http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Thu, 23 May 2013 08:20:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/08/18/getting-to-the-root-of-africa%e2%80%99s-soil-problems/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/08/18/getting-to-the-root-of-africa%e2%80%99s-soil-problems/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:41:23 +0000 Rebecca Greenwald http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=16940 Agrium Incorporated and The Mosaic Company have partnered with the Earth Institute’s Tropical Agriculture and Rural Environment Program (TropAg) to improve soil measurement and fertility throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.  The program will link the Millennium Villages Project to the African Soil and Information Systems Project (AfSIS) with the aim of assessing nutrient depletion in soil and [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/08/18/getting-to-the-root-of-africa%e2%80%99s-soil-problems/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/25/new-gift-to-support-the-launch-of-the-carbon-management-program/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/25/new-gift-to-support-the-launch-of-the-carbon-management-program/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:02:58 +0000 Rebecca Greenwald http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=16333 Following an initial gift last year to create a Masters Degree in Carbon Management, a generous Columbia University alumnus has renewed his support with additional funding toward the preparation and implementation of the program.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/25/new-gift-to-support-the-launch-of-the-carbon-management-program/feed/ 0