The Conservation Sciences Seminar brings to you a series of talks from across academic and geographical boundaries. Our speakers bring a diverse perspective into the science of conservation, it’s communication and building a community that encourages unconventional ideas and solutions. The audience is typically faculty, students and staff from the UMN Conservation Sciences Graduate program, […]

Introduction  Land and water are the two most vital natural resources of the world and these are under tremendous stress due to the ever increasing biotic pressure. Accelerated land degradation caused by soil erosion, waterlogging, salinization, alkalization, acidification, fertility depletion, physical and biological deterioration affecting about fifty percent of the land area, adds to the […]