Evaluación de la eficacia del desarrollo de capacidades en la gestión de áreas protegidas en Perú El proyecto “Ciencia y Gestión Efectiva de Áreas Naturales Protegidas en Perú” es un esfuerzo de 3 años entre la Universidad Wake Forest, la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú […]
Opportunity for Research: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Capacity Development on Protected Areas Management in Peru The “Science and Capacity Development for Peruvian National Parks” project is a 3-year effort between Wake Forest University, the Pontifical Catholic University in Perú, and Colorado State University´s Center for […]
Wake Forest University will partner with two other universities to support the work of the Peruvian National Park Service by connecting scientists with park managers and policy makers in new ways. The work is funded by a $2.5 million grant from the Gordon and Betty […]
What is a water of the United States? More specifically, what is the jurisdiction of the federal Clean Water Act? The Supreme Court opined on these questions in their May 2023 decision on the case, Sackett vs. EPA. This decision has inspired much controversy, with […]
Wake Forest’s Center for the Environment, Energy and Sustainability (CEES) will become the Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability. The $5 million gift will support research, education and outreach through collaboration within the University and with partners around the globe.
Young leaders from six Indigenous nations in the Peruvian Amazon will head back home with a new vision and resources to tackle pressing environmental and social issues in their communities. During their visit to Wake Forest University this month, the Indigenous leader delegation spent several […]
Gold and mineral mining in and near rivers across the tropics is degrading waterways in 49 countries, according to a new study by a team of researchers including Wake Forest University biologists and computer scientists in its Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability (CEES). Published […]
At 6:30 pm on November 1st, 2022 at the Wake Washington Center in Washington, DC, there will be a screening of Wake Forest filmmaker Brandon Gaesser’s (MFA ‘21) award-winning film about regenerative agriculture, titled Chicken Soup for the Soil. The event is co-sponsored by the […]
Wake Forest and CEES-affiliated biologists Miles Silman and Luis Fernandez were recently featured on NBC Nightly News and NBC’s Today Show to highlight work by the Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA) addressing the environmental issues around gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon. The coverage, […]
Indigenous peoples globally are disproportionately impacted by environmental pollution. The Matsigenka people of the Peruvian Amazon are one such Indigenous group. Fewer than 1000 Matsigenka are spread across four villages in the Manu River Basin of Manu National Park southeastern Peru, with an uncertain […]