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• Special Journal Issue on Ethics and Spirituality in the Work of Aldo Leopold
  February 15, 2012
• Route 53: To Build or Not to Build…
  February 03, 2012
• CHN Senior Scholar, Ingrid Leman Stefanovic, Weighs in on the Road Question: To Build or Not to Build….
  February 02, 2012
• CHN’s Gavin Van Horn Discusses Ecological Restoration at DePaul University
  February 01, 2012
• Green Fire along the Frozen River
  January 30, 2012

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  •  2012 (9)
     February 2012 (4)
    Special Journal Issue on Ethics and Spirituality in the Work of Aldo Leopold
    Route 53: To Build or Not to Build...
    CHN Senior Scholar, Ingrid Leman Stefanovic, Weighs in on the Road Question: To Build or Not to Build....
    CHN's Gavin Van Horn Discusses Ecological Restoration at DePaul University
     January 2012 (5)
    Green Fire along the Frozen River
    Dana Beach, M.B.A., Weighs in on the Road Question: To Build or Not to Build...
    Center Staff Member Thinks Sustainable Transportation Begins at Home
    Meg Walker, M. Arch., Weighs in on the Road Question: To Build or Not to Build...
    December 2011
  •  2011 (59)
     December 2011 (5)
    Dennis Dreher, M.S., Weighs in on Road Question: To Build or Not to Build. . .
    Christopher Preston, Ph.D., Weighs in on Road Question: To Build or Not To Build. . .
    Carson Poe and Julianne Schwarzer Weigh in on the Road Question: To Build or Not to Build. . .
    Read and Get Involved in the First of its Kind - 'The Ethic of the Indiana Dunes Region'
    Videos from the 2011 Chicago Regional Forum on Ethics and Sustainability are Now Available for Viewing
     November 2011 (4)
    Green Fire Blog by Curt Meine: Western Swing #3 – Davis, CA
    Webcast of Making Nature Whole: A History of Ecological Restoration Book Launch
    Green Fire Blog by Curt Meine: Western Swing #2 – Corvallis, Oregon
    Green Fire Blog by Curt Meine: Western Swing #1 - Eugene, Oregon
     October 2011 (9)
    Green Fire Blog by Curt Meine: Return to New Haven
    Green Fire Blog, by Curt Meine: Into Vermont and the Northeast Kingdom
    Bringing Leopold Home: What You Can do to Keep the Green Fire Burning
    Green Fire Blog by Curt Meine: Water, logging, and water-logged blogging!
    Anja Claus presents “Chicago Wilderness: A Case Study in Ethics of Place”
    Green Fire Blog, by Curt Meine: 'Green Fire at Grey Towers'
    Center Welcomes Intern Kate Cummings
    Things to See and Hear at the upcoming 'Chicago Regional Forum on Ethics and Sustainability'
    Green Fire Blog, by Curt Meine: 'Green Fire Screens at Ursinus College'
     September 2011 (4)
    Center Welcomes Intern Juliana DeVries
    What do Animals have to do With Religion?
    'Green Fire' Screening at University Center of Lake County, September 20, 2011
    August 2011
     August 2011 (4)
    Chicago Regional Forum on Ethics and Sustainability, October 28, 2011
    'Green Fire' Screening at the Morton Arboretum, September 22, 2011
    New York City Premiere of 'Green Fire' at the American Museum of Natural History, October 11, 2011
    'Common Ground' to air on South Carolina Public TV, August 11, 2011
     July 2011 (2)
    CHN contributes to new book 'Globalisation and Ecological Integrity in Science and International Law'
    View the 'Common Ground' Documentary Trailer
     June 2011 (5)
    Center Staff Bruce Jennings Publishes New Article on the Concept of Nature
    The Center for Humans and Nature Signs on to National Climate Ethics Campaign
    Indiana's 'Green Fire' Student Essay Contest Announcement
    Vermont Premiere of Green Fire
    Join Us on August 17 for the Indiana Premiere of 'Green Fire' and the Launch of the 'Ethic of the Indiana Dunes Region'
     May 2011 (5)
    Common Ground, The Story of the ACE Basin, Wins 3 Awards form the 32nd Annual Telly Awards
    The Evolving Biosphere Ethic, بناء التضامن العالمي من أجل مستقبل الحياة , now available in Arabic
    Jordan Relato: environmental ethics alive in Jordan
    You are Invited to Join America's Wild Read Community
    Chicago Public Premiere of Green Fire: Aldo Leopold And A Land Ethic For Our Time!
