Category: Evidence Briefs
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The Wolf Budget Problem: Recovery Without Conflict Funding Is Not Management
Wolf recovery is often measured by population growth. But long-term management depends on whether states can fund compensation, prevention, field investigations, and producer trust after wolves return to working landscapes.
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Protein vs. Climate: What Functionally Equivalent Protein Actually Costs in Food and Emissions
Protein requirements are fixed by biology, but the climate cost of meeting them is not. Most diet–climate comparisons evaluate foods by calories, servings, or kilograms consumed. This analysis instead normalizes greenhouse gas emissions and food intake to functionally equivalent protein, revealing a set of unavoidable tradeoffs. By comparing food volume, emissions, digestibility, and access constraints…