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MPA-ESP Capstone
In the spring semester, students are assigned to groups to undertake analytic projects for real-world clients in government and nonprofit agencies. These teams, working under the supervision of faculty members, write a report analyzing an actual environmental policy or management problem faced by their clients.
Spring 2025 Capstone
| Capstone | Client |
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| The Nature Conservancy | |
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Merton Capital | ImpactAssets |
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Mainstreaming Marine Protected Areas in the Insular Caribbean |
Wildlife Conservation Society |
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Widening the Lens: Mechanisms for Communities to Economically Benefit from Clean Energy |
Clean Tomorrow |
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Unlocking Finance for Nature-based Solutions in Least Developed Countries |
The World Bank |
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Past Featured MPA-ESP Capstone
Past Featured MPA-ESP Capstone
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SEMESTER: SPRING 2021
Team Members: Anna Leslie Beeman, Jennifer Bock, Emily Becker, Cecilia Magos, Maya Navabi, Colleen Neely, Alyssa Ramirez, Celeste Zumwalt
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SEMESTER: SPRING 2018
Team Members: Julia DeVito, Kelsey Wooddell, Olivia Anton, Sarangadev Krishnan, Maria Gracia Aguilar, Joan Coker, Aayushi Mishra, Stephanie Hunsucker, Christina Theodoridi, Johan Møller Nielsen, Nadine Moussallem, Ilana Rubin
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SEMESTER: SPRING 2020
Team Members: Isabelle Branco-Lo, Laura Thornton, Charlotte Doyle, Erin Dickinson, Kelly Rose Nunziata, Zachary Byrum, Milo Mcbride, Urko Diez Webster, Corissa Steiner, Chelsea Vargas, Sophie Capshaw-Mack
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SEMESTER: SPRING 2023
Team Members: Oliver Hegi (Manager), Katyana Wardhana (Deputy Manager), Eziekiel Maben (Report Lead), Sarah Bryan (Report Lead), Gan Sylvia, Pauline Jozefiak, João Adrien, Haotian Ni, Mel Peh, Kate Zabinsky
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SEMESTER: SPRING 2022
Team Members: Aaron Zweig, Anupama K. Joseph, Avery Kayle, Briana Fowler-Puja, Carolyn Wang, Evelyn Vivar, Jasmine Chiu, Kevin Loo, Matthew Horne, Megan Ort, Meredith Spector, Niqat Patel
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SEMESTER: SPRING 2016
Team Members: Victoria Wagner Mastrobuono, Sejal Soni, Michael D’Agostino, Lindsay Garten, Daniel Giddings, Stav Gilutz, Lei Ma, Chelsea McGimpsey, Alexander Pharmakis, Erin Quetell
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