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There probably is not a more suitable location for one of the world鈥檚 first interdisciplinary certificates in Arctic studies than the University of Colorado Boulder.

When Peter Blanken flew to Paris for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in December, he had somewhat low expectations. But the CU-Boulder geography professor was heartened to see and hear that the 200 countries attending COP21 agreed on the urgency to act. 鈥淭here was a strong sense that if we don鈥檛 do something in these two weeks (of the conference), it will be too late.鈥�

Generally, 鈥榲oluntourism鈥� is a poor substitute for traditional development work. Most projects are short-term, organizations that promote voluntouring don鈥檛 always 鈥榰nderstand the place where it happens,鈥� and travelers typically don鈥檛 have skills needed for particular projects, researchers find.

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder recently examined the aftermath of two catastrophic conflagrations and found an unexpected ally in wildfire-education efforts, the 鈥渃itizen entrepreneur.鈥