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Sustainability News
Articles, resources, and announcements from Sustainability.
View recordings of virtual presentations by Earth data scientists, including talks from NASA's Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center from 2020.
Blog
Sept. 24, 2020
Increased human population often leads to greater influence on the environment and sharper declines in species and ecosystems.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
GPW data help scientists estimate Gross National Product density across the world.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
The Millenium Ecosystem Assessment is the first-ever attempt to take stock of the health of the planet as a whole.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
Research shows where people use more than the environment can provide, with implications for food security.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
The report reviews population data products from NASA's SEDAC and ORNL DAAC, among others.
News
May 13, 2020
The new dataset enables broad-scale evaluation of the potential for development in 13 sectors to help better manage trade-offs between economic development and the environment.
Feature Article
April 29, 2020
The annual American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting convened leading Earth science experts in discussion of our planet's future.
Blog
Feb. 17, 2020