International Conservation & Development

Fellow

Max Ludington

2013 Fellow
Max serves as the president of the Jackson Hole Land Trust, leading efforts to protect to functionality and connectivity of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Max is a father and a husband and enjoys spending as much time outdoors in...
Fellow

Caroline Howe

2013 Fellow
Caroline works with communities to address local environmental and social challenges through interventions that combine technology, social enterprise, and education. Working both in urban and rural areas, internationally and in her own...
Fellow

Kevin Kung

2013 Fellow
Kevin Kung earned his Ph.D. from MIT, focusing on biofuels and renewable energy, and specializes in biomass and energy conversion systems, engineering design in resource-constrained settings, and waste industry innovation. In 2012, by...
Fellow Story

Vorhees on why pollution risks worse for developing world women

Standing ankle deep in black oil in a green field in Nigeria, Donna Vorhees was startled not by the pollutant inching up her boots, but by the two barefoot women inching past her.
May 28, 2013
Fellow Story

Hsu publishes article about China's 28,000 lost rivers

As recently as 20 years ago, there were an estimated 50,000 rivers in China, each covering a flow area of at least 60 square miles. But now, according to China's First National Census of Water, more than 28,000 of these rivers are missing. To put this number into context, China's lost rivers are almost equivalent, in terms of basin area, to the United States losing the entire Mississippi River. Why have these rivers "vanished" from the maps and national records?
May 21, 2013
Fellow Story

Hsu's work on urbanization in China and India featured in Yale podcast

China's environmental situation is frequently scrutinized both within China and across the world. In the second half of a two-part podcast Angel Hsu, a China expert completing her PhD this May at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, discusses urbanization in China and India and China's push to develop sustainable ecocities. Listen to the podcast
May 20, 2013
Fellow Story

Orenstein finds single-family ranches may be harming biological diversity in the Negev

Are single-family ranches harming biological diversity in the Negev? According to a new study, they may well be doing so in the long run. Read more (requires subscription)
February 25, 2013
Fellow Story

Orenstein publishes environmental history of Israel

The environmental history of Israel is as intriguing and complex as the nation itself. Situated on a mere 8,630 square miles, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf, varying from desert to forest, Israel's natural environment presents innumerable challenges to its growing population. The country's conflicted past and present, diverse religions, and multitude of cultural influences powerfully affect the way Israelis imagine, question, and shape their environment. Zionism, from the late nineteenth onward, has tempered nearly every aspect of human existence.
February 19, 2013
Fellow Story

Wolf's petition resulted in feds' proposed listing of 66 species

The National Marine Fisheries Service on Friday proposed listing 66 coral species in the Pacific and Caribbean oceans as endangered or threatened. Corals provide habitat that support fisheries, generate jobs through recreation and tourism, and protect coastlines from erosion, said National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Jane Lubchenco. Yet, scientific research indicates climate change and human activities are putting corals at risk, she said.
February 15, 2013
Leadership Grant Grant

Delivering Grassroots Conservation Initiatives Internationally, Year 2

Global Diversity Fund, Inc. (GDF), received a $30,000 second-year grant to continue funding for Susannah McCandless's position as International Program Director. GDF is an international community-based conservation organization focusing on...
January 7, 2013