Tiny tribe wins lawsuit against oil industry
The Waorani people of Pastaza, a province in eastern Ecuador, just managed to save seven millions of acres of Amazonian rainforest by winning a major lawsuit against the Ecuadorian government.
UN’s grim warning on extinction: Is there still time?
According to a new report published recently by the United Nations, Earth’s biodiversity is on a rapid decline more than ever recorded in human history. The UN warns, one eighth
Study expands understanding of bacterial communities for global next-generation wastewater treatment and reuse systems
Researchers at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University and the University of Oklahoma led an interdisciplinary global study to explore wastewater microbial communities. The research expands the understanding of
Dolphinaris, deadliest facility in the U.S.
According to new details, bottlenose dolphins at Dolphinaris Arizona die at one of the highest rates recorded at a U.S. facility exhibiting marine mammals. For the two years Dolphinaris was open,
Sustainability PhD alumna working to make slums more connected
School of Sustainability PhD alumna Christa Brelsford is part of a team working to improve the lives of slum residents by using topology — a method that allows the team
ASU awarded NASA grant for study on Colorado River water
A team led by Sustainability Scientist Enrique Vivoni has received $1 million from NASA’s Earth Science Division to provide long-range scenarios for water management for the Colorado River Basin.
Turning borderlands into an energy-water innovation zone
The Future Energy, Water, Industry and Education Park initiative, details concepts for developing the borderlands by bringing energy and water resources, education, farming, business opportunities and jobs to the region.
Meet affiliated faculty Jeff Englin
Read on for an interview with Jeff Englin, professor in the Morrison School of Agribusiness at the W. P. Carey School of Business.
Birding the future: Messages of migration, connectivity and extinction
It is estimated that almost a third of all bird species will have disappeared by the end of this century. What might happen in the future as messages of birds
ASU ranks 2nd in US in Times Higher Education sustainability impact rankings
Arizona State University was ranked 2nd in the country and 35th in the world in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2019. These inaugural rankings, which included 462 universities
School of Sustainability instructor using fellowship to develop booklet for sustainability practitioners
School of Sustainability instructor Nancy Mancilla is among nine American professionals selected by Eisenhower Fellowships (EF) to travel to China for one month as part of the 2019 Zhi-Xing China
Meet affiliated faculty Dave White
Read on for an interview with Dave White, professor in the School of Community Resources and Development, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions.