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Research on coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) seeks to holistically understand how social, cultural, economic, and political systems are intricately connected to natural systems. Through an interdisciplinary approach blending natural and social sciences, this research can play a key role in decision-making about current and future challenges at the intersection of people and nature, […]
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) hosted a virtual session at its 2020 Annual Meeting honoring the work of the late Prof. Tony Janetos, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future from 2013 until his death in 2019. The session, titled “A Research Agenda for Tackling Global Change: The […]
On July 31, the 2020 session of the Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows program came to an end, concluding the program’s twelfth year, and the first in a remote format. During the final two weeks of the 10-week program, the Fellows submitted preliminary drafts, and had virtual discussions with The Conversation’s Editor and General Manager […]
Les Kaufman, a Professor in the Department of Biology and a Faculty Associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently appeared on the Film the Change podcast where he discussed the future of coral reefs with host Laura Mahler. In the interview, Prof. Kaufman explored the natural history of coral […]
Laurence Delina, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently gave the keynote address at the Ateneo School of Government’s first Energy and Sustainable Development webinar. The event, which was attended virtually by over 400 people, focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on […]
Governments might be able to prevent future pandemics by investing as little as $22 billion a year in programs to curb wildlife trafficking and stem the destruction of tropical forests, according to a new analysis by an international team of scientists and economists. In the paper, published July 24 in Science, the authors argue that […]
On July 21, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a webinar featuring Prof. Muhammad H. Zaman, where he discussed his newest book, Biography of Resistance: The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens. The book explores the rise of antibiotic-resistant diseases and what we must do to address this […]
On July 17, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, and Climate-KIC co-hosted a participatory webinar based on the new book, The Good Ancestor: How To Think Long Term in a Short-Term World, by public philosopher Roman Krznaric. The event, which was attended […]
During the past two weeks, the 2020 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows have participated in a policy workshop with Pardee School of Global Studies Dean Adil Najam, as well as virtual discussions with Faculty Associates Prof. Les Kaufman and Prof. Joseph Harris. The policy workshop hosted by Dean Najam on July 8 centered around two books the Fellows […]
“The World After Coronavirus,” an ongoing video series from the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was the subject of a recent feature in BU Today. The series, hosted by Pardee School of Global Studies Dean Adil Najam explores the challenges and opportunities we will face in our post-coronavirus future. […]