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Saving the Amazon , articleScientists take a multi-faceted approach to sustaining the Amazon’s biodiversity.
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Wooden homes prefabricated in U.S. could help reduce housing deficit in Latin America , articleA research team from the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials is examining the market potential for wooden houses prefabricated in the U.S. as a way to help decrease the housing deficit in Latin America.
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New Zealand is an ideal venue for studying sustainability , articleOver winter break, 26 students and two faculty members embarked on a three-week study abroad course called Sustaining the Natural Environment and Human Societies in New Zealand.
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Eric Hallerman raises awareness about fisheries genetics and animal biotechnology , articleProfessor Eric Hallerman recently published “Genetic Resources of Neotropical Fishes,” which offers recommendations to help fisheries professionals in Latin America utilize fisheries genetics.
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Developing relationship with Brazilian university opens up opportunities , articleBrazil’s Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA) signed a letter of intent with the college to facilitate future agreements for establishing an international exchange of faculty and students, research data, and development programs.
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Graduate student's research reveals new, troubling threats to Madagascar's wildlife , articleHabitat degradation and deforestation, recognized as principal threats to wildlife globally, have especially destructive implications on the island nation of Madagascar — four out of five of its plant and animal species are found nowhere else in the world.
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New technology has endless applications for natural resources management , articleUnderstanding landscapes and their assets is vital for sound management of natural resources. But in remote areas, the time and cost associated with data collection can hinder research efforts. Through the use of drones, college researchers are working to overcome those limitations.
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Antibiotic resistance in Africa , articleMultidrug resistance was found across land types, from areas of human habitation to protected areas such as Chobe National Park.
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Modern family — Age-old traditions are fading on the savannah , articleWhen you pay for a lunch or help a friend move, are you, in effect, buying insurance against a future need? Yes, if you are Maasai.
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Researchers help design incentive programs to rid South America of invasive beaver , articleNorth American beavers have wiped out 30 percent of forests along rivers and streams in Tierra del Fuego, at the southern tip of South America, causing the greatest landscape change to these fragile forests in the last 10,000 years.
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Master's cohort explores water-related issues in India , articleDuring the 12-day trip, students met and observed local organizations and individuals who are working to improve water management in some of the poorest and driest areas in the world.
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Fish species, rural livelihoods threatened by new dams , articleAdvocates of huge hydroelectric dam projects on the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong rivers often overestimate economic benefits and underestimate far-reaching effects on biodiversity.
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Students gain global perspective at U.N. Climate Change Conference , articleVirginia Tech sent its first-ever delegation to the 2017 U.N. Climate Change Conference.
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Wildlife conservation students venture to Ecuador , articleFrom dip-netting in waters infested with alligator-like caimans, to attracting big cats with perfume, a group of students got the experience of a lifetime in Ecuador last summer.
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Crane's passion takes her to Tanzania and Madagascar , articleSenior wildlife conservation major Paige Crane of Blacksburg has a passion for wildlife matched only by her sense of adventure, taking her far beyond the classroom.
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