Overview

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Increasing human population and resulting consumption are placing extreme pressures on our natural resources and the environment. We rely on these resources to grow food, make a living, and keep our air and water clean. Future generations may be at risk of losing this vast source of economic security, quality of life, and environmental stability if we don't find ways to develop in a more sustainable manner. CSREES aims to incorporate sustainability concepts and principles into the policies, practices, and programs of the Land-Grant University System so that everyone may benefit from sound sustainable development in the United States.

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In Focus

• CSREES participated in and helped fund National Academies' Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability workshop on ecosystems services and biofuels
• CSREES and partners promote sustainable outdoor recreation environments to connect people with nature, leading to healthier people, resources, and communities.
• CSREES Administrator Hefferan delivers sustainable development keynote address at United Nations Economic Commission for Europe implementation meeting.
• CSREES leadership developed the education program for the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign.
• CSREES' Green Team supports Federal Sustainability Executive Order.
• Sustainable living educators are developing a national network to unify programming and provide educational tools for natural resources professionals.


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Partnerships

• White Water to Blue Water (WW2BW) is a partnership linked to CSREES through MyCOE and addresses integrated watershed and marine issues in the Caribbean.
• CSREES is an active partner in the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign, an effort to protect North American pollinating animals.
• My Community, Our Earth (MyCOE): Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development is a partnership among CSREES and other government agencies aimed at youth.

Events

• Competitive Grants Grantsmanship Workshops, Washington, DC/Salt Lake City, UT, September/October, 2008.
• Galaxy III Conference: "Celebrating the Extension System: Strengths, Diversity, and Unique Qualities," Indianapolis, IN, September 15-19, 2008.

Selected Results and Impacts

• CSREES' Science for Sustainability Working Group: Highlights reports detail its achievements in sustainability leadership.
• CSREES funds a campus-wide sustainability initiative at Auburn University.
• A CSREES Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grant to the College of Menominee Nation (CMN) helps advance indigenous tenets of sustainability.


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Resources

• Sustainable Environmental Stewardship Working Group, Office of the Federal Environmental Executive. Sustainable practices, speeches, articles, and information.
• Federal Network for Sustainability. Network of federal agencies in the Western U.S. fostering and furthering concept of sustainability within government.
• College Sustainability Report Card, Sustainable Endowments Institute. Campus greening practices, including energy use, buildings, food, and investments.


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Contacts

Gregory Crosby

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