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Cutting-Edge Wildlife Ecologist Nyeema Harris to Join YSE Faculty

Nyeema Harris, whose groundbreaking research explores carnivore behavior and movement, ecology… Continue Reading →

Forest Fragmentation Research Earns 2021 Bormann Prize

Meghna Krishnadas’ doctoral research into how forest fragmentation alters the underlying… Continue Reading →

YSE Class of ’21 Andie Creel: Putting a Value on Natural Resources

Growing up in Bozeman, Montana Andie Creel MESc ’21 had nature at her doorstep. But… Continue Reading →

Aquatic Ecosystems Source of Half of Global Methane Emissions

The global contribution and importance of aquatic ecosystems as methane emitters has been… Continue Reading →

Yale to Launch Center for Natural Carbon Capture

A $100 million gift from FedEx will help fund the new Center, which will be focused on developing… Continue Reading →

Haaland DOI Nomination Provides Opportunities to Advance Environmental Justice

Gerald Torres, professor of Environmental Justice at the Yale School of the Environment, weighs… Continue Reading →

The Outsider’s Advantage

Dr. Dorceta Taylor ’85 MFS, ’91 PhD, who joined the YSE faculty in July… Continue Reading →

Paradise Lost or Found?

For his new book, “Billionaire Wilderness,” Professor Justin Farrell spent… Continue Reading →

New Study Examines Whether COVID-19 Virus Has Entered Rivers and Streams

Yale researchers are studying whether the COVID-19 virus is present in streams and rivers,… Continue Reading →

Finding Common Ground for Scientists and Policymakers on Soil Carbon and Climate Change

In an opinion published in Nature Sustainability, a group of scientists argue that… Continue Reading →

Yale Conservationist Honored for Strides In Human-Centered Wildlife Protection

Over several years in Rwanda, Bill Weber developed a conservation strategy that has strengthened… Continue Reading →

How a Marine Monument in the Atlantic Became an ‘Anchor’ for Ocean Protection

The first and only national monument in the Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Canyons & Seamounts… Continue Reading →

Will Marshland Keep up With Rising Seas? Study Finds Clues in the Sediment

A new Yale-led study describes a novel methodology that tracks the inland movement of marshland… Continue Reading →

How Inland Waters ‘Breathe’ Carbon – And What it Means for Global Systems

A new Yale study reveals important insights into the factors that influence the release of… Continue Reading →

Landmark Report Finds Urban Natural Forests Require Greater Management

Researchers at F&ES have partnered with the Natural Areas Conservancy and the Trust for… Continue Reading →

Common Policy Premise on Link Between Soil and Crop Yield is Valid – to a Point

While many policy initiatives assume that increasing “soil organic matter” will… Continue Reading →

Students Honored for Leadership in Conservation and Wildlife Science

Two students from F&ES — Andy Lee ’19 M.E.Sc. and Kimi Zamuda ’19 M.E.Sc.… Continue Reading →

Looking for Balance Between Conservation and Development in Africa

As the African continent continues to modernize in the coming decades, striking a balance… Continue Reading →

‘Let the Rodent Do the Work’: Reflections of a Beaver Believer

Author Ben Goldfarb ’13 M.E.M. says the near eradication of the once ubiquitous North… Continue Reading →

Editing Nature: A Call for Careful Oversight of Environmental Gene Editing

For all the promise of gene editing technologies, there remain profound concerns about… Continue Reading →

Alum Introduces New Yorkers to The Forest in Their Own Backyard

The city of New York contains more than 20,000 acres of forests and wetlands, a fact that… Continue Reading →

Eleanor Sterling Recognized With F&ES Distinguished Alumni Award

Conservationist Eleanor Sterling ’83 B.A., ’93 Ph.D., chief scientist at the Center… Continue Reading →

Solving the Ivory Deadlock

In an interview Gao Yufang ’14 M.E.Sc., who is now a doctoral student at F&ES, discusses… Continue Reading →

Gladiator Games: In Nature’s Showdowns, Biodiversity Shields Weaker Competitors

A new Yale-led study of fungi competition illustrates… Continue Reading →

Protecting Nature and Indigenous Rights In One of Earth’s Most Diverse Landscapes

For nearly two decades, conservationists Lilian Painter and Robert Wallace have worked with… Continue Reading →

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