Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

NEWS & PRESS RELEASES: Peter Vitousek

Native Hawaiian fellows with sing a traditional song as part of the First Nations’ Futures Institute opening ceremony.

Stanford-Based Program Trains Indigenous Leaders »

December 15, 2015

First Nations’ Futures Institute celebrates 10 years of preparing young trailblazers to tackle environmental, economic, social and cultural challenges in their communities.

By Rob Jordan, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Bluegill fish

Ecological Society of America Showcases Notable Papers  »

August 12, 2015

Stanford researchers among authors honored in centennial issue of largest professional society devoted to ecological science

By Kristen Weiss and Sara Worden, Center for Ocean Solutions

A wheat field in China

How To Increase Farm Yields and Lower Pollution in China »

September 8, 2014

An integrated approach to managing soil and crops could help meet the demand of rapidly rising population while reducing greenhouse gases that drive climate change.

By Laura Seaman, Center on Food Security and the Environment

How to Feed the World »

July 14, 2014

Experts from many fields put their heads together in a Stanford project to map strategies against global want.

Stanford Magazine

First Nations Leaders of Tomorrow »

November 7, 2013

First Nations’ Futures Institute helps young indigenous leaders integrate community values and resource management

By Rob Jordan, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

48 Stanford Scientists Sign Global Environmental Consensus Statement »

May 23, 2013

California Governor accepts document endorsed by 520 scientists from 44 countries.

By Rob Jordan, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

New Light on China's Pollution Problem »

February 21, 2013

Study reveals scale of nitrogen’s effect on people and ecosystems

By Rob Jordan, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment