Sustainable Agriculture & Food Policy

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Wironen publishes Info Note on climate metrics for methane mitigation in agriculture

Michael Wironen co-authored an Info Note on CGIAR exploring the implications of the climate metric Global Warming Potential (GWP) for methane mitigation in agriculture. Key takeaways include:
September 16, 2021
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Natalie Lord

2021 Fellow
Natalie is currently a graduate teaching assistant at the University of New Hampshire pursuing an MS in Natural Resource Management specializing in conservation and sustainability. As a New Hampshire Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellow, her...
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Aja Grande

2021 Fellow
Aja finds joy in building reciprocal relationships between people and land. She was born and raised on the island of Oʻahu in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. She is a Ph.D. candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the department...
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Paloma Henriques

2021 Fellow
Paloma received her Master of Science in Marine Policy and Graduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Climate Studies at the University of Maine. She was part of the J. Stoll Lab for Applied Socio-Ecological Research in Fisheries and Ocean...
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Natalia Pinzón Jiménez

2021 Fellow
Natalia Pinzón Jiménez is a PhD Candidate in the Geography Graduate Group at the University of California at Davis. Natalia specializes in agroecology as a means to reduce on-farm and global climate risk. Her doctoral research focuses on...
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Accessible data for climate-smart agriculture

Climate-smart agriculture is an important approach to reorient agricultural systems to become resilient to climate change, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon. Data is vital infrastructure to support these practices and...
May 19, 2021
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Bradman shows food dye linked to neurological childhood behavior in California EPA study

Asa Bradman contributed to a new report that examines the relationship between synthetic food dye — found in everything from juice to cupcakes — and child behavior.
May 4, 2021
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McClure co-directs Indigenous Nations & Climate Change Summit April 21-23, 2021

The Indigenous Nations & Climate Change Summit ​(INCCS) ​will convene distinguished experts, leaders, practitioners, and ​Indigenous ​nations ​to discuss critical climate change topics from April 21-23, 2021. The Summit is co-directed by Switzer Fellow Kelly McClure.
April 20, 2021
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April 19-23, 2021 is Black in Environment Week

Black In Environment is hosting #BlackInEnvironWeek on April 19th - 23rd with a series of events to highlight and build community among Black environmentalists globally. Dr. Regan Patterson, 2018 Switzer Fellow, is the co-founder and co-organizer of Black In Environment, a member organization of Black in X.
April 19, 2021
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Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz named one of Grist's 50 Fixers

We are pleased to announce that Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz was listed as one of Grist's 50 Fixers for 2021.
March 23, 2021