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Professor Andrew Plantinga joins UC-wide collaborative project on wildfires

Appropriate incentives can enable necessary large-scale marine conservation measures

Professor James Salzman coauthors guide to green growth

Researchers call for a more comprehensive assessment of the global food system

Researchers suggest seaweed farming could be a versatile tool in the effort to mitigate climate change

Study highlights that framing a message in terms of avoiding environmental losses can increase public support for environmental management

Researchers investigate water use dynamics in the Willamette River Basin

Researchers publish the first comprehensive account of groundwater wells across the contiguous United States

Bren research reveals the influence long-term climatic cycles can have on marine aquaculture

Professor Arturo Keller links reforestation to water quality credits

NGO-led transparency drives accountability. Public performance ratings significantly increase government compliance with environmental policies, demonstrating how independent monitoring strengthens governance and improves on-the-ground outcomes.

Professor Kyle Meng quantifies the effects of political lobbying on likelihood of climate policy enactment

Data science and statistics instructor Allison Horst was recognized with a 2019 Distinguished Teaching Award by the UCSB Academic Senate.

Bren researchers conduct first global assessment of the lifecycle of greenhouse gas emissions from plastics

Bren researcher shows that warming oceans are impacting fish populations

Professor David Tilman finds strategies for growing biomass for fuel can have ecological and environmental benefits.