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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Environment, Higher Education, International, Natural Resources Conservation & Protection, Promotion of International Understanding
Mission: To achieve excellence in watershed management towards the preservation of mountain lake watersheds around the world through the creation and support of innovative, multi-disciplinary watershed-based education, leadership and partnership development, international exchange, and science-based research The centerpiece of TBI''s activities is a university-level environmental exchange program which is conducted each summer on two continents, at Lake Tahoe and Lake Baikal. The summer program makes use of the unusual and varied natural locales for which these regions are known. It draws widely on university and other institutional resources in the United States and Russia. In addition to the summer student exchange, TBI brings together experts and researchers from North America and Russia in various environmental disciplines. Such connections help to improve the quality of environmental programs, projects, and research -- and, ultimately, environmental decision-making -- in both countries. TBI programs make a permanent contribution to the threatened environment of these two great lakes by influencing the formation and implementation of environmental policy, by facilitating research and practical projects, and by bringing people together in a forum to share ideas and experience.
Programs: Over 300 international students involved in our 2-month summer exchange; Completed over 15 international policy-maker and student exchanges; Initiated over 40 project in Russia, Mongolia, and the U.S. on environmental, economic, and cultural issues; Established a Board of Directors in Russia.
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