Sustainability
When a Green Job Is More Than a Green Job
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Article Can a community like the South Bronx, which suffers from high unemployment, underinvestment and so-called environmental injustice, fit into the green economy? In 2010 a union-backed training initiative took on the question, enrolling unemployed residents, including many who had served time in prison, in a green jobs certification program.
Navigating a Hybrid River
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Article One summer afternoon I bobbed on the waters of a river with an Indian name, watching a kingfisher dive for fish. Osprey perched nearby, and a few feet from my kayak a salmon jumped with an impressive splash.
The Story of REDD: A real solution to deforestation?
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Article A new animated film about REDD was launched yesterday at the annual meeting of the Forest Movement Europe in Portugal.
The False Choice Between Palm Oil And Indonesian Forests
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Article Palm oil is on a lot of people’s minds. In Indonesia, the industry is booming, with $19.7 billion of crude palm oil exports in 2011.
Students Press the Case for Oysters as New York’s Surge Protector
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Article In the aftermath of the destructive storm surge driven by Hurricane Sandy, there’s been a second surge — of recommendations on how to cut risks from the next storm.
EDF Supports Industry Participation in Science
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Article On November 9 the New England groundfish industry will have an opportunity to discuss the state of fishery science with scientists from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The workshop in Portsmouth, NH responds to criticism generated by abrupt changes in scientific evaluations of the status of fish stocks that support fishing communities from Maine to New Jersey.
Field To Market: The Keystone Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture
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Initiative Field To Market is a diverse alliance working to create opportunities across the agricultural supply chain for continuous improvements in productivity, environmental quality, and human well-being. The group provides collaborative leadership that is engaged in industry-wide dialogue, grounded in science, and open to the full range of technology choices.
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http://fieldtomarket.org/ Attracting investors part of an 'ecosystem services' conservation effort in Larimer County
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Article It's said everything in nature is connected, with one thing providing energy and sustenance for another.
CCC/CSU Fellows Program, Call for Proposals 2013-2014 Program
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Academic Program The Center for Collaborative Conservation (CCC) at Colorado State University (CSU) invites applications for its Collaborative Conservation Fellowship Program’s fifth cohort of fellows. We welcome applications from CSU graduate students, CSU faculty and research scientists, and conservation practitioners. We plan to award fellowships to about 5 practitioners/faculty members and 8-10 graduate students.
Application Deadline:
January 31, 2013 