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Mar 26, 2020

DUNAS Project Presented at the Smithsonian for Climate Symposium

Dr. Isabel Rivera-Collazo, the principal investigator for DUNAS (Descendants United for Nature, Adaptation, and Sustainability), spoke to the intersection of climate change and cultural heritage at the Smithsonian Institute’s two-day symposium entitled, “Stemming the Tide: Global Strategies for Sustaining Cultural Heritage Through Climate Change” held on March 5-6, 2020. Climate change has become one of the most significant and fastest growing threats to people and their cult

Feb 10, 2020

DUNAS Project Makes History Come Alive With New 3D Artifact Models

To do our part to help protect Puerto Rican Heritage, the Climate Science Alliance team created 3D renderings of some of the artifacts recovered by Dr. Isabel Rivera-Collazo on the DUNAS restoration. Find out how they did it here! Within the context of climate change, sea level rise and extreme weather events threaten not only coastal communities’ infrastructure, but also the archaeological record of the community’s history, knowledge, and culture. Dunes and coastal areas oft

Jan 31, 2020

Climate Kids Creates New Dune Explorers Program

The Dune Explorers Program, an extension of our Climate Kids initiative, is a new educational curriculum created by our team to connect communities to climate messages and the importance of coastal resilience through projects like our DUNAS restoration effort. By weaving together cultural, ecological, and community values we lay the groundwork for a resilient future. In September 2017, Hurricane María and Irma devastated Puerto Rico causing considerable impacts to both natura

Dec 13, 2019

Mariela's Field Notes: Casa Abierta en Hacienda la Esperanza, Manatí

Mariela Declet Pérez, a Project Lead of the DUNAS project, is back with another update from the field. Read about the annual Open House event at Hacienda la Esperanza in Manatí! El día 2 de noviembre se llevó a cabo el evento anual de Casa Abierta en la Hacienda la Esperanza en Manatí. En este evento Para la Naturaleza abre sus puertas de las reservas para que la ciudadanía les visite y conozcan sobre los trabajos y proyectos que se están realizando en la región. Este ano fui

Dec 2, 2019

Mariela's Field Notes: Marejada de los Muertos 2019 Puerto Rico

Mariela Declet Pérez, a Project Lead of the DUNAS project, is back with another update from the field. Read about what "the swell of the dead" means for the dune restoration project. Cuando llega el final del mes de octubre y principio del mes de noviembre comienzan a generarse frentes de fríos en el continente de América del Norte. A estos sistemas moverse través del continente, se crea una baja presión asociada al sistema que genera un área de vientos en dirección hacia el

Oct 30, 2019

DUNAS Project Highlighted at Climate Heritage Network Global Launch in Edinburgh

Dr. Isabel Rivera-Collazo spoke at the Climate Heritage Network Global Launch in Edinburgh, sharing about the DUNAS project and the importance of protecting cultural heritage in the face of climate change. “Cultural heritage is a source of resilience in the face of climate change.” - Dr. Isabel Rivera-Collazo The Climate Heritage Network Global Launch on October 24-25, 2019 gathered attendees from the cultural heritage sector to mobilize on climate action across the globe. C

Oct 18, 2019

DUNAS Project Presented at UCLG Culture Summit in Buenos Aires

Earlier this year, the DUNAS Project Team traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina to present at the 3rd United Cities Local Governments (UCLG) Culture Summit. Scripps Institution of Oceanography Graduate Student Eric Rodriguez traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina alongside Dr. Isabel Rivera-Collazo to present the DUNAS Project at the 3rd United Cities Local Governments (UCLG) Culture Summit. Read below for Eric’s testimonial. This past spring, I was invited to participate in the “

Oct 14, 2019

Dr. Rivera-Collazo Presents at the Living Heritage Symposium in San Antonio

Dr. Isabel Rivera-Collazo traveled to San Antonio, TX to talk about the DUNAS Project, climate change, and cultural heritage at the Living Heritage Symposium on September 4-6. Dr. Isabel Rivera-Collazo presented at the Living Heritage Symposium on September 4-6 in San Antonio, Texas. As the Principal Investigator of the Descendants United for Nature, Adaptation, and Sustainability (DUNAS) Project in Puerto Rico, Dr. Rivera-Collazo talked about the dune restoration underway as

Aug 21, 2019

Puerto Rico Community Comes Together to Rebuild Dunes

Following the dune vandalism that occurred on the Fourth of July, the local communities and volunteers led by Para la Naturaleza and our DUNAS teams worked diligently to re-restore the dunes at the Hacienda la Esperanza Nature Reserve in Manati. Following the dune vandalism that occurred on the Fourth of July, the local communities and volunteers led by Para la Naturaleza and our DUNAS teams convened once more and worked diligently to re-restore the dunes at the Hacienda la E

Aug 1, 2019

DUNAS Restoration Disrupted By Vandalism

Over the July 4th holiday weekend, the dune restoration completed by community volunteers and our partners at Para la Naturaleza was disrupted by unknown vandals. Learn more about what happened and how the project will continue. The DUNAS (Descendants United for Nature, Adaptation, and Sustainability) project suffered an unfortunate set back over the July 4th holiday weekend. The week prior, a group of over 30 dedicated volunteers and community members had installed 250 piece

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