Guiding Biodiversity Protection & Aquaculture Siting in Lake Tanganyika Using eDNA (TNC)

Lake Tanganyika in eastern Africa is a global hotspot of freshwater biodiversity, hosting more than 2,000 aquatic species. The lake is also an important source of human nutrients, with a…

Big Pool, Little Pool

…flooding. While often effective for flood control, these single-purpose basins also divide neighborhoods, concentrate pollutants, and require costly maintenance. With officials and experts in São Paulo, this team will create…

New Tech for an Ancient Food

…manufacture quality weeders, transplanters, and harvesters for low-water, climate-smart rice production—simply, cheaply, and locally. The researchers will work with commercial printers in the United States to design simple, sturdy farming…

Reviving Oysters

A keystone species that clarifies water and builds critical reef habitats, eastern oysters are central to coastal restoration plans in New England. Restoring oyster beds near urban areas has been…

Cornell University at UN Biodiversity COP15

Size of the Prize: Establishing Soil Carbon Sequestration Potentials (TNC)

…the availability of clean water. The researchers will initially target select countries such as Ethiopia, Kenya, and Guinea as well as the African Development Bank and The World Bank. Cornell…

Crowdsourcing Rangeland Ecology Data

…pilot project will engage migrant herders to collect on-the-spot data about the vegetation and water conditions they find. The citizen scientists’ breaking information—submitted by mobile phone—will supplement satellite imagery as…

Greening Greenhouses with Yard Waste

…will provide year-round heat without fossil fuels, while the biochar enriches soil and may also filter fishpond water. For local growers, it’s a step toward a smaller carbon footprint and…

Gisselle Vila Benites

…such as artisanal and small-scale mining formalization, mineral traceability, and water governance. For her postdoctoral project, she collaborates with Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Southern Amazon and local partner Instituto…

Sustainable Production of Staple Leafy Green Vegetable Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa

…for smallholder farmers. Cornell researchers are transferring resistance to black rot, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris, into sukuma wiki by crossing the plant with resistant cabbage. Working with African…