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Created: Mar 18, 2008
Updated: Mar 18, 2008

Kim Patzwald

Kimu

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Address:	Vancouver Canada

I Speak:	English, French, Italian

I Am:	Advocate

Member Since:	March 18, 2008

Local Time:	Thu Jul 24 01:34:30

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Areas of Focus

Wildlife Habitat Conservation (1317 people) | Biodiversity Conservation (1674 people) | Corporate Ethics (1321 people) | Ecological Economics (1202 people) | Fiscal Policies, Institutions and Taxation (332 people) | Microcredit (764 people) | Natural Capitalism (1554 people) | Responsible Business Practices (1740 people) | Socially Responsible Investment (1648 people) | Ecotourism (1142 people) | Child and Youth Protection (897 people) | Youth Education and Empowerment (2130 people) | Youth Capacity Building (815 people) | Rights of the Child (702 people) | Children's Health (838 people) | Children in Armed Conflict (434 people) | Child Labor (489 people) | Social Entrepreneurship (2026 people) | Training for Nonprofits (1126 people) | Marine Ecology and Conservation (652 people) | Conservation and the Commons (584 people) | Conservation Policy (460 people) | Land Stewardship (1050 people) | Biocultural Diversity (826 people) | Wilderness (1129 people) | Democracy and Civil Society (1213 people) | Access To Education (1269 people) | Education, Government and Sustainability (1197 people) | Environmental Resource Center (586 people) | Green Schools (1410 people) | Literacy (694 people) | Sustainability Education (2521 people) | Sustainable Energy Development (2243 people) | Emissions Trading (729 people) | Good Governance (714 people) | Industrial Ecology (528 people) | Recycling and Reuse (1562 people) | Alternative Medicine (1620 people) | Cancer (310 people) | Endocrine Disruptors (251 people) | Ecological Change and Emerging Diseases (429 people) | Arms Trading (250 people) | Sustainable Minerals Industry (371 people) | Mining and Refining Ores (129 people) | Conflict Resolution (1191 people) | Peace and Peace Building (1918 people) | Sustainable Livelihoods (1742 people) | Urban Ecology (1067 people) | EcoVillages (1693 people) | Sustainable Building (1813 people) | Green Roofs (1018 people) | Gender Equality (1036 people) | Women and the Environment (753 people)

About

Personal:
-vegetarian for more than half my life in response to learning about rainforest deforestation re: Brazilian beef in Grade 11 biology class
-irrepressible world-traveler, writer, photographer
-lover of food and beauty

Skills:
-reporting, incl. sustainability reporting: former Reporting Focal Point, UNICEF Belgrade
-writing, communications: former Communications Officer, UN Office of the Resident Coordinator, Belgrade
-policy analysis, especially re: economics of environmental policy
-public speaking and debating: competed at national level (Fr/Eng)

Knowledge Areas:
-As detailed above, plus inter-disciplinary understanding of the institutions and politics driving the global obsession with sustainable development.
-BA (major: poli sci, minor: women’s studies), MSc Sustainable Development (specialization: environmental econ)
-MSc thesis title: Evaluating the Utility of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) for Small- and Medium-Sized Social Enterprises (SMSEs)
-Intercultural communication and conflict resolution - studied under Michelle LeBaron, from Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, Virginia.

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