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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:	Sun Sep 7 19:48:48

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Areas of Focus

Wildlife Habitat Conservation (1466 people) | Biodiversity Conservation (1846 people) | Corporate Ethics (1457 people) | Ecological Economics (1362 people) | Fiscal Policies, Institutions and Taxation (373 people) | Microcredit (844 people) | Natural Capitalism (1690 people) | Responsible Business Practices (1916 people) | Socially Responsible Investment (1833 people) | Ecotourism (1279 people) | Child and Youth Protection (1012 people) | Youth Education and Empowerment (2336 people) | Youth Capacity Building (913 people) | Rights of the Child (787 people) | Children's Health (931 people) | Children in Armed Conflict (483 people) | Child Labor (553 people) | Social Entrepreneurship (2222 people) | Training for Nonprofits (1256 people) | Marine Ecology and Conservation (738 people) | Conservation and the Commons (645 people) | Conservation Policy (513 people) | Land Stewardship (1159 people) | Biocultural Diversity (950 people) | Wilderness (1254 people) | Democracy and Civil Society (1320 people) | Access To Education (1413 people) | Education, Government and Sustainability (1305 people) | Environmental Resource Center (661 people) | Green Schools (1580 people) | Literacy (786 people) | Sustainability Education (2763 people) | Sustainable Energy Development (2496 people) | Emissions Trading (811 people) | Good Governance (784 people) | Industrial Ecology (591 people) | Recycling and Reuse (1765 people) | Alternative Medicine (1821 people) | Cancer (352 people) | Endocrine Disruptors (286 people) | Ecological Change and Emerging Diseases (485 people) | Arms Trading (287 people) | Sustainable Minerals Industry (430 people) | Mining and Refining Ores (156 people) | Conflict Resolution (1313 people) | Peace and Peace Building (2115 people) | Sustainable Livelihoods (1931 people) | Urban Ecology (1193 people) | EcoVillages (1900 people) | Sustainable Building (2020 people) | Green Roofs (1149 people) | Gender Equality (1156 people) | Women and the Environment (840 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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