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Experts Collaborate to Extend Reach of Network, Impact of Program
Alcoa Foundation's Conservation and Sustainability Fellowship Program and the Advancing Sustainability Network bring together experts and thought leaders who are working on issues focused on climate change, biodiversity, sustainable livelihoods, and public policy.

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ITESM Gains Global Exposure, Local Solutions
With its practitioner fellows conducting research on community-based issues in China, Africa, and Latin America, Tecnológico de Monterrey’s Center for Environmental Quality is gaining both international exposure and solutions to critical issues facing its home country of Mexico.

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Seeing Sustainability through the Forest
By helping the people of the Tali and Bara communities in southwest Cameroon understand the importance of managing their natural resources in a sustainable manner, Rachel Akum is hoping to increase the area’s standard of living while also protecting one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots.

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Influx of Ideas, Perspectives Brings Benefits to LSE
While the research of its academic fellows will help corporations, governments, and non-governmental organizations better understand the conditions and incentives for good governance, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is benefiting from this influx of fresh ideas and perspectives in myriad ways.

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Looking Below the Surface of Water Power
Access to freshwater is a critical issue in many parts of the world, and Alcoa Foundation fellow Dr. Mark Zeitoun is researching the power relations between multiple users of the same water source to help with better decision making regarding this increasingly precious resource’s allocation.

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