How can we create a sustainable future that protects and responsibly utilizes our tropical rain forests, drinking water, clean air, biodiversity, sustainable fisheries, endangered species, and other natural assets while improving and maintaining standards of living? National and global environmental issues are one of the central challenges we face in the twenty-first century, and we need leaders who are able to listen carefully to all stakeholders, analyze and explain the economic costs and benefits, and help develop solutions that support economic and environmental goals. Environmental leadership is about balance.
The Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics offers an interdisciplinary curriculum with a variety of courses in the natural sciences and economics. Our faculty are experts in the field who are recognized for pioneering academic research and their contributions to the formulation of major regional, national and international policies.
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URI Ph.D. candidate selected for prestigious NOAA fellowship - Research focused on ethical and sustainable seafood markets earns Aida Pauls a spot in the competitive NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship
New graduate certificate in econometrics and data analysis combines math analysis with wide range of applications - An increasing range of career trajectories depend on mastering advanced techniques with complex data analysis. Our new graduate certificate offers students and professionals the opportunity to sharpen their expertise with econometrics, data processing, database management, and coding skills. Program courses can be taken online or in person. 
Tuition break: URI’s Environmental and Natural Resource Economics program now eligible for regional tuition rates - Students from across New England interested in the environment and economics can now attend the University of Rhode Island for a program that focuses on a sustainable and affordable future at regional tuition rates.