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Columbia Climate School’s Non-Degree Offerings for Fall 2021
Starting in fall 2021, the Columbia Climate School will offer non-degree educational programs for high school students and adult learners.
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Michelle Nijhuis Wants to Bring Biodiversity Loss to Your Doorstep
Her new book charts the ways conservation is becoming a movement for the protection of all species — foreign and domestic, ugly and cuddly, plant and yes, even human.
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Coffee for the Birds: Connecting Bird-watchers With Shade-grown Coffee
A new study explores whether bird-friendly coffee is on the radar of bird watchers: Are they drinking it and, if not, why not?
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Celebrating International Mountain Day With Biodiversity Commitments
Member states of the UN gathered to discuss their responsibility to support mountain communities, ecosystems, and COVID-19 recovery.
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COVID-19 and Biodiversity Loss: How Destruction of the Environment Leads to Pandemics
To protect ourselves from future pandemics, we must rethink humanity’s relationship with nature.
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Protecting Biodiversity Requires Action at All Levels
As the U.N. gathers for a biodiversity summit, an alum reminds us that citizens’ actions and voices can make a difference, too.
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We Must Do Better at Managing the Wilderness that Remains
Humanity is failing at preserving biodiversity. But a book from 2006 offers inspiration and instructions on how to preserve what’s left of it.
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Africa’s COVID-19 Recovery Should Harness the Benefits of Nature and Conservation
As the theme for the International Day of Biodiversity states, “Our solutions are in nature.”

AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More

