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Karen Masters

January in Monteverde Open Campus Block Summer Tropical Ecology + Conservation Tropical Ecology + Conservation Sustainability + the Environment Summer Sustainability + The Environment Costa Rica

Karen is a tropical ecologist who has 30+ years working and living in the cloud forests of Costa Rica. She and her husband (Alan Masters) met and married in Monteverde, Costa Rica and raised their sons (twins) here as well. Karen is the director of the CIEE programs in Monteverde.

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Sustainability and the Environment Internship: Nature Interpretation for ProNativas, by Samantha Stovall, University of Colorado Boulder

By Karen Masters at CIEE

Throughout the past month I worked alongside botanist, author, and illustrator, Willow Zuchowski to enhance the conservation of tropical forest biodiversity by supporting the activities of ProNativas, a non-governmental organization... keep reading

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"Creating an Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock in Monteverde, Costa Rica", by Erin Carroll (Washington University in St. Louis): Sustainability and the Environment Internship

By Karen Masters at CIEE

Over the past month, I have been working with representatives of the Monteverde Commission for Resilience to Climate Change (CORCLIMA, by its Spanish acronym) to create an inventory of the... keep reading

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Sustainability and the Environment Internship: Developing a Scientific and Educational Database for Monteverde, Costa Rica, by Jordan Pares-Kane, Cornell University

By Karen Masters at CIEE

This past month, I worked with Carol Yang, a past CIEE intern, environmental educator and member of the Monteverde Arenal-Bioregion Database (MABD) Committee to develop a database that will serve... keep reading

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Sustainability and the Environment Internship: The First Steps to Greening the Livestock in Monteverde, Costa Rica, by Sue Kyung Hwang, The George Washington University

By Karen Masters at CIEE

Although I have no experience with livestock farming, my dining table was always deeply related to it. I have had meat for every single meal and have felt weird not... keep reading

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Sustainability and the Environment Internship: Arts-Based Environmental Education, by Roseangela Hartford, Ursinus College

By Karen Masters at CIEE

Throughout the past month, I have been working with art educator and community leader Carla Willoughby to increase youth environmental education through the history of the Children’s Eternal Rainforest and... keep reading

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Internships in Sustainability and the Environment: "Sustainable Landscaping," Bex Klafter

By Karen Masters at CIEE

Throughout the past month, I have been working with sustainable landscaper Felipe Negrini to create mosaics using upcycled materials to improve the Monteverde-Santa Elena transect. This internship has focused on... keep reading

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Internships in Sustainability and the Environment: "Communications in Sustainability," by Otter Giltz

By Karen Masters at CIEE

I served my internship with Radio Monteverde, a communications project in Monteverde, Costa Rica. The purpose of the project is to facilitate the creation and dispersal of sustainability related information... keep reading

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Internships in Sustainability and the Environment: "Social Media at Bajo Del Tigre," Ariel Kahn

By Karen Masters at CIEE

During this past month I worked with Orlando Calvo to improve social media for the Bajo del Tigre Reserve, in order to promote visitation by local and international eco-tourists and... keep reading

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Internships in Sustainability and the Environment: "Landscape Architecture," Ella Hinkley

By Karen Masters at CIEE

This fall I invested four weeks in an internship with landscape architect, native Costa Rican, and resident of Monteverde Felipe Negrini. Our goals were to improve the functionality and aesthetics... keep reading

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Internships in Sustainability and the Environment: "Broadcasting Sustainability," Alejandra Pedraza

By Karen Masters at CIEE

From September 26 through October 21, 2016, I interned with Monteverde.FM. Monteverde.FM is an open-source, alternative, multimedia production project for the Monteverde area. Their mission is to inform, educate, entertain... keep reading

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