     April 2011 (8)
    Center Intern Attends Power Shift 2011 Conference
    April 2011
    Santa Fe Radio Cafe Interview With Curt Meine on Green Fire
    Green Fire Screening at Roosevelt University, Chicago
    Curt Meine Shares the Story Behind Green Fire Documentary
    A New Home for the New York Office
    Meet New York Office Intern, Zack Arno
    Global Director Invited to Paraguay with Leaders in Environmental Law
     March 2011 (4)
    Read Article in 'The Country Today' About Green Fire and it's Filmmakers
    Green Fire accepted to the CinemaVerde Film Festival!
    Curt Meine: In the Footsteps of Aldo Leopold
    Listen to Recent Aldo Leopold Discussions on Wisconsin & Iowa Public Radio!
     February 2011 (6)
    Green Fire Preview at 2011 Chicago Wilderness Wild Things Conference
    Winter Inspiration
    Learn More about 'Common Ground' Documentary from the University of South Carolina Times
    Videos From the Chicago Regional Forum on Ethics and Sustainability are Now Available for Viewing
    'Common Ground' Documentary Premiers at Southeastern Wildlife Exposition in Charleston, SC February 18-20
    Bill McKibben, Kathleen Dean Moore, Scott Russell Sanders, and Orion staff discuss Moral Ground
     January 2011 (3)
    Caring for the Landscape – Ethics and Management Session at the 2011 AAG Conference
    'Green Fire' Film World Premiere in Albuquerque, NM February 5
    View or Host a 'Green Fire' Screening...
  •  2010 (60)
     December 2010 (4)
    December 2010
    Biosphere Ethics Initiative at the 75th meeting of the IUCN Council
    CHN Global Program at the Convention on Biological Diversity
    View or Host a 'Common Ground' Screening
     November 2010 (2)
    Center for Humans and Nature co-sponsors lecture by noted paleoecologist, David Burney, in New York City, November 30
    New Articles on Ecological Economics and Governance
     October 2010 (4)
    Chicago Regional Forum on Ethics and Sustainability on October 29th
    Developing the Capacity for Long-Term Ecological Arts and Reflections
    New Edition of Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work by Curt Meine
    The Indiana Dunes Relato: Toward a Local Ethic of the Indiana Dunes Region
     September 2010 (5)
    Wendell Berry Delivers Strachan Donnelley Lecture at Land Institute’s 2010 Prairie Festival
    Curt Meine Highlights Aldo Leopold on BBC Radio
    Moral Ground: A Townhall Meeting on Why It’s Wrong to Wreck the World
    The Bioethics of "Never Let Me Go"
    Juliet B. Schor on Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth
     August 2010 (5)
    August 2010
    Listen to Curt Meine's Public Radio Interview on "Green Fire: The Life and Legacy of Aldo Leopold"
    CHN's Scientific Panel Informs Policy in SC
    Book Review by Anja Claus: "Setting Ethics Free"
    Synthetic Biology Project Meeting May 17-18, 2010
     July 2010 (2)
    New book by CHN Senior Fellow J. Ronald Engel presented at the Hague before Queen Beatrix
    Center for Humans and Nature Global Director and Senior Fellows at Global Ecological Integrity Group
     June 2010 (4)
    CHN Intern Works on Ecological Political Economy and Governance
    Center for Humans and Nature Welcomes New Director of Midwest Cultures of Conservation, Gavin Van Horn
    New Article on Ecological Political Economy by CHN Director of Bioethics
    New Article on Economics and Governance by Gus Speth
     May 2010 (3)
    “Solar Nun” Headlines Creation Care Events in South Carolina
    Book Review by Kathryn Kintzele: The Human Right to a Green Future
    Note from CHN President: Post Script to Avatar: Living World, I see you.
