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The Impacts of Community-based Conservation in Santa Marta, Colombia: A Case Study with Fundación Estación Biológica Bachaqueros

In the summer of 2024, I visited the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta to conduct a participatory research project with a community-based organization, Fundación Estación Biológica…

March 28, 2025

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Georgetown Students Win Top Placements at Big East Academic Competition

Georgetown students swept the Big East Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium, winning the top three prizes at the research showcase at Madison Square Garden on March.…

March 21, 2025

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Writing Climate Interviews: How Literature Can Shape the Fight for a Livable Future

There is no shortage of headlines fighting for attention in today’s state of affairs. In the background, with or without media attention, the ecological clock continues to tick…

March 12, 2025

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In Praise of Matriarchal Environmental Wisdom

March 8th, 2025 Since 1911, March 8th has been International Women’s Day, observed around the world as a day to recognize women’s contributions to society and work towards gender…

March 8, 2025

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1 in 5 Butterflies Have Vanished in the U.S.—New Study Sounds the Alarm

March 6, 2025  A sweeping new study published in Science tallies butterfly data from more than 76,000 surveys across the continental United States. The results: between 2000…

March 6, 2025

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How Ants Respond to the Cicada Boom: Georgetown’s Martha Weiss Leads NSF-Funded Research

Every 13 or 17 years, the forests of the eastern U.S. erupt with the buzzing of billions of periodical cicadas emerging in synchronized cycles. These events bring a sudden,…

February 27, 2025

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Event Recap: Climate Change and the Security Implications for Greece and its Neighbors

Last week, the Earth Commons Greece and the Columbia Athens Global Centre co-hosted a panel discussion titled “Rising Temperatures, Rising Tensions: Climate Change and Security…

February 24, 2025

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Georgetown University: Cultivating a new generation of environmental stewards

As more young people bear witness to the growing effects of climate change, a new generation is becoming determined to take action. The “Choosing Our Future: Education for…

February 19, 2025

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The Intern Dispatches: Owl Pellets and First Impressions from Crete

Diane Li (C’26) is part of the inaugural class of the BS in Environment & Sustainability, a degree offered by the Earth Commons Institute and the College of Arts & Sciences. Her…

January 31, 2025

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The Intern Dispatches: Owl Pellets and First Impressions from Crete

Diane Li (C’26) is part of the inaugural class of the BS in Environment & Sustainability, a degree offered by the Earth Commons Institute and the College of Arts &…

January 30, 2025