Our Environment at Berkeley: Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management

 A new study co-authored by Paolo D’Odorico evaluates the possibility of meeting new EAT-Lancet healthy diet target while protecting land and water resources.

https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/2024/11/feeding-world-while-protecting-natural-resources

A new paper out from the Blonder lab focuses on how water access affects leaf function and survival in the Fremont cottonwood during extreme heatwaves.

https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/2024/10/intensive-leaf-cooling-promotes-tree-survival-during-record-heatwave

ESPM PhD alum Brad Balukjian spoke to Rausser College about the discovery of 17 new insect species in French Polynesia, and how he hopes to continue educational outreach on the islands.

https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/2024/10/new-plant-bug-species-discovered-french-polynesia

The Berkeley Wildlife program and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife have launched the collaborative research initiative to understand the ecology and wolf-human interactions of the r...

https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/2024/10/california-wolf-project-will-advance-science-and-management-gray-wolves

Meg Mills-Novoa’s research helps Nevada’s rural communities and Indigenous groups navigate a boom of renewable energy production.

https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/2024/10/renewable-repercussions

During a visit to campus last week, the Under Secretary visited greenhouses and field sites to learn about various environmental, agricultural, and plant science research programs on campus. 

https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/2024/10/usda-under-secretary-jacobs-young-tours-oxford-facility

Professor Christopher Schell and alum Christine Wilkinson, PhD '21, spoke to KQED about the role coyotes play in California ecosystems, and how can best coexist.

https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/2024/10/coexisting-california-s-urban-coyotes

The ESPM PhD student received a fellowship from NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology for his research on wetland resilience.

https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/2024/10/eric-romero-awarded-nasa-future-investigators-graduate-fellowship

Environmental justice research by ESPM students and faculty is helping address the mounting inequities that are created or compounded by climate change, economic injustice, and the enduring legac...

https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/2024/10/issue-announcement

Baldocci will receive the American Geophysical Union’s Ambassador Award in recognition of his contributions for scientific leadership to the Earth and Space community.  

https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/2024/09/dennis-baldocchi-receive-agu-ambassador-award