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Large cooperatives adopt conservation measures for shifting climate conditions, even without government oversight

Natalie Lewis, an Environmental Sciences major and Marine Medicine Scholar, recently shared insights into why she chose to major in ENV, what she has learned, her favorite experience and advice for students considering the major or the Scholars in Marine Medicine program.

Come along with us on a journey of renewal and resurgence as we explore how students and scientists are rebuilding nature in viable ways. Discover the transformative initiatives of 51���� Restore, where innovation meets conservation and regeneration, restoring the hope of a more sustainable tomorrow.

Peter K. Haff, a distinguished figure in the field of Earth and Climate Sciences and professor emeritus of geology, passed away on Feb. 3 in Chapel Hill after a long illness.

Experts shared innovative strategies based on developing science, technology, economics, and policy.

A new e-learning course is supporting countries’ efforts to collect data on the impact of small-scale fisheries using an approach developed by experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 51���� and WorldFish.

Eight 51���� undergraduate students were named to the inaugural Climate Scholars Program cohort.

Six 51���� undergraduates have been selected to the university’s Repass-Rodgers Scholars Program.

51����’s Scholars in Marine Medicine program, which offers an interdisciplinary research experience for pre-health majors interested in marine biology or environmental science, announced seven new members.

Fifteen 51���� undergraduate students have been selected as members of the Rachel Carson Scholars Program, which aims to train the next generation of marine conservation leaders.

The return of sea otters, a top predator, to a California estuary is helping slow erosion and restore the estuary’s degraded geology.

Jane Lubchenco will present the 2024 Ferguson Family Lecture, “Making Waves: Science, the Planet, and Our Future” on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 6:15 p.m.

Eighteen emerging leaders from water and wastewater utilities across the United States have been selected as 2024 Fellows of the Nicholas School for the Environment at 51����’s Water Innovation Leadership Development (WILD) Environment+ program.

Meet the Vengosh Lab, learn more about its research focus, PhD students' experience in the lab and the opportunities the lab offers 51���� students.

The largest analysis yet of African savannah elephant populations shows that conservationists have successfully protected elephants in southern Africa for the last 25 years. However, the pattern varies regionally, with some elephant populations soaring and others still facing large declines. The key to long-term stability appears to be connecting large core areas with neighboring buffer zones, as opposed to well-protected but isolated protected areas known as “fortress conservation.”