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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Birds serve as critical indicators of environmental health, and their steep decline signals widespread ecological disruption, according to experts.
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UCLA researchers played a pivotal role at COP16 in Cali, Colombia, sharing innovative conservation strategies to tackle global biodiversity loss.
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Nearly half of these culturally significant plants lack the conservation safeguards needed to ensure their survival, according to a new study published in Ecosystems and People. The research, led by…
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Travis Longcore, adjunct professor at UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, discussed light pollution mitigation at the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing for California Builder & Engineer, sharing how thoughtful…
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The community birding initiative is thrilled to present its 2024 Year-End report!
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Butterflies across the U.S. are disappearing at an alarming rate, according to a new study co-authored by UCLA ecologist Travis Longcore. Published in the journal Science, it reveals that butterfly…
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Congratulations to the 2025 awardees!
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Director of the La Kretz Center, Dr. Brad Shaffer, spoke on NPR’s “AirTalk with Larry Mantle” about wildfire’s impact on California ecosystems.
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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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