Our Programs
Collaboration is one of our core values.
Addressing the complexity of ecological questions and the urgency of today's environmental challenges cannot be done without teamwork across sectors, disciplines, and ways of knowing.
We partner with science-based NGOs, foundations, and governmental agencies on many of our research endeavors. Explore our current and recent partnerships below.
Current Programs
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AI for the Planet
Harnessing the power of AI and people to solve environmental problems. The AI for the Planet Initiative leverages NCEAS' 30 years of experience to support skill building and community around environmental applications of AI.
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Gulf Ecosystem Initative
Our partnership with the NOAA RESTORE team seeks to solve pressing problems across climate change, fisheries, and natural resource management in the Gulf of Mexico. This $3.5 million partnership will fund synthesis working groups and postdoctoral research for five years.
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Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Office
NCEAS operates the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Office, the hub for LTER synthesis research, education, and outreach activities.
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Ocean Health Index
Our partnership with Conservation International to measure the health of our oceans and the many benefits they provide to people.
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Arctic Data Center
Our partnership with DataONE and the National Centers for Environmental Information at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to increase the accessibility of Arctic data.
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Western Wildfire Resilience Index
Modeled after the Ocean Health Index, the WWRI will provide holistic assessment of the US and Canadian West's resilience to wildfires.
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Master’s of Environmental Data Science (MEDS)
A professional degree program for skill building in environmental data science, management, analysis & visualization in partnership with the Bren School for Environmental Science and Management.
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Openscapes
Openscapes helps researchers reimagine data-intensive science, develop modern skills that are of immediate value to them, and cultivate collaborative and inclusive research teams.
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Conservation Aquaculture Research Team
We are partnering with a school of NGOs and universities to understand the sustainability potential of marine aquaculture as a global food system.
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Collaborative Network for Valuing Earth Information (CONVEI)
Our collaboration with WWF to develop and apply socioeconomic assessment methods to value the benefits of Earth Science Information (ESI) and build capacity within the ESI community to undertake these assessments.
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Recently Completed Programs
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State of Alaska’s Salmon and People Project
Our collaboration with Nautilus Impact Investing to create an equitable decision-making platform for salmon management through synthesis, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement.
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Ocean Tipping Points
A partnership with several academic institutions and NGOs to synthesize everything known about tipping points in marine ecosystems and provide guidance to ocean managers.
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TomKat UC Carbon Neutrality Project
A partnership with UC Santa Barbara's Institute for Energy Efficiency, funded by the TomKat Foundation and UC Office of the President, to develop feasible strategies for carbon neutrality.
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Scale and Impact of Marine Debris
A collaboration with the Ocean Conservancy to measure the scale and impact of ocean pollution from plastics and other human-caused debris.
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Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP)
SNAPP envisions a world where protecting and promoting nature works in concert with sustainable development and improving human well-being.
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Cell-based Seafood
Our partnership with the Environmental Market Solutions Lab (emLab) to understand the key economic, ecological, social, and political conditions under which innovations in cell-based seafood could drive an ocean conservation benefit.
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PEGASuS 2: Ocean Sustainability
Our past partnership with Future Earth developed science-based solutions that benefited oceans and people.
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Want to partner with us?
Let's talk. We are open to partnering with foundations, nonprofits, government agencies, or other scientific institutions that share our values of collaboration and science-based problem solving.
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