Qi Zhang and Kira Sullivan-Wiley, post-doctoral associates at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, co-authored a new paper exploring the impacts of China’s forest conservation programs on livelihood decisions. In the paper, published in the journal Land Use Policy, the authors examine the direct and indirect effects of two […]
The interdependencies of environmental and social systems, as recognized by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), create opportunities for pursuing simultaneous improvements in several areas, such as climate, food, water, nutrition, and health. But significant challenges remain in the conservation sphere, where integrating social and environmental goals will require large-scale changes in individual behavior. In this Issues […]
Heidi Peltier, a Research Professor at the BU Department of Political Science and a Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow, authored an op-ed for The Conversation exploring the economic opportunities presented by conservation of—as opposed to expanded oil and gas development on—public lands. Using an input-output model, Prof. Peltier shows that each $1 million of spending […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future co-sponsored the 2019 Ecological Forecasting Initiative (EFI) Conference in Washington, DC, this week. The three-day conference, co-convened by Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow Prof. Michael Dietze, brought together an interdisciplinary group of over 100 natural and social scientists, public health professionals, engineers, and […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and the Land Use and Livelihoods Initiative (LULI) at the Global Development Policy Center recently co-hosted a three-day workshop and seminar series exploring the environmental science, policy, and land use impacts of remote sensing in tropical forests. The series, convened by Pardee Center […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a seminar on January 18, 2019, titled, “Using Historical Approaches to Improve Ocean Conservation and Management,” featuring Ruth Thurstan, a Lecturer in Biosciences at the University of Exeter and the co-chair of the International Council for Exploration of the Seas’ Working Group on the […]
Les Kaufman, a Professor in the Department of Biology and a Faculty Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently played a leading role in the planning of the Reef Futures 2018 symposium in Key Largo, Florida. The symposium was the first global conference addressing coral reef restoration and […]
John Patrick Casellas Connors, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth & Environment, recently gave a talk titled “The Lively Politics of Deer Management in the Suburbs” at the annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers. Connors’ talk explored […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently hosted a talk by Frank Davis, a professor at UC Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, exploring the interplay between projected future solar energy development and conservation efforts in California’s western Mojave Desert. Prof. Davis began by providing an overview of current trends in solar energy […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future invites you to attend an upcoming seminar, “Balancing Energy and Conservation: Utility-Scale Solar Development in California” featuring Frank Davis, a professor at UC Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science & Management. The seminar will take place on Thursday, April 12 from 12:00 – 1:30 pm (lunch will […]