NEWS & PRESS RELEASES: Elizabeth Hadly
“Tomorrow” Screening at Stanford University »
French filmmaker Cyril Dion joined Stanford environmental experts for a screening of the documentary “Tomorrow” about taking steps to a more sustainable future.
By Devon Ryan,
The world is changing too fast for nature to keep up. Conservation scholars, including those at Stanford, agree that strategies need to evolve to consider not only how ecosystems operated in past decades and centuries,...
By Taylor Kubota,
In a World Ready to Tip, How to Respond? »
Stanford biologist discusses new book on growing threats to natural resources that sustain humanity.
By Shannon Swanson,
New Ideas for a Changing Environment »
Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Announces 2016 Environmental Venture Projects and Realizing Environmental Innovation Program Grants
By Devon Ryan,
Climate and Land Use Changes a 'One-Two Punch’ for Some Species »
Study highlights that paying attention to current and future regional climate can help decision-makers expand agriculture in ways that minimize harm to, and maybe even benefit, particular at-risk species.
By Rob Jordan,
Populations of Early Humans Grew Like Invasive Species »
When humans colonized South America, their populations grew like a typical invasive species – an initial explosive growth rapidly reached the environment's carrying capacity. Agriculture and settled societies allowed a...
By Rob Jordan,
Interactive Tool Tells Story of Global Change »
Using first-person narratives, Stanford undergraduate students have created an interactive tool that shows how forces of global environmental change are manifested locally throughout California
...By Rob Jordan,
New documentary inspired by paper co-authored by Woods senior fellow shows way forward on environmental challenges
By Rob Jordan,
Global Warming: Can World's Nations Agree on 2 Degrees? »
Stanford experts weigh in on Paris climate talks
Loss of Large Land Mammals Could Change Landscapes Forever »
As large mammals disappear, the ecosystems they inhabit change permanently, according to a study co-authored by a Woods senior fellow
By Robert Sanders,
Woods Fellow to Receive Volunteer Service Prize »
Biology Professor Elizabeth Hadly recognized for engaging and involving students in integrating academic scholarship with significant and meaningful volunteer service to...
By Colleen Schwartzcoffey,
Farming Practices Might Preserve Evolutionary Diversity »
A long-term study in Costa Rica has revealed that habitat destruction significantly reduces the incidence of evolutionarily distinct species. The research suggests alternative land-use practices that sustain farming...
By Bjorn Carey,
Bold Solutions for People and Planet »
Stanford Woods Institute announces 2014 Environmental Venture Projects
By Rob Jordan,
Rethinking 'Natural' Habitat for Wildlife »
Protecting wildlife while feeding a world population predicted to reach 9 billion by 2050 will require a holistic approach to conservation that considers human-altered landscapes such as farmland,...
By Rob Jordan,
Increasing tigers' genetic diversity – via interbreeding and other methods – and not just their population numbers, may be the best solution to saving this endangered species, according to new research...
By Rob Jordan,
Pest-Eating Birds Mean Money for Coffee Growers »
For the first time, scientists have assigned a monetary value to the pest-control benefits rainforest birds can provide to agriculture. Their study could provide the framework for pest management that helps both farmers...
By Bjorn Carey,
Climate statement co-written by Stanford Woods Institute senior fellows makes its way to Chinese President
By Rob Jordan,
48 Stanford Scientists Sign Global Environmental Consensus Statement »
California Governor accepts document endorsed by 520 scientists from 44 countries.
By Rob Jordan,
Escaping the Ivory Tower: Science Communication Strategies »
Leopold Leadership Program fellows discuss paths to becoming science communicators.
By Rob Jordan,