Focus: Environment

Mariam El Marakeshy

Mariam El Marakeshy is an award-winning filmmaker, multimedia storyteller, educator, researcher, and cultural specialist who works in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the USA. She is a former United Nations staff member. Mariam’s projects explore migration, culture, museums, environment, education, and media ethics. She has worked with National Geographic, ITN UK, USAID, the UN, and many NGOs. Her globally recognized works include films such as “Transit” and “Misafir A Guest” with unique storytelling from the Greek island of Lesvos and Istanbul, in addition to multimedia projects and impact media campaigns, which influence global discussions and solutions.   Mariam has received numerous international awards, including the USA Social Impact…

Research on Water Infrastructure Offers Insight on Sustainable Development

Yale Greenberg World Fellows Interview Series: Alex Muñoz

Yale Greenberg World Fellows Interview Series: Rebecca Sullivan

Good Society Forum: COVID, Climate Change and Conflict Resolution

Rebecca Sullivan appears on Australian “Good Cooks” show

Sharing grandma’s old fashioned ways to inspire new waste reduction habits

National Geographic Pristine Seas

The ocean. It covers 70 percent of the planet and shelters an incredible diversity of life. It gives us food, jobs, and more than half the oxygen we breathe. We swim and sail it, travel to be near it, and learn from it. But we’re taking too many fish out of the ocean, polluting it, and making it warmer and more acidic. And less than eight percent of it is protected.