Olivia Iannone

SUNY ESF

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2016 Planet Forward Correspondent based out of Syracuse, NY. SUNY ESF class of 2018, BS Wildlife Science and Environmental Writing minor. Journalist, science nerd, and travel lover. My goal is to use storytelling to connect people from all walks of life to the beautiful, fascinating, and increasingly imperiled world we live in today.

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The versatile shrub willow is a crop for the future

Olivia Iannone

SUNY ESF

The many-specied, woody, short rotation crop goes beyond use as a renewable biomass.

Syracuse is 'saving the rain'

Olivia Iannone

SUNY ESF

By combining green solutions and community engagement with traditional water treatment methods, Save the Rain has put Syracuse on the cutting edge of a growing movement of environmentally conscious water management across the nation.

Food of the future: How an open-source computing project could revolutionize what we eat

Olivia Iannone

SUNY ESF

MIT’s Open Agriculture Initiative is drawing on the very societal changes that have distanced average citizens from traditional agriculture to close the gap in knowledge and control what we eat.

Chestnut revival: How genetics could bring back an American giant

Olivia Iannone

SUNY ESF

Dr. William Powell of the SUNY College of Environment Science and Forestry is using genetic modification to restore what was once one of America's most valued natural resources.