INSTITUTE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
Moving Science to Action
Launching global environmental solutions from urban Los Angeles
MAGAZINE
Ary Amaya is 27 acres into an Indigenous-led reforestation of L.A. She’s far from done
The UCLA graduate student is helping ensure that Native ecology drives the region’s land management for centuries to come.
5 UCLA faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The academy serves as an independent research center convening leaders from across disciplines, professions and perspectives to address significant challenges, with the aim of producing independent and pragmatic studies that…
Sea urchins help tropical coral reefs recover, study finds
Sedimentation and reduced fish populations cause algal overgrowth that threatens coral resilience
EVENTS
Grand Theft Eco: The iBear in the River
Grand Theft Eco is a machinima series and pedagogical engine that repurposes the video game Grand Theft Auto to explore possible eco-futures of LA in the year 2050.
The 2024 UCLA La Kretz Center Public Lecture
Join us on Saturday, May 11th to hear from leading voices in endangered species listing and recovery speak about what is working best, what is not, and how we can improve California conservation actions in the future.
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.
UCLA Environmental Science and Engineering doctoral program turns 50
Alumni played major roles in global sustainability efforts across six decades
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.
Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles
Mapping Los Angeles Landscape History
Tribal leaders and researchers have mapped the ancient ‘lost suburbs’ of Los Angeles Prepare to be inspired by a vision of the Los Angeles you never knew that was buried…
The Human Right To Water In Poor Communities of Color: Southern Los Angeles County
Disadvantaged communities concentrated in southern Los Angeles County lack fair options when it comes to water supply. When served by public utilities, aging infrastructure, water quality problems, and other complications can…
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…
GIVING
Support Us
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.