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Hark: Invasive plant into handmade paper

Posted on October 4, 2021

Professor Mary Hark wrote this article for Spin Off magazine noting, “there is remarkable potential for the development of uniquely Ghanaian commercial and artistic products that make use of the paper thread.” Read full article …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, News, Projects & InitiativesTagged Design, Entrepreneurship, environmental conservation, Ghana, handmade paper, international, Textiles, West Africa

Paul Robbins contributes to video on Intended Consequences

Posted on September 30, 2021

In April 2021, Nelson Institute Dean Paul Robbins joined a group of biologists, conservationists, and thought leaders in supporting Intended Consequences, a statement, a special issue of Conservation Science and Practice, and framework for confidently tackling the world’s …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, News, PartnershipsTagged environmental conservation, international, Nelson Institute, TedTalk

Guardian of the Gulf; Nelson student to expand coastal water cleanup initiative to the Great Lakes

Posted on August 19, 2021

From the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes, Nelson Institute student Lisa Scobel is working to keep waterways free of plastic pollution. As a student of the Environmental Conservation MS program, Scobel is embracing her …

Posted in NewsTagged environmental conservation, great lakes, gulf coast, Nelson Institute

International student overcomes challenges on her way to completing the Environmental Conservation MS

Posted on August 17, 2021

From her career as a veterinarian specializing in animal behavior to the development of the Public Policy of Animal Welfare and the direction of a government entity to protect animals in Bogotá, Liliana Rodríguez has …

Posted in NewsTagged environmental conservation, International Students, Nelson Institute

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