Tag: Duke University
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Duke’s Nature Activation Hub: Lowering Barriers to Investment in NbS
The Nature Activation Hub at Duke University is working with multiple partners to think about how to lower the barriers for private sector investment in nature-based solutions. Learn more here. As nature-based solutions gain popularity, there is concern that public funding won’t be enough to enable implementation at the pace and scale required to achieve…
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Duke University: Introducing the Nature Activation Hub
The Nature Activation Hub at Duke University engages in actionable research and purposeful partnerships to overcome barriers and identify opportunities that advance nature-based solutions. FIND OUT MORE at https://duke.is/naturehub Hosted by the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, the hub collaborates with a wide variety of partners, such as federal and state agencies, land…
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Partner Takeover: Duke University
This week’s N-EWN partner takeover features Duke University! Duke has a deep institutional commitment to interdisciplinarity, a key feature of Engineering With Nature and nature-based solutions projects. In addition to training students to work on these complex projects via the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment, the Duke Marine Lab, and Duke University Pratt…
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IRIS affiliates file comments on USACE proposed Agency Specific Procedures
Originally published here by UGA’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems. Article by Yee Huang, UGA. IRIS affiliates are contributing their expertise as the US Army Corps of Engineers updates its policies for evaluating potential new civil works projects. The Corps recently proposed new Agency Specific Procedures (ASPs) to implement the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines (PR&G). IRIS Director Brian Bledsoe, along…