The Berkana Institute
Whatever the problem, community is the answer.
The Berkana Institute works in partnership with a rich diversity of people around the world who strengthen their communities by working with the wisdom and wealth already present in their people, traditions and environment.Berkana and our partners share the clarity that whatever the problem, community is the answer. We prepare for an unknown future by creati ...learn more
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Created: Dec 02, 2008
Updated: Nov 17, 2009
Membership: Open
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Sara Lozito
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Areas of Focus
Composting
(2164 people) | Rural Farming Communities
(1544 people) | Sustainable Agriculture
(4010 people) | Endangered Animal Species Protection
(1612 people) | Endemic Animal Species Protection
(545 people) | Wildlife Law and Policy
(687 people) | Arts Activism
(2145 people) | Literature
(1693 people) | Ecological Economics
(2346 people) | Natural Capitalism
(2461 people) | Social Entrepreneurship
(3667 people) | Conservation Biology
(875 people) | Culture and Sustainability
(2702 people) | Sustainable Fishing
(979 people) | Local Food Systems
(2855 people) | Sustainable Forestry
(1851 people) | Environmental Justice
(1977 people) | Rights and Equality of LGBT
(675 people) | Indigenous Peoples and Cultures
(2789 people) | Indigenous Rights
(1678 people) | Film
(1537 people) | Internet
(2554 people) | Photography
(1708 people) | Affordable Housing
(1482 people) | Sustainable Communities
(4067 people) | Urban Ecology
(1648 people) | Biomimicry
(1614 people) | Sustainable Building
(3011 people) | Dams
(468 people) | Water Law and Policy
(628 people) | Water Rights
(905 people) | Living Wages
(1213 people)
About
I'm not as scary as the picture would let on. I'm a citizen of Salmon Nation. I currently the Citizenship Outreach Coordinator at Ecotrust, a Portland, Oregon based conservation organization committed to
building a future that strengthens communities and the environment from Alaska
to California—the lands and waters of Salmon Nation. I am also currently an AmeriCorps member, which I'm told means that "I'm getting things done for America." I graduated from Whitman College with a
Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and Politics. Since then, I've been thinking lots of big ideas and slowly trying to make some of them happen. I guess that makes me an aspiring social entrepreneur...