An exploration of where and why water shortages are occurring and where and why water markets are evolving to resolve conflicting water uses.
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Q&A with Shira Kronich on Peace Building Through Wastewater Treatment
PERC Enviropreneur Institute 2011 alumna Shira Kronich is working to find solutions to shared environmental problems in the Middle East. As a project manager for the Arava Institute of Environmental Studies in Southern Israel, Kronich coordinates the first UNDP trans-boundary Israeli-Palestinian project, “Peace Building through Wastewater Treatment.” The tensions in the Middle East are exacerbatedContinue reading “Q&A with Shira Kronich on Peace Building Through Wastewater Treatment”
Who Owns the Truffula Forest?
The Lorax, a Dr. Seuss classic, is hitting the big screen this weekend. The Lorax is an odd, little character that intrepidly opposes a thneed manufacturing plant (whatever that is!) run by the Oncelor. Similar to most environmental story plots, this one has a good environmentalist, the Lorax, that holds the moral high ground andContinue reading “Who Owns the Truffula Forest?”
Q&A with Michael Higuera on Enviropreneurship and Land Conservation
Enviropreneurship and land conservation.
Q & A with Shira Kronich on Peace Building through Wastewater Treatment
Israelis and Palestinians are building peace through wastewater treatment.
Q & A with Kelly Sands Siragusa on Conservation Banking
For more of PERC’s ongoing Q&A series visit perclatorblog.org Kelly Sands Siragusa is the Conservation/Mitigation Manager for Corblu Ecology‚ LLC‚ a private firm in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ that specializes in ecosystem restoration and mitigation banking. Siragusa came to PERC’s Enviropreneur™ Institute (PEI ) in 2011 to focus on emerging market-based approaches for nutrient reductions andContinue reading “Q & A with Kelly Sands Siragusa on Conservation Banking”
What a difference a year makes
by Brett Howell As I sit here in Atlanta fully engaged in my Conservation Fellowship at Georgia Aquarium, I am constantly amazed at how much difference a year has made in my state-of-mind, life perspective, and daily activity. This time last year I had just submitted my application to the PERC’s Enviropreneur Institute, and IContinue reading “What a difference a year makes”
Squeezing Profits from Endangered Species
A savvy new breed of capitalist is using incentives such as mitigation credits to protect critical habitat and earn profits.
The Secret Life of Trees: How Pens Are Preserving Old-Growth Forests
Pens from old-growth forests preserve the forest as well as its history.
Bye, bye bison
Just as the market brought the bison to near extinction, so too has it brought them back from the brink.