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• Environmental Economics: Development and Conservation Goals in World Bank Projects

  Wednesday, Sep. 24, 2008

  http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/sci;321/5896/1638

  Yes, you can have your cake and eat it too — at least that may be the case for biodiversity protection and economic development. Peter Kareiva (Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy, TNC) and Michelle Marvier, both of Santa Clara University’s Environmental Studies Institute, worked in collaboration with TNC’s Amy Chang to study whether economic development and conservation were compatible activities in World Bank projects.

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• Conservation for the People

  Monday, Oct. 1, 2007

  Pitting nature and biodiversity against people makes little sense. In an October 2007 article in Scientific American, ESI scientists Peter Kareiva and Michelle Marvier argue that human health and well-being should be central to conservation efforts.

  To learn more, see the full article at Scientific American volume 297, pages 50-57.

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• New Study Finds Some Genetically Engineered Crops Could Play a Role in Sustainable Agriculture

  Thursday, Jun. 7, 2007

  ESI researchers published a study in Science magazine showing that some genetically engineered crops could play a role in sustainable agriculture.
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