INSTITUTE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
Moving Science to Action
Launching global environmental solutions from urban Los Angeles
MAGAZINE
Rainforest conservation meets cacao production in Congo Basin
Congo Basin Institute promotes sustainable farming to prevent deforestation
Climate change, habitat loss threaten East African bird populations
UCLA-led study assesses complex effects of environmental stressors
Tibetan Plateau soil temperatures are found to affect climate regionally, globally
UCLA study reveals that thermal variations can impact monsoons and flooding
EVENTS
Climate and Wildfire Institute at UCLA Inaugural Event
The UCLA Division of Physical Sciences and the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability invite you to the inaugural event for the Climate and Wildfire Institute.
Nature Always Wins: A Photography Exhibit
Nature is active in conquering us not only through the occasional earthquake or flood, but in the subtleties of vegetation that turn every settlement into an ongoing archaeological site. What…
EDUCATION
A Diverse, Practice-Based Education
This innovative, dual-component program offers both breadth and depth through a solid foundation in natural science and a focus on understanding environmental issues across earth, atmospheric, life, and social sciences.
A Bruin in the Forecast
Combining a folksy delivery with the power of social media, UCLA’s Daniel Swain has emerged as a generation’s voice on the urgency of combating climate change.
RESEARCH
Generating Knowledge & Providing Solutions
We leverage connections and partnerships throughout the UCLA network to focus teams of diverse talents on today’s most urgent problems.
The Human Right To Water In Poor Communities of Color: Southern Los Angeles County
A life cycle analysis of virtual vs. physical production for film and television
The film industry has a significant impact on the environment, from the consumption of electricity during and after production, to the use of fuel for travel and on-location filming, to…
Phasing out fossil fuel infrastructure in Los Angeles: Challenges for a Just Transition
In this project, Dr. Kelly Kay and Andrea Furnaro focus on the phase-out of longstanding fossil fuel infrastructure as part of the Los Angeles Green New Deal plan. While other…
Sustainable tourism in Colombia: Biocultural values
“No Music Without Trees or Birds: A Spatial Analysis of Cultural Reliance and Relationships to Endemic Flora and Fauna Species in Colombia” Pritzker Award Affiliate: Alejandra Echeverri, Conservation Scientist, Stanford…
GIVING
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State funding cannot cover everything we want to accomplish – we rely on endowments, grants and philanthropic gifts to make up the difference. These additional funds go to the programs, projects and outreach that would otherwise languish. We are immensely grateful for this support.