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Urban food security: old wine in a new bottle , articleBack from the recent MNR Global Study trip to Italy, Center Director Michael Mortimer examines the concept of short supply chains, or the zero-kilometer approach, a sustainable norm in managing agricultural supply and demand in Europe for hundreds of years and a possible way forward today.
Date: May 23, 2023 -
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Wanted: systems leaders for the circular economy transition , articleExecutive MNR student Brian Kaye shares insights on the current state of the circular economy and how his understanding of excellence in sustainability leadership has evolved as a result.
Date: May 09, 2023 -
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Water security: applying nature-based solutions with MNR graduate Nancy Lilly , articleNature-based solutions have a variety of co-benefits—from protecting biodiversity and clean water to providing sustainable jobs. MNR graduate Nancy Lilly shares her experience employing nature-based solutions in her role at The Nature Conservancy.
Date: May 02, 2023 -
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Q&A with Holly Wise, an international development expert and MNR faculty , articleHolly Wise has enjoyed a distinguished career in the Foreign Service, where she led systems change initiatives within the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and managed programs and projects in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, before joining the XMNR faculty in 2012. David Robertson, Program Director, talks to Holly about these experiences, lessons learned, and her advice to sustainability professionals.
Date: Apr 18, 2023 -
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Living shorelines: coastal restoration and preservation with MNR graduate Josh Mills , articleCoastal restoration rarely begins and ends at the ocean. MNR graduate Josh Mills explains how upstream land use affects coastal ecosystems downstream and how implementing living shorelines is a vital solution.
Date: Apr 04, 2023 -
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Carrying the torch: female leadership in fire , article“My Nomex isn't for playing dress-up anymore. It's for walking through fire and coming out unscathed.” XMNR alum Kayci Willis shares lessons on leadership as one of the few women represented in the field of wildland firefighting.
Date: Mar 21, 2023 -
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Pursuing a passion through new experiences, with MNR graduate Aly Martin , articlePivoting from one career to another is easier with an extensive and supportive network. MNR graduate Aly Martin shares how she leapt from criminology to sustainability.
Date: Mar 14, 2023 -
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MNR alum Ryan Hathaway works to ensure justice is at the center of environmental decision-making , articleWe are in a period of reckoning for the environmental injustices disproportionately felt by marginalized communities. But this reckoning requires slow, thoughtful engagement to ensure the solutions are equitable and responsible. When it comes to the U.S. federal government, MNR alum Ryan Hathaway is leading the way.
Date: Feb 21, 2023 -
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Sustainability solutions across the border: Lessons from systems leaders in Mexico , articleExecutive MNR alum Tracey Coe writes about how her experiences during the program’s Global Study in Mexico redefined her understanding of systems leadership and what success looks like for an environmental professional.
Date: Feb 14, 2023 -
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Why reclaiming degraded land is a necessary climate solution , articleThere are over 4 million degraded lands across the country. These lands cause harm to our public health, water quality, and wildlife habitat. Reclamation is a key solution to not only restoring these lands but also fighting the climate crisis, write MNR alum Lindsay Kuczera.
Date: Feb 07, 2023
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