Ecology18
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Spring 2020 Workshop Will Analyze Five Environmental Challenges
Students will investigate policy or management problems faced by their clients in government and nonprofit agencies.
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Tackling Environmental Dilemmas Requires Integrating the Legacy of Colonialism
Why Malcom Ferdinand advocates for ecological movements to engage in the struggle against racism, and vice versa.
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The Next Climate Tech Breakthrough May Have Already Happened, We Just Didn’t Notice
How biomimicry and evolution can offer sustainable solutions for adaptation and resilience.
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Landscape Conversion and its Impacts on Biodiversity Conservation in the Middle East
Conservation initiatives in the region can only be successful when they transcend boundaries, much the same way nature itself transcends boundaries.
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Biodiverse Forests Better at Storing Carbon for Long Periods, Says Study
Supports policies that protect and regenerate natural forests instead of planting new ones.
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The “Right” Whale to Save
Environmental Science and Policy students analyze legislation meant to save North Atlantic right whales from extinction.
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Photo Essay: An Old-Growth Forest Near New York City Faces Storms and Sea-Level Rise
Centuries-old trees on a peninsula near New York City could provide an important record of past storms. Researchers recently traveled there to sample the trees before they are wiped out by rising seas and powerful storms.
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Planet Earth May Have a Metabolism Problem
In a recent talk, a visiting scholar argued that Earth’s energy balance is out of whack, and it’s up to humanity to fix it.
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The Secret Life of Trees
Kevin Griffin uses remote sensing to track the daily rhythms of trees. His work is helping to bring tree biology to life for students and the general public.
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