Why companies should care about biodiversity
Center for Biodiversity Outcomes
Why companies should care about biodiversity
On January 18, 2017, ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Director Leah Gerber will facilitate a free webinar exploring how biodiversity thinking not only benefits companies’ public image, but also their profitability and
Redefining corporate value
In collaboration with The World Business Council for Sustainable Development, GreenBiz17 and the ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives, CBO will host a pre-conference session titled “Redefining Corporate Value: Changing the Equation
A goodbye to giraffes? The decline of Earth's gentle giants
With giraffe populations diminishing 40 percent over the last 30 years – and numerous other species facing grave population declines – humans must re-evaluate and adapt our behavior to safeguard the planet's biodiversity, says Senior Sustainability Scientist Leah Gerber.
ASU Center for Biodiversity expands: 2016 open house
On December 15, 2016, ASU’s Center for Biodiversity Outcomes (CBO) hosted an open house to welcome students, affiliated faculty, staff and community members into its new location at the School
Improving the health of the Ravi River, Pakistan
Levi Strauss & Co, WWF-Pakistan, WWF-US, Earth Genome, and Arizona State University have reached a high-level agreement regarding a collaboration focused on improving watershed health in the Ravi River basin
Hiring Earth Genome postdoctoral fellow
The ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellowship in partnership with Earth Genome (EG). The fellow will help develop water scenario planning tools to assist
Building effective fishery ecosystems
ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes (CBO) Founding Director, Leah Gerber, along with members of the Lenfest Fishery Ecosystem Task Force, recently convened and delivered a report that serves as a
Precaution and governance of emerging technologies
Dr. Jim Collins, Affiliated Faculty of the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes has co-authored a policy forum in Science Magazine on “Precaution and governance of emerging technologies.” Collins and seven other
Center for Biodiversity Outcomes welcomes new project manager
The Center for Biodiversity Outcomes is excited to welcome its new Project Manager, Amy Scoville-Weaver. Amy brings a professional background in brand management, strategic planning and community outreach, and has worked in a
Biodiversity conservation present during Homecoming celebration
ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes (CBO) students and staff facilitated a series of biodiversity conversation activities during the 2016 ASU Homecoming celebration on Saturday, October 22, engaging close to 100
Help save the clown frog
A previously thought to be extinct harlequin frog (Atelopus varius), known as the clown frog, has been rediscovered. Dr. Jan Schipper, a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the School of Life
Fall Forum: Climate Variability, Water and Land Use
During a recent visit to the ASU Wrigley Institute, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack emphasized the importance of continuous collaboration among different sectors to guarantee the nation’s food security in