Climate Change: A Florida Perspective
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently concluded that "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations." Dr. Mulkey examines the findings of human-caused climate change and analyzes the impact from a Florida perspective.
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SNRE Fire Ecologist Burns a New Path
The School of Natural Resources and Environment welcomes Dr. Leda Kobziar as the first dual appointment faculty member for SNRE. Dr. Kobziar comes to UF to establish a program in the burgeoning field of Fire ecology. The use of fire in natural areas has become one of the biggest issues of concern across the country especially in the forest and scrub land of Florida.
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Alumni Help Farmers Implement Best Management Practices
Two SNRE alumni, Drs. Victor Cabrera and Norman Breuer made sense of the dairy farm industry as students. Today, they continue to assist farming communities through the use of whole farm simulation modeling and seasonal climate forecasting to help farmers better manage their farms to limit environmental degradation. Using an interdisciplinary research methods, the two hope with better information farms will implement better management practices to comply with strict environmental standards and while remaining economically viable under uncertain climate conditions. More >>
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UF Considers Land Use Program
Florida is experiencing a progressively unfolding dilemma as a consequence of booming population growth and development in the context of limited natural resources. Urban development, suburban sprawl, reduced acreages of agricultural lands, transportation pressures, coastal densities, habitat fragmentation, water allocation and quality issues will become even more contentious issues than they are today. More >>
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SNRE Students Win Big in Business Competition
The winner of the 2006 Howard J. Leonhardt Business Plan Competition, Social Venture Category wasn’t a team of like-minded finance majors or Bill-Gates wannabees. The winners were a group of diverse SNRE graduate students with one airy idea. Four SNRE students took Dr. Robert Buschbacher's spring course, Conservation Entrepreneurship: Business and Management Practices in International Environmental Conservation, as an opportunity to gain an understanding of organizational management and learn how to apply "private sector approaches" to conservation programs in their field. The winning project was AirAware, a non-profit tire inflation service provided to car owners and businesses that promoted the benefits of properly inflated tires. More >>
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Director's Perspective
The mission of SNRE is to develop knowledge to address the environmental
and natural resource issues facing Florida, the nation and the world. Our
vision is to be a pre-eminent program that provides a stream of interdisciplinary
thinkers, integrative research, and applications for the public to address
major environmental, economic and social concerns. More >>
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Students Tackle Bioenergy in New Summer Course
During summer 2006, while many students completed course work, traveled abroad
or enjoyed an extensive vacation, some students used the opportunity to learn
about the emerging field of bioenergy. Student interest in this growing field prompted Dr.
Ann C. Wilkie to create the UF/IFAS Bioenergy Summer School, a research internship
program aimed at developing undergraduate student curiosity into a deeper
understanding of sustainability through hands-on experience in an array of
bioenergy projects.
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Graduate Continues to Climb, Strive for Success
First-year, SNRE Ph.D. student Joe Townsend has what many of his peers do not: a shelf of published work, international research experience and summer research already lined up in January. Joe has made a name for himself inside the UF academic community. With more than 49 published papers and his first book under his belt, Joe aims to help indigenous communities take over biological monitoring responsibilities.
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NRLI Education Brings Change to Cedar Key
NRLI training focuses on understanding how to use techniques that allow for
more effective interaction among people in a group. Fellows learn how to incorporate
these techniques at appropriate moments to create a safe atmosphere where contested
issues can be discussed productively. This article looks at how two students continue to use their skills. More >>
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Local Governments Address Developmental Impacts
Last May, Gainesville was host to Florida's largest conference and tradeshow dedicated to the promotion of green building, design and construction: GreenTrends 2006. One significant outcome of the show came on the coattails of a break out session on low impact development (LID), an environmentally sensitive approach to land development and the management of storm water runoff. More >>
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Researchers Study the Effectiveness of Conservation Easements
In recent years, conservation easements (CEs) have become a popular means of protecting lands that might otherwise be paved over for residential or commercial development. Research funded by the SNRE mini-grant program sought to make the process as efficient and effective as possible, investigating landowner perceptions about CEs and the value of easements for the state of Florida. The research was lead by Dr. Janaki Alavalapati, associate professor in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation, and resulted in a refereed publication in the journal Forest Policy and Economics, with graduate student Terri Mashour as the lead author.
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Undergraduate Publishes Research
Currently a senior, Kari is one the School's most productive undergraduates. During the 2004-2005 school year she was selected to be a University Scholar, to conduct her research and gain first hand experience. In the September/October issue of the UF’s Journal of Undergraduate Research, she was one of eight featured students who shared their research with the University. More >>
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Sponsored Programs and Upcoming Events
Find out what programs are sponsored by the School of Natural Resources and Environment. Also, see what events are coming up! More >>
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EAC Profile
Dr. Ronnie Best and Dr. Nick Aumen are two examples of individuals who have contributed greatly to SNRE program development. Best and Aumen, past and current chairs respectively of the SNRE External Advisory Council (EAC), have shaped school programs
and policy since the EAC was founded. They offer their insight into where they would like to see SNRE develop in coming years. More >> |
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FAC Update
Last spring, the Council said goodbye
to four of its members: Michael Binford, Professor of Geography; Joseph
Delfino, Professor and Environmental Coordinator of Engineering Sciences;
Wendy Graham, Professor and Director of the UF Water Use Institute; and
Marianne Schmink, Professor and Director of
Tropical Conservation and Development Program. The FAC has recently welcomed three new members. More >>
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