From California to the Congo Basin, we use everything from advanced genomics to ancient tree rings to study the world’s complex, beautiful and dynamic ecosystems and how to protect them.
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A new UCLA–NRDC report finds cities pay far more for water than agricultural districts, even as climate change exacerbates shortages across the Lower Colorado River Basin
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Hall’s research — from climate modeling to wildfire and water forecasting — is now among the most widely referenced in the world, earning him a place on the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list
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UCLA College’s new “Cabinet of Curiosities” podcast explores the fang-tastic North-South collaboration
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Fast fashion degrades land and people. In Indonesia, Riadini-Flesch is proving it can also heal soil, cut carbon and empower women
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Our Annual Report showcases the research, programs, and events supported by the La Kretz Center and the Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Reserve in 2025. It also reflects on the legacy…
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The UCLA Newsroom spoke with UCLA La Kretz Center Director Brad Shaffer about a few urban reptiles found locally and the important ecological roles they play.
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La Kretz postdoc Timo Metz is first author of a new study that found animals returned to deforested land much more quickly than scientists originally thought.
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La Kretz postdoc Ryan Buck, an evolutionary biologist working in the Sork Lab, is a co-author on recent studies that use cutting-edge gene sequencing to save oak trees.
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UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and and UCLA’s Sustainable LA Grand Challenge recently hosted a virtual seminar addressing the historic wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles in January 2025.…
Bird populations across the United States are plummeting at an alarming rate, with three billion birds lost since 1970, according to UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability professor Travis…
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Take a video tour of one of University of California's true gems, a research station along a 10,000-foot elevation gradient in the eastern Sierra Nevada.
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