Lydia Olander in the News
view all news >in the news: Grants and Contracts Awarded to Duke Faculty in April
— May 03, 2012Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions staff were among the individuals listed in a roundup of grants awarded to Duke scholars in April.
in the news: 2011: The Year in Biodiversity
— Dec 30, 2011Lydia Olander, director of the ecosystem services program at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, is mentioned in an article by Ecosystem Marketplace covering the year in biodiversity.
news release: Staff to Teach Duke Courses This Spring
— Dec 22, 2011Educating the next generation of environmental leaders is one of the many ways the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions helps bridge the gap between science and policy. During Duke’s spring semester, staff members are aiding in this mission by teaching six courses across campus.
news release: Book Features Chapters Written by Institute Researchers
— Dec 20, 2011A new book, out this month, features two chapters on reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions penned by researchers at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. The 456-page book, Climate Change Mitigation and Agriculture, published by Routledge, reviews the state of agricultural climate mitigation globally and focuses on the design and implementation of activities to reduce emissions among small farmers.
news release: Olander Chosen for EPA Science Advisory Board Panel
— Oct 19, 2011Lydia Olander has been named to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board panel focused on analyzing the impacts of emissions from bioenergy and biogenic stationary sources.
in the news: When Does Stacking Ecosystem Services Payments Add Ecological Value?
— Aug 11, 2011An article written by the Nicholas Institute's Lydia Olander for Ecosystem Commons provides a brief look at stacking payments for ecosystem services and encourages others to weigh in on its benefits.
in the news: Gearing up for Ecosystem Services Stacking: Are We Ready?
— Jul 20, 2011If a farmer plants a forested buffer along a stream, he reduces nutrients in the water and pulls carbon from the air. A number of programs are looking at ways to pay him for both – a practice once deemed taboo. Learn more in the Ecosystem Marketplace article written by the Nicholas Institute's Lydia Olander.
news release: Duke Inks MOU with World Wildlife Fund-US
— Mar 21, 2011Duke University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the World Wildlife Fund US to collaborate on research, teaching and the advancement of conservation policy and science. The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, who coordinated the effort, will help lead four of the six project areas with colleagues from the Nicholas School of the Environment, Sanford School of Public Policy and the Fuqua School of Business.
in the news: Climate Initiative Gives Scripps Global Goals
— Jan 22, 2011Lydia Olander, director for ecosystem services at the Nicholas Institute, is quoted in this article in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
news release: Institute Staff to Attend Cancún Climate Summit
— Dec 01, 2010Seven members of Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions are participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Mexico this month.
news release: Duke Study on REDD Published in Scholarly Journal
— Nov 18, 2010Recent work by Duke researchers has been published in the November issue of the quarterly journal, Global Environmental Politics.
in the news: New Map Shows Measuring Carbon in Amazon Is Feasible
— Sep 14, 2010Calculating how many acres of Amazon forest are cleared each year is relatively easy thanks to satellite imaging. Determining how much carbon is stored in that forest is another matter. Greenwire article shares comments from Lydia Olander and Brian Murray.
news release: Packard Foundation Awards Grant to Duke-led Group for Work on Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
— Oct 19, 2009The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University has received a $628,000 grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to establish the Technical Working Group for Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (T-AGG).
in the news: Carbon Offsets a Wild Card as Environmental Markets Converge
— Jul 15, 2009The Institute's Lydia Olander and Aaron Jenkins are quoted in this ClimateWire article.
in the news: Ag community divides over climate bill -- Sustainable Industries
— Jul 08, 2009Many battles loomed large in the debate around federal climate change legislation that passed the House of Representatives in June; yet some, though sizable, simmered under the radar. Agricultural offsets is one such battle, which if the United States adopts climate change legislation, some say could end up being one of the biggest sources of carbon sequestration.
in the news: Fate of world's rainforests likely to be determined in next 2 years -- Mongabay.com
— Jun 19, 2009The fate of millions of hectares of tropical forests will probably be sealed this year and next year, reports a new set of policy papers detailing an emerging climate change mitigation mechanism known as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD).
in the news: Agriculture Offsets -- a Savior or a Boondoggle? -- The New York Times
— Jun 18, 2009A dispute is heating up over the role of farms and forests in climate legislation.
news release: New Series of Policy Briefs Assesses Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Opportunities "Beyond the Cap"
— Oct 27, 2008The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University has launched a new series of briefs that assesses how best to use offsets to incorporate greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation from sectors and actors outside a regulatory policy.
news release: New Paper Compares Protocols for Managing Forests for Carbon Offsets
— Oct 22, 2008A new paper by the Climate Change Policy Partnership (CCPP) at Duke University addresses a critical question facing forest managers and policymakers hoping to employ forests to help capture carbon: What are the real differences among the different approaches to forest carbon accounting?
news release: New Report Presents Options For Designing An Economically Viable, Environmentally Sound U.S. Greenhouse Gas Offsets Policy
— May 15, 2008As the U.S. Senate prepares to debate the Lieberman-Warner “America’s Climate Security Act,” a new report from the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University offers a practical option for designing a nationwide greenhouse gas (GHG) offsets policy that meets environmental goals without creating a process so onerous it discourages participation.
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