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6 Ways America Can Get Back on Track with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
And why our lives depend on it; an excerpt from professor Jeffrey Sachs’ new book, A New Foreign Policy.
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Rethinking International Investment Governance: Principles for the 21st Century
An event from the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment will explore how investment governance can support sustainable development.
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Project Drives Sustainability Commitments From Guinea’s Bauxite Mining Industry
In response to guidance from Earth Institute researchers, the largest mining companies in Guinea have committed to sharing sustainability best practices.
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Bringing Environmental Sustainability into Organizational Management
Our research team’s goal is to accelerate the development of more environmentally sensitive methods of organizational management.
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Pangolins and the Consumers of Wildlife Trafficking
Earth Institute postdoc Nandini Velho writes about consumers of illegal wildlife products, including the obscure but heavily trafficked pangolin.
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What Does it Take to Build Sustainable Peace?
A multi-part video series explains how the Sustaining Peace Project is helping to understand and cultivate long-lasting peace.
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Working Toward Green Growth in Urban China
Last month, the Earth Institute’s Anyi Wang and Allison Bridges presented their research on Chinese urban environmental sustainability at a conference in Mexico City.
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Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research Program Now Accepting Applications for 2019
Doctoral candidates or recent degree recipients interested in research on sustainable development should apply by October 31, 2018.
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Here’s How Cameroon Can Achieve Land Contract Transparency
A new law promises to remove the shroud of secrecy that has hovered over contracts and concessions the government has signed with natural resource investors.

By studying thousands of buildings and analyzing their electricity use, Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson has been able to uncover ways to significantly cut energy consumption and emissions. Watch the Video: “Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings“
