Connectivity in Costa Rica
Matt Fagan’s paper on targeted reforestation in Costa Rica published in Ecological Applications
Naomi Schwartz co-author on paper
Ph.D. student Naomi Schwartz co-authors paper in Nature on “Biomass resilience of Neotropical secondary forests”
Benjamin Clark fellowship
Congratulations to Ph.D. student Benjamin Clark who has received a Pathfinder Fellowship from CUAHSI for his proposal “A fine balance: Sustainability of agricultural intensification and water security in India”
Meghna Agarwala’s paper on central India forests
Lab member Meghna Agarwala’s paper published in Regional Environmental Change on “Changes in Dry Tropical Forests in Central India with Human Use“
Trishna Dutta’s blog on CoolGreenScience
Lab member Trishna Dutta blogs about landscape connectivity for tigers in central India based on her paper recently published in Regional Environmental Change.
Catskills Blog
Undergraduate students blog about field trip to the Catskills Watershed. Students in Ruth DeFries’ class on Social-Ecological Systems for Sustainable Development learned firsthand about the New York City’s water supply.
DeFries podcast
Ruth DeFries was interviewed on Eat this Podcast titled “How to Measure what Farms Produce” by Jeremy Cherfas.
DeFries The Guardian
The Guardian interviews Ruth DeFries in an article on evidence-based answers to the question of whether we should be optimistic about the future
Megan Cattau paper
Lab member Megan Cattau co-authors paper in Conservation Biology assessing adherence of payment for ecosystem services projects to ecological principles.
Essayas Ayana blog
NatureNet post doc Essayas Ayana blogs about field testing drones to measure water quality in the Nature Conservancy’s Taylor Farm Preserve in Nassawango River basin in Maryland
