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Founding Director, Planet Forward
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
On our latest storytelling expedition, four students traveled with Planet Forward and the FAO Liaison Office of North America to celebrate World Food Day at FAO headquarters in Rome and participate in CFS46.
Tags: PFrome2019, SDGs, nutrition, zerohunger, fao, unfao, united nations, cfs46
An open-air market in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, features mounds of fresh vegetables and fruits. (Matthew Laird Acred/Flickr)
Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Mississippi
Friday, July 19, 2019
Mississippi is a contradiction of limited local food access in a state with deep agricultural roots. How can we solve this uniquely American problem, and what can we learn from other countries?
Tags: agriculture, food deserts, food access, low-income, equity, sustainable agriculture
The Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program solar microgrid project at Fort Hunter Liggett in California is managed by the Sacramento District. (John Prettyman/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
George Washington University
Monday, May 20, 2019
A closer look at Lilker EMO Energy Solutions LLC, a sustainable energy consulting firm in Falls Church, Virginia, that is helping lead America's energy transformation.
Tags: renewable energy, green energy, energy, Carbon emissions, residential energy, energy audit, storyfest2020
(Reed Hutton/Middlebury College)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | Middlebury College
Wednesday, October 02, 2019
How can we integrate everyone in outdoor recreation? It starts with positive changes in leadership — both coaches and role models.
Tags: women, Outdoor Recreation, opinion, op-ed, sports, minority, education, storyfest2020
(Cooper Pyle)
SUNY ESF
Wednesday, December 04, 2019
This photo essay investigates the causes and effects of wetland destruction in the United States, as well as solutions.
Tags: wetlands, water purity, Biodiversity, wetland destruction, storyfest2020
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(Deepti Bansal Gage/George Washington University)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Monday, April 27, 2020
Environmentalism is a relatively recent concept in the Western world, creating challenges when confronting our growing environmental issues. Looking to other, non-western cultures and leaders, may help develop enduring solutions.
Tags: native, environmentalism, Earth Day, fad, conservation, solution, leadership, opinion
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | American University
Friday, March 06, 2020
Understanding birds is the first step toward avian species conservation, and bird banding improves our knowledge of birds' migration patterns and life histories.
Tags: birds, bird banding, Biodiversity, research, conservation, Conservation Biology
New materials are added to a compost pile at Lederer Gardens in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 15, 2020. (Photos by Arielle Bader/George Washington University)
Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Despite our obsession with food, we throw so much of it away. Learn more about composting, a change you can make at home to help the earth.
Tags: food, Food Waste, composting, at home, Garden, leaves, greens, browns, Sistained8, storyfest2021
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Old Mason jars filled with heritage corn and tins of commercial tobacco are what planted the initial idea for the Goldman Lab’s Inter-Tribal Seed Stewardship Initiative.
Tags: sustainable agriculture, seed sovereignty, food sovereignty, UW-Madison, regenerative agriculture, Indigenous Knowledge
George Washington University
Friday, April 30, 2021
Scientists recently identified an infectious cyanobacterium as the origin of vacuolar myelinopathy, a lethal neurological disease in wildlife.