IoES Magazine

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Alison Hewitt

The research with local collaborators is the first to identify how to reliably grow ebony trees from seeds

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Denica Riadini-Flesch

Economist-turned-entrepreneur Denica Riadini-Flesch, a 2025 Pritzker Award finalist, reflects on how she left conventional models of growth to build a regenerative fashion movement

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Claire Griffiths

Three innovators from Australia, Indonesia and India are redefining how to protect wildlife, restore ecosystems and build equitable futures

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Claire Griffiths

Building climate solutions from fungi, sediment, timber and uranium, four leaders under 40 show what next-generation innovation looks like in today’s world

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Claire Griffiths

These four nominees are focused on housing, conservation, fashion and public space — tackling environmental issues by redesigning how systems work at the local level

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Claire Griffiths

These five mid-career leaders are creating climate solutions in areas and communities often left out of conventional planning

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Claire Griffiths

Thirteen nominees. Five continents. One common denominator: a new blueprint for environmental leadership.

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Alison Hewitt

The longest and rarest heat waves — which can last for weeks — show the greatest increase in frequency

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Alison Hewitt

UCLA’s annual Project Phoenix aims to document how birds change their behavior when there’s more wildfire smoke

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Claire Griffiths

As climate urgency grows, UCLA’s newest environmental scientists bring curiosity, clarity and resolve

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Claire Griffiths

Seven environmental science seniors funded their entire trip through a crowdfunding campaign, carrying their research from Westwood to the mountains of western Guatemala

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Climate transition planning, Scope 3 reporting gaps identified in UCLA Anderson Center for Impact annual report

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Claire Griffiths

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

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Claire Griffiths

One of the highest honors a scientist can receive, Raphael and three other UCLA faculty join an elite group of Nobel laureates and internationally recognized scholars

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Claire Griffiths

University of Notre Dame’s Emily Grubert breaks down why the mid-transition from using fossil fuel to clean energy is more chaotic than either endpoint — and why careful planning is critical

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Claire Griffiths

A closer look at the decisions, data and trade-offs behind LA’s plan to reach 100% renewable energy by 2035 — without leaving vulnerable communities behind

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Claire Griffiths

Marine heatwaves could become 16 times more frequent, with kelp forests in the Northern Hemisphere facing the most extreme losses, new research finds

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Claire Griffiths

New UCLA–NRDC report reveals basin-wide gaps in wastewater reuse despite worsening water shortages

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Claire Griffiths

Widely regarded as the greatest living sci-fi writer, he’s spent decades crafting visions of the future. Now, he warns that a real dystopia is unfolding.

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Claire Griffiths

The study found that recent extreme ice losses are unprecedented in over a century, signaling a fundamental shift in the Antarctic sea ice system — one that could have global consequences

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Alison Hewitt

UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain to “Stand Up for Science”