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A decades-long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests’ long-term ability to store carbon while also reducing wildfire hazard.Read more about Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big, fire-resistant trees

Marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco explains how the story of the ocean as endlessly bountiful and resilient has led to its degradation, and why we need to embrace a new narrative: that it's too big to ignore.Read more about Why the ocean needs a new narrative

In a recent Nature Perspective article, ESPM professor Jonas Meckling breaks down how geoeconomic competition could impact decarbonization policy.Read more about What the geoeconomic turn in decarbonization means for policymakers

New research from ESPM Cooperative Extension professor Matteo Garbelotto and UCANR scientists shows that plant pathogens and pests, and urbanization and climate change, are shifting the natural range of California trees.Read more about Climate, diseases driving death of several tree species in multiple California regions

Associate Professor Timothy Bowles explains how agroecology draws both on the ecological sciences and generations of farming wisdom to create more sustainable ways of growing food.Read more about Watch a professor explain agroecology in 101 seconds

Gonzalez, an associate adjunct professor in ESPM, will serve as a lead author of the next IPCC assessment of climate change.Read more about IPCC selects Patrick Gonzalez for climate change assessment

For the first time ever, a research team led by Avery Shawler, PhD '24 ESPM, and Associate Professor Arthur Middleton has observed gray wolves outside of the Arctic migrating during pup-rearing season.Read more about Pups in tow, Yellowstone-area wolves trek long distances to stay near prey

A new study led by Assistant Professor Lucas Vargas Zeppetello suggests water stress, not high temperatures, has the strongest influence on crop yields.Read more about Modeling the Key Role of irrigation for Farming in a Hotter World

Congratulations to faculty members Dennis Baldocchi and Bill Tietje on their recent retirements from UC Berkeley. We thank them for their dedication to students and their fields, as well as for their service to the University.Read more about ESPM recognizes faculty retirees Dennis Baldocchi and Bill Tietje