UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability Moving science to action ↓ ↓ ioes.ucla.eduhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaioes.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaioes.bsky.social/post/3m7svem4zis2iA new UCLA–NRDC report shows massive pricing disparities in who pays what for water from the #ColoradoRiverBasin. Some California urban water agencies shell out over $2,500 per acre-foot of surface water, while some irrigation districts pay $0—for the exact same water. ucla.in/4pC6ODH @nrdc.org12 Dec 2025 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:qiketdts3s6zzjd6mzvy5fri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7svem4zis2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaioes.bsky.social/post/3m6xgecpw2c2n🌊 California Kelp Forests: How are they changing? 🌿 Tomorrow (12/2) at 12 PM, UCLA’s La Kretz Center and #EEB dept. will host a virtual seminar led by Billie Beckley (UCSB PhD candidate), exploring disturbance and recovery in California’s kelp ecosystems. 👉 More: https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/event/ucla-la-kretz-center-and-eeb-department-virtual-seminar-billie-beckley/01 Dec 2025 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:qiketdts3s6zzjd6mzvy5fri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6xgecpw2c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaioes.bsky.social/post/3m5wqbxz43s2d👏 Alex Hall, director of @uclaioes.bsky.social and professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, has been named among the world’s most influential researchers — a distinction reserved for 1 out of every 1,000 scholars. https://ucla.in/4oeu5Kw18 Nov 2025 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:qiketdts3s6zzjd6mzvy5fri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5wqbxz43s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaioes.bsky.social/post/3m52yehaass2tCan caterpillars help fight wildfire? UCLA White Mountain Research Center’s Jeff Holmquist highlights how traditional “piyuga” trenches—used to harvest Pandora moth caterpillar larvae—clear flammable debris, helping pines survive wildfires. https://ucnrs.org/an-indigenous-foodway-reduces-wildfire-damage-in-a-western-forest/07 Nov 2025 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:qiketdts3s6zzjd6mzvy5fri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52yehaass2thttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaioes.bsky.social/post/3m2krf7uvds2qIn Los Angeles, Tony Pritzker applies an engineer’s discipline to environmental philanthropy—from stormwater systems keeping runoff out of Santa Monica Bay to a global prize at UCLA supporting emerging innovators. “Science is science—and it’s fact-based,” he told @Mongabay.com 🧬🧪 ucla.in/4pZ8sQh06 Oct 2025 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:qiketdts3s6zzjd6mzvy5fri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2krf7uvds2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaioes.bsky.social/post/3lyh7dfsus225🐘🌱🔊 From decoding software to decoding elephants: 2025 Pritzker finalist Seema Lokhandwala leads the Elephant Acoustics Project, creating early-warning systems that save lives and draw on community wisdom. "Coexistence in India is not led by ecologists and scientists alone." ucla.in/4plAlBW10 Sep 2025 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:qiketdts3s6zzjd6mzvy5fri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyh7dfsus225https://bsky.app/profile/uclaioes.bsky.social/post/3lxv45m4phs24As chytrid fungus wipes out frogs — 90 species lost and counting — 2025 Pritzker finalist Anthony Waddle of Macquarie University is testing ways to tip the balance back toward survival. “Many in the field have given up, viewing the problem as hopeless, but I see it differently.” ucla.in/3JP1lJz02 Sep 2025 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:qiketdts3s6zzjd6mzvy5fri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxv45m4phs24https://bsky.app/profile/uclaioes.bsky.social/post/3lxidjzbvt223A new #UCLA study shows how African elephant poop helps ebony trees grow, the slow-growing source of wood used for guitars and pianos 🎸 In areas where elephants are poached, researchers found nearly 70% fewer ebony saplings. ucla.in/47NATtO28 Aug 2025 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:qiketdts3s6zzjd6mzvy5fri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxidjzbvt223https://bsky.app/profile/uclaioes.bsky.social/post/3lxdmu2tpoc2d‘It burns my hands, my eyes, my lungs. But what choice do I have?’ For Denica Riadini-Flesch, hearing those words changed everything. Now a 2025 Pritzker Award finalist, she’s proving fashion can restore soil, dignity and women’s futures 🪡🧵🌱 ucla.in/3JxH9ff26 Aug 2025 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:qiketdts3s6zzjd6mzvy5fri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxdmu2tpoc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaioes.bsky.social/post/3lwfcretqhs2c⚡️ UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability is proud to announce the finalists for the 2025 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award 🙇‍♂️🌏✨ All under age 40, their work spans continents and cultures, united by a refusal to treat complex problems as inevitable. https://ucla.in/4fGs3Qz14 Aug 2025 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:qiketdts3s6zzjd6mzvy5fri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwfcretqhs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaioes.bsky.social/post/3lvtt7dhitk2mWhat does environmental genius look like in 2025? Maybe it’s a frog sauna outside Sydney, a high-tech greenhouse in Appalachia, or a furniture studio bringing back Kenya’s mangroves 🐸 ✨ 🇰🇪 Meet the final set of nominees for the 2025 Pritzker Award 🙇‍♂️ ucla.in/3J6ZLT507 Aug 2025 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:qiketdts3s6zzjd6mzvy5fri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvtt7dhitk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaioes.bsky.social/post/3lvp4cusths2d🐘 The second set of UCLA 2025 Pritzker nominees show what happens when climate work starts with listening — to elephants, to tenants, to cotton farmers, to community. Their work spans bioacoustics, housing law, regenerative fashion and coalition-building. https://ucla.in/4mdvvEH06 Aug 2025 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:qiketdts3s6zzjd6mzvy5fri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvp4cusths2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaioes.bsky.social/post/3lvc7feuejk2h⚡️🌎 Meet the first five candidates for the 2025 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award. They’re working in places where infrastructure is unstable and communities are underserved — across forests, clinics, code camps, and river basins. #UCLA #PritzkerAward ucla.in/4lVBdej https://ucla.in/4lVBdej31 Jul 2025 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:qiketdts3s6zzjd6mzvy5fri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvc7feuejk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaioes.bsky.social/post/3luqpp3zsnk2l13 nominees. 5 continents. 1 blueprint 🌎 Announcing the 2025 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award nominees—rising leaders using science, tech, and design to tackle climate challenges. One will receive $100,000 to scale their impact. https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/article/announcing-the-2025-pritzker-emerging-environmental-genius-award-nominees/24 Jul 2025 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:qiketdts3s6zzjd6mzvy5fri/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqpp3zsnk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaioes.bsky.social/post/3ltzka4trrc2qFeatured in L.A. Times: Edith de Guzman, PhD ’23, brings shade inequity—and climate justice—to the spotlight at Descanso Gardens 🎨 ✨ Her exhibition explores who gets cooling shade in a warming L.A. ucla.in/4lvhWQH https://ucla.in/4lvhWQH15 Jul 2025 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:qiketdts3s6zzjd6mzvy5fri/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltzka4trrc2q