Tag: IRIS
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The American Society of Civil Engineers endorses the use of nature-based solutions as crucial tool in combatting climate change in new policy statement
In a recent policy statement, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) endorsed the use of nature-based solutions (NbS) as a crucial tool for addressing the threat of climate change and bolstering community and ecological resilience. ASCE’s recognition of NbS as a crucial tool in future infrastructure projects is an important step toward accelerating global adoption:…
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Experts meet to discuss Wetland Restoration in Mannington Meadows, NJ
Representatives from the University of Georgia, Ducks Unlimited, USACE, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), USFWS, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, Conserve Wildlife NJ, and NOAA on Monday, July 22 to discuss plans for the restoration of the eroded Mannington Meadows marsh complex and the ongoing restoration of…
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Levee setbacks have a lot of potential co-benefits. How can we maximize them?
In a new paper published this month in WIREs Water, a team including partners from the University of Georgia Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems and US Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering With Nature® program review the myriad of benefits that have been associated with an increasingly popular nature-based solution: levee setbacks. A levee is an…
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University of Georgia introduces Natural Infrastructure Certificate for training interdisciplinary grad students
This coming fall, the University of Georgia Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems will introduce the Natural Infrastructure Graduate Certificate, a set of coursework designed for students from all disciplines to learn the skills and expertise necessary to address complex infrastructure challenges using nature-based solutions (NbS) and Engineering With Nature® (EWN) principles. “We’re very excited to…
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Check out the new job board!
We’ve recently added a new feature to our website: The Nature-based Solutions Job Board, hosted by our friends at the University of Georgia Institute for Resilient infrastructure Systems! The page lists jobs related to natural and hybrid infrastructure, environmental engineering, environmental justice, biodiversity and infrastructure and other similar fields in line with N-EWN goals. Explore…
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Special Nature at Work: Hurricane seasons are changing. What does that mean for coastal communities?
Featured image: June 30, 2024 – Hurricane Beryl was pictured east of Barbados as a Category 3 storm from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the Atlantic Ocean. Via NASA. On Friday, June 28, the National Hurricane Center began advisories on Tropical Depression Two, east of Barbados. Within 48 hours, it…
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“Progressing Practice”: Partners host Short Course on NbS at WEDA Summit
This past week, the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) partnered with the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) to host a short course at the 2024 Dredging Summit & Expo in Tampa, Florida. The short course, Nature-based Solutions Engineering and Construction, was organized by UGA’s Todd Bridges, as well as Jeff King from USACE’s Engineering With Nature®…
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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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Interdisciplinary team investigate roadblocks to natural infrastructure implementation
In a recent literature review published in Science of the Total Environment, a team that included our partners at the University of Georgia, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and The Water Institute investigated the roadblocks and knowledge gaps in the pathway to natural infrastructure implementation in coastal regions. “Approximately 40% of the global…
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Join us for the Nature Based Solutions WEDA Short Course!
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) is excited to host their 2024 Dredging Summit & Expo in Tampa, Florida, an event that will include technical panels, over 110 exhibitors, and a number of short courses. One of these short courses is being organized by UGA’s Todd Bridges, as well as Jeff King from USACE’s Engineering With…