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Montana, China link thrives thanks for Mansfield Center program

The Mansfield Center http://www.umt.edu/mansfield. is seeking Montanans who are working in environmental management and protection or in natural resource management, and who are interested in establishing international partnerships.

Caught in a complicated cycle in which domestic stability is linked to job creation, China’s environmental problems are mounting. Air and water pollution are ubiquitous, water shortages increasingly dangerous, and land degradation affects food security. This is relevant to us all, as China’s environmental problems not only pose a risk to its domestic health and stability, but also to the global commons and the global economy.

Although Montana is in many ways a natural paradise, it also faces environmental challenges. University of Montana researchers reap daily benefits from working in a living laboratory of one of the most intact – and challenged – ecosystems in the lower 48 states.

Guest column by DEENA MANSOUR missoulian.com

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/news/opinion/columnists/article_f5888468-1cdc-11e0-9e42-001cc4c002e0.html

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