A two day celebration event held in January 2018 commemorated the 50 years since Eugene Odum founded the Institute of Ecology at UGA, and the 10 year anniversary of the Odum School of Ecology. The event hosted Alumni keynote speakers…
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,…
DIVERSITY, JUSTICE, AND INCLUSIVE BELONGING
In 2017, acts of hate and violence unfolded on the campus of a peer institution, the University of Virginia. 2020 was a year of reckoning with systemic racism in academic institutions and broader communities across the country. Our university’s leadership…
Ryan wins J. Peter Brosius Integrative Conservation Research Award
This year at the Symposium on Integrative Conservation (SIC), Ryan received the J. Peter Brosius Integrative Conservation Research Award, which reflects and celebrates outstanding integrative socio-ecological research. Students at all stages of the program are eligible to submit a manuscript,…
Kristen wins Rufford Foundation Conservation Grant
Congratulations, Kristen, on another research award! The Rufford Grant will help pay for field technicians, equipment, and time in Mexico to continue her research onconservation strategies for bats and agaves.
Dessa wins Watershed UGA Award too!
Congrats again to Dessa Dunn! Her research project won the best Watershed-related CURO project this year! She will be recognized at the GreenFest Environmental Awards Ceremony on April 15, 2016.
Liz Guinessey receives Fulbright Fellowship!
Liz Guinessey, 3rd year ICON-Ecology PhD student, just received a Fulbright Fellowship to support her innovative dissertation research, investigating ecological and social dimensions of mangrove restoration, Blue Carbon markets, and payments for ecosystem services. Well-deserved, Liz! Congratulations!!!
Congrats to Dessa Dunn for Best CURO Paper!
Dessa has been working with Laura Keys and me on her CURO (Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities) project, looking at ecosystem services, restoration, and goats in campus forest fragments. And her intense efforts were rewarded: she was awarded the Best…
MVUACHACHE modeling paper published
Based on our long-standing collaboration in Kenya, Trenton and I developed a dynamic hillslope model to explore the effects of land use decisions and future climate variabiity on vegetation in the semi-arid landscapes of Laikipia, Kenya. We look forward to…
Participatory process for understanding ecosystem service tradeoffs
King, E., Cavender-Bares, J., Balvanera, P., Mwampamba, T. H., & Polasky, S. (2015). Trade-offs in ecosystem services and varying stakeholder preferences: evaluating conflicts, obstacles, and opportunities. Ecology and Society, 20(3). doi: 10.5751/ES-07822-200325 (open access) This paper, just published in Ecology…