IRES Newsletter: November 11, 2024

News, Events and Updates

📡How do satellites play a role in climate change? In our upcoming seminar, Dr. Jonathan Proctor shares how he leverages the rich and diverse information within satellite imagery to predict local climate vulnerability in the U.S. and globally. 

More info and Zoom link

👥🌳Curious about optimal ways forward for conservation that break away from the dichotomous view that pits people against nature and instead embraces the importance of this symbiotic relationship?            Join Dr. Terry Sunderland for their talk on conservation, access, and food security.

 

More info and Zoom link

Recent IRES Publications

Kathleen Segerson, …Claire Kremen, …Elke U. Webeber, et al. ,A cautious approach to subsidies for environmental sustainability. Science 386,28-30(2024). DOI:10.1126/science.ado2615

C. Milne, T. Legere, J. Eaton, S. Shneiderman, C. Molina Hutt. The state of disaster and resilience literature in British Columbia, Canada. A systematic scoping review. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 113(104848). 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104848.

Philamer C. Torio, Leila M. Harris. Water tariffs and social equity: Towards water service connections and pricing instruments for the poor, World Water Policy. October 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/wwp2.12229

Nicole Kaechele, Rachelle Beveridge, Megan Adams, Paul Boyce, Kyle Artelle. A primer for the practice of reflexivity in conservation science. Conservation Letters. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13047

Jerry Achar, James W. Firman, Chantelle Tran, Daniella Kim, Mark T.D. Cronin, Gunilla Öberg. Analysis of implicit and explicit uncertainties in QSAR prediction of chemical toxicity: A case study of neurotoxicity. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, Volume 154, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yrtph.2024.105716.

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