Measurement and Monitoring of the World’s Forests: A Review and Summary of Remote Sensing Technical Capability, 2009–2015

Moving Development Rights Around to Hit Land Use Goals, with Nick Bratton

Nick Bratton discusses a market-based conservation solution called transfer of development rights and how the strategy can promote land conservation while facilitating residential and commercial development.

If/Then: To Reduce Wildfire Risk, Agencies Need to Manage Both Fire Prevention and Response

If wildfire management is consolidated under the US Wildland Fire Service, then the federal government will risk undermining integrated fire risk management, creating negative consequences for both fire response and land-management activities.

Finding Flexibility in Data Center Use, with Johanna Mathieu

Johanna Mathieu discusses her research on inefficiencies in the electric power system and how data centers may be able to reduce strain on the electric grid.

The Atlantic: “How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Soul”

A former RFF research analyst muses on the future of the environmental movement.