{"id":35836,"date":"2024-06-11T15:47:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T20:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/?p=35836"},"modified":"2024-06-11T16:23:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T21:23:00","slug":"und-professor-joins-first-national-nature-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2024\/06\/und-professor-joins-first-national-nature-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"UND professor joins first National Nature Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Team of experts selected to take stock of America\u2019s wildlife and ecosystems includes UND Ecologist Bob Newman<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35861\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35861 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/06\/240611-newmannna25.web_-1.jpg\" alt=\"robert newman in field\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/06\/240611-newmannna25.web_-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/06\/240611-newmannna25.web_-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/06\/240611-newmannna25.web_-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Newman will bring his knowledge of Northern Prairie ecosystems to the reports sweeping survey of America&#8217;s ecosystems. This photo was captured after Newman helped put GPS collars on bison in Roosevelt National Park. Photo submitted by Robert Newman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t it always seem to go that you don\u2019t know what you got \u2019til it\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/campus.und.edu\/directory\/robert.newman\">Bob Newman<\/a><\/strong>, professor of <a href=\"https:\/\/arts-sciences.und.edu\/academics\/biology\/index.html\"><strong>biology<\/strong><\/a> at UND, these lyrics from Joni Mitchell\u2019s \u201cBig Yellow Taxi\u201d are a sort of\u00a0 unofficial anthem of the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/globalchange.gov\/our-work\/national-nature-assessment\">National Nature Assessment<\/a><\/strong> (NNA). Announced by the White House\u2019s Office of Science and Technology Policy last year, the NNA will be the first comprehensive evaluation of the United States\u2019 biodiversity and natural ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalchange.gov\/our-work\/announcements\/authors-selected-first-national-nature-assessment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">And as the NNA announced in April<\/a><\/strong>, Newman will co-author a chapter of the United States Global Change Research Program\u2019s (USGCRP) report. He will collaborate with experts across the country to deliver an evidence-based overview of America\u2019s wildlife and ecosystems, evaluate emerging trends and identify the most effective strategies to mitigate the challenges posed by the nation\u2019s rapidly changing natural landscape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe idea with the National Nature Assessment is that we\u2019re trying to figure out what we\u2019ve got before it\u2019s gone,\u201d Newman said.<\/p>\n<p>This National Nature Assessment will be the first of its kind, following the model of the National Climate Assessment, a similar USGCRP report published every four years since 2000. While climate change is undoubtedly a component of the NNA, the report will look more broadly at the health and trends of natural ecosystems and their impact on humans, Newman explained.<\/p>\n<h2>An ecologist \u2018since I was 4\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>An ecological and wildlife research specialist, Newman has had a lifelong interest in natural sciences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all have particular, personal relationships to the systems that we\u2019re working in. I tell people I\u2019ve been an ecologist since I was 4 years old,\u201d Newman said. \u201cMy siblings were always looking at the vendors on Fisherman\u2019s Wharf, and I was always looking underneath the boardwalk at the things washing up from the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As this trajectory \u2014 which took him from observing critters in the sand to teaching ecology at UND \u2014 suggests, Newman\u2019s participation in the NNA is the culmination of years of research. But a scientific background isn\u2019t necessary to appreciate nature\u2019s impact, he noted. The report intends to offer a comprehensive overview of America\u2019s ecosystems and biodiversity, including their interconnectedness to Americans\u2019 health, heritage and economy, elements that affect everyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of what we\u2019re looking at is how changes in nature are going to impact humans, and there\u2019s a lot of research that shows human health depends on healthy ecosystems in ways we don\u2019t always realize,\u201d he said. \u201cWe depend on healthy nature for clean water, clean air, food and even our mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newman will co-author \u201cStatus, Trends, and Future Projections of Drivers of Change of Nature in the U.S.,\u201d one of the report\u2019s 11 chapters. The chapter will focus on the factors contributing to the nation\u2019s continued ecological changes, many of which have repercussions worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>For example, drivers such as climate change and drought have led to pervasive bark beetle infestations in Canadian forests, making them more susceptible to wildfires, Newman said. The fires, in turn, decrease air quality, which many North Dakotans recognize when smoke fills the air on summer days.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s crucial to trace the consequences to their root causes, Newman said. We may be able to get rid of the beetles, but the underlying issues, such as global temperatures and drier summers, can continue to cause problems without straightforward solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking at the ways that climate change and other factors are showing up in all of these different areas. We often refer to these as \u2018wicked problems,\u2019 because there aren\u2019t solutions to them that will make everybody happy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, it\u2019s important that we provide policymakers with the best available research to inform the decisions the government and communities make.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35850\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35850 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/06\/230611-newmannna1.web_.jpg\" alt=\"robert newman flying drone\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/06\/230611-newmannna1.web_.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/06\/230611-newmannna1.web_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/06\/230611-newmannna1.web_-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Newman&#8217;s career includes extensive research on the wildlife and ecosystems of the Northern Plains. Here, Newman flying a drone in Theodore Roosevelt National Park to map prairie dog towns and vegetation. Photo submitted by Robert Newman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Guiding, not dictating<\/h2>\n<p>The NNA\u2019s multidisciplinary approach will also incorporate other disciplines in chapters focusing on topics such as nature\u2019s relationship to the economy and its importance to cultural heritage. Moreover, the NNA is not just about contributing scientific knowledge, Newman added. It\u2019s also about effective communication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the things I stress to my students is that you have to consider how your information will be used,\u201d he said. \u201cWith the NNA, our goal is to provide a clear picture of the state of nature and the consequences of different policy decisions. We want it to be easy to understand, and we want the message to be clear. But it\u2019s about informing and guiding, not dictating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newman said his chapter began meeting in mid-May and will hold regular meetings until the NNA\u2019s projected publication in 2026. Their first deadline, submitting a draft of the chapter\u2019s five key themes and messages, is already upon them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had this initial panic. We were all thinking, \u2018This is moving really fast,\u2019\u201d Newman said with a laugh.<\/p>\n<p>However, he\u2019s optimistic about their progress and excited to see how things will come together over the next two years. He\u2019s especially pleased to represent the Great Plains on a project with such an immense scope.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of these groups tend to be filled with people from bigger research universities, and sometimes people from the Northern Plains get forgotten about,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We\u2019ve got a lot of people doing great research at UND, and I think it\u2019s great that we have a presence here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team of experts selected to take stock of America\u2019s wildlife and ecosystems includes UND Ecologist Bob Newman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":35861,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[16,1118,1127],"class_list":["post-35836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-und","tag-arts-sciences","tag-biology","tag-discovery"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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