Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources (RSENR) (established in 2003) is the University of Vermont's natural resources college. It was formerly called The School of Natural Resources (originally established in 1973). It is home to a natural resources and field study based curriculum, has its own core courses and building. There are several majors including environmental sciences, environmental studies, forestry, natural resources, recreation management and wildlife biology. The Rubenstein School campus includes members of the UVM Environmental Program, the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, the Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory, and the
National Institute for Agronomic Study of the Belgian Congo for Agronomic Study of the Belgian Congo" had a vast impact on the practical implementation of the social and economic agricultural policy of the colonial government. In the 1930s researchers at INÉAC found the relationship between the "tenera", "dura" and "pisifera" oil palms. Oil palms have relatively low yield around Yangambi compared to coastal regions. This appears to be due to the lower night temperatures in the continental interior, which have a mean minimum at Yangambi of around . The scientific research undertaken by INÉAC played an essential role in improving the supply of rubber and palm oil in support