Bringing Conservation Benefits to Local Communities
A gathering of conservationists and community members in Vietnam works towards striking a balance in sharing the benefits of forest conservation.
Articles by: Caitlin Doughty
Summer Blog 2013
Caitlin Doughty in Perú, part 4
Arrival back into the United States has snapped me back to “reality” – academic e-mails, air-conditioning, over-priced metros, costly produce – aspects of the “developed” world that I did not miss in Peru. Face-to-face conversations, dung-fire warmed homes, three sole …
Blogs, Summer Blog 2013
Caitlin Doughty in Perú, part 3
Fortunato ran across the Ollantaytambo town center to greet me in typical Peruvian fashion, with a kiss on the cheek. A huge smile filled his face as he expressed his relief in finding me (our plans had been less than …
Summer Blog 2013
Caitlin Doughty in Perú, Part 2
My days quickly molded to the local culture. I subsisted off of potatoes and coca tea and woke up and went to bed with the rise and fall of the sun (this meant 12 hours of me huddling under spider …
Summer Blog 2013
Caitlin Doughty in Perú
Greetings from Cusco, Perú mis amigos de FES! I am in here to conduct research, though what that entails exactly becomes less and less clear every day. In New Haven, I was so ready to spout off my plans for …