     April 2010 (13)
    Biosphere Ethics Initiative Used as a Case Study for a Rights Based Approach to Conservation
    Watch Video of CHN Director of Bioethics Speaking on the Ethics of Sustainability
    CHN Global Director Kintzele Receives Leadership in Law Award
    April 2010
    Curt Meine Speaks at Earth Day Celebration at UW-Madison
    Bruce Jennings Speaks at the University of Michigan
    J. Ronald Engel, CHN Senior Fellow, Co-Edits New Book on International Law
    Regional Cultures of Conservation Program in SC Works with Faith-Based Communities
    Bruce Jennings at the Earth Institute
    Can Philosophy Influence Policy? A Hopeful Lesson
    CHN Board Member Gus Speth Visits University of SC and CHN SC Office
    CHN Global Director Kintzele Receives Adjunct Faculty Appointment
    BEI Evolving Biosphere Ethic now Available in Spanish and French
     March 2010 (6)
    IUCN Invites Members to Learn More about the Biosphere Ethics Initiative
    Center for Humans and Nature Continues Work on Leopold Documentary
    CHN Elected to the Chicago Wilderness Executive Council
    Peter Brown, CHN Senior Fellow, Co-edits New Book on Water Ethics
    CHN Staff Highlights Ethical Issues in Emergency Planning and Response
    CHN Returns from Successful Launch of the Biosphere Ethics Initiative
     February 2010 (5)
    Curt Meine to Present at Water and People Conference in Milwaukee
    The Center in South Carolina Works to Complete Filming of The ACE Basin: Common Ground
    CHN Launches New Project on Ecological Political Economy
    Bruce Jennings Receives New Faculty Appointment
    CHN Partners in Lords of Nature Film Screening and Panel Discussion
     January 2010 (7)
    CHN Board Member Gus Speth Delivers Chafee Lecture at NCSE
    Job Announcement: Director of Midwest Cultures of Conservation
    CHN Sponsors NCSE Symposium
    South Carolina Continues Intergenerational Series on Sustainability
    New Publications by CHN Colleague, Bruce Jennings
    Bruce Jennings Active in Public Health Ethics
    CHN Global Symposium Report Now Available
  •  2009 (63)
     December 2009 (4)
    December 2009
    There is no ‘Last Word’
    CHN—South Carolina Continues Work on The ACE Basin: Common Ground
    CHN Co-Hosts Meeting on the Ethics of Wolf Recovery in the Upper Great Lakes
     November 2009 (3)
    CHN Studies Conflict Resolution and Land-Use Planning
    Reflections on Humans and Nature
    Anja Claus to present at the 2010 AAG Conference
     October 2009 (9)
    CHN Welcomes New Board Member
    5th Annual Keeping Nature Alive Symposium announced: “Implementing the Biosphere Ethics Initiative in the Indiana Dunes Region”
    Chicago & Upper Midwest
    New York
    August 2009
    CHN South Carolina Engages Faith-based Community
    CHN joins in welcoming Wendell Berry to Wisconsin
    The Biosphere Ethics Initiative invited to Paris for program development and celebration with IUCN Director General
    CHN and Climate Change Adaptation
     September 2009 (4)
    CHN continues its work on water ethics
    4th Annual Keeping Nature Alive Symposium brings the Biosphere Ethics Initiative back home to Chicago
    CHN Chicago Office Has Moved!
