human history in the islands and the remarkable work that people there are doing to protect their natural heritage. Q: Why international conservation? A: To borrow one of Conservation International’s taglines, what is lost there is felt here. The destruction of an ecosys- tem in one place has direct and indirect consequences far and wide. Protecting the world’s most important natural areas—the ones that provide fresh water, food, life-saving medicines, and countless other benefits—is in our collective self-interest.
Q: How did you get from Skidmore to CI? A: I’m a nature lover and I took environmental studies classes, but I was an anthro- pology major. Partnering with indigenous and local commu- nities is an important aspect of CI’s work, and my anthro- pology background has given me the tools to write about this subject in an accurate and sensitive way. Q: What do you hope to ac- complish in this job?
A: My goal is to share some of the amazing stories I hear every day about the people we work with and the places we work in—not just the suc- cesses, but the challenges as well. I hope these stories will not only raise awareness about the environmental issues fac- ing all of us, but also inspire many readers to make some sort of contribution to these crucial efforts.
From an October 2014 blog post, about bees:
like pesticides is an essential step in maintaining our food security, even as we redouble research into the threats we don’t understand.
Human rights for women Skidmore trustee Julianne Cartwright Traylor ’68 directs international programs at the University of San Francis- co’s School of Law. A human rights organizer, she is an accredited UN representative.
ADVOCATE AND UN REP JULIANNE CARTWRIGHT TRAYLOR ’68 HELPS WOMEN STAND UP FOR THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS.
Pollinators like bees and birds are responsible for about one in every three mouthfuls of food we eat. Without bees, yields of crops like almonds, apples, and avocados would collapse, or possibly disappear altogether. In addition, a recent study found that be- cause pollinators support certain crops that provide important nutrients to mal- nourished countries, a decline in pollina- tors could worsen global malnutrition.
Human rights declarations and treaties apply to all, yet we see daily violations of the rights of women and girls in all regions of the world: vio- lence in their homes; dis- crimination in terms of poverty, health care, educa- tion; inequities as employ- ees, as refugees… My goal is to empower women to know what their rights are so that they can take action to im- prove their lives—and there- by the lives of their families, their communities, and the world as a whole. Wherever women thrive, their commu- nities tend to thrive as well. My recent work has fo- cused on the United Nations’ 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. CEDAW’s ratifica- tion was a major recommen- dation of the 1995 UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, where I was a delegate, and most countries have now ratified
THEY HAVE SURVIVED THREATS, PRISON, RAPE, TORTURE, AND STILL THEY DEMONSTRATE SUCH HUMANITY AND OPTIMISM.
The importance of bees means we should heed their re- cent dramatic declines. Although there are likely numerous causes of this collapse, protecting bees from known threats
it, but not the US. In the absence of US ratification, I’m using advocacy to help implement its provisions. I worked with city officials and nongovernmental organizations to pass a San Francisco ordinance adopting CEDAW’s principles in 1998. Currently I co-chair the Women’s Intercultural Net- work, partnering with the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women to lead the national Cities for CEDAW cam-
paign across the US. We help women’s organizations and municipalities to get the provisions adopted in the form of local laws.
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