April 18, 2019
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Turks & Caicos Islands
Marine Resource Studies
Student Post
It Starts with Us
by Anna Ortega
"Many of you want to be coral scientists, but you might want to reconsider that." Cut to our Marine Ecology professor clicking out of her climate change Powerpoint and onto https://climateclock.net/, a website none of us had ever heard of....
April 18, 2019
Bhutan
Himalayan Environment and Development Studies
Staff Post
Bhutan: A Look Back
by Marta Brill, M.A.
This summer will mark a momentous occasion -- ten years of consecutive programming for The School for Field Studies in the Kingdom of Bhutan. From its inception through the spring semester of 2019, SFS has welcomed nearly 300 students to...
April 15, 2019
Peru
Amazon Studies
Faculty Post
The Right to Decide
by Lisbet Christoffersen, Ph.D.
The Right to Decide: Culture and Crop Diversity in the Andes In times where food production increasingly concentrates in large corporate monopolies, and the ingredients in our processed meals are based on still fewer crops, looking into the field of...
April 9, 2019
Cambodia
Conservation and Development Studies
Student Post
Cooking Tricks from the Masters (Video and Recipes!)
by Maya Glicksman
Every meal prepared by our beloved staff members Maly and Congkea is cooked with love, laughter, spice, and vegetarian options, of course. We’ve been living at the Center for over two months now, and are constantly surprised with flavor profiles...
April 9, 2019
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April 9, 2019
Reptiles in the Spotlight
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April 9, 2019
SFS Presents Distinguished Student...
Bhutan
Himalayan Environment and Development Studies
Student Post
From Silence to Noise
by Vishva Nalamalapu
Our plane shudders to a halt on the runway of Paro Airport. I step out, and I am immediately enveloped by an expansive silence that engulfs the valley and everything beyond it. I continue on — off the runway, through...
April 8, 2019
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April 8, 2019
Weaving Tourism and Tradition
Panama
Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies
Student Post
The Human Footprint, and the Soothing Sounds of Nature
by Siobhan Moynihan
There’s a melody to conservation, and I was once told by a professor to listen to the sounds nature made. Whether that be the falling of heavy rain on our steel roofs, or the grackles crackling to each other, the...
April 8, 2019
Australia
Rainforest Studies
Student Post
Our Last Hurrah on the Great Barrier Reef
by Emma McGurren
This is the first SFS Australia semester that has included a major reef component. As I explored study abroad programs, SFS Australia stood out to me because it involved ecosystem restoration studies, while also exploring the connections between the health...
April 8, 2019
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April 8, 2019
Fun in the Field
Kenya
Wildlife and Water Studies
Faculty Post
Unpacking Human-Wildlife Conflict
by Kendi Borona, Ph.D.
Unpacking Human-Wildlife Conflict in the Amboseli Tsavo Ecosystem, Kenya Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) is undoubtedly one of the most problematic issues in and around conservation areas in Africa. One of the activities that students undertook this semester was to interview...
April 8, 2019
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April 8, 2019
Diving into Directed Research
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April 8, 2019
Camping in the Serengeti
Bhutan
Himalayan Environment and Development Studies
Faculty Post
The Hidden Himalayas
by Jesse Lewis, M.S.
Camera Traps Reveal the Hidden Himalayas The forests of the Eastern Himalayas are some of the most biodiverse in the world, and are the last stronghold for many threatened wildlife species. However, without understanding the biology of these rare species,...
April 8, 2019
