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People&Planet
October 8, 2020 | Water in the West
New research identifies impacts of agricultural desalination on the local environment, economy and community, and identifies policy solutions.
October 7, 2020 | Natural Capital Project
Around the world, birds are deeply embedded in human culture. New research finds the birds people value most are under the greatest threat from... Read More
September 22, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Land stewardship alone could provide an estimated 30% of the global cost-effective solution to climate change, Bronson Griscom, senior director for... Read More
September 10, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
All mosquitoes are not created equal. Different species of the flying pest thrive at various temperature ranges and transmit different diseases. From... Read More
August 27, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Something unfamiliar to many Californians – an intense thunderstorm with widespread lightning strikes – spawned the all-too-familiar wildfires that... Read More
August 26, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
The cloak of wildfire smoke that has descended across huge swaths of Northern California is a visible reminder of air pollution’s health threats. For... Read More
August 17, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Like spirits passing between worlds, billions of invisible beings rise to meet the starlight, then descend into darkness at sunrise. Microscopic... Read More
July 31, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
In the midst of a global pandemic, California is entering into wildfire season with reduced resources and higher risks, explained Michael Wara,... Read More
July 30, 2020 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Researchers analyzed the interconnected food, water and energy challenges that arise from the sugar industry in India – the second-largest producer... Read More
