We Are CEES
At CEES, we’ve built a Center based not on the traditional definitions of environmentalism
from the last half-century, but rather one that looks forward to the century ahead.
Through synergy and innovation, we influence the future of environmental protection,
sustainability and climate change from the jungles of Peru to the campus of
Wake Forest University.
CEES members have spearheaded the development of two new academic programs at Wake Forest, the Masters of Arts in Sustainability and a brand new Environmental program for undergraduate students.
Award-winning regenerative farming film by WFU MFA student to be screened at the Wake Washington Center
Cassie Freund2022-10-20T08:52:37-04:00October 20, 2022|
At 6:30 pm on November 1st, 2022 at the Wake Washington Center in Washington, DC, there will be a screening of Wake Forest filmmaker Brandon Gaesser’s (MFA ‘21) award-winning film about regenerative agriculture, titled Chicken Soup for the Soil. The event is co-sponsored by the Wake Forest Graduate [...]
WFU biologists Miles Silman and Luis Fernandez featured on NBC for CINCIA’s work in Peru
Cassie Freund2022-10-03T11:29:00-04:00October 3, 2022|
Jason Houston/CINCIA Wake Forest and CEES-affiliated biologists Miles Silman and Luis Fernandez were recently featured on NBC Nightly News and NBC's Today Show to highlight work by the Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA) addressing the environmental issues around gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon. The [...]
Wake Forest researchers identify cognitive impacts of mercury exposure on Peru’s Matsigenka people
Cassie Freund2022-09-21T12:41:28-04:00September 21, 2022|
Jason Houston/CINCIA Indigenous peoples globally are disproportionately impacted by environmental pollution. The Matsigenka people of the Peruvian Amazon are one such Indigenous group. Fewer than 1000 Matsigenka are spread across four villages in the Manu River Basin of Manu National Park southeastern Peru, with an [...]
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