Kinari Webb In conversation with Dr. September Williams
Book Passage Ferry Building 1 Ferry Building #42 San Francisco, CA 94111This event will be hosted in-person at Book Passage's Ferry Building location - San Francisco Full of hope and optimism, Webb takes us on an exhilarating, galvanizing journey across the world, sharing her passion for the natural world and for humanity. When Kinari Webb first traveled to Indonesian Borneo at 21 to study orangutans, she…
TOWARD RESILIENT FUTURES – Resilient Water Governance
ZoomTOWARDS RESILIENT FUTURES SPEAKER SERIES Emergency Management and Community Resilience Program Initiative for Community and Disaster Resilience This monthly speaker series presents cutting-edge research and approaches on the resilience of urban and rural communities and systems to hazards and disasters. The speakers represent the core faculty of Portland State University’s new transdisciplinary Emergency Management and…
PDX SHAPERS Doughnut Economics
Virtual EventThe third and final Doughnut Economics Shape Shop from PDX Shapers with key speaker Dr. Melissa Haeffner, Assistant Professor in the Environmental Science and Management department at Portland State University. She will be presenting on how the doughnut economics model connects with water scarcity in the region and the importance of water infrastructure.
Guardians of the Trees: Dr. Kinari Webb & Living on Earth
ZoomWhen Kinari Webb first traveled to Indonesian Borneo at 21 to study orangutans, she was both awestruck by the beauty of her surroundings and heartbroken by the rainforest destruction she witnessed. As she got to know the local communities, she realized that their need to pay for expensive healthcare led directly to the rampant logging,…
2021 Toast of Tanzania
ZoomPlease join us on October 8th at 5:00 PM PST via Zoom for the 2021 Toast of Tanzania. This is our 21st birthday year and the journey continues. Currently, we are in the midst of a research program being conducted by researchers from University of Denver, University of Texas and Market Share associates to evaluate our model to transform…