Request for student proposals on conserving desert mountain parks

The goal of the Central Arizona Conservation Alliance Student Research Grants program is to support research that assists land managers in making informed decisions about natural and cultural resources of

Satellite study reveals parched U.S. West using up underground water

July 24, 2014 via NASA A new study by NASA and University of California, Irvine, scientists finds more than 75 percent of the water loss in the drought-stricken Colorado River

Rick Heffernon: Thought Leader Series

Rick Heffernon, recently retired from the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, has served as an Arizona Trail steward for over 15 years. In this Park and Recreation Month-inspired

Central Arizona Conservation Alliance announces RFP for 2014 research grants

The goal of the Research Grants program is to support research that assists land managers in making informed decisions about the natural and cultural resources of the partnership’s focal preserves:

Program brings environmental education to disadvantaged children

The Ecology Explorers K-12 program, run by the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research project, positions children in Homeward Bound's after-school program for academic success and environmental stewardship using science education.

"Regulating Gene Drives"

This article examines the need for national and international regulatory reform before gene drives can be used in the wild. Science Express. 2014. Regulating Gene Drives

Sustainability board member to chair international economic council

As the newly-appointed chair of the World Economic Forum's Meta-Council on the Circular Economy, Board of Directors for Sustainability at ASU member William McDonough aims to illustrate the real-world economic, social and environmental benefits of a circular economy.

Make ASU's campus sustainable!

ASU offers an exciting, new opportunity for students to apply for funding by proposing projects that make any of the ASU campuses more sustainable.

City of Phoenix Cool Urban Spaces Project

City of Phoenix Cool Urban Spaces Project Urban forestry and cool roofs: Assessment of heat mitigation strategies in Phoenix Prepared by the Center for Integrated Solutions to Climate Challenges at

Trail magic: Why trails are good for you, your economy, and things that matter

Rick Heffernon, former senior writer/editor at the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and lead author of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy’s groundbreaking report “Sustainability for Arizona,” has served as an Arizona Trail steward for over 15 years. In this Park and Recreation Month-inspired essay, he examines how trails sustain the physical, emotional and economic well-being of our communities.

New DCDC publication

Assessing the sustainability of water governance systems: the sustainability wheel Published online in the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management on July 11, 2014. Authors Flurina Schneider (a,b,e), Mariano Bonriposi

Weighing the benefits and costs of gene-modifying technology

James Collins, a senior sustainability scientist and evolutionary ecologist at ASU, leads an interdisciplinary research team examining the scientific, ethical and regulatory issues that could arise from the use of a genetic engineering technology called gene drives.