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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:	Mon Oct 6 07:46:00

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Areas of Focus

Wildlife Habitat Conservation (1549 people) | Biodiversity Conservation (1963 people) | Corporate Ethics (1530 people) | Ecological Economics (1447 people) | Fiscal Policies, Institutions and Taxation (387 people) | Microcredit (875 people) | Natural Capitalism (1746 people) | Responsible Business Practices (2006 people) | Socially Responsible Investment (1920 people) | Ecotourism (1347 people) | Child and Youth Protection (1074 people) | Youth Education and Empowerment (2438 people) | Youth Capacity Building (962 people) | Rights of the Child (823 people) | Children's Health (985 people) | Children in Armed Conflict (507 people) | Child Labor (586 people) | Social Entrepreneurship (2306 people) | Training for Nonprofits (1317 people) | Marine Ecology and Conservation (776 people) | Conservation and the Commons (679 people) | Conservation Policy (537 people) | Land Stewardship (1208 people) | Biocultural Diversity (1070 people) | Wilderness (1305 people) | Democracy and Civil Society (1376 people) | Access To Education (1488 people) | Education, Government and Sustainability (1375 people) | Environmental Resource Center (696 people) | Green Schools (1658 people) | Literacy (830 people) | Sustainability Education (2891 people) | Sustainable Energy Development (2644 people) | Emissions Trading (850 people) | Good Governance (826 people) | Industrial Ecology (620 people) | Recycling and Reuse (1870 people) | Alternative Medicine (1946 people) | Cancer (368 people) | Endocrine Disruptors (295 people) | Ecological Change and Emerging Diseases (521 people) | Arms Trading (298 people) | Sustainable Minerals Industry (453 people) | Mining and Refining Ores (163 people) | Conflict Resolution (1373 people) | Peace and Peace Building (2216 people) | Sustainable Livelihoods (2037 people) | Urban Ecology (1235 people) | EcoVillages (1999 people) | Sustainable Building (2119 people) | Green Roofs (1205 people) | Gender Equality (1220 people) | Women and the Environment (895 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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