Climate Change Challenges and Science-Based Optimism
Dr. Patrick Gonzalez, climate change scientist, forest ecologist, and Executive Director of the UC Berkeley Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity, concisely reviews the latest science from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and reasons for hope, if you help with a meaningful carbon solution.
Institute Co-Publishes Parks Stewardship Forum - Boundary Thinking Transformed
Parks Stewardship Forum is an open-access publication for conservation professionals, co-published by the University of California, Berkeley, Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity and the George Wright Society.
Patrick Gonzalez to lead Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity
Dr. Gonzalez brings advanced climate change science capabilities and an international perspective to the Institute.
Remembering David Graber
The conservation biologist and Berkeley alum served on the Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity’s board after a 30-year career with the National Park Service.
Institute Faculty Co-Director Discusses National Parks in CNN Article
In a recent CNN article, Professor Steve Beissinger commented on biodiversity loss in Joshua Tree National Park.
Jonathan Jarvis Publishes Book - National Parks Forever
Jonathan Jarvis, Chair of the Board of Advisors of the UC Berkeley Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity, publishes National Parks Forever, a book with new conservation ideas from his time as Director of the U.S. National Park Service under President Obama.
California Releases Draft Strategy to Achieve 30x30 Conservation Target
Along with the strategy, the California Natural Resources Agency today announced its 30x30 Advisory Committee, on which former Executive Director Jon Jarvis, and Rausser College Dean David Ackerly, will serve.