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Environmental law professor Adam Orford reflects on COP29
University of Georgia School of Law professor Adam Orford attended the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) this year as part of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) in-person delegation, and he spent the event bringing an inside view of the world’s biggest climate-focused event to the public. The annual meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)…
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New Resilient Futures Podcast! Greening the Cul-de-sac: Encouraging Nature-Positive Residential Development
Big, leafy shade trees, burbling creeks, and access to recreation in beautiful natural areas: most people intuitively know that these kinds of natural amenities create pleasant communities, and houses located close to these kinds of resources tend to sell for more than those without. What folks often aren’t thinking about is the fact that these resources have other benefits too–including…
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Director Brian Bledsoe featured by Pew Trusts: How the University of Georgia Champions Nature’s Ability to Reduce Climate Impacts
Originally published here by the Pew Charitable Trusts. When most people hear “infrastructure,” they picture roads, buildings, and other human-made structures. But experts at the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) also use the term to describe natural features that offer direct and indirect benefits to communities and ecosystems, from forests to river flood plains to marshes.…
