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Climate Conversations: How climate change is impacting our coral reefs
May 16, 2025
The National Academy of Science hosted a discussion on how climate change impacts coral reefs and what researchers are doing to save them. Maiya May from PBS moderated the conversation between CBO’s Dr. Katie Cramer and Dr. Andrew Baker from the University of Miami.
Building a more inclusive future for conservation science
April 8, 2025
Dr. Kwan-Lamar Blount-Hill is helping change the way conservation is done from the inside out. Recent publications in Conservation Biology take a hard look at how the field of conservation science can evolve to better reflect and support the diverse communities it serves.
A “data-for-decisions” management system to facilitate cost-efficiency in conservation interventions
February 18, 2025
A new publication explores the connections between the costs and outcomes of conservation interventions to help conservation managers identify ways to minimize cost, justify budgets, and compare strategies over time to make better decisions.
Structured decision-making handbook
February 3, 2025
Using case studies in the Galápagos National Park, this handbook outlines the use of structured decision-making as a method for refining management objectives and evaluating adaptive management decisions for environmental managers. It’s available in English and Spanish.
Understanding pathways of knowledge to action in conservation
January 23, 2025
Dr. Leah Gerber’s talk at the Oxford Martin School describes a theory of change for addressing the biodiversity crisis by integrating innovation with boundary-spanning work.
Highlights from Bloom 24 and COP16
October 24-25, 2024
Dr. Leah Gerber spoke on the positive impact of mindfulness amidst urgent ecological crises, delved into synergies between government initiatives and corporate strategies for biodiversity, and shared examples of stakeholder engagement that balance local and global biodiversity goals.</p?
Golden Conversations: Hope for the environment
October 18, 2024
Dr. Leah Gerber chatted with an ASU sustainability student about what brings them hope while working to tackle climate change.
Universities must do more to help researchers help society
July 4, 2024
There are important roles for scientists and scholars to play in addressing wicked problems—but for many experts based at universities, the system doesn’t reward their engagement.
Global research priorities for historical ecology to inform conservation
June 27, 2024
Dr. Katie Cramer worked on an application of structured decision-making historical ecology to refine priorities in: (1) methods and concepts, (2) knowledge co-production and community engagement, (3) policy and management, and (4) climate change impacts.
Bringing data to decision making for conservation and biodiversity
June 13, 2024
Dr. Leah Gerber and Dr. Gwen Iacona edited a special collection for PLOS Biology focused on the complex problem of translating conservation and biodiversity research from the field into the real world.
CBO’s 10th anniversary celebration
April 26, 2024
We celebrated a decade of success! Festivities included panel discussions surrounding our three research pillars and sharing memories from past colleagues and collaborators. We wrapped up with deeper discussions on conservation efforts and plans for the next decade.
Balancing protection and production in ocean conservation
April 15, 2024
CBO Faculty Affiliate Dr. Jack Kittinger led a perspectives piece looking at the balance between marine protection and sustainable production in pelagic ecosystems, in light of rapid acceleration of the biodiversity and climate crises.
A Scorecard for Designing and Evaluating University Partnerships
January 1, 2024
The CBO actionable science team wrote a chapter for the book From Purpose to Impact: The University and Business Partnership which describes a new tool for assessing diverse types of collaborations beyond the classic research and development partnership.
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