VE acts as consultant to the Chicago Field Museum
Last April, Village Earth was invited by the Chicago-based Field Museum’s Environment, Culture and Conservation Division (ECCo) to facilitate a number of workshops with indigenous
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New Course in Disaster Management
In response to our course participants’ interest in disaster management, we have developed a new five-week online course entitled Grassroots Participatory Disaster Management. In light
Village Earth Honors Governor Bill Ritter at Third Annual Albertson Medal Gala
This year, Village Earth has chosen to honor Colorado Governor Bill Ritter with the Albertson Medal in Sustainable Development at its third annual fund raiser,
Indigenous Peruvian Leader Detained
While Village Earth’s focus is primarily on our partner communities, at times we find it necessary to address the larger external factors that impact our
Distaster Mitigation Course Now Open
For sometime now, we have been receiving requests to develop new five-week online courses on the topics of disaster mitigation and renewable energy as applied
Continued Success in the Peruvian Amazon
Village Earth just returned from a visit to some of our partner communities in the Peruvian Amazon last month. We are happy to report that
In-Person Trainings for Engineers Without Borders and Others
In an effort to fulfill our mandated role of educating others on the Village Earth Approach to sustainable community-based development, we have recently conducted numerous
Project Spotlight: Empowering Youth in Cambodia
History Cambodia has experienced a long history of political instability, including one of the most destructive regimes of the 20th century. The Khmer Rouge took
A Second Hydrocarbon Boom Threatens the Peruvian Amazon
The following is an abstract of the full article published in Environmental Research Letters, by Matt Finer and Maria Orta-Martinez. Its findings have direct implications
New Course on Community-Based Food Systems
The cultivation, preparation, distribution, and consumption of food are rich processes that shape how we organize ourselves socially, economically, and politically. Control over food systems