Eric Toman, the head of the Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship at Colorado State University, has successfully completed the LEAD21 leadership training program. LEAD21 is a prestigious initiative designed to develop leaders in land-grant institutions and their strategic partners across the United States.
There is much to learn about the specific impacts we will face, their implications for Earth and human systems, and the innovations needed to transition to a warmer future and a carbon-neutral, more socially equitable economy. As climate change will affect every fiber of society for decades to come, envisioning a climate-resilient future requires moving beyond traditional academic silos for both research and education.
As governments around the world strive to reduce heat-trapping emissions in the atmosphere, they need accurate assessments, innovative solutions and a skilled workforce with the technical know-how to implement those solutions. Colorado State University has been providing the tools needed through intensive study of changes in soil carbon and greenhouse gas emissions for more than 50 years.