GEM Programs
GEM programs emphasize practical, hands-on learning experiences, and the sharing of knowledge and solutions to common local natural resources problems by linking people internationally.
Through these programs and linkages GEM is teaching and inspiring tomorrow's resource managers, local community leaders and an informed citizenry. Click on the links below to find out more about specific GEM program areas.
GEM Student Ambassadors to Kenya in summer 2008, Joanna Bietka, in blue jacket at left, and Hilary Meyer, in white shirt on right, plant Leucaena for a demonstration woodlot at Nyumbani Village, Kenya, with help from a volunteer from Australia and a Nyumbani staff member. The trees will provide fuel wood for the village. See photos from India and a story about the summer 2008 GEM Student Ambassador Program here. To learn more about the Student Ambassador Program click here.
GEM student enrichment opportunities:
GEM applied research and outreach activities:
- Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry
- GEM Permaculture Design Certificate Course
- GEM TIES Healthy Watersheds and Sustainable Livelihoods in Oaxaca, Mexico
- Sustainable Communities & Campuses
- Sustainable Energy Systems
- Global Environmental Teachings Project
- Small Garden Systems for HIV-AIDS Patients, Kenya
- GEM Land Use Planning Program
- Rural Leadership and Community Development
