Tag: equity

  • Clinic combines law and science to protect land

    Clinic combines law and science to protect land

    Originally published here by the Odum School of Ecology. Written by Patrick Barry. When the idea of a clinic bringing ecology and law students together to serve as support for land conservation efforts was introduced, there wasn’t anything like it. Science and policy are inextricably linked, but there aren’t many other programs like UGA’s Land Conservation […]

  • Adaptation at a crossroads:  Socially uneven adoptions of agricultural technologies in rural India

    Adaptation at a crossroads:  Socially uneven adoptions of agricultural technologies in rural India

    Communities around the world are beginning to feel the impacts of climate change, including increasing temperatures, sea level rise, and intensifying storms. Many are taking action through lifestyle changes and new technologies that can help mitigate environmental issues on small scales. However, for these individual-level changes to make an impact, many people need to implement […]

  • Monika Giri selected as a Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science fellow

    Monika Giri selected as a Thriving Earth Exchange Community Science fellow

    Monika Giri, PhD student with UGA’s Department of Anthropology, has been selected as a Community Science Fellow with the Thriving Earth Exchange, an initiative of the American Geophysical Union that connects fellows and scientists with communities across the United States, Mexico, and South America to co-develop projects tailored to local priorities. Over the next 12-18 months, […]