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Learning from Conflict: A note from Woods Director Chris Field
March 24, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Issue: March 2022
As a climate-change researcher, I work on issues that make a difference for the future. But long-term issues like climate change can be hard to... Read More
Sewer Treasure: Stanford engineers reveal how to optimize processes for transforming sulfur in wastewater to valuable materials
March 2, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Issue: March 2022
One person’s wastewater is another person’s treasure. A new Stanford University study paves the way to mining sewage for valuable materials used in... Read More
It’s personal: Stanford-led research reveals how people’s experience with climate-related disasters affects their willingness to take and accept protective actions
March 1, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Issue: March 2022
Two new studies – a survey of residents in hurricane-battered Florida and Texas and a survey of people in wildfire-scarred California – reveal that... Read More
Investing in tourism through wildlife and roads
February 28, 2022 | Natural Capital Project
Issue: March 2022
To keep tourism revenue flowing, a new method uses NASA satellites and social media to show the benefits of investing in nature — and some roads to... Read More