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People&Planet is our monthly newsletter, sharing Stanford environmental research, people in the news, programs and events. Read recent stories below or browse past issues.

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burned forest area
February 28, 2023 | Stanford News Service
Issue: March 2023
The researchers created maps showing where warmer weather has left trees in conditions that don’t suit them, making them more prone to being replaced... Read More
A small community in the study’s focus region of Ifanadiana, Madagascar. (Image credit: Getty Images)
February 22, 2023 | Stanford News Service
Issue: March 2023
Study integrates climate, land use, and socioeconomic data to explain and predict malaria dynamics.
A peatland site at Linnunsuo in North Karelia, Finland.
February 8, 2023 | Stanford News Service
Issue: March 2023
New analysis shows the U.S. has accounted for more wetland conversion and degradation than any other country. Its findings help better explain the... Read More
Green-bearded Helmetcrest hummingbird
February 6, 2023 | Stanford News Service
Issue: February 2023
Our health and economic stability depend on biodiversity, but our governing policies often fail to address it coherently. An analysis of the world’s... Read More
Flooding water out of heavy rain clouds in the Californian region
January 26, 2023 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Issue: February 2023
Stanford and local experts discuss ways to mitigate risk to communities and infrastructure amid dramatic swings between flood and drought.
January 24, 2023 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Issue: February 2023
Plant-based and lab-grown meat substitutes are here to stay, but are unlikely to eliminate livestock agriculture’s climate and land use impacts... Read More
The 2022 Rising Environmental Leaders Program cohort pose in front of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
December 19, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Issue: December 2022 - January 2023
We’re looking back at important environmental research and news in 2022 – and looking ahead with hope for the future. The Stanford Woods Institute... Read More
November 14, 2022 | Stanford News Service
Issue: December 2022 - January 2023
Analysis finds that dammed reservoirs could store more than 50% of the water needed to irrigate crops without depleting water stocks or encroaching... Read More
November 9, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Issue: December 2022 - January 2023
One of the key topics that world leaders are debating at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Egypt is how nations can more quickly and effectively... Read More

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