{"id":64,"date":"2020-11-09T01:58:50","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T01:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terrascope2024.wpengine.com\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2020-11-19T23:28:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T23:28:36","slug":"colibri-wp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/terrascope2024.mit.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"Addressing Biodiversity Through Urban Greenification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-element--has-background vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-columns--top vce-row-content--middle\" data-vce-full-width=\"true\" vce-box-shadow=\"el-1bdb1fc3\" id=\"el-1bdb1fc3\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-1bdb1fc3\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-zoom-container vce-visible-all-only vce-asset-background-zoom--position-center-top\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-zoom-container vce-visible-all-only vce-asset-background-zoom--position-center-top\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-zoom--scale-helper\" style=\"transform:scale(1.5)\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-zoom\" data-vce-assets-zoom=\"out\" data-vce-assets-zoom-scale=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-vce-assets-zoom-duration=\"30\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-zoom-item\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/terrascope2024.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/todd-kent-iRKv_XiN-M-unsplash-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-asset-color-gradient-container vce-visible-all-only\" data-vce-do-apply=\"gradient el-1bdb1fc3\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-3-76p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-d8adbd45\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-d8adbd45\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-d8adbd45\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-92-4p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first\" id=\"el-447ab622\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-447ab622\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-447ab622\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-28043b64\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-28043b64\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 1;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 4vh;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato;\">TERRASCOPE 2024<\/span><\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-7ac89d6d\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-7ac89d6d\"><h1 style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0469px; line-height: 1; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 8vh; letter-spacing: 5px;\">The Everyday <\/span><\/h1><h1 style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0469px; line-height: 1; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 8vh; letter-spacing: 5px;\">Biodiversity<\/span><\/h1><h1 style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0469px; line-height: 1; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato; font-size: 8vh; color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: 5px;\">Crisis<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-3-76p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-9bc5b9db\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-9bc5b9db\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-9bc5b9db\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-full-height vce-row-columns--top vce-row-content--top\" data-vce-full-width=\"true\" id=\"el-a9cf32cf\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-a9cf32cf\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-100p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-3355c4bf\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-3355c4bf\" data-vce-animate=\"vce-o-animate--slideInUp\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-3355c4bf\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-e31f1a0e\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-e31f1a0e\"><h2 style=\"line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 21.7969px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #007261;\"><span style=\"font-size: 44px;\"><strong>What is Biodiversity?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce vce-separator-container vce-separator--align-center vce-separator--style-solid\" id=\"el-4ab9b147\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-4ab9b147\"><div class=\"vce-separator vce-separator--color-bfc0c1 vce-separator--width-60 vce-separator--thickness-1\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border padding background  el-4ab9b147\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-columns--top vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-cc587104\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-cc587104\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-31-36p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-19cc5441\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-19cc5441\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-19cc5441\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-container vce-single-image--align-left\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-a7e393bf\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-a7e393bf\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"padding-bottom: 75%; width: 976px;\"><img class=\"vce-single-image\" width=\"976\" height=\"732\"src=\"https:\/\/terrascope2024.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-15-at-1.50.28-PM-1-976x732.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terrascope2024.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-15-at-1.50.28-PM-1-320x240.png 320w,https:\/\/terrascope2024.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-15-at-1.50.28-PM-1-480x360.png 480w,https:\/\/terrascope2024.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-15-at-1.50.28-PM-1-800x600.png 800w,https:\/\/terrascope2024.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-15-at-1.50.28-PM-1-976x732.png 976w\" data-img-src=\"http:\/\/terrascope2024.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-15-at-1.50.28-PM-1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen-Shot-2020-11-15-at-1.50.28-PM\" \/><\/div><figcaption hidden=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-68-63p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-c7524aa3\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-c7524aa3\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-c7524aa3\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-a6331501\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-a6331501\"><p style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Lato; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\">Biodiversity is the heterogeneity of all Earth\u2019s life forms: plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms.&nbsp; There are significant links between biodiversity and ecosystem stability, as it fosters resilience necessary to withstand natural disaster,<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: Lato; font-size: 14pt; background-color: transparent;\">habitat destruction, human development, and climate change.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato;\">As humans continue to exploit the planet\u2019s resources, biodiversity suffers. According to the World Wildlife Fund\u2019s 2018 Living Planet Report, there has been an average decline of 60% in the global species populations of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians since 1970. &nbsp;The preservation of biodiversity on Earth is not only beneficial to wildlife but also to humans.&nbsp; Maintaining biodiversity increases the availability and stability of food, clean water, medicine, and shelter.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Lato; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em;\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/pages\/what-is-biodiversity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/pages\/what-is-biodiversity\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14pt;\"><a style=\"font-family: Lato;\" href=\"?page_id=620\">Read more . . 