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Seeing the Forest for More Than the Trees: Adding Conservation into Holistic Development
International development increasingly recognizes that governance, economic growth, health, and human well-being are inextricably linked—multisectoral programming is the order of the day. But conservation too often gets left out of the picture.
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Anti-Government Ideology in our More Complex World
Fires continue to burn in California as the air quality declines to dangerous levels. Hurricanes and floods this fall left a path of destruction as communities all over this country struggled to put themselves back together.
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Consulting for a Sustainable Future
First Environment talks the importance of integrating economic and environmental sustainability at a Speakers Series’ event on October 19.
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M.S. Sustainability Science Student Aims To Make Scientific Models Accessible For Communities
Isabela Brown wants to use her graduate degree to integrate social, political, and scientific frameworks into environmental models.
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SUMA Net Impact Turns Students Into Sustainability Consultants
A matchmaking program pairs Sustainability Management students with industry leaders aspiring to make positive changes.
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The Importance of Lifelong Learning for Sustainability and Other Professionals
The need for education is constant. The key is to develop a culture of learning, achieving, and dreaming―and to not limit that learning and dreaming to young people.
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Sustainability Progress Through Transformations in Public Transportation
What’s the best way for cities to become more sustainable? For Thomas Abdallah of MTA New York City Transit, the answer is mass transit.
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Rainforest-Friendly Livelihoods Can Be More Lucrative Than Gold Mining
In the Peruvian Amazon, more sustainable occupations like fish farming and Brazil nut harvesting can pay off in more ways than one, according to a new study.
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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.
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
