Dr. Iroro Tanshi, recipient of the Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award, has been honored with the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in recognition of her extraordinary leadership in wildlife conservation and environmental advocacy.
The research with local collaborators is the first to identify how to reliably grow ebony trees from seeds
Scientists find that most forest carbon credit protocols fall short of ensuring real climate benefits, raising concerns about the reliability of a fast-growing tool in global emissions reduction efforts
UCLA researchers played a pivotal role at COP16 in Cali, Colombia, sharing innovative conservation strategies to tackle global biodiversity loss.
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The New York Times highlights research co-authored by CTR and IOES scientists Kirsten Ruegg, Rachael Bay, and Tom Smith on the evolution of manakins’ spectacular courtship displays.
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Are you a Cameroonian citizen and looking for a position in ecology and conservation? The Ebony Project is hiring a Research Assistant to support tropical forest restoration and community-based conservation in…
Nearly half of these culturally significant plants lack the conservation safeguards needed to ensure their survival, according to a new study published in Ecosystems and People. The research, led by…
Seed size, forest type and duiker species all factor into how seeds are dispersed
Human kleptoparasitism—where humans steal prey from lions—is a growing concern for conservationists. New research highlights the cryptic threat this practice poses to Africa’s lion populations, stressing the need for balanced conservation strategies.
UCLA’s Congo Basin Institute is out to definitively map the African rainforests, a mission that could revolutionize climate science — and just maybe save the planet.
