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Article ItemSaving the Amazon , article
Scientists take a multi-faceted approach to sustaining the Amazon’s biodiversity.
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Article ItemWooden homes prefabricated in U.S. could help reduce housing deficit in Latin America , article
A 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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Article ItemNew Zealand is an ideal venue for studying sustainability , article
Over 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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Article ItemEric Hallerman raises awareness about fisheries genetics and animal biotechnology , article
Professor 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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Article ItemDeveloping relationship with Brazilian university opens up opportunities , article
Brazil’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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Article ItemGraduate student's research reveals new, troubling threats to Madagascar's wildlife , article
Habitat 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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Article ItemNew technology has endless applications for natural resources management , article
Understanding 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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Article ItemAntibiotic resistance in Africa , article
Multidrug resistance was found across land types, from areas of human habitation to protected areas such as Chobe National Park.
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Article ItemModern family — Age-old traditions are fading on the savannah , article
When 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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Article ItemResearchers help design incentive programs to rid South America of invasive beaver , article
North 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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Article ItemMaster's cohort explores water-related issues in India , article
During 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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Article ItemFish species, rural livelihoods threatened by new dams , article
Advocates 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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Article ItemStudents gain global perspective at U.N. Climate Change Conference , article
Virginia Tech sent its first-ever delegation to the 2017 U.N. Climate Change Conference.
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Article ItemWildlife conservation students venture to Ecuador , article
From 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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Article ItemCrane's passion takes her to Tanzania and Madagascar , article
Senior 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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