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Nicaragua

Lottie Cunningham Wren wins “Alternative Nobel Prize”

October 29, 2020October 2, 2020

We are thrilled to announce that OAEC partner Lottie Cunningham Wren, Miskito women and human rights lawyer for indigenous Nicaraguans, has won the 2020 Right Livelihood Award, often referred to … Read more

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  • Big day for beaver in the news September 14, 2023
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  • WATER institute in the Associated press and NBC Bay Area August 15, 2023
  • OAEC Recognized as New CDFW Beaver Depredation Policy is Announced! July 5, 2023

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The Occidental Arts & Ecology Center (OAEC) is an 80-acre research, demonstration, advocacy and organizing center in Sonoma County, California that develops strategies for regional-scale community resilience.
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