"Forest Recovery" Forest dynamics in Latin America tropics now take directionsthat no one would have predicted a decade ago. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has dropped by over 84%, and is down by a third in Central America if not more. Forest resurgence---increasing forest cover in inhabited landscapes or abandoned lands--- also is a highly […]
PUBLIC POLICY FOR INNOVATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE SERIESCrowdsourcing, Paywalls, and the Future of NewsVIEW HIGHLIGHTS, PHOTOS, AND VIDEOModeratorJohn Villasenor Professor of Electrical Engineering and Public Policy, UCLAPanelistsTorie Bosch Future Tense editor, Slate/New America FoundationJames Rainey Political Writer, Los Angeles TimesDean Schaffer Producer, AllvoicesRuss Stanton Vice President of Content, Southern California Public RadioThe Internet and social […]
This event will bring together Australian and US Experts to challenge existingthinking on water issues and to explore twenty-first century solutions.Topics for Discussion Include:Global Water Management by 2050How will Sydney and Los Angeles Manage Water in 2050?Integrating Recycled WaterStormwater Capture for Water Supply by 2050For more information CLICK HERETo Register: CLICK HERE
The United NationsFramework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the leading international treaty for action on climate change. Parties to the Convention, including the US & Australia, must submit annually a national greenhouse gas inventory, which tracks emissions and their various sources over time. The Kyoto Protocol to the Convention also requires parties to commit […]
“Droughtthat has altered past societies: What can they tell us about today?"About the speaker:Glen M. MacDonald is a UCLA Distinguished Professor, a UC Presidential Chair and Director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment. He is also a Professor of Geography and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA. His research focuses on climate […]
An Oppenheim Lecture featuring Lisa Jackson, Vice President, Environmental Initiatives, Apple and Former Administrator, US Environmental Protection AgencyRSVP by Wednesday, February 5, 2014- Reservations are required6:00 pm Light Reception7:00 pm LectureLisa Jackson started her public career as a chemical engineer working in government. Twenty years later, Ms. Jackson was President Obama’s choice to lead the […]
FREE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE HEREKorn Convocation Hall, Entrepreneurs Hall, 3rd FloorUCLA Anderson School of Management 12:30PM to 1:00PM – Registration1:00PM to 3:00PM – Keynote, Panel Presentation, Audience Q&A3:00PM to 4:00PM – Reception, Entrepreneurs Hall Atrium, 2nd Floor.**********KEYNOTEJeffrey T. Mezger, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, KB HomeMODERATORDavid Hodgins, President and CEO, Sustento Group, LCCPANELISTSMatthew E. Kahn, Director of Research, UCLA […]
“Climate Change, Public Health andViolence in Arctic Canada”Exploiting the differential impact of climate change on the 25 Inuit villages in the territory of Nunavut, Canada whose location spans a north-south distance of 3,000 kilometers allows a natural experiment of the effects of changes in the ice melt on human communities. Using data from quarterly police incident […]
With billions of dollars expected for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (the Fund), California has a tremendous opportunity to make smart investments that will combat climate change while maximizing environmental, public health and economic benefits for disadvantaged communities. SB 535 (de Leόn) requires that at least 25 percent of the moneys in the Fund go to […]
Assemblymember Mike Gatto, the Environmental Defense Fund, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the UCLA Luskin School of Public Policy invite you to a FREE seminar on how current trends will affect future decisions in our community, in everything from development, transportation, and the food we eat.Californians are facing serious threats […]
