi states that “No man...SAGE Magazine Volume I, Issue II
| SAGE Magazine
This is SAGE's second magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.eduWater & Sanitation Symposium meeting
| Kara DiFrancesco
Please join us for the discussion on the development of a FES Water and Sanitation Symposium for Spring 2007. Janine M.H. Selendy, Chairman and President, Horizon International, Yale University, will lead and present ideas for the proposed symposium which will be discussed and developed...
Doctoral Student Receives Rolex Award for Snow Leopard Conservation
| Doctoral Program
Doctoral student Shafqat Hussain has been chosen to receive a Rolex Award for his work on the conservation of the snow leopard in northern Pakistan. This prestigious award supports “exceptional men and women who are breaking new ground in areas which advance human knowledge and...
The Unquiet Woods
| Ramachandra Guha
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How Much Should a Person Consume?
| Ramachandra Guha
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Environmentalism: A Global History
| Ramachandra Guha
About this and related books: Amazon.comSAGE Magazine Volume I, Issue I
| SAGE Magazine
This is SAGE's first magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.edu
