News
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Networks, clusters and how global meat markets tick
Published on October 7, 2020
MSU researchers in Scientific Reports combined a network model approach with cluster analysis of meat trade in 134 countries from 1995 to 2015.
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NSF grant to help power and empower those off grid
Published on September 29, 2020
A $3.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation will help people off the grid connect to better and wiser electricity options.
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New method adds and subtracts for sustainability’s true measure
Published on September 17, 2020
Sustainability scientists at MSU find policies governing wildlife trade and tourism sometimes have more success than intended to achieve some of the UN SDGs. Yet in some cases those paths have created roadblocks and detours to success.
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Striving and stumbling towards sustainability amongst pandas and people
Published on September 3, 2020
Understanding how achieving one of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals spins off more SDG success – or sabotages progress on another goal across spatial and administrative boundaries.
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Boosting builds better species models
Published on August 7, 2020
Adding the weight of more data makes better species models.
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Youn accepted to marine policy fellowship
Published on July 21, 2020
So-Jung Youn, a PhD candidate in the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, receives a John A Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship.
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Well-off countries need trade to cut environmental woes
Published on July 13, 2020
A first analysis of its kind shows a common problem between haves and have-nots. Trading internationally was generally good for developed countries but resulted in environmental losses for developing countries.
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Giving GDP a needed ecological companion
Published on June 8, 2020
Scientists develop a measure of gross ecosystem product (GEP) that summarizes the value of ecosystem services in a single monetary metric.
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Liu joins new sustainable agricultural intensification commission
Published on May 28, 2020
Jack Liu joins international commission to guide investments in agricultural innovation.
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Fishers' livelihood measured by more than catch
Published on April 23, 2020
Scientists throwing shade on the idea that a fisher’s life is Zen, showing the arrangements before and after the fish takes the bait the must be considered to make effective and equitable policy about global fishing.
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National ecologists honor six MSU/FW scholars for innovation
Published on April 16, 2020
Six current or former CSIS members will be honored for an innovative 2018 sustainability paper.
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CSIS scholar honored with Pattullo Award
Published on March 25, 2020
Edith Gondwe honored for her work writing about current environmental issues for publications aimed at non-scientists.
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CSIS doctoral student scores two fellowships
Published on March 9, 2020
Veronica Frans earns support from two Michigan organizations.
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Small farmers sink or swim in globalization’s tsunami
Published on February 24, 2020
From a synthesis of 12 cases, researchers found when smallholder farmers are connected to faraway systems, the key is to empower them to higher agency and more livelihood opportunities.
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Grading global sustainability - Nature cover story
Published on January 6, 2020
The year began with a cover story by CSIS scientists showing how to assess progress in global sustainability, and inspired three opinion pieces.
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All global sustainability is local
Published on January 1, 2020
In a Nature cover story, Jianguo "Jack" Liu and CSIS members use groundbreaking methods to discover sustainability, like politics, is local
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Conservation’s hidden costs take bite out of benefits
Published on December 19, 2019
CSIS scientists show that even popular conservation programs can harbor hidden costs, often for vulnerable populations.
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Sustainability scholars honored at commencement
Published on December 13, 2019
Two scholars with ties to MSU's Department of Fisheries and Wildlife will receive honorary degrees Saturday.
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MSU a player in year’s top scientific discoveries
Published on December 3, 2019
Sustainability scholar Jianguo “Jack” Liu and FW assistant professor Andrés Viña were authors for a global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services that ranked as one of the year's top science discoveries.
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MSU fisheries experts publish book of triumphs
Published on October 17, 2019
MSU fisheries experts compile 22 success stories of long-term conservation wins.
