Big Solar: Industrial Blight or Next-Gen Conservation?
Large-scale solar is rapidly emerging as the lowest-cost way to generate electricity and there are now more than 300,000 acres of such projects across the country. As this new land use grows, are there tradeoffs in a clean energy future? Eight …
Vascular plant extinction in the continental United States and Canada
Extinction rates are expected to increase during the Anthropocene. Current extinction rates of plants and many animals remain unknown. This study represents the first effort to quantify extinctions among the vascular flora of North America north of …![Getting to 30x30 in the US: Guiding Decision-makers with GIS [talk] image.](/talk/scgis-talk-2020/featured_huc4301fff1414436333997782ebc138f0_12548_200x0_resize_lanczos_2.png)
Getting to 30x30 in the US: Guiding Decision-makers with GIS [talk]
A science-based recommendation to help address the biodiversity and climate crises by protecting at least 30% of Earth's terrestrial and marine systems by 2030 (30x30) is gaining momentum in the US. As many groups have signed on to the message, …
Cook Inlet Beluga StoryMap
Join Olivia Lewis, CCI's summer GIS intern, to learn about how she created a storymap to communicate the conservation needs of the Cook Inlet beluga whale in collaboration with Defenders' Alaska team.
A Glimpse into the U.S.-Mexico Border Wall's Disastrous Impact on Wildlife
Join Evelyn Gorey, an Azavea Summer of Maps fellow working with Defenders of Wildlife, in learning about the deleterious impacts of the US-Mexico border wall on wildlife.
Conservation Policy Crash-course for Scientists
There is a mismatch between the rate of advancement in scientific understanding of the state of biodiversity (rapid) and improving conservation outcomes (slow). This difference is due, in part, to a disconnect between scientific research and laws …
Engineering With Nature (EWN): Aligning natural and engineering processes for economic, environmental and social benefits
EWN is the intentional alignment of natural and engineering processes to efficiently and sustainably deliver economic, environmental and social benefits (“Triple-Win” solutions) through collaborative processes. With recent advances in the fields of …
Climate Change and the Endangered Species Act: Are US Agencies Protecting Our Most Endangered Animals from Climate Change?
This talk will discuss the role and gaps of policy and management in conserving endangered species under climate change.
FY 2021 Testimony of Jacob Malcom, Ph.D.
The science marshalled in recent months and years shows with unrivaled clarity that this is a pivotal time for that wildlife and ultimately, humanity. Last year’s global assessment on the status of biodiversity and ecosystem services found that 1 in …