Tag: Duke
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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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Duke RESTORE: Nature-Inspired Builds for Restoration
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but it’s also a useful approach to ecosystem restoration. By observing how nature recovers from disturbance, scientists can develop ways to rebuild or replenish depleted habitats. That’s the aim of Duke RESTORE, part of the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment. Led by ecologist Brian Silliman,…
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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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Duke Experts Offer Resources for Activating Nature
Originally published here by the Duke University Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability. For two decades, experts at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability have undertaken actionable research and developed purposeful partnerships aimed at integrating nature’s benefits into decision-making. [Launched on January 14], the Nature Activation Hub elevates and organizes this work—bringing together…
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U.S. Department of the Interior, Duke University Launch Digital Nature-Based Solutions Roadmap
Originally published here by the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability. [On November 19, 2024] the United States Department of the Interior launched a digital Nature-Based Solutions Roadmap, developed in partnership with the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability at Duke University. This free public resource will serve as a user-friendly and accessible guide…
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September 2024 Partner Podcast Roundup
As summer comes to an end, we thought we’d update you on our partners’ podcasts across the net! Check out some the most recent episodes below, including a new podcast from a collaboration between our partners at Duke and UGA! Circadian Wisdom Podcast Center for Innovation in Risk-analysis for Climate Adaptation and Decision-making (CIRCAD), Duke…
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Duke hosts summit focused on extreme heat solutions
Duke University’s Heat Policy Innovation Hub recently hosted their inaugural HeatWise Policy Partnership Summit, convening more than 100 leaders from across sectors to identify ways to make communities more heat resilient. The three-day summit included finance and insurance companies, federal and state officials, foundation officers, Duke faculty and community organizers, including our partners at Duke’s…
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Thanking our 2024 Partner Symposium Sponsors
We’d like to thank the sponsors of our first-ever Partner Symposium, held in St. Augustine, FL last month! The Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN) convened for the first N-EWN Partner Symposium on May 22nd-24th, which served as an opportunity for the network’s partners to come together in person. The Symposium was an unmitigated success:…
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N-EWN convenes for the first-ever Partner Symposium
The Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN) convened for the first N-EWN Partner Symposium on May 22nd-24th, which served as an opportunity for the network’s partners to come together in person. The Symposium was an unmitigated success: with over 170 attendees from 28 partner organizations, participants had the opportunity to forge deeper connections while learning…