November 2017
Balancing urban growth and ecological conservation: A challenge for planning and governance
Applied Biodiversity Science Seminar Presented by Dr. Burak Guneralp, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University (website) Abstract: Urban areas, growing both in population and in land cover, will place significant pressures on the integrity of the ecosystems and biodiversity around the world. A global analysis of urban extent circa 2000 and forecast of urban expansion out to 2030 indicates that the amount of urban land within 50 km of all protected areas will triple by 2030. However, land-use policies and urban development…
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WFSC Double Feature on Museum collections
Dr. Jessica Light, Associate Professor, WFSC "The Importance of Natural History Museums for Evolutionary Studies" and Heather Prestridge, Curator, BRTC "Making the most of the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections at Texas A&M University"
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