As an undergraduate I gradually erased the mental image of a bold line separating environmental concerns from development economic issues. Environment does not equal only panda bears. Development does not equal just economic growth. Those working in corresponding fields intend to arrive at the same, logical destination whether they know it or not: sustainable, mutually […]
I am working as the Education and Outreach Fellow with Think Beyond Plastic on the Bay Islands of Honduras to raise awareness of the marine plastic pollution problem and encourage local solutions. Thankfully my day-long trip to Roatan was one of the smoothest trips I’ve ever experienced- with only a half an hour of layover […]
It’s been two weeks since I landed in Roatán International Airport and that marked the beginning of a nonstop tour of the region. In the past two weeks I’ve been on 1 flight and 3 ferry trips (not the best experience if you get motion sickness…). The fun started with a trip the day after my […]
Click here for the first post and general info about Think Beyond Plastic (and check out their website) and what I’m working on this summer. I am living on the island of Utila. Plastic sucks. But it’s also very useful and incredibly cheap. How can something that pretty much never degrades be worth less than one cent […]
Student Name: Eliana Olais Fellowship Organization: Think Beyond Plastic Fellowship Locations: Carmel, California and the Bay Islands of Honduras Dates of Fellowship: April 1-August 28 2018 Description: Think Beyond Plastic’s MesoAmerican Reef Project is a scalable regional pilot investigation into how multiple layers of innovation can create the economic engine supporting systemic changes in the […]
Student Name: Andrew McIntire Fellowship Organization: OneREEF Fellowship Location: Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia Dates of Fellowship: June 1st-August 10, 2018 Description: Andrew will be evaluating the effectiveness of the conservation enforcement officer program and providing training and advice to officers, working in conjunction with conservation enforcement officers, observing their actions and making recommendations for […]
Student Name: Karl Larsen Fellowship Organization: Think Beyond Plastic Fellowship Locations: Carmel, California and the Bay Islands of Honduras Fellowship Dates: March 1, 2018 – August 31, 2018 Description: I will be working with businesses on the Bay Islands to reduce the use of plastics, identify and promote plastic alternatives that businesses can adopt, and […]
Student Name: Saba Ijadi Fellowship Organization: Think Beyond Plastic Fellowship Location: Carmel, California and the Bay Islands of Honduras Fellowship Dates: April 04 – August 04, 2018 Description: I will be finding policy solutions to marine plastic pollution on the Bay Islands of Honduras. Think Beyond Plastic is a global innovation accelerator working to address […]
Student Name: Andrea Fisher Fellowship Organization: NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Fellowship Location: Monterey, CA — traveling to 5 west coast sanctuaries Dates of Fellowship: May 29 – August 24, 2018 Description: I will be traveling to the 5 west coast National Marine Sanctuaries to conduct research regarding “sense of place,” or how people connect to […]
Daniel Solomon is a graduate student at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS). He is currently interning within Intercultural Learning at CIEE, fulfilling the practicum portion of his master’s program in International Education Management. He has been living in Valparaíso, Chile, and working out of the CIEE study center in Valparaíso, since […]
