NEWS & PRESS RELEASES: Eric Lambin
New Ideas for a Changing Environment »
Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Announces 2016 Environmental Venture Projects and Realizing Environmental Innovation Program Grants
By Devon Ryan,
Inconsistent Regulations Let Deforestation Shift Across Regions »
Addressing deforestation requires greater harmonization of regulations across geographies and support for sustainable intensification in agriculture, according to research by Stanford environmental scientists.
Computer Model Helps Explain Impacts on Forests and People »
Stanford simulation shows that carefully designing government interactions with rural indigenous people is critical for protecting the sustainability of people, wildlife and land.
By Bethany Augliere,
Collaborative efforts between companies and environmentalists to reduce deforestation are more than twice as effective as "confrontational" programs developed by either industry or nongovernmental organizations, according...
By Rob Jordan,
A Trek on the Edge of Wilderness »
Zachary Brown defends his thesis, then travels 2,300 miles by foot and by kayak to establish an Alaskan field school, where he hopes to inspire the next generation's understanding of the environment.
By Ker Than and Bjorn Carey,
Climate Change Requires New Conservation Models »
In a world transformed by climate change and human activity, Stanford scientists say that conserving biodiversity and protecting species will require an interdisciplinary combination of ecological and social research...
By Ker Than,
Surprising Level of Tick-Borne Disease Risk »
Study reveals mysterious pathogen in higher concentrations than thought in trailside ticks in the San Francisco Bay Area
By Rob Jordan,
Agriculture Expansion's Connection to Plague Risks »
Maize cultivation sparks surge in plague-carrying rodents; experts fear acceleration of agriculture production across Africa may carry same risks beyond Tanzania
Urban Agriculture on the Rise »
Study finds that the land in and around cities are increasingly becoming important centers of food production worldwide
Stanford symposium examines the drink’s environmental impact, path to sustainability
Computer Model Examines Fate of Indigenous Peoples »
Modern cultures and technologies have crept into the most isolated communities in the world. Stanford scientists have developed software to better understand how outside forces can affect the sustainability of...
By Bjorn Carey,
Ticks May Cause Double Trouble »
Stanford study finds ticks infected with Lyme disease and newly identified human pathogen are widespread in San Francisco Bay Area
By Rob Jordan,
Hiding in Plain Sight: Factoring the Environment Into Human Health »
A special report in Stanford Medicine magazine looks at the connection between health and the environment through the work of Stanford Woods Institute senior fellows and others
48 Stanford Scientists Sign Global Environmental Consensus Statement »
California Governor accepts document endorsed by 520 scientists from 44 countries.
By Rob Jordan,
How to Feed the World Without Deforesting the Planet »
Globalization is driving widespread land conversion for agriculture, but it can also be a force for responsible land use
By Rob Jordan,
Finding Common Threads in Global Water Crises »
What does drought in Kansas have to do with under-utilized groundwater in Sub-Saharan Africa?
By Rob Jordan,