Strategies for the Future of Conservation - Yale University

part one: potential next steps19V. Potential Next StepsMany pressing areas for future work were identified during the discussions.Hopefully, all of them will be taken up over time. In the near term, however, thefollowing specific actions will be taken by the Yale Program on Strategies for theFuture of Conservation and LTA:5.1 at yaleGraduate student research: During the 2006-2007 school year, Yale students will beassigned to many of the topics above, both as paid interns (as part of the BerkleyScholars Program) and as clinical projects (through the course on ConservationStrategies, the Environmental Protection Clinic, other courses and independentprojects). Wherever possible, organizational “clients” will be sought for these projects,including from the workshop participants. Specific topics will be chosen inconsultation with those organizations and the informal advisory committee for theYale Program. The results of the research will be disseminated through the Yale andLTA networks.Capacity building on business and environment: As more Yale students expressinterest in trying to link better environmental performance with profitable investments,the University has been expanding its programs in these areas. This includesoffering more courses in the basics of business and finance, as well as more clinicalprojects and specialized courses. In addition, the Deans of the Environment andManagement Schools have agreed to invest even further by creating a joint Center forBusiness and the Environment, including support for new research, joint programs,executive courses and other activities. Profitable investments in more sustainable landuse will be an important part of these activities. The results of this workshop will befed directly into this process at Yale.Future workshops: Having now co-sponsored this broad “drinking from a fire hose”dialogue across the range of issues facing land conservation in the US, the YaleProgram will need to decide where future conferences will generate the most value bytaking a “deep dive” into a particular topic. The topics currently under considerationinclude the following:yale school of forestry & environmental studies