Karen Masters
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Environmental Injustice
BY VANESSA CORREA, Teaching Assistant in the Sustainability and the Environment Program It is no secret that, since the industrial revolution, environmental contamination has grown exponentially. This negatively affects rivers... keep reading
Circular economies: Lessons from Monteverde
A linear economy works according to the 'take-make-dispose' step plan. This starts with the extraction of natural resources, the conversion of raw materials into products that are distributed for consumption... keep reading
Looking ahead to 2019
A group of lucky students will start the New Year in Costa Rica, as participants in the CIEE January Term in Monteverde. Here are some of the special things that... keep reading
Why Monteverde?
Why is Monteverde an excellent place to study? Monteverde, located on top of the Tilarán Mountains of Costa Rica, is internationally renowned for its protection of the environment, but also... keep reading
Reaching the Caribbean Side
Here is a small sample of a field trip in the Caribbean Slope that students have made this Fall 2018 semester in the Sustainability and the Environment Program. From meeting... keep reading
Interacting with the environment: the art of permaculture
Living in a place like Monteverde has a big advantage: everywhere you are surrounded by nature. However being surrounded by the amazing cloud forest, thousands of birds, mammals and other life forms, forces us to think twice about the impact we make on natural systems.
Environmental Education at Bajo del Tigre
Written by Camrynne Karr (Arizona State University), Internship in Sustainability and the Environment. Through CIEE I got connected with the internship in environmental education for the Monteverde Conservation League. Specifically... keep reading
Summer Sustainability and the Environment Program
Allison Inanoria from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona shares a video about the Summer Sustainability and the Environment Program in Monteverde. If you want to see a Spanish-language adaptation... keep reading
Agroforestry and the good taste of coffee.
Fall Sustainability and the Environment students learned about food systems and security in this program. They spent a day at the farm of doña Hermida, where she taught them about... keep reading
Writing stories for kids to teach about climate change: an internship with CORCLIMA
Written by Rachel Johnson (University of Minnesota-Twin Cities), Internship in Sustainability and the Environment. This past month I have had the incredible opportunity to work with CORCLIMA, a civic group... keep reading
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