IBES Professor Stephen Porder offered commentary for this article.
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Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Stephen Porder
Associate Provost for Sustainability, Acacia Professor of Ecology, Professor of Environment and Society & Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
Research Interests
Landscape-scale biogeochemistry in tropical forests, Tropical agriculture, Tropics
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Carbon Radio
What is Sustainability? A biogeochemical perspective
IBES and Biology Professor Stephen Porder outlined critical dynamics and challenges related to energy, food, and water as a featured guest on this podcast.
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IBES Professor Stephen Porder spoke to Colleen Cronin '21 about the effects of recent federal funding cuts.
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This Earth Day, Brown University’s associate provost for sustainability offers strategies to minimize carbon dioxide emissions and help mitigate climate change.
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The Brown Daily Herald
‘Possibly’ podcast takes a bite-sized approach to tackling environmental questions
Co-produced by IBES and The Public’s Radio, Possibly's four-minute episodes address different questions about environmental concerns “ranging from those about personal choices to huge systemic issues,” The Herald reports.
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Big Biology Podcast
What does it take to change the world?
Stephen Porder, Brown's associate provost for sustainability and a professor in IBES and EEOB, discussed his book, Elemental, and sustainable actions that people all can take to reduce their environmental impact.
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