Iroro Tanshi wins UCLA’s Pritzker Award for environmental innovators
Research conservationist receives honor for efforts to protect West African forests from wildfire and other threats
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From Betrayal to Revolution: Challenging the Global Leadership Void
by 2023 Pritzker Award Finalist Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez As the lead climate negotiator for Panama at COP26, I entered the fray determined to counter the apathy of decision makers and…
Fireproofing Nigeria’s Last Primary Forest and Solving Planetary Crises
by 2023 Pritzker Award Finalist Iroro Tanshi Our world is on fire. Australia, Europe, Canada, California, and even my homeland, Nigeria and West Africa — all are witnessing climate-enabled wildfires…
My Journey from Conflict to Conservation
by 2023 Pritzker Award Finalist Hana Raza I was born in the rugged mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan, where history has been a tale of persecution and resilience. The richness of…
Felipe Zapata brings Latin American perspective as co-director of the Center for Tropical Research
Felipe Zapata, an associate professor in UCLA’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, has stepped into a new position as the co-director of the Center for Tropical Research. He will…
Q&A with Dysmus Kisilu, 2022 Pritzker Genius Award winner
Kisilu will again visit UCLA on Thursday, October 26, when we’ll announce this year’s Pritzker Award winner from three finalists. We recently discussed his work in the past year and…
Fall 2023 musings about pursuing a PhD from Professor Stephanie Pincetl
It has been interesting talking to prospective PhD students. Clearly motivated to engage with the issues of environment and increasingly that of environmental justice, it seems most wish to be able to measure impacts in order to better describe their effects on environmental justice communities. Few, if any, ask the why questions, questions about how these situations arise, about the structuring forces that created inequalities and profoundly unequal environmental impacts involving the poisoning of communities.
Apply for the 2024 La Kretz Center & Stunt Ranch Reserve Research Awards
UCLA undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral scientists are encouraged to apply. The deadline to submit is December 10th, 2023.
Controlled burns help prevent wildfires. Climate change is limiting their use
Warming means fewer overall days when prescribed fires can be safely lit, UCLA-led study shows
The Global Eye in dialogue with Thomas Smith
We are thrilled to shine a spotlight on the groundbreaking work of Professor Tom Smith, who was recently featured in an insightful interview with The Global Eye. In this exclusive…
GCF Task Force Remote Sensing Workshop at UCLA Drives Collaboration and Innovation
This workshop was designed for geospatial technicians and decision-maker representatives of GCF Task Force member jurisdictions and is a key component of our grant from the Government of Norway (Norad).…
CBI Mission: Bridging Conservation and Communities in the Dja
In an effort to foster community engagement and discuss ongoing conservation efforts, the Congo Basin Institute (CBI) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) embarked on a mission to…
Environmental science and engineering alumni Bart B. Sokolow publishes the 2nd edition of his book: “How to Avoid Environmental Litigation”
Environmental science and engineering alumni Bart B. Sokolow and Murray Sinclair, an environmental attorney, combine their expertise for a user-friendly journey through the environmental legal landscape. “This book is a…
Tanner Waters selected for the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program
Tanner Waters, a Ph.D. candidate at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, has been selected for the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. This highly esteemed fellowship offers…
Tech skills boost students’ confidence in environmental research, study finds
This shift underscores the growing significance of technological skills and tools — and the need for students to develop these abilities. Even having one such tool led to substantial improvements…
2023 Pritzker Award finalists: Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez, Hana Raza, Iroro Tanshi
These rising stars for the environment connect people with nature to advance environmental goals
Human-set fires 13,000 years ago led to extinction of megafauna in Southern California
Research by UCLA and La Brea Tar Pits scientists upends theory that saber-toothed cats, other large mammals were hunted out of existence
Empowering indigenous wisdom: the Congo Basin Institute collaborates with ESRI
In the heart of Africa’s Congo Basin, the collaboration between the Congo Basin Institute (CBI) and local Baka people is is revolutionizing conservation in the Congo Basin. Additionally, Esri, a…
Dr. Cristian Román-Palacios on finding his place in science, society, and journey to becoming Afro-Latinx Scientist of the Year
Cristian Román-Palacios, Ph.D., didn't always feel like he belonged. He was a fish out of water as a child of a Black mother and white father in Armenia, Quindío, a…
Meet the 2023 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award Candidates #15-18
The final group of candidates for the 2023 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award includes a green architect, a conservationist, a clean energy leader and an ocean conservation advocate.
Join Our Team as a Project Coordinator for the NASA Tropical Terrestrial Ecology Campaign
We are thrilled to announce an opening for a Project Coordinator to support the 1-year effort in scoping the prestigious NASA Tropical Terrestrial Ecology Campaign. This is a unique chance…
Meet the 2023 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award Candidates #11-14
The third group of candidates for the 2023 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award includes a marine biologist, an Indigenous activist, a nuclear arms control expert and a leopard conservationist.
Beverages in 3-D printed cups have smaller carbon footprint than cans, bottles
Shipping water generates the largest portion of carbon emissions in packaged beverages such as soda and sports drinks