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Keeping Snow and Ice Frozen with Renewable Energy Solutions to Halt Climate Change
Dr. Patrick Gonzalez, climate change scientist, forest ecologist, and Executive Director of the UC Berkeley Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity, discusses science and solutions for climate change, in the January 12, 2024 issue of Parks Stewardship Forum.
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Climate Change Assessment for a Proposed New National Park in Romania
For the proposed Parcul Național Făgăraș, România, Dr. Patrick Gonzalez, climate change scientist, forest ecologist, and Executive Director of the UC Berkeley Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity, has produced a new locally-specific assessment of climate change and forest carbon.