by Bethany N. Bella | December 16, 2017 Tapping into its water-quality expertise, Ohio University's Appalachian Watershed Research Group (AWRG) is assessing data collected from regional mining operations in a first-of-its-kind study, to better predict how groundwater levels will respond to mining. The research group, a multidisciplinary team of undergraduate and graduate students, staff, and faculty …
Voinovich School environmental studies candidate explores her calling to Midwestern waterways
by Bethany N. Bella | December 1, 2017 Gabrielle Russell has always been drawn to the water. From swimming off speedboats in the middle of the Ohio River to collecting aquatic macroinvertebrates with high schoolers in knee-high streams, Russell has dedicated her life to understanding water-quality issues in the Midwest-Appalachian region. "I really enjoy being out …
Climate Adaptation Policy: “It’s not going away”
Environmental studies graduate student addresses the future of climate adaptation policy by Bethany N. Bella | Oct 25, 2017 The recent changes in federal climate policy initiatives, especially the United States' withdraw from the historic Paris Agreement, has many environmentalists concerned for the future of climate change policy. However, for Master of Science in Environmental Studies …
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Overlooked and Misunderstood: Stories About Climate, Conflict, and Migration
By Bethany N. Bella Barbuda—an island once full of people—has been rendered completely uninhabitable by Hurricane Irma. Every single resident was evacuated from the island, and some are not planning to return. Climate-induced migration and displacement is not usually this dramatic, but it is not uncommon: Since 2008, UNHCR estimates that an average 21.5 million people each year have been …
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A Survey of the ‘War on Wildlife’: How Conflict Affects Conservation
By Bethany N. Bella Over the last 60 years, more than two-thirds of the world’s remaining biodiversity hotspots have experienced armed conflict. The effects have been myriad, from destruction as a result of military tactics to indirect socioeconomic and political changes, like human migration and displacement. This so-called “war on wildlife” has important implications for …
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Can We Save the World’s Remaining Forests? A Look at ‘Why REDD Will Fail’
By Bethany N. Bella As climate change threatens the stability of ecosystems around the world, the preservation of forests is seen as a “win-win” solution to curbing planet-warming emissions while producing value for developing country economies. But all is not as it seems with the world’s largest forest preservation effort, the United Nations-led Reducing Emissions …
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