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News Release 13-164
National Science Foundation awards $19.4 million for research on coupled natural and human systems
Studies will lead to new understanding of how humans and the environment interact
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![Photo of northern forests in New England.](/news/mmg/media/images/Newampshire_in_autumn__f.jpg)
NSF CNH scientists will look at the ecosystem resilience of northern forests in New England.
Credit: State of New Hampshire
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![Photo of a tea plantation](/news/mmg/media/images/Tea_plantation_inangzhou_f.jpg)
CNH grantees will study climate effects on tea plantations.
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![The U.S. Upper Midwest is the subject of a CNH grant to research nitrogen in agricultural systems.](/news/mmg/media/images/midwest agriculture pastoral-barn_ea438664-10be-4801-a7af-a50dddb6361f.jpg)
The U.S. Upper Midwest is the subject of a CNH grant to research nitrogen in agricultural systems.
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Assessing the vulnerability of provisioning services in the highlands of Ethiopia is a CNH project.
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CNH researchers will study water supply and water quality on the often-dry U.S. Great Plains.
Credit: State of Kansas
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Building a socioecological understanding of tropical reforestation is the focus of a CNH award.
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