Center for Biodiversity Outcomes

CBO Leads Nature Forum at VERGE 2022

In our fight to protect Earth’s biodiversity, Leah Gerber and Shirley-Ann Behravesh led a discussion during the 2022 VERGE Nature Forum, promoting our return-on-investment for conservation research and its potential applications for businesses.

Five approaches to producing actionable science in conservation

Led by Program Lead Dr. Candice Carr Kelman, the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes actionable science team published an article in Conservation Biology on how to produce actionable science for conservation.

Center for Biodiversity Outcomes co-hosts documentary with local high school students

On Friday, April 29th, ASU's Center for Biodiversity Outcomes partnered with Seton Catholic's Oceanic and Marine Sciences Club, Xavier's Students for Social Action Club, and Tempe Prep to screen the short documentary Smog of the Sea. Marcus Ericsson and Jack Johnson's Smog of the Sea focuses on the harmful effects of plastic pollution in the ocean.

Two CBO proposals finalists for ASU Women in Philanthropy prizes

Two proposals headed by the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes leadership were announced as grant finalists for ASU Women and Philanthropy, an organization comprised of women committed to becoming advocates and philanthropic supporters of the university. The proposal presentations took place at the Musical Instrument Museum on Feb. 23.

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CBO's Leah Gerber speaks at GreenBiz22

The business sector's premier annual sustainablility conference, GreenBiz 2022, returned to the Valley of the Sun in Scottsdale this February. The ASU Center of Biodiversity Ooutcome’s founding director, Leah Gerber, was invited to sit on a panel.

Could coral habitats be rebuilt on sunken warships?

Faculty and researchers from the ASU Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, teaming with partners from the University of Hawaii, recently published a paper based on their survey of 29 sunken warships around the Bikini Atoll and Chuuk Lagoon in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

CBO at conference on decolonizing conservation research

The Conservation Solutions Lab (CSL) participated in the Integrative Conservation Conference (ICC), held from February 3-5 and hosted by the University of Georgia. The conference centered around decolonizing conservation research

Kailin Kroetz appointed to the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council

Kailin Kroetz, Assistant Professor in the School of Sustainability, has been appointed to the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. Kailin serves as the

The Present and Future Status of Ecosystem Services for Coral Reefs

Assistant Research Professor Katie Cramer, an expert in coral reef conservation, led a team of Conservation Innovation Lab students to publish an article on coral reef ecosystem services in Elsevier,

Dragonflies threatened as wetlands around the world disappear - IUCN Red List

The first global assessment of dragonflies via the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species indicated that the destruction of wetlands is a major contributing factor to the decline of dragonfly

SCB's 30th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2021)

The International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) hosted a virtual convening this December, including workshops and training courses. CBO Assistant Center Director Gwen Iacona led a workshop titled "Collecting and reporting the costs

How to save more species before they're gone forever

ASU conservation scientist calls for more funding of the Endangered Species Act to combat escalating biodiversity crisis by Marshall Terrill Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a delisting of 23