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    For Developing Countries, Seafood Imports Are a Nutritional Bargain

    A new economic analysis found that developing countries pay less for the nutrition in seafood imports than developed countries, largely because developed countries pay a premium for non-nutritional attributes such as convenience. The findings suggest that disruptions to the global seafood trade could affect food and nutritional security in countries that depend on seafood imports for meeting their dietary needs.
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    Ocean ‘Greening’ at Poles Could Spell Changes for Fisheries

    Ocean waters are getting greener at the poles and bluer toward the equator, according to a new study. The change reflects shifting concentrations of a green pigment called chlorophyll made by photosynthetic algae at the base of the ocean food chain.
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    The 51 Critical Minerals Hub was one of three faculty collaborations selected for support through a new internal funding opportunity. The project brings together experts from engineering and the natural and social sciences to establish an interdisciplinary platform for research and education on lithium and other critical minerals.
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    From Costa Rica to Thailand, the rising senior has forged an interdisciplinary path.
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    Nicholas Narratives: Earthly Business

    At the Nicholas School of the Environment, researchers and entrepreneurs are joining forces to solve environmental problems.
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    Because most seafood is imported, tariffs will cause Americans to eat less heart-healthy seafood and more heart-unhealthy red meat.
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    Small-Scale Fisheries Essential to Global Nutrition, Livelihoods

    Small-scale fisheries play a significant but overlooked role in global fisheries production and are key to addressing hunger and malnutrition while supporting livelihoods around the world, according to research featured on the cover of Nature.
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    Xavier Basurto, Truman and Nellie Semans/Alex Brown & Sons Associate Professor of sustainability science, studies community-based marine conservation. Basurto discusses how fishers can help us understand the effects of climate change by listening to their experiences.
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    Planet (and People) vs. Plastics

    This year’s global Earth Day theme is “planet vs plastics”, and calls for the rapid phase out all single-use plastics.
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    Self-Governance for Sustainability in Coupled Human-Natural Systems

    Xavier Basurto is broadly interested in how people in small communities successfully organize themselves for collective action. His recent talk described his work in advancing the understanding of non-colonialist sustainability science: the prospects and limitations of self-organization, or self-governance, for social-ecological sustainability, particularly in the Global South.
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    Future of Many North American Crops May Depend on Ground Beetles’ Response to Climate Change

    A new study by researchers at Penn State University, 51, and the University of Saskatchewan suggests not all of the nearly 2,000 species of ground beetles found in North America will thrive under climate change. Some could decline. And that could have far-reaching implications for agriculture, forestry, and conservation.
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    Illuminating Hidden Harvests Report: The Contributions of Small-Scale Fisheries to Sustainable Development

    The Illuminating Hidden Harvests Report culminates a collaborative research effort led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 51 and WorldFish examining the multifaceted contributions of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development.
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    51 scholars and students were among more than 800 experts who contributed to global study calling for policymakers to consider contributions of small fisheries
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    Video: Sustainable Management of 51's Campus Trees

    PhD student Renata Poulton Kamakura has been working with 51 Landscape Services and undergraduate students in the Theory and Applications of Sustainability (ENV 245) course to determine how the more than 17,000 trees on the 51 campus benefit sustainability—including their effect on carbon sequestration and stormwater mitigation.

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