Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Media Coverage: Sustainable Development

A Wet Winter Won’t Save California »

September 21, 2015

Op-ed by Senior Fellows Chris Field (Biology, Earth System Science) and Noah Diffenbaugh (Earth System Science) calling for the incorporation of climate-related risks in planning for California’s future.

By Noah Diffenbaugh and Christopher Field, New York Times

Estudiantes de Diseño Apoyaron a 35 Emprendedores de Osa »

August 7, 2015

Notes that local design students supported 35 projects of "Caminos de Osa", a sustainable tourism program in Costa Rica led by Stanford's Osa & Golfito Initiative and other organizations. 

By Fabiola Vargas, La Republica

Estudiantes de Diseño del Espacio Interno Impulsan a Emprendedores de OSA »

August 4, 2015

Notes that local design students supported 35 projects of "Caminos de Osa", a sustainable tourism program in Costa Rica led by Stanford's Osa & Golfito Initiative and other organizations. 

CostaRicaOn.com

Let Osa Grow Green: Balancing Conservation, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship »

July 6, 2015

States that the Caminos de Osa initiative, led by Stanford's Osa & Golfito Initiative and others, has pulled off a feat no one else has yet accomplished: the delicate balancing act of natural conservation, community empowerment and...

By Randall Trejos, The Tico Times

Orero de Corcovado Dejó su Oficio Para Convertirse en Emprendedor Turístico de la Zona Sur »

June 27, 2015

Profiles Juan Cubillo, one of 23 Costa Rican entrepreneurs who recently graduated from the Caminos de Osa project, led by Stanford's Osa & Golfito Initiative and others, which is involving rural communities in local tourism...

By Gustavo Fallas, Amelia Rueda

Visitantes Tendrán Nuevas Rutas Turísticas en Osa Hechas Por Emprendedores »

June 26, 2015

Profiles the "Caminos de Osa" initiative, a big picture vision for a tourist route or “camino” in the Osa peninsula of Costa Rica, led by Stanford's Osa & Golfito Initiative and other partners.

By Gustavo Fallas, amelia rueda

From Whales to Waste: Costa Rica’s Community Residents Apply Geospatial Technologies to Solve Local Problems »

June 3, 2015

Notes that Stanford's Osa & Golfito Initiative and the Caminos de Liderazgo Project have supported GPS workshops for Costa Rican communities to identify methodologies for community monitoring using geospatial technologies.

By Amy Work and Anne Haywood, Directions Magazine

Central States Water Environment Association Global Iniative  »

February 2, 2015

Notes that the Central States Water Environment Association is working with and gaining insight from Stanford's Osa & Golfito Initiative, among others, to develop a solution for water issues in the small Costa Rican community of...

By Mohammed Haque, Central States Water Environment Association Magazine

Private Reserves Support National Parks in Big Cat Conservation »

July 3, 2014

Refers to Stanford's Osa & Golfito Initiative as a resource for information on the exceptional biodiversity, and its myriad threats, in the Osa and Golfito region.

By Luke Dollar, National Geographic Voices

A Call For Ecological Action »

June 10, 2013

Senior Fellow Rodolfo Dirzo discusses consensus statement on humanity's imperiled life-support systems

By Rodolfo Dirzo, Daily Californian

Tidal Wave of Money Coming to Make California Schools Greener »

December 1, 2012

By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News

A Green Challenge and Opportunity: Plastic Made From Greenhouse Gas »

September 26, 2012

By Molly Morse, Huffington Post