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Saturday, December 5, 2015

Research Spotlight: Palm oil, rainforests and farmers in Cameroon

Stanford Center on Food Security and the Environment

Elsa Ordway's research examines the rapidly growing palm oil industry in Cameroon, with the aim of identifying where palm oil expansion can occur while protecting rainforest ecosystems and the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.

Food and Agriculture, Human Dimensions and Sustainability
December 4, 2015

Mystery of arsenic release into groundwater solved

Bacteria living in shallow sediment layers of permanently flooded wetlands in Asia drive arsenic release into water by feeding on freshly deposited plant material, a new study finds.

Fresh Water Resources, Human Dimensions and Sustainability

Taking the Pulse of the Earth's Surface Systems

EOS

An ambitious, new initiative involving Stanford Earth researchers aims to take the pulse of the planet by capturing the past, present, and future status of the Earth's surface systems. 

December 4, 2015
Dynamic Earth, Human Dimensions and Sustainability

Crossing the financial “Valley of Death” to clean energy

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

Stanford’s Dan Reicher and Alicia Seiger identify key strategies to catalyze investment in clean energy resources.

October 29, 2015
Climate Change, Energy, Human Dimensions and Sustainability

How emotions sway decisions

Stanford News Service

Research by Stanford Earth PhD student Nik Sawe shows that our emotions can override the brain's calculations, leading to otherwise irrational decisions like charitable donations.
 

October 23, 2015
Human Dimensions and Sustainability

Climate change requires new conservation models

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

In a world transformed by climate change and human activity, conserving biodiversity and protecting species will require an interdisciplinary combination of ecological and social research methods.

October 15, 2015
Climate Change, Human Dimensions and Sustainability
Chris Field

Chris Field: A Man for All Climates

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

Field sees the big picture and distills complex detail into a cohesive whole. It’s no wonder the U.S. tapped him for leadership of the U.N.'s top climate change organization.

September 28, 2015
Climate Change, Human Dimensions and Sustainability

Stanford scientists see how the brain makes environmental decisions

Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

Brain scans reveal how people make decisions to protect environmental resources and show why environmental philanthropy might be unique.

September 11, 2015
Human Dimensions and Sustainability

Surprising Level of Tick-Borne Disease Risk

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Study reveals mysterious pathogen in higher concentrations than thought in trailside ticks in the San Francisco Bay Area.

September 1, 2015
Human Dimensions and Sustainability

How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain

New York Times

E-IPER graduate student Gregory Bratman found that volunteers who walked briefly through a lush, green portion of the Stanford campus were more attentive and happier afterward.

July 24, 2015
Human Dimensions and Sustainability

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