The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AR) limits the therapeutic options for treatment of infections, and increases the social benefit from disease prevention. Like an environmental resource, antimicrobials require stewardship. The effectiveness of an antimicrobial agent is a global public good. We argue for greater use of economic analysis as an input to policy discussion about AR, inclu...

Eco-certification has become an increasingly popular market-based tool in the endeavor to reduce negative environmental impacts from fisheries and aquaculture. In this study, we aimed at investigating which psychological consumer characteristics influence demand for eco-labeled seafood by correlating consumers’ stated purchasing of eco-labeled seafood to nine variables: environmental knowledge ...

The efficiency of converting feed to milk in the US has doubled over the past 60 years (VandeHaar and St-Pierre, 2006). With increasing efficiency, we have decreased the amount of greenhouse gasses produced per pound of milk and the amount of wasted protein. Further improvement is essential to feeding a human population that is expected to increase from 6 to 9 billion in the next 40 years while...

Regulatory agencies and citizens have placed great emphasis on sustainability of natural resources. Individuals involved in animal husbandry should understand the basic components associated with air and water quality issues. An increase in regulations governing land, air, and water resources increases the need for educators, researchers, and producers to realize impacts of current and potentia...

Tailings impoundments frequently represent the most significant environmental liability associated with mining projects, both during the operational and decommissioning phases of a project. A spate of recent and well-publicized incidents involving tailings impoundments has placed the mining industry in general, and those responsible for tailings impoundment design and safety in particular, unde...

The increasing need for food production in subtropical regions likely translates to a need for additional plant nutrients. As a consequence, knowledge of world fertilizer nutrient reserves is of particular relevance to sustainable agriculture in the subtropics. The stewardship responsibilities of agriculture include the wise use of the raw materials from which commercial fertilizers are produce...

Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center Animal agriculture contributes about three percent of all anthropogenic (humancaused) greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. (EPA, 2011). Although this is small relative to other economic sectors such as transportation and energy, animal agriculture is also being called upon to defend its environmental impact and continually demonstrate its comm...

Carey E. Donald1, Richard P. Scott1, Kathy L. Blaustein2, Mary L. Halbleib2, Makhfousse Sarr3, Paul C. Jepson2 and Kim A. Anderson1 1Food Safety and Environmental Stewardship Program, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, ALS 1007, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA 2Integrated Plant Protection Center, Oregon State University, 2040 Cordley Hall, Corvallis OR 97330, USA 3United ...

a Center for Forestry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114, USA b Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution, Stanford, CA 94305-4101, USA c Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114, USA d Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Watershed Stewardship, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1472, ...