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YSE NewsNew Study Finds Animals Play Key Role in Restoring Forests
December 19, 2022The world’s wildlife populations have declined by almost 70% in the last 50 years as their habitats have been cleared by humans and polluted. Yet, animals play a crucial role in reforestation, a new study published in The Royal Society journal Philosophical Transactions has found.
YSE NewsYale Doctoral Students Highlight ‘Animal-Vectored Subsidies’ in Journal of Animal Ecology
December 12, 2022Yale doctoral students Kristy Ferraro and Diego Ellis Soto developed a "roadmap" to quantify how the movement of animals of all shapes and sizes contribute to and remove nutrients within and across ecosystems. This work earned them the 2022 Sidnie Manton Award from the British Ecological Society.
YSE NewsYSE Sponsors Environmental Research by Two Ukrainian Scientists
December 2, 2022The Yale School of the Environment is sponsoring research by two Ukrainian scientists who are exploring how the war with Russia has impacted the country's environment.
YSE News‘Highly Cited Researchers’ List Includes Four YSE Faculty Members
November 16, 2022YSE faculty members Mark Bradford, Karen Seto, Peter Raymond and Anthony Leiserowitz were recognized by Clarivate Analytics for their published research papers being among the most cited in their field.
YSE NewsInternational Tropical Ecology Expert Paulo Brando Joins YSE Faculty
November 16, 2022Paulo Brando, an internationally recognized expert of tropical ecosystems, joins the Yale School of the Environment. His research explores the causes of deforestation and forest degradation in the Amazon and the associated consequences to climate, ecological stability, and the potential future pathways of forests.
YSE NewsThree Cairns Fellows Tackle Climate Change From Multiple Angles
November 14, 2022From advancing renewable rural electrification in South Asia to restoring woodlands in Central Africa, the inaugural Three Cairns Fellows are implementing innovative climate solutions in the Global South.
YSE NewsResearchers Solve 100-Year-Old Botanical Mystery that was Key to the Spread of Plant Life on Land
November 10, 2022A team of YSE-led researchers have now solved a 100-year-old paleontology mystery: How did ancient plants emerge from swamps and riverbanks to new habitats with limited access to water?
YSE NewsYSE Students to Represent NGOs and Environmental Organizations at COP27
November 4, 2022Dozens of students, faculty, and staff from the Yale School of the Environment and Yale University are participating in key decision-making and negotiations centered on global climate action at the annual UN climate summit being held this year in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.
YSE NewsExamining the IRA's Impact on a Clean Energy Future
November 2, 2022Industry leaders and energy experts gathering at the Yale Clean Energy Conference this week weigh in on how the Inflation Reduction Act will impact their individual sectors and the U.S. transition to clean energy.
YSE NewsAuthors of UN Report on Climate Change Discuss Opportunities, Challenges of Urban Areas at Annual Hixon Conference
October 25, 2022Two vice chairs and seven authors from the latest U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report took part in the recent Hixon Center Urban Conference, which covered a range of issues including infrastructure, transportation, energy, forests, and how urban areas can help mitigate climate change.
YSE NewsProtecting the Rights of Climate Refugees, Listening to Indigenous Voices, and Ensuring a Just Transition to Clean Energy: Takeaways from the Global Environmental Justice Conference
October 21, 2022Highlighted by a keynote address by Georgetown Professor Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò on climate reparations, the annual Global Environmental Justice Conference explored difficult environmental justice issues including the growing scale of climate refugees, the burden food insecurity places on women, and implementing cultural preservation measures in climate action.
YSE NewsYSE Alumni Award Winner Focuses on Finding Common Ground
October 7, 2022The environmental law career of Brandi Colander '07 MEM, a 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award winner, has spanned the public and private sector with a particular focus on building consensus and promoting inclusion of underrepresented communities.
YSE NewsBarrier-Breaking Forest Geneticist Honored with YSE Alumni Award
October 7, 2022As a woman, a scientist, and in countless other roles in her life and career, Sharon Friedman ’77 MFS defied expectations and challenged norms. In recognition of her accomplishments and dedication to the School, she will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award from YSE at Reunion Weekend 2022.
YSE NewsProspect Street Award Winner is Developing an Actionable Plan to Meet California’s Bold Carbon Neutrality Goals
October 7, 2022California will achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 at the latest, and the playbook 2022 Prospect Street Award winner Shereen D’Souza ’12 MESc and her colleagues created will serve as a model for the rest of the U.S. and the world.
YSE NewsYSE Certificate Programs Advance Climate Solutions and Careers
October 6, 2022Aimed at accelerating the transition to clean energy and effective tropical forest landscape conservation and restoration, two YSE online certificate programs are having an immediate impact on the environment and the careers of environmental professionals.