Incentives for Galápagos protection

Center for Biodiversity Outcomes

Incentives for Galápagos protection

ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes’ Founding Director Leah Gerber and Dean Diego Quiroga of the San Francisco de Quito University in Ecuador published a paper this week in Science magazine

The Spirit of Science brings history to life

On October 17, ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Project Manager Amy Scoville-Weaver volunteered in a unique educational event, “The Spirit of Science” at in Jacobsen Elementary in Chandler. Over 150

New staff advances biodiversity outcomes

The ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes continues to grow, welcoming three new team members—two postdoctoral research associates in partnership with Conservation International and an associate director in partnership with the

Companies and climate change risk: A role for nature?

On October 4, 2017, Conservation International Scientist Allie Goldstein visited ASU to facilitate a talk titled “Companies and Climate Change: A Role for Nature?” During one of the talks, a

Empowering ASU female directors

On October 3, 2017, the ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes co-sponsored a semi-annual event with the Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology (CGEST) designed to bring together all

Effective tracking of US seafood imports

New ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Associate Research Professor Samantha Cheng recently published a paper titled “Delivering on seafood traceability under the new U.S. import monitoring program.” The U.S. is

ASU female center directors’ convening

The ASU Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology will be hosting an ASU Female Center Directors’ Convening on Tuesday, October 3 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. in Phoenix. The intention

Innovative financing for the High Seas

ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Founding Director Leah Gerber recently published a paper titled “Innovative financing for the High Seas,” along with co-author Torsten Thiele, of London School of Economics.

Evidence of climate change in Mesoamerica

On September 15, 2017, Edwin Castellanos, PhD, Professor and Director of the Center for Environmental Studies and Biodiversity at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, visited ASU to deliver a

Broadening diversity in biodiversity science

In August 2015, the ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Founding Director Leah Gerber and graduate student affiliate Beth Tellman from the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning organized a

Conservation solutions for sustainable fisheries

On September 6, 2017, ASU-Conservation International Professor of Practice Jack Kittinger and Postdoctoral Research Associate Elena Finkbeiner facilitated a presentation on recent findings from sustainability science that are helping transform

Microplastics risk assessment in American Samoa

To estimate risk to marine ecosystems and human health in American Samoa, sustainability scientist Beth Polidoro is using a NOAA award to quantify the types and concentration of organic contaminants and microplastics in the region – including in locally-consumed seafood.