Biodiversity is a concept that encompasses the variation of life on Earth, including variety within species, between species, and among ecological communities and ecosystems. Biodiversity generally refers to efforts to discover, understand, and protect the variety of life on Earth.
The University of Michigan Biodiversity Portal is envisioned as a way to make the rich and extensive biodiversity resources at the University of Michigan available through a single online entry point.
FEATURED PARTICIPATING UNIT::
Ecosystem Management Initiative
The Ecosystem Management Initiative is housed at the School of Natural Resources. Goals of the initiative are improve ecosystem management research, training, and outreach through interconnected strategies, including collaboration, negotiation, evaluation, and adaptive management.
FEATURED RESEARCH::
Steven L. Yaffee
Steven Yaffee is the Theodore Roosevelt Professor of Ecosystem Management. Research involves natural resource and environmental policy, planning and management; processes of policy formation and implementation; and organizational arrangements for managing natural resources. Of particular interest is policy involving endangered species, public lands, ecosystem management, and nonprofit environmental organizations. Also interested in innovative ways to make collective choices including alternative dispute resolution, collaborative problem-solving, and negotiation processes.