    CHN Colleague Works for Sustainability in His Own Community
     August 2009 (1)
    CHN Studies Synthetic Biology
     July 2009 (7)
    New Scholarly Contributions by Bruce Jennings
    Leopold Scholar Visits the New York Office
    CHN Senior Fellow gives presentation at the Commonwealth Club of California
    Bruce Jennings appointed Bioethics Center Scholar at Yale University
    CHN Prepares New Study of the Ethics of Water Management
    CHN Director Kicks Off Summer Institute on Aldo Leopold and Environmental Ethics
    Presentation by Ron Engel to World Soil Forum is Published
     June 2009 (6)
    Bruce Jennings Faults Health Reform for Ignoring Environmental Health
    CHN Senior Fellow Delivers Paper at Global Ecological Integrity Group Conference
    CHN Colleague Named Deputy Chair of the Ethics Specialist Group of the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law
    CHN at the Globalization for the Common Good Annual Conference
    Curt Meine Publishes Story Honoring Leopold and the Arboretum at the University of Wisconsin
    CHN Contributes to Hudson River Planning
     May 2009 (1)
    CHN's Ron Engel Gives Lecture on Indiana Dunes to Nelson Institute Faculty and Students
     April 2009 (9)
    CHN Co-Sponsors South Carolina Rivers Forum II
    April 2009
    Ron Engel is Keynote Speaker at Conference in New Zealand
    2nd Annual Father Francis Kline Memorial Lectures held at Mepkin Abbey
    CHN staff presentation at the American Philosophical Association
    CHN values applied at the local level in New York
    Leopold Centennial Gathering at Yale University features CHN Colleagues
    New Scholarly Contributions by Curt Meine
    The End of Philosophy?
     March 2009 (2)
    CHN Contributes to New Book on Recovery of Gray Wolves
    CHN Senior Fellow's New Book Discussed on NPR's Worldview program
     February 2009 (9)
    CHN Board Member joins Outdoor Hall of Fame
    CHN Senior Fellow Authors Op-Ed on Huffington Post
    CHN featured in University of South Carolina Magazine
    CHN Partners for Leopold Southwest Conference
    CHN's Senior Fellow Peter Brown discusses "Building a Whole Earth Economy"
    New Book Published by CHN Senior Fellow
    New Article by Bruce Jennings on Citizenship and Public Health
    New Essay by Curt Meine
    "Another World is Possible": CHN returns from the World Social Forum
     January 2009 (8)
    CHN Represented at an Environmental Summit in Westchester County, NY
    CHN Colleagues attend Conference on Environmental Justice
    CHN hosts Meeting for Retirees on Inter-generational Responsibilities
    CHN heads to the World Social Forum in Brazil
    Minimum Instream Flow for South Carolina Rivers and Streams
    CHN Presents at American Corn Growers Association Convention
    Three new articles in press on bioethics by CHN staff member
    Book Announcement - Governance for Sustainability: Issues, Challenges and Successes
  •  2008 (19)
     December 2008 (5)
    December 2008
    CHN Colleagues Contribute to New Book on Ignorance
    CHN Board Member to Receive 2008 NCSE Lifetime Achievement Award
    CHN Board Member Gus Speth Discusses His New Book
    Welcome to Minding Nature
     November 2008 (2)
    CHN Participates in Nature Conservancy’s Rising Waters Project
    CHN Staff Invited to the University of Auckland School of Law for Course and Conference
     October 2008 (2)
    CHN represented at 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association
    Climate Change and the Oceans: Regulating the Seas to Protect the Atmosphere & Vice Versa
     September 2008 (3)
    Curt Meine's Essay in New Book on Ecological Change
    Prairie Festival 30 held in Honor of Strachan Donnelley
    Bruce Jennings presents at international political theory symposium
     August 2008 (2)
    CHN Board Member Named 2008 Hero of Conservation
    CHN Board Member Receives Honorary Degree
     July 2008 (2)
    CHN joins International Meeting at Humboldt University to discuss Human Existence and Ecological Integrity
    CHN presents at the 2008 Society for Conservation Biology Meeting
     April 2008 (2)
    CHN hosts a Conversation with Renowned Buddhist Scholar and Activist
    CHN and Mepkin Abbey host Inaugural Father Francis Kline Memorial Lecture Series
     March 2008 (1)
    CHN and American Rivers Host “South Carolina Rivers Forum: Global Climate Change and the Future of South Carolina's Rivers”
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