ASU-CI welcomes Katie Cramer
The ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes and Conservation International welcomed Assistant Research Professor Katie Cramer as part of the ASU-CI partnership. Cramer is a marine conservation ecologist and an Oceans
The Natural Capital Commitment
ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes’ partner The Natural Capital Coalition has recently released The Natural Capital Commitment, which asks businesses to commit to conservation and sustainable decision-making within their organization.
Future cities episode episode 24: Solid waste buildup and the threats to flood resilience
We're not the Mob but we here at Future Cities still care a lot about waste management! Co-host Jason Sauer talks with Dr. Erin Rivers (@soilandthecity) about how solid waste,
Recovery of the white abalone
ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Founding Director Leah Gerber helped make strides in the recovery of the white abalone species through the White Abalone Restoration Consortium. White abalones are sea
WE Empower helps launch Target Gender Equality at UN General Assembly
During the United Nations General Assembly in September 2019, the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge and Arizona State University helped launch a program to accelerate gender equality by setting and reaching corporate targets for women’s representation and leadership in business.
Tackling plastic pollution in the Philippines
Beth Polidoro, ASU New College professor and Center for Biodiversity Outcomes associate center director of biodiversity valuation and assessments, was featured in an Arizona PBS special about her research on
Marine wildlife conservation in Galapagos
On October 24, 2019, the ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes partnered with the School of Life Sciences to host a Hugh Hanson Seminar by Professor Susana Cárdenas Díaz from the
School of Sustainability launches new course in the spring
The Arizona State University School of Sustainability is introducing a new course in the Spring 2020 semester. View course flier (PDF). “Lean Startup Problem Solving for Sustainability” (SOS 594) will
Priorities for sustaining ocean economy
ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes professor of practice and senior director of the blue production program for Conservation International’s Center for Oceans, Jack Kittinger, and ASU-CI former postdoctoral research associate
ASU researchers working to extract clean fuel from sunlight
One of the most consequential questions of our time is: How do we generate enough energy to meet our needs? The question is particularly important as previously reliable sources of
New ASU lab will address the social challenges of climate change
As more locations across the country begin to transition to utilizing renewable energy sources, officials in such locations face a daunting task: How do they compensate the workers and communities
WE Empower awardee from U.S. wins DVF pitch night competition
During the U.N. General Assembly and Climate Week, philanthropist and fashion icon Diane Von Furstenberg hosted a pitch night in New York City for the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge