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CSREES Science for Sustainability Working Group

The momentum for integrating the concepts and principles of sustainable development within academia, business, and government across many sectors such as agriculture, youth development, natural resources, and community development has continued to grow over the past decade.

A number of CSREES programs have a sustainable dimension indirectly, if not overtly, and therefore involve a variety of CSREES national program staff who provide leadership for sustainability within their program and discipline areas.

CSREES national program staff participate in a number of U.S. Government, USDA, and CSREES activities related to sustainability such as the USDA Council on Sustainable Development, State Department Partnerships, and an internal working group—CSREES Science for Sustainability Working Group.

The CSREES Science for Sustainability Working Group is made up of national program staff from across CSREES. It works to:

  • expand the research and development agenda about sustainability,
  • strengthen the infrastructure and capacity for conducting and applying science to sustainability, and
  • connect science and policy to effectively pursue a transition toward sustainability.

CSREES' Science for Sustainability Working Group's reports detail its achievements in sustainability leadership:

Members include:

Those who want to know more about sustainability or share their successes may register through the CSREES Sustainable Development Program listserv by sending an e-mail to Greg Crosby. Registrants receive periodic updates concerning programs, events, and resources related to sustainable development and are able to share their information with others on the list.

 

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Last Updated: 09/19/2007