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Rāhui: Supporting Traditional Resource Management with Contemporary Conservation in French Polynesia
Researchers with the Rāhui Forum and Research Center empower local communities to manage their natural resources, coupled with contemporary ecological tools
May 18 2022
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Student News
Saving Whales During a Pandemic: The Story of a Student Team Navigating Remote Times
Despite the challenges of the COVID pandemic, a team of Bren master's students examined how undersea acoustic pollution might be impacting marine mammals.
Mar 4 2022
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Assessing the Impact of Anthropogenic Pressures on Global Coastal Ecosystems
Researchers identified earth’s remaining intact coastal ecosystems, and the actions nations can undertake to retain, restore and sustainably manage them
Feb 8 2022
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Blue Foods Assessment Examines the Role of Aquatic Foods in Sustainable and Equitable Global Food Systems
The project brings together a global team of over 100 scientists to propel change in the policies and practices that shape the future of food systems around the world
Sep 28 2021
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Faculty News
Gary Libecap Receives Ostrom Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Libecap recognized for his academic contributions to understanding the economics and politics of property institutions pertaining to land, natural resources, and the environment
Aug 31 2021
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Trust, Collective Action, and Ecological Design: Transforming The Way We Think About Marine Conservation
An insightful conversation with Bren researcher, Anastasia Quintana, exploring the benefits, drawbacks, and lessons learned from a small-scale fisheries management study in the Gulf of California
Aug 5 2021
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Student News
Bren PhD Researchers Awarded 2021 Switzer Fellowships
Gabriela Alberola and Timnit Kefela are recipients of the prestigious Switzer Foundation fellowship award
Jun 18 2021
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Globally Coordinated Efforts to Protect the Ocean Offer Lasting Benefits for Humanity's Most Pressing Challenges
A team of 26 international researchers mapped priority ocean protection areas based on global targets for marine conservation, food security and climate action.
May 3 2021
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Decade-long Amazon Soy Moratorium in Brazil Reduced Deforestation
Compounded by a cattle moratorium and multi-sector collaboration, more than 18,000 square kilometers of Amazon forest were saved
Dec 14 2020
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A Global Network of Marine Protected Areas Can Substantially Improve Future Catch
Study reveals expanding existing global MPAs by just 5% can improve future catch by at least 20%
Oct 27 2020
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Study Finds Chilean Reforestation Programs Decrease Biodiversity
Without requirements for native species, Chilean reforestation subsidies decreased biodiversity
Jun 26 2020
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Mo'orea: Coral Reef Research in Paradise
UCSB highlights coral reef research by Bren faculty and grad students at LTER station in Mo'orea
Jun 15 2020
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Faculty News
Ben Halpern Named Fellow of Ecological Society of America
Bren Professor Ben Halpern Elected Fellow of Ecological Society of America
Apr 9 2020
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A Market-Based Approach to Marine Conservation
Appropriate incentives can enable necessary large-scale marine conservation measures
Jan 6 2020
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Study Shows Preemptive Overfishing in Announced Marine Reserves
Professors Meng and Costello find that promising to solve an environmental problem may initially worsen it
Aug 27 2018