Commodity Frontiers, Social Cohesion, and Livelihood Adaptation
Commodity Frontiers, Social Cohesion, and Livelihood Adaptation

Commodity Frontiers, Social Cohesion, and Livelihood Adaptation

This synthesis of trends in livelihood adaptation in a Kenyan pastoralist community focused on two themes, which interact to influence governance of common pool resources:  (1) the broader phenomenon of commodity frontiers, and (2) social cohesion within communities. Gabriele Volpato,…

Just published: 2 excellent articles from Ryan’s dissertation!

These two papers are stellar examples of Ryan’s discipline-linking dissertation research.  Congratulations, Ryan! Unks, R., E. G. King, L. A. German, N. P. Wachira and D. R. Nelson 2019. Unevenness in scale mismatches: institutional change, pastoralist livelihoods, and herding ecology…

Lizzie presents USSEE Webinar on Ecosystem Services and Livelihood Adaptation
Lizzie presents USSEE Webinar on Ecosystem Services and Livelihood Adaptation

Lizzie presents USSEE Webinar on Ecosystem Services and Livelihood Adaptation

The webinar was held on December 3, 2018 with a live audience at UGA and a virtual audience of attendees from USSEE (U.S. Society for Ecological Economics), ESA (Ecological Society of America), and AERE (Association of Environmental and Resource Economists).…

Just published: Ecological Restoration, Cultural Landscape Conservation, and Novel Ecosystems

This article, just published online in Landscape and Urban Planning, analyzes how two fields of scholarship and practice — ecological restoration and cultural landscape conservation — have faced similar challenging issues as they seek to manage complex intersections of human…

Congratulations Destiny!

Destiny Loyd successfully presented and defended her Masters of Science thesis in the Odum School’s Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development program, and has now graduated! Her research on Goats in Urban Settings included three fascinating studies, exploring children’s, parents’ and…

Our coastal research team hosted Maritime Live Oak Forest Workshop
Our coastal research team hosted Maritime Live Oak Forest Workshop

Our coastal research team hosted Maritime Live Oak Forest Workshop

As part of our research on the status and future of Barrier Island Maritime Live Oak forests on the Georgia coast, on March 12, 2018 we convened a day-long workshop with managers from five barrier islands, coastal ecosystem managers and…

New paper on critical constraints on livelihood adaptation
New paper on critical constraints on livelihood adaptation

New paper on critical constraints on livelihood adaptation

When households practicing small-scale livelihoods such as pastoralism experience increasing hardships due to environmental change, adopting a new livelihood strategy is often promoted as a way to regain food security and reduce vulnerability.  However, livelihood adaptation is a complex process,…