Environment Archives - State Magazine

From left: Jeff Trandahl, CEO and executive director of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF); Dr. Holly Bamford, chief conservation officer of NFWF; and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar attend the inauguration of the pollinator garden at the chief of mission residence in Mexico City, Feb. 2. Photo by Carlos Guizar

U.S. Mission Mexico pollinator conservation initiative

Panoramic vistas from atop Parque Naciones Unidas El Picacho allow visitors to visually appreciate the entirety of Honduras' capital city. Tegucigalpa's metropolitan area spans 77.6 sq. miles, and the surrounding Central District is home to more than 1.15 million people. Embassy Tegucigalpa's new campus (circled right) will colocate a number of Mission personnel from the old embassy complex (circled left) who currently work in separate facilities.

Tegucigalpa

Secretary of State Antony Blinken (center) speaks at the Office of Management Strategy and Solutions Center for Analytics. From left: M/SS Deputy Director Brett Pomainville, Deputy Undersecretary Brian McKeon, Blinken, M/SS Director Janice deGarmo, and Chief Data Officer Dr. Matthew Graviss, Nov. 9, 2022. State Department photo

The Decisive Decade

U.S. Ambassador to Peru Lisa Kenna (far right) and the climbing group reach for the sky on the way up Mount Mismi, Dec. 4, 2022. Photo by Victor Vílchez

New Heights

Storm surge from then-Tropical Storm Nicole slams against the seawall on Junkanoo Beach in Nassau, Nov. 9, 2022. Photo by Isaac D. Pacheco

Climate Security & Resilience Program

Safety Program Coordinator Nury Zepeda (center, with plaque), Consul General Roger C. Rigaud (next to Zepeda, lilac shirt), ConGen Monterrey’s gardening crew, and executives from the cross-border freight railroad company, Kansas City Southern de Mexico, stand before the butterfly garden, Oct. 17, 2022. Photo by Mohmoud Chikh-Ali

Monterrey garden protects butterflies

From left: U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, President Emmanuel Macron of France, President of the European Commision Ursula von der Layen, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholf meet on the sidelines of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) events, Nov. 7, 2022. Photo courtesy of U.S. Mission Egypt

Environmental Partnership

Students take a soil sample and prepare to record measurements using the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) scientific protocols during the Regional GLOBE Expedition in Käsmu, Estonia, Aug. 3. Photo courtesy of GLOBE Estonia

GLOBE aims to make science education cool in Estonia

Embassy Ankara moved into a new campus in the Söğütözü business district, Aug. 29. The new embassy echoes regional traditions, while minimizing its impact on the local environment. Photo courtesy of Embassy Ankara

New embassy building symbolizes U.S.-Türkiye relationship

The sun sets over the city of Budapest. Photo by TTstudio

Budapest

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