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Learning Exchanges for Conservation: An Examination of Lessons Learned (LExCELL)
Overfishing, the leading social-ecological problem in the marine realm, has modified ecosystem functioning and is jeopardizing the well-being of the billion people that depend on seafood as their primary source of protein. Over the past decade, fisher learning exchanges, in which representatives from different fisher communities are brought together to share knowledge, have become key tools in improving fisheries management.
SESYNC Partner RFF accounes the Gilbert White Fellowship
Linking Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services: From Expert Opinion to Prediction & Application
One of the most prominent forms of environmental change in the modern era is the rapid loss in the diversity of genes, species, and biological traits in ecosystems. A consequence of this loss of biodiversity is that natural and managed ecosystems are less efficient in capturing biologically essential resources, which leads to a decline in ecosystem productivity and stability.
State Policies to Transform Undergraduate STEM Education
We will address two urgent problems: (1) designing and delivering undergraduate STEM courses that better engage students and increase their learning; and (2) preparing citizens to address global challenges (e.g., energy, environment, health, food) that are coupled with strong economic development. Research indicates that both problems can be addressed by connecting STEM education with real-world problems in sustainability.
Finding the Link Between Conservation and Human Health
Does protection of natural areas improve the health and nutrition status of people in nearby communities? Brendan Fisher and Taylor Ricketts believe that investment in conservation is essential for improving human health and well-being.
VIDEO: Dan Sarewitz's SESYNC Seminar on Useful Science
Dr. Dan Sarewitz, Co-Director of the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes at Arizona State University, discusses the need for a shift in thinking on conducting useful science in the latest weekly seminar series.
SESYNC to Aid in Developing Water Science Software Institute
IPBES Knowledge Generation Paper
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the international program dedicated to biodiversity sciences, DIVERSITAS and the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) sponsored a work shop in Annapolis, Maryland, USA from 31 January to 2 February 2012 with the purpose of exploring the program of work of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), with a particular focus on the generation of knowledge function.
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