Species adapt to natural climate change better than human activity

After excavating the remains of 95 species from a Bahamanian sinkhole, a team of researchers - including distinguished sustainability scientist Janet Franklin - discovered that, of the species who were no longer found in the area, more had disappeared in the last 1,000 years due to human activity than in the many thousands of years prior.

"2050: Can we get to a sustainable world by then?"

Peter Kareiva Director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (or IoES) at UCLA, Chair of the The Nature Conservancy Science Cabinet We face severe environmental threats. But stories of human

“Resilience or resourcefulness – which makes most sense for the Anthropocene?”

Peter Kareiva Director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (or IoES) at UCLA, Chair of the The Nature Conservancy Science Cabinet According to world-renowned conservationist Peter Kareiva, resilient cities, resilient

New global assessment shows cacti fifth most threatened species group

A new report published in Nature on a recently completed global species assessment shows cacti are at risk worldwide and the fifth most threatened of any major group assessed to date.

Can cities manage urban emissions at the local level?

Cities are working to address climate change by understanding and managing their carbon footprint, but can they succeed where nations have failed? CBO Affiliate Kevin Gurney, associate professor with the

Hawaii to host IUCN World Conservation Congress in 2016

The International Union for Conservation of Nature Council has selected Hawaii as the host of the September 1-10, 2016, IUCN World Conservation Congress – the world’s largest conservation event. Held

UH-Hilo and ASU partner on sustainability energy certificate

Affordable energy is vital for a community to thrive, and the proposed merger of NextEra Energy Inc. and Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. is on everyone’s mind in Hawai’i. Kris Mayes,

Hawai'i teachers participate in national sustainability academy

Kamehameha Schools teachers Rod Floro and Brendan Courtot hope to empower Hawai’i’s youth through culture and sustainability. Floro, a sixth-grade science teacher, and Courtot, a vocational technology and applied math

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ASU Wrigley Institute leaders define sustainability

Though most experts agree that sustainability's primary aim is to accommodate a growing number of people on a planet with finite resources, the term is defined in different ways - as exemplified by the ASU Wrigley Institute's directorate in a recent article.

CAP LTER partners to bring big data to high school girls

More than a dozen 11th- and 12th-grade girls spent their fall break gathering skills that will be valuable to them in future STEM careers during a workshop hosted in partnership with ASU’s Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research program.

ASU Wrigley Institute launches climate change story video contest

In recognition of Global Climate Change Week during Campus Sustainability Month, the ASU Wrigley Institute has launched the Climate Story Video Contest. The contest invites ASU students to examine how the