Wildlife Conservation Society hosts public symposium on human-wildlife diseases
...onships between health, wildlife conservation, and stewardship of Earth's resources at this critical juncture in our history. At the conclusion of the symposium, WCS will present a blueprint--the Manhattan Principles--outlining new ways to tackle diseases in a globalizing world....A blueprint for US national ocean policy for the 21st Century
...nstill future leaders and informed citizens with a stewardship ethic. According to the report, a new national ocean policy framework must be established to improve federal leadership and coordination to enable agencies to address the ocean, land and air as one inter-connected system. This framework also enhance...Office Depot partners with Conservation Organizations to incorporate science into paper procurement
... Chairman and CEO of Office Depot. "Environmental stewardship is advanced by people and organizations that are specific in what they seek to achieve. We are perfectly clear on the values we want to promote and advance, the types of forests we want our suppliers to avoid, and the forest practices we will and wil...20 scientists selected as Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellows
...ging conservation movement with good science and a stewardship ethic. Applications are now being accepted for the 2005 Leopold Leadership Fellowships. The deadline for applying is April 19, 2004. For more information about the Aldo Leopold Leadership Program and the new Fellows, visit www.leopoldleadership.org...Radioactive and toxic waste site plans are a recipe for disaster, says Rutgers sociologist
...Research Council. The DOE's approach to long-term stewardship is driven by hubris and arrogance, says Clarke, at a time when humility and safety are called for. Instead of thinking institutions can be perfect, Clarke thinks we should count on failure....U.S. commission makes dramatic recommendations for ocean health
...icy will address a broad range of issues, from the stewardship of marine resources and pollution prevention to enhancing and supporting marine science, commerce and transportation. At the 2004 AAAS Annual Meeting, leaders from both the Pew and U.S. Commissions will appear for the first time together to discuss ...The President's FY 2005 budget for USGS highlights
...ident's Management Agenda and to promote effective stewardship of Federal assets. In addition, a proposed increase of $1.8 million will enable the USGS to strengthen information technology security and service to scientists and provide a natural science E-Gov network for partners and customers. The USGS serves ...Scientists decode DNA of bacterium that cleans up uranium contamination and generates electricity
...ent of cost-effective bioremediation and long-term stewardship of radionuclides and metals in the subsurface at DOE sites. The focus of the program is on strategies leading to long-term immobilization of contaminants in place to reduce the risk to humans and the environment. The NABIR program encompasses both i...Global wetlands surveyed from space
...tion on Wetlands, establishing a framework for the stewardship and preservation of wetlands. Today more than 1310 wetlands have been designated as Wetlands of International Importance, a total area of 111 million hectares. The Convention's 138 national signatories are obliged to report on the state of listed wet...Congress allocates funding for horseshoe crab research center
...tural resources and instill in students a sense of stewardship and land-use ethics. Areas of studies include environmental resource management, fisheries and wildlife sciences, forestry, geospatial and environmental analysis, natural resource recreation, urban forestry, wood science and forest products, geograph...Mussel researcher awarded Meritorious Service Award by the U.S. Department of the Interior
...tural resources and instill in students a sense of stewardship and land-use ethics. Areas of studies include environmental resource management; fisheries and wildlife sciences; forestry; geospatial and environmental analysis; natural resource recreation; urban forestry; wood science and forest products; geograph...UC Riverside to convene conference on genetically modified organisms, Oct. 14-17, 2003
...ching topics as the responsibility of humankind in stewardship of the biosphere vs. the ability to manipulate life at the gene level case studies such as vitamin A-enriched rice and the potential of genetically modifying mosquitoes to disrupt the transmission of malaria and other mosquito-transmitted diseases. ...Snowy plover 'nursery' success earns Resource Stewardship Award
...is partnership for demonstrating excellence in the stewardship of natural areas through creative and innovative strategies to resolve issues and advance the preservation of natural resources. "The research predicted that disturbance rates would drop from their previous high levels, but I had no idea that the plo...Microbes' 'blueprints' promise insights into oceans, more
...activities and otherwise contribute to responsible stewardship of the planet. In addition to Chisholm, the MIT authors on the Rocap et. al. Nature paper are: Graduate Student Maureen Coleman, Postdoctoral Associate Zachary I. Johnson, Postdoctoral Associate Debbie Lindell, and Postdoctoral Fellow Erik R. Zinser ...Field Museum awarded $5.2 million for community-based conservation in Peru
...orest abandoned coca fields, and promote long-term stewardship of natural resources. These projects will be managed through conservation contracts with pilot communities around the park. The contracts will specify technical assistance and employment in return for the communities' commitment to deliver the work ...Jane Goodall to receive 2003 Environmental Citizen Award
... Programs, New England Aquarium. "She has a caring stewardship voice that speaks to everyone, and it must be listened to now more than ever." Jane Goodall began her landmark study of chimpanzees in Tanzania in June 1960. One of Dr. Goodall's most significant discoveries came in her first year in Gombe National ...UC Riverside's Bill Mayhew receives George B. Fell Award
...tural resource management) that was applied toward stewardship of natural areas and the protection and understanding of natural diversity. The mission of the Natural Areas Association is to advance the preservation of natural diversity. The Association works to inform, unite, and support persons engaged in iden...Survey of Chesapeake Bay watershed residents may save the bay
...concern is not matched with an individual level of stewardship activity," McClafferty said. "In order to reach the restoration goals of the Chesapeake Bay Program, public agencies must take specific actions in raising the level of resident involvement." To encourage active participation among residents, McClaffe...Ocean aquaculture: Technology, business practices, policies & caviar
...es to aquaculture development that clearly exhibit stewardship of the environment." "Ecological Aquaculture: Evolution of the Blue Revolution" will be available at the end of July from Rhode Island Sea Grant for $110 plus shipping. See http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/news/index.html#Ecological for ordering inf...New coastal research center to aid wildlife conservation in Texas
...ch, said, "Rural America is dying. Through private stewardship of the land we can bring urban dollars into the rural economy while saving habitat and practicing good land use."...