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Worldwide
Sustainable Travel and Study Abroad by Astrid Jirka
Australia
THE SACRED SITE: Find out why climbing Ayers Rock was not an option for Netanya Stutz
Costa Rica
THE FARMING LIFE Miles H. Kiger, a natural resources, economics and Latin American geography student, undertakes hands-on work in Costa Rica.
Mexico
Consensus at Huehuecoyotl: Building solutions for an ecovillage in Mexico. By Danielle Connor
Russia
BAIKAL'S TRAIL: While building trails around Siberia’s Lake Baikal, Joshua K. Hartshorne realizes the benefits of ecotourism in preserving its pristine shores.
Saving Home: Siberian philosopher, scientist and forester protects Russia's priceless Tamiyr Penninsula.
By Jonathan White
Project Fish: The Fish Problem on Lake Khantai by Vladimir M. Protasov
Thailand
THE PEOPLE'S PROTEST: Villagers voice opposition to potash mine, Thailand. By Sara Schaumburg
Tibet
HARVESTING THE POWER OF THE SUN: Tibetans benefit from eco-friendly cookers.
By Josiah Ramsay Johnston
Articles by Topic
The Earth Charter
Read an interview with Dr. Steven Rockefeller about his experience and the perspectives he gained as the North America co-Chair of the Earth Charter Commission.
The Earth Charter: An Ethical Foundation by Steven C. Rockefeller
On a bright December day in 1998, deep in the interior of Brazil, 4,000 school children with "Carta da Terra" t-shirts lined up, linked arm to arm, over a two mile stretch of road that crossed towering mountain cliffs. As a band played, participants in a week-long Earth Charter Continental Congress of the Americas hiked along the road, greeting and talking with the children.
Film Reviews
An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore's documentary about global warming
Birdsong and Coffee reveals the link between coffee sales, the global market, and the disruption of the world’s ecosystem
Renewable Energy
SOLAR POWER: Internships in Peru and Uganda lead international studies major Christina Keller to provide renewable energy for developing countries.
Technology and Engineering Solutions
TACKLING THE SILENT KILLER: Eliminating smoke in kitchens from wood- and biomass-burning stoves.
By Mark Witt
DESIGN FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD: an interview with Northwestern University Professor David Kelso, who talks about his university's biomedical engineering program, which is at the forefront of creating sustainable solutions for international countries.