The article below is in both English and Spanish Community Leader Highlight: Mirella Gallardo and Rafael Schmitt Established in 1995 to help Andean mountain communities like Miraflores improve their livelihoods, Instituto de Montaña develops community-driven…
Asking tough questions about water quality, a Pennsylvania team discovers the power of a pivot Encompassing more than 500 square miles of central Pennsylvania, the Conodoguinet Creek watershed provides drinking water and recreational opportunities to…
The Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities – Network (EPIC-N) and AGU’s Thriving Earth Exchange have been working together since 2018 and formalized the partnership with a Memorandum of Understanding in 2021. Today, the organizations…
Thriving Earth Exchange is pleased to announce our May 2025 cohort of Community Science Fellows! They’ll be working with communities across the United States, Mexico and South America to launch impactful community science projects. The…
By Aryaana Khan In September 2024, Thriving Earth Exchange launched a project in St. Petersburg, Florida focused on hosting an assembly of interfaith climate actors. This sixth assembly of faith-inspired climate actions focused on strengthening…
The Capacity Collaborative (TCC), a non-profit built around bolstering resilience in rural communities, is one of four AGU Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hubs. Now in its second year of community science projects, TCC’s Southeast…
Restoring Our Own Truth through Education and Demonstration (ROOTED) Community Science Project, Willington (McCormick), SC Project Team: Dr. Rev. ErNiko Brown, Dr. Agnes Pasco Conaty & Mr. Samuel Bamidele The Willington, South Carolina project,…
The article below is in both English and Spanish Community Lead Highlight: Ana Karen Novoa Rodríguez A native of the community of Coatepec, Mexico, Community Lead and General Manager of FIDECOAGUA, Ana Karen Novoa Rodríguez,…
The article below is in both English and Spanish Fellow Highlight: Elvira Lafuente After living in more than five different countries and furthering her academic research in evolutionary biology, Elvira joined the September 2024 fellow…
Thriving Earth Exchange is excited to announce the September 2024 launch of community leaders! They will work with Community Science Fellows to launch 22 community science projects in the United States and Mexico. We…
Momentum continues to build as the first AGU Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hub projects celebrate the 1-year mark. Funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Community Science Hub initiative is building and…
Thriving Earth Exchange is pleased to announce our September 2024 cohort of Community Science Fellows! They’ll be working with communities across the United States, Mexico and South America to launch impactful community science projects. The…
The article below is in both English and Spanish Welcome to Miraflores Miraflores is a very small town in the mountainous Yauyos Province of Peru. Its residents are highly dependent on farming and livestock, but…
. The article below is in both English and Spanish A magical place Coatepec is a small region in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is known as the “coffee capital of Mexico,” because its…
In May of 2023, Thriving Earth Exchange started a new initiative focused on Spanish-language inclusion. As part of this effort, Marina Cox was hired to support Spanish-speaking communities, translate materials, and provide general guidance and…
Advancing Faith-Based Environmental Advocacy Creation Justice Ministries is one of four organizations named as an AGU/Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hub. Formerly known as the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program, the 40-year-old organization has…
Often, careers in community science are not straight lines. Like many in my field, I’ve pivoted, adapted, and taken a circuitous pathway in my career. So last month when I was able to connect my…
By Kimberly Cartier From June 3 to 7, ten environmental journalists were invited as fellows to the University of Rhode Island’s Metcalf Institute for an immersive workshop to learn about hydrology, climate science, and water-related…
We know here at Thriving Earth Exchange that water, how much of it is available to whom, where it travels, and what contaminants it carries with it, impacts people everywhere. Roughly one third of…
The Kansas State Center for Hazardous Substances Research (CHSR), a multidisciplinary unit within the College of Engineering at Kansas State University, has been named as one of four AGU Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hubs….
Thriving Earth Exchange is pleased to announce our May 2024 cohort of Community Science Fellows! They’ll be working with communities across the United States, Mexico and South America to launch impactful community science projects. The…
The Capacity Collaborative, a non-profit built around bolstering resilience in rural communities in the Southeastern United States, is one of four AGU Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hubs. Thanks to support from the Gordon and…
The Nurture Nature Center, a non-profit that works to build community resiliency in the face of environmental risks, is one of four organizations recently named as an AGU Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science Hub. With…
Join us in welcoming our February 2024 Cohort of Community Science Leads! From Mexico to New York to North Carolina, Illinois, and California this cohort is going to do amazing things with community science. Ana…
Thriving Earth Exchange is pleased to announce our February 2024 cohort of Community Science Fellows! They’ll be working with communities across the United States and Mexico to launch impactful community science projects. The partnership will…
2023 Thriving Earth Exchange Year in Review 2023 marked 10 years since Thriving Earth Exchange began with the bold premise that science should put communities first. Over the years, the program’s small but determined staff…
Vice President of Community Science Raj Pandya started Thriving Earth Exchange in 2013. _____ This month, I am leaving AGU and Thriving Earth Exchange. I wanted to use this last blog to say thank you,…
By Marina Cox In the past decade, science communication has acknowledged the urgent need for diversity, equity and inclusion in its practices, methodology, audiences, and organizations. Language is a crucial tool to promote access and…
Thriving Earth Exchange is pleased to announce our October 2023 cohort of Community Science Fellows! They’ll be working with communities across the United States to launch impactful community science projects. The partnership will connect communities…
Thriving Earth Exchange at 10 Years: A Q&A with Thriving Earth Director Natasha Udu-gama 2023 marks 10 years since the founding of Thriving Earth Exchange. It’s a milestone worth celebrating! It’s also a great time…
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