A new open-access book constitutes the most authoritative study on the future of local and global agri-food systems, exploring the challenges of today and envisioning potential food systems scenarios through 2070.
Now through Earth Day 2021 campus diners can purchase a reusable takeout container and utensil set for just $5 at one of eight Cornell Dining locations.
The Biden administration is forging ahead with plans to lease federal waters — stretching nearly the entire coastline — to wind power developers. Cornell University researchers are engaged in multiple aspects of this story.
Climate scientist Flavio Lehner comments on newly proposed climate change legislation from the European Union that would include a tax on aviation fuel, a carbon border tariff, emission limits for cars and more.
A public panel on climate justice and data – ranging from communities using inexpensive sensors for environmental monitoring, to collaborative analysis of obscure government records – will take place at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, in G01 Gates Hall.
Specialty crop entomologists from Cornell AgriTech and the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program will use a three-year, $450,000 grant from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets to evaluate alternatives for controlling insect pests that threaten the state’s $1.4 billion specialty crop industry.
Globally, by the end of this century low-income cattle farmers in poor countries may face financial loss between $15 to $40 billion annually, due to looming climate change.
John Tobin, an expert on environmental and energy economics, comments on the world’s first wildlife conservation bond, which will be sold by the World Bank this year.
USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small met with members of the Cornell community to discuss critical challenges facing rural areas such as climate change, food supply chain instability and access to resources.
With its new Migration Dashboard, the BirdCast program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology can now show how many birds are estimated to have flown over a particular county in the lower 48 states on any given night during migration, updated in near-real time.
