… a unique opportunity to help reverse these trends. Time spent in nature has been associated with improved psychological functioning, overall mental health, and connection to place for … in the US, considers what role nature-experiences can play, and provides a list of insights and recommendations gathered from interviews with leaders from existing programs. … outdoors to new, diverse audiences, who may need it now more than ever. Published October 2020 7584 7619 7620 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Equity and Justice …
… Soil health provides critical ecosystem services related to water quality, drought resilience, erosion prevention, crop yields, and carbon sequestration. These benefits - and the practices used to achieve them - vary by … and the Environment’s ongoing Regenerative Agriculture Initiative . Published November 2021 Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Equity and Justice Soil Health Policy: …
… methods of information diffusion. In the first phase, a baseline survey was conducted with 3800 farming households. The survey focused on the socioeconomic characteristics of the … and the type of farmer (lead, peer, or none) that the extension agent was supposed to work with. A midline survey was conducted with all participants and focused on farmer receptiveness and retention of information …
… private forestland is $24.84 per year. Average premium for local forest products is 11.5%, with amounts varying across furniture, lumber, honey, maple syrup and Christmas trees. Estimates indicate that there is potential for decision makers to create new markets or policies that create economic incentives for private forest owners by … ecology (9/24/2012) Forest stand dynamics (6/9/2012) Forest ecosystem services and their markets (7/14/2012) Wildlife habitat management for the small private landowner (9/15/2012) …
… span cognitive boundaries. The investigators have completed the qualitative data collection with Patagonia and are scheduled to conduct interviews with our second study participant, … in Ann Arbor with extraordinary feedback. The pitfalls and pathways are now being expanded into an online article series in collaboration with the MIT Sloan Initiative for Sustainable … Academy of Management in Orlando, Florida. The pitfalls and pathways are being expanded into an educational curriculum that was experimentally used at the University of …
… and engagement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We hope these results provide insightsinto collaboration models and how business schools can incorporate SDGs into their discourse … toward peace and prosperity for the planet. Produced by Yale University in collaboration with Global Network for Advanced Management and Schlange & Co. 2195 2171 2380 Circularity …
… are integrating sustainability topics, but students are calling on them to go further. The ‘carbon tax on talent’ continues to rise: Now, the majority of business students state that … Leaders on Social and Environmental Sustainability A Global Survey of Business Students (2022) Todd Cort Katie Gilbert Stuart DeCew (MBA '11, Master of Environmental Management '11) … the climate crisis and want both environmental + social sustainability more integrated into their education and professional lives. Finding #1 Global biz students say corporate …
… resource use and minimizing waste. This framework is particularly salient for industries with limited product life cycles. Images of plastic in the ocean, particularly wrapped … of their products. Fiber-based packaging is a predominantly single-use product model with a limited product life cycle. However, by adopting circular strategies the industry can … Sundara Bhandaram Managing Consultant at South Pole Master of Environmental Management 2020 Alumni Download the Report File Download file Areas of Focus Thriving Food Systems and …
… co-locates solar energy production and agricultural operations. Combining these practices into one space creates an efficient and sustainable land-use system that benefits farmers, … to choose between fuel or farming, climate or conservation, energy or rural economies. But with thoughtful planning, communities can simultaneously expand and strengthen solar … the Authors Bill Pedersen Sr. Manager at Amp Energy Master of Environmental Management 2021 Alumni Brooks Lamb Land Protection & Access Specialist at American Farmland Trust MESc …
… consists of several stages. The first entails a series of in-depth, ethnographic interviews with actors from a diverse set of settings and stakeholder groups. These interviews were … that will be matched as comparisons (Delaware and Rhode Island), to begin delving deeper into the processes followed at each state, and to gather rich archival information … big advances in the process of data collection, and as the process continues for giving critical interviews and gathering relevant materials, the researchers have begun the process …