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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 NewsCan Gold Mining Be More Sustainable?
September 28, 2022A YSE-led study details the severe degradation and deforestation caused by gold mining in tropical forests, as well as the biophysical challenges associated with effectively restoring these landscapes.
YSE NewsStudy Finds all African Carnivores at Risk for Range Loss
September 26, 2022A new YSE-led analysis identifying gaps in maps that help forecast range contractions for African species found that all species studied have a portion of their range at risk.
YSE NewsMcCluskey Fellow Brings Governance-Focused Approach to Wildlife Conservation to YSE
June 27, 2022After nearly a decade in Rwanda facilitating partnerships in gorilla conservation, Anna Behm Masozera spent the last academic year at YSE as the Dorothy S. McCluskey Visiting Fellow in Conservation, a role that welcomes practitioners — particularly women from or working in developing countries — to the School.
YSE NewsResearch on Rapid, Fine-Scale Evolution in Wood Frogs Wins 2022 Bormann Prize
April 28, 2022Andis Arietta’s doctoral research found that frogs have evolved in response to climate change in recent years, but that continued warming would likely outpace the species’s ability to adapt to extreme environmental change.
YSE NewsFuture U.S. Conservation Leaders Named 2022 Wyss Scholars
April 20, 2022Three Yale students — Annie Miller ’23 MEM, Molly Ryan ’23 MEM, and Jane Jacoby ’24 MF/JD ’24 — have been named 2022 Wyss Scholars, a program that supports the graduate-level education of a new generation of leaders in U.S. land conservation.
YSE NewsLANDBACK Panel Addresses Importance of Indigenous Leadership in Land Reclamation and Conservation
April 12, 2022Restoring Indigenous power in land stewardship and co-management policies were at the center of a YSE-Wyss Foundation panel discussion that brought together Indigenous voices from across the country.
YSE NewsHuman-induced Disease Outbreak in Animals Causes Cascading Ecological Effects
March 7, 2022The increased spread of human-induced diseases to wildlife poses a growing challenge for ecosystem conservation. A Yale School of the Environment-led study that investigated the impacts of a mange outbreak that killed vicuñas in a protected area in the Argentine Andes found that it had unique effects on the ecology of the region.
YSE NewsReframing the Controversial Bushmeat Trade
February 14, 2022With the origins of the COVID-19 spurring conversations around the consumption and trade of wild animals from the global South, Yale researchers are taking a closer look to understand the role of “bushmeat” to create a more balanced narrative.
YSE NewsELTI Director Helps Define Political Ecology Playbook
January 26, 2022To address issues of equity and justice in worldwide efforts to advance restoration and conservation and deforestation, a new paper co-authored by YSE's Director of Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative Eva Garen outlines 10 principles for effective, equitable, and transformative landscapes.
YSE NewsTracking Small Cats in Bolivian Amazon
December 8, 2021Amy Zuckerwise ’20 MESc and Courtney Anderson ’20 MESc spent a summer studying smaller cats in the upper Amazon River basin in northwestern Bolivia.
YSE NewsFanning Across the Globe in Search of Big Cats
December 8, 2021YSE students are researching myriad ways these animals are impacting the landscape to fully understand their conservation value and the importance of their survival.
YSE NewsFour YSE Faculty Members Named on the ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ List
December 6, 2021Four Yale School of the Environment faculty members have been included on Clarivate Analytics’ annual list of the world’s most influential researchers.
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Environmental Fellows Share Impassioned Commitment to Justice
November 29, 2021The nine YSE graduate students and recent graduates in the 2021 Environmental Fellows program have diverse backgrounds and experiences, but share the same impassioned commitment to their environmental work.
YSE NewsRepopulating Endangered Animals Can Play a Vital Role in Cutting Carbon Emissions
November 5, 2021Rewilding, restoring, and conserving the role of endangered and threatened species could magnify carbon uptake by 1.5 to 12.5 times or more across the world.