Pumas (Puma concolor) as Ecological Brokers
CCI hosted Laura LaBarge for a Defenders lunch talk, where she covered a recently accepted paper on the importance of puma contributions to the diverse ecosystems of the Western Hemisphere.
The need for a National Biodiversity Strategy
The looming biodiversity crisis points to the need for a concerted, whole-of-government response. In this briefing and discussion with the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, CCI's director, Jacob Malcom, talked with state legislators …
Addressing the Biodiversity Crisis in the US: 30x30 and Climate Connectivity
Recent science on the global status and trends of biodiversity loss have made the crisis abundantly clear and transformative action a necessity. Calls to address the crisis by conserving at least 30% of Earth by 2030, known as 30x30 have gained …
Biodiversity Offsetting: Reclaiming the Concept of Compliance Markets
In this CCI Seminar Series event, speakers Ritwick Ghosh and Steven Wolf review existing and emerging models biodiversity offsetting (i.e., compensatory mitigation) to make sense of the contemporary moment and to identify pathways forward. Their …
Stopping Extinction and Reversing Nature Loss: The Case for a National Biodiversity Strategy
The biodiversity crisis is unfolding around the world and in the U.S. In this hill briefing, CCI Director Jacob Malcom gave Capitol Hill staff and a variety of other interested parties an overview of the science that describes the scale of the …
Ma'iingan: Wolves and the Anishinaabe People
In this CCI Seminar Series event, speaker Michael Waasegiizhig Price presents on the cultural aspects of wolves and their relationship to the Anishinaabe people, the Native Americans of the Great Lakes. The controversial 2021 wolf hunt in Wisconsin …
Wild, Connected, and Diverse: Mapping Conservation Values and Climate Adaptation Strategies
Conservation scientists recommend protecting more land in a connected and representative system of protected areas (e.g. 30% by 2030). In this CCI Seminar Series event, speaker Travis Belote presents his research mapping the remaining unprotected …
Supporting Habitat Conservation with Automated Change Detection in Google Earth Engine
In this webinar, Michael presents his and Jacob's recently published paper - Supporting habitat conservation with automated change detection in Google Earth Engine. He covers the importance and need for more comprehensive, effective, and …
From Pixels to Objects: Detecting Habitat Change with AI
In this webinar, Senior Conservation Data Scientist Mike Evans shares the work that CCI has been doing to develop automated change methodology, discusses examples in which CCI has used these tools to positively impact conservation efforts, and shares …