Marina Giovannelli

Environmental Reporting Fellow

Marina Giovannelli joined The World as a Metcalf Environmental Reporting Fellow in October, 2009. She covers the science, politics and economics of global environmental issues.

Before joining The World, Marina worked as a producer for NPR's Morning Edition and NPR.org. Marina recently covered science and immigration for the NPR affiliate in Wilmington, NC. The North Carolina Associated Press named Marina 'Rookie Reporter of the Year' and awarded her reporting 'Best use of Sound'. A native of Mexico City, Marina speaks fluent Spanish and has reported for NPR from Mexico. Marina earned her Bachelor's of Science from the University of California at San Diego in neuroscience and environmental chemistry.

When she is not reporting or reading news, Marina is probably in a yoga class, whipping up a culinary experiment or checking out a new band.

Foreign-trained doctors kept out of practice in US

August 14, 2013Conflict & Justice

Demand for medical care will grow. One possible solution would be to allow more foreign-trained doctors to work in the US. Many are ready to practice but the US system for residency keeps them out of the running. Marina Giovannelli of WLRN-Miami has more.

US resumes deportation of Haitians

August 14, 2013Global Politics

Cuban Americans for free market in Cuba

August 14, 2013Global Politics

Venezuela’s energy crisis

August 14, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

Huntington’s Disease and international research

August 14, 2013Global Politics

Venezuela’s gas guzzlers

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

In many parts of the world, fuel economy has become the gold-standard for cars. But not in Maracaibo, Venezuela, where old gas guzzlers are still prized for their sturdy frames and powerful engines. The World’s Marina Giovannelli brings us the story.

Venezuela’s sinking town

August 14, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

Massive oil extraction is literally reshaping the earth. The World’s Marina Giovannelli has the story of a small town in Venezuela that’s literally sinking after a long history of oil extraction.

Census 2010

August 14, 2013Global Politics

The 2010 census seeks to count everyone. That’s not easy in immigrant communities where some are suspicious of government officials. The World’s Marina Giovannelli reports on efforts to overcome cultural gaps to get the most accurate census count.

Haiti quake opportunity to restore rural ecology?

August 14, 2013Conflict & Justice

The earthquake in Haiti wasn’t as powerful as the one in Chile but it was much deadlier. Now, development specialists say that creating a resilient Haiti is to restore the country’s ecological infrastructure. The World’s Marina Giovannelli reports.

Amazon geoglyphs

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

We’re heading to the furthest reaches of the world’s biggest forest in search of a lost city. Anthropologists thought only small, simple societies lived there. Rumors have persisted of long-lost great civilizations. The World’s Marina Giovannelli reports.