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Environmental Justice
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Unnatural disasters: A look at our “new normal” and the cost of inaction , articleWords like “unprecedented” and “record-breaking” increasingly dominate weather-related headlines in the news cycle. MNR (Online) alumna Lindsay Kuczera explores how these climate-fueled disasters are changing our lives and what it means if we fail to act.
Date: Oct 10, 2023 -
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Marc Stern on trust ecology theory and application in the environmental field , articleFinding consensus among various stakeholders in conservation is increasingly challenging. Fostering trust and open spaces can prove to be the best way to make progress. Marc Stern shares his path to becoming a social scientist and trust scholar. Plus, he’ll dive deeper into his research in an upcoming webinar on October 24!
Date: Oct 03, 2023 -
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African transformations—examining systematic inequality and resource management in South Africa , articleDuring a Global Study trip to South Africa, students in the Master of Natural Resources (Online) program study the complex relationships between sustainable resource management and conservation and social justice in the post-apartheid era.
Date: Aug 08, 2023 -
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Rationality and risk: examining media portrayals of environmental racism , articleSocial justice is incomplete without environmental justice. MNR (Online) student Andrew Staltari examines media portrayals of these injustices in African American communities as the first step in understanding how society can learn from and respond to the historic and ongoing environmental threats.
Date: Jul 18, 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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From coastal city to high-altitude agriculture: a look at Argentina’s climate challenges , articleArgentina is full of diverse landscapes and cultures, all subject to the harsh effects of climate change. MNR students venture to the Land of Silver to explore climate adaptation at global, federal, and local levels.
Date: Jan 24, 2023 -
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An XMNR student reflects on psychological resilience to climate anxiety , articleThe end of year can be a great time to reflect: on the lessons we've learned from the past, as well as our plans and hopes for the future. As a part of a classroom discussion on psychological resilience in the face of the continuing climate crisis, XMNR student Chris Gibson reflects on the topic by sharing a story of lessons learned early in his career.
Date: Dec 20, 2022