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Geri Unger on how SCB can grow and develop our community of conservation professionals and increase our capacity to conserve and protect biodiversity and livable landscapes.
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Geri Unger on how SCB can grow and develop our community of conservation professionals and increase our capacity to conserve and protect biodiversity and livable landscapes.
As a forest ages, it continues to accumulate and store carbon, functioning as a net carbon
Read our Q&A with Sara Souther on why she joined a group of scientists to urge regulatory agencies to conduct more research on the environmental risks and scientific uncertainties associated with fracking.
Smith Fellow Maureen (Mo) Ryan always felt that she should be more engaged in public policy. It wasn't until she finally decided to take action that she realized that scientists have more to contribute to public policy than they might think.
The 26th of January 2013 will be marked as an historical day. After years of negotiations, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) officially launched. Finally, IPBES has a Bureau and a Multidisciplinary Expert Panel comprised of 25 excellent scientists from across the world ready to help carry out its work.