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The Gaia Institute Let's study natural systems and replicated it to capture rain running off developed landscapes, clean air from industrial complexes with vegetation .... Phil.

Paul Mankiewicz, Ph.D., Biologist/Plant Scientist

Paul serves as the Executive Director of the Gaia Institute and leads the staff in pursuing the Institute’s mission of exploring through research, development, design and education the interrelationship between human communities and natural systems. Dr. Mankiewicz’s philosophy, which provides the foundation on which the Gaia Institute is based, h

olds that human communities and natural systems can coexist to mutual benefit. This rests on the hypothesis that where the flow of 'waste' materials from human activities can be cleaned and utilized to create habitat, human industry can be coupled with conserving and creating landscapes that provide an abode for life. Such material cycles can enhance environmental quality, where ecological productivity and diversity become goals of human activity. Dr. Mankiewicz received his Ph.D. in Biology from the City University of New York/New York Botanical Gardens Joint Program in Plant Sciences. He also received a B.A. in Philosophy from the New School for Social Research; an M.A. in Biology from Lehman College; and a M. in Biology from the City University of New York. He has substantial experience with enhancing, restoring, and constructing wetland and terrestrial ecosystems. A past president of the Torrey Botanical Society, the oldest such organization in the New World, Dr. Mankiewicz is a member and former chair of the Solid Waste Advisory Board of the Bronx and Treasurer of the Soil and Water Conservation District for New York City.

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BCEQ thought this was important enough to fund this ourselves. It is a joint project with VCPA.
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BCEQ thought this was important enough to fund this ourselves. It is a joint project with VCPA.

01/12/2021

Paul is the main speaker!

01/11/2021
Update on the JPR Historical Preservation
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Update on the JPR Historical Preservation

by Karen Argenti Jerome Park Reservoir Commons: Risk Management – Budget item or Operational Change INTRODUCTION The Jerome Park Reservoir Commons is a place where neighbors meet on a run, walk, play, plant, shop, or just look at it every morning.  Help convince the New York City Department of En...

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