The local food movement is an approach to lowering the ecological footprints of our food supply. However, a main bottleneck in making local foods mainstream is ensuring that consumers know ...
Ecoagriculture is both a conservation strategy and a rural development strategy. Ecoagriculture recognizes agricultural producers and communities as key stewards of ecosystems and biodiversity and enables them to play those ...
Indigenous peoples living in high Arctic environments have developed sophisticated ecological and social relationships with the animals, plants, and inanimate objects that define their complex and dynamic habitat. These relations ...
This brief case study provides an overview of the various threats to the rural landscapes of Susquehanna County and the various approaches they are taking in order to protect it. ...
In an effort to improve the sustainability of their farms, some farmers have begun looking toward on farm renewable energy to increase their farms profitability while improving their environmental impact.
Throughout many parts of the Northeastern, Southeastern and Midwestern United States a rise in the population of white-tailed deer has lead to a diverse set of impacts on the landscape. ...