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Piloting Climate Solutions: A Conversation with Dr. Mallory Ringham
What does it take to move emerging climate solutions beyond the lab? How do you build trust around new approaches? What can you realistically measure? And how do we share what we’re learning so others don't have to start from scratch?
Those are some of the questions Dr. Mallory Ringham has been working to answer. As an observational chemical oceanographer at E...
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Moving the Needle in Science Engagement with Dr. Amanda Borth
When people think about marine carbon dioxide removal, they often focus on the technology. But just as important are the questions about how decisions get made, whose perspectives are included, and how communities can help shape the future of the field.
Those questions are at the heart of Dr. Amanda Borth's work. As a social scientist with experience working on ...
Convening for Solutions
Living With Wildfire: State Policy and Community Resilience
Across the US, communities are increasingly grappling with impacts of wildfire — from growing pressure on water systems and instability in insurance markets to serious health risks from smoke exposure. State legislators are uniquely positioned to respond to these escalating challenges.
Unlike federal agencies, states have direct authority over key areas relate...
Convening for Solutions
Lessons on Collaboration and Responsible Innovation: Insights from mCDR
The ocean is like a giant sponge, quietly absorbing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. If we could make that sponge even more absorbent — through coastal restoration projects, innovative technologies, or other interventions — we could capture and store more carbon, helping slow climate change and reduce its impacts. That’s the promise of marine c...
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Restorative Fire: Reframing Fire Management with Dr. Kira Hoffman
In northern British Columbia a group gathers at the edge of a recent burn. Smoke drifts low across the landscape. The ground is warm underfoot.
For ten days, the Gitanyow Lax’yip Guardians together with the Gitsxan Firekeepers, BC Wildfire and fire practitioners carried out several cultural burns.
“It was so neat to see people step into leader...