
Karen Masters
CIEE Staff
Karen is a tropical ecologist who has 30+ years working and living in the cloud forests of Costa Rica. She and her husband (Alan Masters) met and married in Monteverde, Costa Rica and raised their sons (twins) here as well. Karen is the director of the CIEE programs in Monteverde.
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BY VANESSA CORREA, Teaching Assistant in the Sustainability and the Environment Program Authored by Vanessa Correa, Teaching Assistant. It is no secret that, since the industrial revolution, environmental contamination has...keep reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...keep reading
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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
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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
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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
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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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