S/GWI's Innovation Station

LaUra Schmidt (Good Grief Network) and Pim Sullivan-Tailyour (Force of Nature) share their strategies for helping communities process climate-related grief and turn their anxiety into action. This discussion was recorded during the “Innovations Addressing Climate Anxiety” session of S/GWI’s virtual event, The Innovation Station: Puerto Rico, on March 14, 2024, and is moderated by Dr. Aubrey Paris, S/GWI Senior Policy Advisor.

(The views expressed in this episode are those of the featured innovators and do not necessarily reflect the views of S/GWI, the Department of State, or the U.S. Government.)  

Belinda Low (Grevy’s Zebra Trust) and Kristal Stoner (Audubon Great Plains) share their strategies for protecting and restoring grasslands by collaborating with herders, ranchers, and farmers. This discussion was recorded during the “Innovations for Grasslands” session of S/GWI’s virtual event, The Innovation Station: Dakotas, on February 8, 2024, and is moderated by Dr. Aubrey Paris, S/GWI Senior Policy Advisor.

(The views expressed in this episode are those of the featured innovators and do not necessarily reflect the views of S/GWI, the Department of State, or the U.S. Government.)  

Sabiha Malik (The World Bee Project) and Lucy King (Save the Elephants’ Elephants and Bees Project) share their strategies for collecting pollinator data, measuring ecosystem health, and creating honey-based economic opportunities for communities in need. This discussion was recorded during the “Innovations for Pollinators” session of S/GWI’s virtual event, The Innovation Station: Dakotas, on February 8, 2024, and is moderated by Dr. Aubrey Paris, S/GWI Senior Policy Advisor.

(The views expressed in this episode are those of the featured innovators and do not necessarily reflect the views of S/GWI, the Department of State, or the U.S. Government.) 

(The views expressed in this episode are those of the featured innovators and do not necessarily reflect the views of S/GWI, the Department of State, or the U.S. Government.) 

Megan Chen (The Urban Garden Initiative) and Shreya Ramachandran (The Grey Water Project) share their efforts to build the capacity of youth communities in sustainable food systems and grey water reuse. This discussion was recorded during the “Innovations for Sustainable Living” session of S/GWI’s virtual event, The Innovation Station: Girl Power 3, on October 12, 2023, and is moderated by Dr. Aubrey Paris, S/GWI Senior Policy Advisor.

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(The views expressed in this episode are those of the featured innovators and do not necessarily reflect the views of S/GWI, the Department of State, or the U.S. Government.) 

Emily Bohobo N’Dombaxe Dola (Youth4Nature), Georgia Wright (Inherited podcast), and Shaylyn Martos (Inherited podcast) share their efforts to train and empower youth to tell personal stories of climate resilience. This discussion was recorded during the “Innovations in Climate Storytelling” session of S/GWI’s virtual event, The Innovation Station: Girl Power 3, on October 12, 2023, and is moderated by Dr. Aubrey Paris, S/GWI Senior Policy Advisor.

(The views expressed in this episode are those of the featured innovators and do not necessarily reflect the views of S/GWI, the Department of State, or the U.S. Government.)  

Marlén Garcia (Earth Uprising) and Aniya Butler (Youth Vs. Apocalypse) share their efforts to empower youth fighting for equity in climate action through policy proposals and creative expression. This discussion was recorded during the “Innovations for Equity” session of S/GWI’s virtual event, The Innovation Station: Girl Power 3, on October 12, 2023, and is moderated by Dr. Aubrey Paris, S/GWI Senior Policy Advisor.

(The views expressed in this episode are those of the featured innovators and do not necessarily reflect the views of S/GWI, the Department of State, or the U.S. Government.)  

(The views expressed in this episode are those of the featured innovators and do not necessarily reflect the views of S/GWI, the Department of State, or the U.S. Government.) 

(The views expressed in this episode are those of the featured innovators and do not necessarily reflect the views of S/GWI, the Department of State, or the U.S. Government.)  

Omme-Salma Rahemtullah (FoodShare South Carolina) and Leticia Landa (La Cocina) share their efforts to help communities establish healthy eating habits and create food businesses, respectively. This discussion was recorded during the “Innovations in Food Culture” session of S/GWI’s virtual event, The Innovation Station: Carolinas, on September 7, 2023, and is moderated by Dr. Aubrey Paris, S/GWI Senior Policy Advisor.

(The views expressed in this episode are those of the featured innovators and do not necessarily reflect the views of S/GWI, the Department of State, or the U.S. Government.)