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FacebookNovember 28th, 2012
A 'call to arms' for a transition to sustainability
FSE affiliated faculty member Pamela Matson was the keynote speaker at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center at the University of Maine. Her talk focuses on what is needed to transition to a sustainable world. She frames her lecture around FSE's agricultural sustainability research in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico.
September 26th, 2012
Sustainable agriculture and feeding 9 billion people - an interview with Pam Matson
FSE, FSI Stanford NewsPamela Matson, Dean of the School of Earth Sciences and FSE researcher, discusses agricultural research in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico and how it relates to the Green Revolution with Stanford's Generation Anthropocene. She also reflects upon the politics of sustainable agriculture and how we might go about feeding the 9 billion people we expect in the coming decades.
June 2nd, 2011
Farmer networks key to agricultural innovation in developing countries
FSI Stanford, FSE NewsNew technologies can improve agricultural sustainability in developing countries, but only with the engagement of local farmers and the networks they depend on, Stanford researchers say in a recent study published in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 
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May 5th, 2011
US farmers dodge the impacts of global warming--at least for now
FSI Stanford, FSE NewsThe United States seems to have been lucky so far in largely escaping the impact of global warming on crop production. But for most major agricultural producing countries, the rising temperatures have already reduced their yields of corn and wheat compared to what they would have produced if there had been no warming, according to a new study led by Stanford researchers. 
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December 1st, 2010
Economist article warns adapting to climate change necessary now; cites four FSE studies
FSI Stanford, FSE in the news: The Economist on November 25, 2010FSE studies referenced in Economist article on adapting to climate change. These included David Battisti and Rosamond Naylor's 2009 study on historical warnings of future food insecurity (Historical Warnings of Future Food Insecurity with Unprecedented Seasonal Heat), former FSE Visiting Fellow Wolfram Schlenker's work on climate change and crop productivity, research associate Marshall Burke's work on agricultural insurance, as well as additional climate change and agriculture studies conducted at FSE.
- » Economist article: "Adapting to climate change: Facing the consequences"
- » Economist blog: "Heat map: The world is warming"
July 26th, 2010
FSE deputy director Walter Falcon comments on the need to invest in yield improvements for native, local crops
FSI Stanford, FSE in the news: Miller-McCune on July 26, 2010Falcon quoted in Miller-McCune article, "Rethinking the Sandwich: the Globalization of Wheat Rust." Read more »
December 17th, 2009
Ensuring a sustainable future for U.S. ocean fish farming
FSI Stanford, FSE Op-ed: The Huffington Post on December 17, 2009In an Op-Ed featured on Huffington Post, aquaculture specialist and FSE director, Rosamond Naylor, supports a newly proposed House bill, the National Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture Act. The bill addresses the potential threats of poorly regulated, intensive fish farming in U.S. ocean waters, and ensures that U.S. aquaculture adopts a science-based, precautionary approach to protect our ocean ecosystems, fishing communities and seafood consumers. Read more »
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