A wetland in the Croatan National Forest in eastern North Carolina. Wetlands help offset the damaging effects of climate change. (Photo: Lisa Sorg) Last week Governor Roy Cooper hosted Environmental ...

Climate change is no longer a distant risk discussed at global summits. It is here, it is local, and it is already reshaping ...

As the world tackles climate change, it faces a seemingly intractable problem. Mitigating climate-disaster will require more resilient construction — and yet the building sector already comprises ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

It is in everyone’s best interest to protect the environment. A healthy planet means healthy humans. But what are the best ways to protect the environment? Are countries doing all they can to reverse ...

Advancing and sustaining climate adaptation, mitigation and resilience to secure a livable planet for future generations requires educating children about nature and the environment and building their ...

FIU’s commitment to environmental resilience has roots in the understanding that nature and the built world are integrally intertwined. The loss of species, rising seas that flood urban areas and ...

So far, I have examined how two dispossessed peoples—Indigenous communities in Connecticut and Palestinians—have faced environmental degradation as a consequence of displacement and dispossession.

IU’s Environmental Resilience Institute hosts the ISRC each year with additional support from the Indianapolis Airport Authority and the McKinney Family Foundation. Gabriel Filippelli, the institute’s ...