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About Us

NEST researchers from New Hampshire, Maine, and Rhode Island come together to form new collaborations on the Future of Dams Project.

Balancing economic and community development with environmental protection

The New England SusTainability Consortium (NEST) is a regional research partnership focused on strengthening the scientific basis for decision-making through sustainability science. Improving the links between science and decision-making is a global challenge. Gaps between scientific knowledge and public and private decision-making undermine a community’s ability to maintain resilient social-ecological systems. NEST uses sustainability science to focus on producing knowledge and linking it to actions that improve human well-being and preserve our planet’s life-support systems.

NEST is designed to respond to societal challenges where economic and community development goals need to be balanced with environmental protection. Such sustainability objectives are not only of central importance in New England but also represent national and global imperatives.

NEST Vision and Plan

Active projects:

INSPIRES

The Future of Dams

Past projects:

Safe Beaches and Shellfish

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NEST is funded by the National Science Foundation's EPSCoR program. Consortium partners include: NH EPSCoR, ME EPSCoR, RI EPSCoR, University of New Hampshire, University of Maine, the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island School of Design, Keene State College, University of Southern Maine, College of the Atlantic, University of New England, Great Bay Community College, Plymouth State University, and Keene State College.

Copyright © 2020, NH EPSCoR, University of New Hampshire and ME EPSCoR, UMaine
 

Contact

Center for Research on Sustainable Forests

5755 Nutting Hall, Room 263

Orono, ME 04469
Phone: 207.581.3794 | Email: crsf@maine.edu

Funding for the website provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) award #11A-1330691 to Maine EPSCoR at the University of Maine, NSF EPSCoR Award #11A-1330641 to NH EPSCoR at the University of New Hampshire, and NSF EPSCoR Award #11A-1539071 to NH EPSCoR at the University of New Hampshire. Photo of Kesslen Dam on the Mousam River courtesy of John Burrows, Mousam & Kennebunk Rivers Alliance.