Assessing Environmental Recovery and Opportunity in Haiti
Denuded hillsides in rural Haiti (Photo: Scott MacKenzie) The long road to recovery is under way in Haiti, but it will be an arduous and difficult journey. Beyond the devastation wrought... Read More
Haiti Regeneration Initiative
A video from the Earth Institute discussing ecological restoration efforts in Haiti, and how the work has adjusted to new realities on the ground as a result of the January 12, 2010... Read More
100 Beds for Haiti
Project Groundswell is proud to announce the launch of the 100 Beds for Haiti Campaign. Tomorrow will mark the two-month anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti that... Read More
Catastrophe in Chile vs. Haiti and the Built Environment
When I was younger I remember feeling the Loma Prieta quake while at an after-school program, and then upon returning home, heading next door to see my neighbor’s swimming pool... Read More
The New Security Climate: Environmental Vulnerability
The recent earthquake in Haiti has highlighted a whole host of issues related to development, poverty, the environment, and security. Countries in which natural resources are mismanaged,... Read More
A Look at Haiti’s Environmental Vulnerability
The following short video from worldfocus was published in February, 2009, but is as relevant today as ever. Prioritizing ecological restoration and supporting environmentally sound... Read More
Weekly gRound-Up: 1/17/2010
This week, we wanted to focus the gRound-up on the earthquake disaster in Haiti, highlighting some articles that discuss the underlying environmental issues there. Deforestation in... Read More
Building Practices in Port-au-Prince
The following photos were taken during a March 2009 field assignment in Haiti. The purpose of that trip was to conduct a post-disaster environmental needs assessment following the 2008... Read More
Port-au-Prince, Haiti: An Environmental Catastrophe
A view of the dwellings that fill the hills surrounding Port-au-Prince (Scott MacKenzie, March 2009) At 4:53 p.m on January 12th a 7.0-magnitude earthquake centered just 10 miles west... Read More
UNFCCC/CDM Video Contest Results
Editors Note: these are not the results of the Project Groundswell Photo Contest – there is still time to vote for your favorite photo! The UNFCCC/CDM International Photo and... Read More
Tuvalu and Goliath
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference in Copenhagen is now 5 days old. As expected, the gathering of 193 country delegates and a combined 16,500... Read More
Home – The Movie
I just finished watching a stunning visual documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand called HOME. The film, released last summer and available to watch free online, shows our planet in all... Read More
Weekly gRound-Up: 11/28/09
This week the gRound-up is a bit shorter due to the holiday break. We hope everyone had a fun and relaxing Thanksgiving! East Antarctic Ice Sheet Losing Mass Quickly Of all of the... Read More
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