Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

Smog and Sunshine: A Book Talk with Ann Carlson

Join us for a conversation about an exciting environmental success story that too few Americans know in detail.

A conversation about an exciting environmental success story that too few Americans know in detail.

Europe at night viewed from space with city lights showing human activity in Germany, France, Spain, Italy and other countries, 3d rendering of planet Earth, elements from NASA

Positive Tipping Points to Avoid Climate Tipping Points

The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability invites you to the inaugural Richard P. and Linda S. Turco Lecture

The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability invites you to the inaugural Richard P. and Linda S. Turco Lecture

On Campus

UCLA-wide sustainability events calendar

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PAST EVENTS

From Tigers to Trees – CTR Seminar with Matthew Scott Luskin

Abstract: Species interactions structure ecosystems and regulate populations, such as herbivores being limited by predation and competition for food. A notable example is the wolves’ importance in maintaining Yellowstone’s food webs. I will…

China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Global Opportunity or Climate Disaster?

In 2013, President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative, an ambitious infrastructure project to create extensive transportation and energy links among China’s neighbors in Asia and eventually to…

LA’s New Abnormal: Mega-Wildfires

The Nature Conservancy and UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) invite you to LA’s New Abnormal: Mega-Wildfires Reception and Discussion Seemingly every year, California breaks some record for…

Street Plants: Wild Flora of Los Angeles

Cities may seem to be solely the work of humans—right down to the urban landscape of street trees, ornamental plantings, and manicured lawns that were put in place by human…

RISING SEAS: JELLYFISH JERKY

Join artist Marina Zurkow and chefs Hank and Bean for a climate change conversation over Jellyfish Jerky and an environmental risk Mitigating Tea at their Rising Seas Hawker Stall. On…