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Austin Keating

Northwestern University

A psycho-social approach to conservation
Nathaniel Wehr

University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

The 70-year shadow of the Eastern cougar
Korianne Cosgrove

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Business and the environment
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SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Ghanaians believe storytelling can save the planet
Mariah Watts

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Barriers to experience: Understanding race in professional environmentalism
Matilda Kreider

George Washington University

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Alex Rubenstein

George Washington University

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Sarah Sem

George Washington University

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