UC Davis Institute of the Environment

Discover. Research. Solve.

The UC Davis Institute of the Environment's work is based around thematic pillars that unite all of the interdisciplinary work conducted by the Institute's centers. Each of the below research initiatives represent our nature-based approach to our work as the university's steward of Earth's natural resources. Environmental justice is critical to all of work and is centered within the Institute through our Environmental and Climate Justice Hub.

Sequestering Carbon from the Sierra to the Sea

Managing Water in a Changing World

Fire, Climate Change, and Ecosystem and Community Resilience

Inspiring Environmental and Climate Activism Through Art

Renaming the John Muir Institute of the Environment to Be More Inclusive

March 22, 2022

The UC Davis Chancellor’s Leadership Council approved a recommendation to rename the John Muir Institute of the Environment (JMIE) to the Institute of the Environment. The recommendation emanated from a naming committee appointed by JMIE leadership.

Martinez Receives President’s Award for Outstanding Student Leadership

by Adam Jensen
September 28, 2022

Deniss Martinez, program manager for the UC Davis Environmental and Climate Justice Hub, was recently honored by University of California President Michael Drake and Chair of the Board of Regents Richard Leib as a recipient of the 13th annual President’s Award for Outstanding Student Leadership.

The most recent Environmental Policy and Management cohort meets outside the new Walker Hall after the annual program orientation.

Next Generation Environmental Policy Professionals

by Jessica Penrose
September 27, 2022

Environmental science and environmental policy go hand in hand, working together to enable effective legislation to reflect the most-up-to-date research. Or at least that’s how it could work in an ideal world.

Connecting policy and science often comes with complications, unforeseen challenges, and difficult compromises. And when done right, this work can leave a conservation legacy for generations.