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class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-907-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Biodiversity Education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Educating the public on the importance of biodiversity conservation efforts, which in turn will shift the general population\u2019s attitudes and actions toward environmental protection<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-907-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Fisheries and Ocean Transition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Transforming the way we engage with our oceans through the promotion of responsible fishing, reduce ocean debris, abate ocean acidification, and mitigate unsustainable marine resource extraction<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-907-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Anthropogenic Species Preservation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Human intervention in natural ecosystems to preserve inter-species diversity through breeding animals in captivity and archiving plant species in order to reintroduce them back into their natural habitats<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-907-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Regenerative Agriculture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Farming and grazing practices that focus on increasing soil health, biodiversity, climate resilience and biosequestration (removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-907-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Climate Change Transition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Advancing energy efficiency and reducing high greenhouse gas-emitting practices in order to curtail the negative effects of climate change on biodiversity insofar as large scale ecological disruption<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-907-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Land and Forests Transition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reducing deforestation by limiting agricultural expansion, regulating the production of land-intensive products\u2013\u2013such as beef, soy and palm oil\u2013\u2013and actively restoring forest lands<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-907-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Sustainable Food Transition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Transitioning society away from resource intensive food sources with large ecological footprints over to more sustainable food production and consumption practices such as reducing meat-consumption as well as eliminating food waste<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-907-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Sustainable Freshwater Transition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fundamentally shifting global freshwater resource management strategies toward limiting extraction of water from natural systems; utilizing new methods of treating water; monitoring pollutants; and increasing overall efficiency of freshwater use practices that greatly protect species of animals and plants that depend on these precious resources<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-907-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\"><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Terrascope 2024 investigated many possible solutions to the current biodiversity crisis, but ultimately decided to focus on mitigating the effects of urbanization.<\/p>\n<p>Click (or tap) the cityscape or bubbles to learn more about other ways to address biodiversity decline.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\" id=\"urban-solutions-anchor\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-04146920\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-04146920\" data-vce-animate=\"vce-o-animate--slideInUp\"><h4 style=\"line-height: 0.75;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato; font-weight: 300; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: inherit;\">OUR SOLUTION:<\/span><\/h4><h4 style=\"line-height: 0.75;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato; font-style: normal; font-size: 36pt; color: #007261; letter-spacing: inherit;\">Impact of Urban Spaces<\/span><\/h4><h2 style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 1.25;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Lato; color: #696969;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: inherit;\">Terrascope 2024 brought students together from cities all over the world with a shared passion for bolstering the bastion of biodiversity in the US. Wanting to make a tangible impact in their own communities, the students developed a personal connection with addressing <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #007261; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Lato;\"><a style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #007261;\" href=\"?page_id=387\">the impact of urban spaces<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Lato; color: #696969;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: inherit;\">on biodiversity. Although all the solutions above are relevant to the biodiversity crisis, members of Terrascope 2024 wanted to investigate areas with the most overbearing human effect on biodiversity. Keeping in mind that urban spaces have the highest population density, Terrascope 2024 proposed solutions that can be implemented in cities. Finally, none of the students have yet fully experienced MIT\u2019s campus in Cambridge. They felt that researching solutions that can be applied to Boston could familiarize them with the city in which they would soon reside.<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-full-height vce-row-columns--top vce-row-content--top\" data-vce-full-width=\"true\" id=\"el-5357a493\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-5357a493\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-4d182083\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-4d182083\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-4d182083\"><div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-columns--top vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-9247e85a\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-9247e85a\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-100p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-8b23460d\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-8b23460d\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-8b23460d\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-aaf23365\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-aaf23365\"><h2 style=\"line-height: 1.5; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #007261; font-family: Lato;\"><span style=\"font-size: 44px;\"><strong>Solution Areas<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce vce-separator-container vce-separator--align-center vce-separator--style-solid\" id=\"el-1965eab0\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-1965eab0\"><div class=\"vce-separator vce-separator--color-bfc0c1 vce-separator--width-60 vce-separator--thickness-1\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border padding background  el-1965eab0\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-33-33p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-56c10c84\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-56c10c84\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-56c10c84\"><div class=\"vce-button--style-basic-container vce-button--style-basic-container--align-center\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-basic-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-697f765e\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-697f765e\"><a class=\"vce-button--style-basic vce-button--style-basic--border-round vce-button--style-basic--size-large vce-button--style-basic--color-b-255-255-255--fff vce-button--style-basic--hover-color-b-237-237-237--fff\" href=\"\/?page_id=259\" title=\"\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-697f765e\" data-vce-animate=\"vce-o-animate--slideInUp\"><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-babd0b5e\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-babd0b5e\"><p style=\"line-height: inherit; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #007261;\"><a style=\"color: #007261;\" href=\"?page_id=259\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Lato;\">Urban <\/span><\/span><\/a><a style=\"color: #007261;\" href=\"?page_id=259\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Lato;\">Sprawl<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"line-height: inherit; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato;\">Examining how wildlife corridors and natural parks can reduce the ecological disruption caused by urban and suburban sprawl and promote biodiversity among city-dwelling fauna<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-33-33p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first\" id=\"el-8ab9ca82\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-8ab9ca82\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-8ab9ca82\"><div