Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Launching global environmental solutions from urban Los Angeles
News
IoES Faculty Members and Professors in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Victoria Sork and Felipe Zapata, have been honored by the California Academy of Sciences as part of the 2026 group of fellows and awardees.
Written, edited and peer-reviewed entirely by undergraduate students, LENS: The Journal of Environmental Narratives allows students to display their creative and scholarly environmental work at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.
Scientists say the stage is set for potentially higher records for extreme rainfall in 2027
Magali Delmas, a professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and Anderson School of Management is the research lead on a pilot program launched this month by LA-based nonprofit electricity provider Clean Power Alliance.
Events
Social-Ecological Habitat Suitability: Measuring Human Tolerance for Wildlife to Augment Ecological Models
Topics include factors determining structural survival, the impact of zone zero on home survival, the role of fuels management, urban tree survival, landslides, and pathways to reducing future fire risk…
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.
Seniors work in teams of five to seven, guided by faculty and environmental experts, to deliver science-based solutions for real clients, from the Natural Resources Defense Council to the U.S. National Park Service.
Explore the Senior PracticumResearch
We leverage connections and partnerships throughout the UCLA network to focus teams of diverse talents on today’s most urgent problems.
Giving
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.
Using bioacoustics, the conservation scientist has made a global difference for tropical forests and countless lives — human and otherwise
