
Protecting landscapes isn’t a novel idea. An appreciation for spectacular views and aesthetically special places drove the creation of the first national parks in Australia and many other parts of the...
Category: Archaeology and history, Economics, Environmental economics, Extractive industries, Farming & food systems, Industry & agriculture, Institutions & infrastructure, Landscape photography, Natural history, Travel, Volunteering & activism Tags: community, conservation, national parks, Nor Yauyos Cochas, peru
On Sunday I went with the crew from Los Pantanos de Villa wildlife reserve into central Lima, where they had a stall at the FestiFeria. The FestiFeria is a moving fair...
Category: Economics, Environmental economics, Ethics, Institutions & infrastructure, Natural history, Politics & society, Volunteering & activism Tags: a year in Peru, behavioural ecology, creating change, expat life, history, human ecology, living in Lima, Peruvian history, pollution, poverty, resource shortages, social equality, social services, society, sustainability, traditional societies, urban slums, war
Last week I passed the half-way point of my project here in Lima, so it seems a good time to reflect on the six months that have been and to consider...
Category: Economics, Education, Ethics, Institutions & infrastructure, Politics & society, Popular culture, Rants & raves, Volunteering & activism Tags: a year in Peru, activism, aid, building community, change, corruption, creating a better future, dependency, development, education, enabling change, environmental management, government, Lima, living abroad, peru, policy, pollution, social inequality, sustainability, volunteering
When you’re living in a desert city of 10 million people in the developing world resources are stretched tightly. There’s not much room for nature in Lima, beyond the inevitable urban...
Category: Adventures, Community, Education, Institutions & infrastructure, Natural history, Politics & society, Science, Travel Tags: a year in Peru, bird watching, birding, conservation in Peru, environmental awareness, environmental communication, environmental education, Lima, marsh, Pantanos de Villa, SERNANP, swamp, things to do in Lima, Twitching, urban conservation, urban greenspace, urban wetlands, wetlands
When is a holiday not a holiday? When it involves working and studying and throwing yourself head-first into a foreign culture and totally different economic reality. People keep asking me how...
Category: Adventures, Anecdotes, Education, Ethics, Institutions & infrastructure, Politics & society, Travel Tags: agriculture, developing world, entitlement culture, environmental awareness, environmentalism, food and nutrition, learning, personal growth, peru, political systems, pollution, poverty, social justice, south america, sustainability, sustainable development, trying to change the world, volunteering, working in other cultures
The shape of things to come