This is the first in a series of blogs that I’ll be writing about the results of the research I have been conducting in Northern Patagonia – a remote, beautiful and iconic region of Chile. This project started in April 2019 and I hope to finish it during 2020. In this first installment, I’ll tell you more about why I went there and what I hoped to find.
Primera entrada sobre la investigación científica sobre la continua y silenciosa contaminación en sitios poco explorados. En este blog dividido en varias partes les cuento sobre los resultados de la investigación que he realizado en el norte de la Patagonia. Este proyecto comenzó en abril de 2019 y espero terminarlo durante 2020. En esta primera parte, les contaré más sobre por qué fui allí y lo que esperaba encontrar.
Amidst social tensions and the COVID19 pandemic, the Chilean Ministry of Environment has been finalizing the targets for packaging materials within the current EPR law (extended producer responsibility law), a clear path to waste reduction. I leave you with my take on these latest modifications.Read More
En medio del estallido social y la pandemia de COVID19, el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de Chile ha estado actualizando las ambiciosas metas para los envases y embalajes dentro de la ley REP (ley de responsabilidad extendida del productor). Se está definiendo un camino claro hacia la reducción de desechos en el país con estas ambiciosas metas.
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¡Saludos de mi cuarentena a la tuya! Espero que te mantengas bien y seguro siempre que sea posible. Quería aparecer y decir “hola” ya que mis interacciones sociales en estos días están en su punto más bajo (por una buena razón) y me he encontrado hablando con objetos inanimados. Nada de que preocuparse demasiado, aunque mi tocador y yo todavía no hablamos…
Greetings from my quarantine to yours! I hope you are staying well and safe whenever possible. I wanted to pop in and say “hi” since my social interactions these days are at an all-time low (for good reason) and I’ve found myself talking to inanimate objects. Nothing to be too concerned about, although my dresser and I are still not on speaking terms…
Stories of Native Rapa Nui Portray Intergenerational Efforts to Preserve Easter Island’s Culture and Environment in the Face of Rapid Modernization and Globalization
(San Francisco, CA) Monday, April, 20, 2020 — More than just a picture-perfect postcard of iconic stone statues, Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a microcosm of a planet in flux. Directed by native Rapa Nui filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu, the poignant new documentary Eating Up Easter explores the challenges his people are facing, and the intergenerational fight to preserve their culture and a beloved environment against a backdrop of a modernizing society and a booming tourism trade.
About 16 years ago, I was in a supermarket with a friend getting groceries for the week. The produce section was where our shopping trip began. It was also where my awareness began…
Celebrar el Día de la Tierra durante una pandemia fue definitivamente una experiencia nueva para todos. Normalmente, la mayoría de nosotros intentaría pasar el día al aire libre, apreciando la naturaleza y todo lo que la Madre Tierra tiene para ofrecer. Es comprensible, entonces, que muchos de nosotros probablemente consideremos que la situación actual de estar aislados es menos que ideal. Sin embargo, siempre hay otra forma de ver las cosas.
Celebrating Earth Day during a pandemic was definitely a new experience for everyone. Normally, most of us would try to spend the day outdoors, appreciating nature and all that Mother Earth has to offer. It’s understandable then, that many of us probably find the current situation of being isolated less than ideal. However, there’s always another way of looking at things.