Organizing for biodiversity conservation in the age of extinction
On January 30, 3019, ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Founding Director Leah Gerber will be partnering with Elliott Millinor and Greg Kaebnick to present a session on “Organizing concepts in
Casting biodiversity conservation as a budget allocation problem
ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Founding Director Leah Gerber will be giving a presentation at the University of Oxford’s Interdisciplinary Center for Conservation Science in London, UK on September 10,
New grants to aid endangered species protection investments
The ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes recently secured two grants, one with the Electric Power Research Institute and one with Monsanto, to develop respective tools that will help enable each
Dining with Dan
You’ve heard of “chef-driven cuisine” and “farm-to-table” cuisine, but what about a “farm driven chef”? World-renowned chef Dan Barber is working to be just that.
Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance Represented in International Conferences
Drs. Jim Elser and Matt Scholz of the Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance made presentations on topics related to phosphorus sustainability at recent conferences in Asia and Europe. Jim Elser, executive director
Flathead Lake an Example of Effective Phosphorus Monitoring and Lake Protection
Flathead Lake in Montana is the largest natural freshwater lake in the western continental US (by surface area). It is also one of the cleanest large lakes in the world,
Sustainability student talks on ABC15 about Arizona Sustainability Alliance grant
Arizona State University School of Sustainability undergraduate student Tearsa Saffell was interviewed on ABC15 Arizona morning news for her involvement with the Arizona Sustainability Alliance, a nonprofit organization with a
Future Cities podcast episode 13: Flash Floods in Baltimore
UREx post-docs Bernice Rosenzweig and Marissa Matsler report from on-the-ground in Baltimore. Looking to learn more about how the Memorial Day Weekend extreme rain event affected he city, they interviewed
Rocket Science for a Sustainable Future
We can predict the trajectory of a rocket to Mars with great precision, but have difficulty predicting the precise trajectory of our car ride to the airport. What is the
Bipartisan conversation on pricing carbon emissions attracts nearly 1,200
An online discussion about current efforts to price carbon emissions moderated by ASU Wrigley Institute board member Robert Litterman and headlined by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse attracted nearly 1,200 registrants.
SolarSPELL increasing outreach to island nations feeling effects of climate change
The effects of climate change are showing up all over the world, but small island nations such as Fiji are feeling them more strongly than most places. Over the past
New guide helps assess benefits of key natural areas
The International Union for Conservation of Nature World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN-WCPA) recently issued new guidance to help ecologists assess ecosystem services within important sites for biodiversity and nature