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Cindy Isenhour doesn’t subscribe to the adage “out with the old, in with the new.” The planet can’t sustain it, says the assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Maine. Consider, she says, that each American annually throws away 1,400 pounds of stuff and that 11,000 gallons of water are used to produce one […]
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SPEAKERS: Michele Holt-Shannon and Bruce Mallory NH Listens, Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire This seminar will share lessons learned from six years of community-based, statewide civic engagement using the tools of deliberative democracy to address “wicked problems”. New Hampshire Listens has worked with local communities and the entire state to engage in […]
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Human Ecology of Commercial Fishing in Maine: Hidden connections, tangled institutions, uncertain resilience SPEAKER: Joshua Stoll, EES & SMS
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Engaging through valuation: Investigating citizen attitudes impacting program support and exploring ecosystem services values in stakeholder engagement SPEAKER: Emma Fox, EES
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Speaker: Richard Merrick, Director, Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor, NOAA Fisheries Resilient, productive ocean fisheries are critical to coastal economies and ways of life. NOAA Fisheries has developed an agency-wide Ecosystem-based Fishery Management (EBFM) policy, which outlines a set of principles to guide NOAA's actions and decisions on the management of ocean fisheries over […]
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SPEAKER: Kate Dempsey, State Director of The Nature Conservancy in Maine In the fall of 2016, water was released into a bypass around a dam on the Penobscot River in Howland, Maine, marking the completion of a sixteen-year collaborative project to provide diadromous fish species with access to hundreds of miles of spawning habitat with […]
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Talks in this session will focus on sustainability research by students in Maine. Lightning Talk Rules: Each presenters will have 5-minutes for their talk. PowerPoint presentations are allowed but will be limited to 10 slides. Selected Student Talks: Brady Davis, UMaine Cheesemaking in Maine: Investigating Network Connections and Sustainability Sarah Ebel, Nicole Ramberg-Pihl, Michael Torre, […]
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Savoring Maine’s Artisan Cheese: Opportunities, Challenges, and Prospects for Sustainability Speaker: Jeff Roberts, President, Cow Creek Creative Ventures Over the past decade, Maine’s artisan cheese community grew at a rate that surpassed most other states. The sector, one of several exciting examples of a sustainable food systems, adds considerable value to dairy herds, offers high […]
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