A new study quantifying the amount of carbon stored and released through California forests and wildlands finds that wildfires and deforestation are contributing more than expected to the state's greenhouse gas emissions.
- Author: Brett Israel
Published on: October 31, 2017
Reposted from the UC Berkeley news
UC Berkeley announced today the establishment of the Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity to tackle the most pressing issues facing the future of parks, including climate change and equitable access. The institute's inaugural executive director will be Jonathan B. Jarvis, who served 40 years with the National Park Service (NPS) and as its 18th director from 2009 to 2017.
Tags: conservation (4), ESPM (1), Jonathan Jarvis (1), National Park Service (2), natural areas (1), parks (1)
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- Author: Sarah Yang
Published on: April 16, 2015
Tags: climate change (34), greenhouse gas (2), John Battles (7), National Park Service (2), wildfire (79)
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