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In Santa Cruz...

Well, the blogging hasn't been to prolific yet - but here is an update: I'm in Santa Cruz CA working with Margaret FitzSimmons and Jeff Bury on two chapters of my thesis. Contrary to Mariana saying that I point my finger in the air, wave it around and then land it on a map to choose where to go, I actually take into consideration availability of skiing, surfing, and other things before I choose. ;)

Santa Cruz is a great place - surf is fun, mountains are fantastic, lots of biking, campus is beautiful with Redwoods everywhere. Getting reasonable amount of work done which is good, and Miss. Auffray should be here soon which is also amazing.

OK, will write more soon - feel free to post here...

Adam

finance

But time in Copán Ruinas is giving me some opportunity to read and think about space and the interrelations between the many Peace Corps, volunteers and developed country organisations that have a presence here, and the local economy and engagement. Funding for a lot of this seems a little mysterious. Lots of 'fundraising' in the US to come back and implement more projects that are deemed necessary.

Thinking Spanish...

´The field´is getting closer. In two weeks I'll be at the first field site. However I'm already in Honduras and preparing some Spanish ability.

This has given me a little time to think about Honduras, the issues that might be in play, and to talk to people who are unrelated to carbon projects, but who have interesting opinions on the uneven development in the country.

Why has the World Bank poured a lot of money into one community south of Copan Ruinas, and not the other´s near-by? "Politica" said my compadre as we rode our horses along the river side.

Watch this space...

Using carbon finance for development: any progressive possibilities for carbon offset mechanisms?

This is my blog covering ideas on my carbon offset research and the field diary of my work in Honduras on carbon offset projects. On here I will provide some current ideas and thinking as a reference of how my thoughts on the projects evolve - some of it may be completely incorrect (theoretically and practically), bits of it will not make much sense, ALL of it is purely conjectural at this point, but I hope some of it will be interesting to other people.

If you're into political ecology, the interrelation of humans and the environment (particularly relating to climate change), and the links between 'Northern' developed-country lifestyles and development in the global 'South', then please feel free to contact me and get involved...

Adam