International Conservation & Development

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Kartikeya Singh: Bureaucracies for the Better

To continue to lift its population out of poverty, India should give its energy ministries a new mandate—moving the country away from coal and toward a more sustainable economy.
March 5, 2022
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A life-changing fertilizer for rural farmers in Kenya

“I was initially pretty skeptical of the entire idea [of pivoting to fertilizer],” Kevin Kung says. “I didn’t think it was feasible. But the local team really proved me wrong and has validated the improved yield and the impact on farmers. For me, it’s been an inspiring journey.”
February 17, 2022
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Vaghela: community-based micro-hydropower is a people empowerment energy solution

Community-based hydropower — such as pico, micro, and mini hydro — has provided socio-economic and environmental benefits to thousands of off-grid communities in the Asia Pacific, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa, long before central grids have reached them. Dipti Vaghela was recently interviewed by International Rivers on key aspects of community-scale micro hydropower (MHP).
February 3, 2022
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‘We scientists engage in soft diplomacy’: Mongabay Q&A with Christine Wilkinson

Christine shares why hyenas get such a bad rap, her dream of a solar-powered camera-trap grid, and her work bringing together other African American scientists in mammalogy.
January 6, 2022
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Kevin Kung's company wins Prince William's inaugural Earthshot Prize

Globally, we generate $120 billion of agricultural waste every year. What farmers cannot sell, they often burn, with catastrophic consequences for human health and the environment. Takachar has developed a cheap, small-scale, portable technology that attaches to tractors in remote farms. The award-winning machine converts crop residues into sellable bio-products like fuel and fertilizer, and reduces smoke emissions by up to 98%.
November 11, 2021
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Brooks authors paper exploring highly effective management of world's largest Marine Protected Area

As the first large-scale Marine Protected Area (MPA) in areas beyond national jurisdiction, the Ross Sea region MPA sets a precedent for design, adoption, and implementation of other MPAs on the high seas. Together with a team of co-authors, Cassandra Brooks recently published a paper in Marine Policy that highlights the strong management in place within the Ross Sea region MPA, including research and monitoring.
October 27, 2021
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Gabriela Alberola

2021 Fellow
Gabriela ‘Gaby’ Alberola is originally from Panama City, Panama, where her passion for environmental and social justice was born. For her undergraduate research at the University of Panama, she conducted a botanical inventory of a forest...
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Eshaan Patheria

2021 Fellow
Eshaan Patheria is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). His research aims to develop low-cost, energy-dense and long-lasting next generation batteries for renewable energy storage at scale...
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Policy options to address climate induced displacement from the Northern Triangle

Camila Bustos is part of an expert group from Harvard, Yale, and the University Network for Human Rights calling on Biden administration to revise immigration and climate policy to afford protections to those fleeing devastating climate change impacts in Central America.
April 29, 2021
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Brooks featured on episode of PBS series The Age of Nature

Cassandra Brooks discusses the global challenges and successes to protect Antarctica in Episode 3 of the new PBS series, The Age of Nature. Series description: Explore humanity’s relationship with nature and wildlife, as scientists and conservationists from all over the world examine ways we can restore our planet. This documentary series asks whether newfound awareness of nature could bring about a new chapter in the human story. Watch the episode
November 2, 2020