On March 7, 2023, the UCLA Water Resources Group celebrated two new faculty members to UCLA whose research includes water, Dr. Alvar Escriva-Bou and Dr. Alesia Montgomery. This event was…
UCLA IOES—A4A Practicum Team, which is a group of environmental science students from the University of California Los Angeles – UCLA held a 10-day visit to Cameroon under the supervision of our…
Many countries are mining the Global South for one of its vital natural resources – its people. This creates a ‘brain drain’ of professionals and academics leaving the Global South…
Our newest faculty member member seeks to improve integrated water, energy, food and environmental resources management
UCLA study reveals that thermal variations can impact monsoons and flooding
A research paper co-authored by Cully Nordby, associate director of IoES, has been named a “Must Read” by teaching, educational oversight and research experts at Johns Hopkins University. The paper,…
Oscar Neyra-Nazarrett on EVs and his company's approach to reduce the environmental impact of lithium mining.
Professor Alex Hall’s work with native plants is in full bloom, with a weekend tour and podcast
The UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science and the UC Natural Reserve System Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve are pleased to announce the second round of recipients…
A workshop on entrepreneurship and academic skills acquisition is organized on April 5th 2023 in Yaounde, Cameroon. The workshop will touch the following topics: For additional information please reach out…
UCLA-led study reveals a ‘geography of inequality’ across region’s coastal areas
On March 7, 2023, the UCLA Water Resources Group celebrated two new faculty members to UCLA whose research includes water, Dr. Alvar Escriva-Bou and Dr. Alesia Montgomery. This event was…
Emma Akmakdjian is a student in Dr. Pincetl’s ENV297 class. She’s an installation artist who collaborates with scientists to translate processes of complex ecosystems, climate data, and object personifications in…
UCLA study suggests emissions from basic American diet are equivalent to driving a car up to 20 miles per day
Elijah Catalan has been selected for a 2023 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA), which is sponsored by the Ecological Society of America. Along with 15 other graduate…
A new report details how Quemetco — the last remaining secondary lead smelter in California — has exploited a failed regulatory structure that does little to protect people and the environment.…
A new book edited by the UCLA anthropologist explores how people respond to volcanoes, epidemics and droughts
Check out the innovative conservation research projects, stimulating public outreach events, and exciting funding programs that the center has supported over the past year!
The Congo Basin Institute (CBI) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) seek a consultant or consultant team to assess what potential land use classification(s) under Cameroonian law could…
A new paper was published highlighting the importance of further conservation efforts in maintaining the biodiversity of Lepidoptera (butterfly) and other understudied insects in the Central African Region. Read the…
Dr. Stephanie Pincetl, director of the CCSC, and Sebastián Solarte-Caicedo, Ph.D. student in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, participated in the Energy Communities Workshop Series, an event organized…
Vital Impacts presents the Environmental Photography Grants. Application’s are now open for two $20,000 grants that will support and encourage visual storytellers to create a long-term documentary photography project with…
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain said: “This well may be the largest single-event snowfall in some parts of Southern California since the 1980s. “This is a big deal.” He added:…
Who gets to make those decisions (and how) is the focus of ethnographer Alesia Montgomery, a new faculty member at UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Racialized, low-income communities…