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Global warming clouds our future. Pollution degrades our air, soil and water. Environmental toxins compromise the health of our children. Misuse threatens the sustainability of our forests, fisheries, wetlands and coasts, and the health of species that live there.

But there is reason for hope.

Through sound science and policy research, we're finding answers to these problems. Airborne lead and acid rain have been dramatically reduced. Industrial water pollution has decreased. Habitats are being preserved.

Faculty members from the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University are part of the effort to help find these answers and establish new environmental practices and policies to safeguard our natural resources for generations to come.

To contact our experts or learn more about what we're doing in states across the nation, click on the state you're interested in.

Coastal Development
Georgia’s coastal marsh hammocks provide essential habitat for shorebirds, juvenile shrimp and other important commercial and recreational fish species, as well as unique natural beauty for the people who visit them. But these lands between the mainland and outer islands are being developed for commercial and residential needs, compromising their natural functions.

 

 

Contact Information

Mike Orbach served as a scientific advisor to the US Commission on Ocean Policy and is an expert on marine and coastal management and policy. He is director of the Duke Marine Lab.
tel: (252) 504-7606: e: mko@duke.edu