Anna Maria Cárcamo

How to Engage People In Climate Change Negotiations? With Role Playing Games

Despite scientific evidence on the catastrophic impacts of climate change, public opinion is still not strong enough to force the bold policy actions necessary to counter it. A new role-playing game, “World Climate”, could be more effective than traditional science communication strategies and help encourage more people—and policymakers—to act on climate change.

Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Anna Maria Cárcamo

How to combat electronic waste trafficking? The path may be tracking.

E-waste is frequently exported to developing countries and are recycled manually, polluting the air, soil and water and affecting workers and vulnerable communities. The Basel Convention is an international treaty created to counter that. However, enforcement and monitoring is lacking. Researchers and the Basel Action Network took matters into their own hands.

Thursday, December 6, 2018
Anna Maria Cárcamo

A Local, Sustainable and Democratic Economy: An Alternative to Capitalism

Imagine a world in which people and the environment are valued before profit.  Researchers theorize an economy that is local and decided by people, respecting their needs and regional environments.

Monday, September 17, 2018
Anna Maria Cárcamo

A new democratic approach to ecosystem services valuation: An experiment in New Hampshire

Ecosystem service valuation is a method for assigning economic value to an ecosystem. This is not a holistic process. Many environment benefits such as the production food and water and climate stability cannot be measured by economics alone. To include these additional benefits, researchers developed an innovative method that considers environmental aspects through open dialogue and public engagement.

Monday, April 23, 2018
Anna Maria Cárcamo

What’s missing in science communication

To promote environmental advocacy, we need science to be a priority to people. But how scientists better communicate their findings to the wider world? Too often, recent studies suggest, science communication fails to address key factors such as  audience curiosity and intelligence, political ideology and personal beliefs. 

Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Anna Maria Cárcamo
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