class=\"vce-button--style-basic-container vce-button--style-basic-container--align-center\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-basic-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-57f56b45\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-57f56b45\"><a class=\"vce-button--style-basic vce-button--style-basic--border-round vce-button--style-basic--size-large vce-button--style-basic--color-b-255-255-255--fff vce-button--style-basic--hover-color-b-237-237-237--fff\" href=\"\/?page_id=153\" title=\"\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-57f56b45\" data-vce-animate=\"vce-o-animate--slideInUp\"><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-b031be54\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-b031be54\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #007261;\"><a style=\"color: #007261;\" href=\"?page_id=153\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Lato; font-style: normal;\">Adaptive Landscaping<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato;\">Demonstrating how devalued landscapes, such as abandoned buildings and brownfields existing in pockets throughout a city, can be transformed to create a cumulative positive impact on biodiversity within city limits<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-33-33p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-6fb7117e\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-6fb7117e\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-6fb7117e\"><div class=\"vce-button--style-basic-container vce-button--style-basic-container--align-center\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-basic-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-2aca45a2\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-2aca45a2\"><a class=\"vce-button--style-basic vce-button--style-basic--border-round vce-button--style-basic--size-large vce-button--style-basic--color-b-255-255-255--fff vce-button--style-basic--hover-color-b-237-237-237--fff\" href=\"\/?page_id=312\" title=\"\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-2aca45a2\" data-vce-animate=\"vce-o-animate--slideInUp\"><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-1fc874a8\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-1fc874a8\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #007261;\"><a style=\"color: #007261;\" href=\"?page_id=312\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Lato; font-style: normal;\">Alternative Agriculture<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato;\">Exploring how conventional farms can use hydroponics, aquaponics, and aeroponics to reduce land and water consumption, lessening the impact of the growing domestic food demand on rural biodiversity<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-columns--top vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-2a921235\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-2a921235\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-c6d3f4aa\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-c6d3f4aa\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-c6d3f4aa\"><div class=\"vce-button--style-outline-container vce-button--style-outline-container--align-center\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-4a9208ce\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-4a9208ce\"><a class=\"vce-button--style-outline-animated vce-button--style-outline--border-rounded vce-button--style-outline--size-large vce-button--style-outline-animated--color-b-114-114-114--fff--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-animated--border-color-b-114-114-114--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-animated--background-color-b-0-114-97\" href=\"\/?page_id=930\" title=\"\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-4a9208ce\" data-vce-animate=\"vce-o-animate--slideInUp\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-text\">Solution Overview<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-element--has-background vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-columns--top vce-row-content--top\" data-vce-full-width=\"true\" data-vce-stretch-content=\"true\" id=\"el-f8f5b6c1\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-f8f5b6c1\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-container vce-visible-all-only vce-asset-background-simple--style-cover vce-asset-background-simple--position-center-top\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-item\" style=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/terrascope2024.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HEX6e93d6.png');\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-asset-color-gradient-container vce-visible-all-only\" data-vce-do-apply=\"gradient el-f8f5b6c1\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-add15c21\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-add15c21\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-add15c21\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-67a695f5\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-67a695f5\"><h2 style=\"line-height: 1.5; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Lato; font-size: 24pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">What is Terrascope 2024?<\/span><\/span><\/h2><p style=\"text-align: center; line-height: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato; letter-spacing: inherit;\">Terrascope is a learning community for first-year students at MIT <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Lato; letter-spacing: inherit;\">to solve complex, real-world problems.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 0.75;\"><a href=\"?page_id=247\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato; letter-spacing: inherit;\">L<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Lato; letter-spacing: inherit;\">earn more about Terrascope here.<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-button--style-outline-container vce-button--style-outline-container--align-center\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-7702633b\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-7702633b\"><a class=\"vce-button--style-outline-animated vce-button--style-outline--border-round vce-button--style-outline--size-small vce-button--style-outline-animated--color-e3e3e3--fff--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-animated--border-color-ba-255-255-255-0-7--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-animated--background-color-ba-237-237-237-0-3\" href=\"\/?page_id=247\" title=\"\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-7702633b\" data-vce-animate=\"vce-o-animate--slideInUp\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-text\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-columns--top vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-712c7ba2\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-712c7ba2\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-d6cea5a3\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-d6cea5a3\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-d6cea5a3\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-6f70010f\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-6f70010f\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=1329\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #6e93d6;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato;\">Homepage Image Credits<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-columns--top vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-ee92a72b\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-ee92a72b\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TERRASCOPE 2024The Everyday BiodiversityCrisisWhat is Biodiversity?Biodiversity is the heterogeneity of all Earth\u2019s life forms: plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms.&nbsp; There are significant links between biodiversity and ecosystem stability, as it fosters resilience necessary to withstand natural disaster, habitat destruction, human &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/terrascope2024.mit.edu\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-64","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/terrascope2024.mit.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/terrascope2024.mit.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/terrascope2024.mit.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terrascope2024.mit.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terrascope2024.mit.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/terrascope2024.mit.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/terrascope2024.mit.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}