May 16, 2012

A select group of agriculture and natural resources and James Madison College students from Michigan State and Mississippi State are working on their networks more than their tans this summer by studying the intricacies of federal policy-making while working full-time in Washington, D.C.

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May 11, 2012

Environmental policy got a touch of rock star this week when MSU executive in residence Mark Rey testified in defense of legislation seeking to stem illegal logging.

Oh, and Adam Gardner from Guster was at his side.

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April 30, 2012

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From the effects of climate change on whitefish in the Great Lakes to the effects humans have on fish and their habitats around the globe, MSU Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS) researchers are working to tease apart how the relationships between people, landscapes and water affect fish biodiversity and productivity.

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April 25, 2012

Using nature’s beauty as a tourist draw can boost conservation in China’s valued panda preserves, but it isn’t an automatic ticket out of poverty for the human habitants, a unique long-term study shows.

The policy hitch: Often those who benefit most from nature-based tourism endeavors are people who already have resources. The truly impoverished have a harder time breaking into the tourism business.

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