Tiahoga Ruge

Tiahoga Ruge (M.S., University of Houston; M.A., Cinecitta Rome, Italy) directs the Center of Education and Training for Sustainable Development (Cecadesu) for the Government of Mexico’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. Prior to her government appointment, Ms. Ruge served as director for the North American Center for Environmental Communication and Information (CICEANA). A former assistant to Italian film director Federico Fellini, she is the producer and director of several films on environmental issues, including a documentary series on Biosphere 2. Ms. Ruge also orchestrated a major media project in Mexico called “Mass Media and Environment: A National Call for Environmental Awareness.” In 1991 she was named to the United Nations Environmental Program’s Global 500 Honor Roll for her work in the field.

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