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Revealing the hidden costs of what we eat

Researchers find that shifting diets will ease cumulative environmental pressures for many but increase them for others

coreR Course

coreR is an introductory course to the fundamentals of data science, especially for use in environmental and ecological research.

Open Science for Synthesis

Open Science for Synthesis was a course in open science and data science organizing by NCEAS.

How can we CARE more in environmental research?

Annual Reports

NCEAS Annual Report List

Heather Lahr

Heather is the Project Manager for the Cultivated Seafood project. In collaboration with the Environmental Markets Solution Lab at UCSB, the team aims to understand under which conditions cultivated seafood may have a conservation impact. With over ten years in both the seafood and technology sectors, this project perfectly combines her background and interest in creating better food systems for people and the planet. Heather completed her Masters in Environmental Resource Management with an emphasis in coastal conservation at the Bren School at UCSB and a B.S.

Chad Burt

Chad Burt is Principal Developer for the McClintock Lab and develops software for marine conservation planning and fisheries management. Our main application, SeaSketch, has been used in over a dozen countries to support marine spatial planning projects. Chad works to understand how web and spatial technology can be used by a broad set of stakeholders, focusing on the development of user-friendly tools. Chad received a B.A. in Biology from the College of Creative Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Monitoring Invasive Iceplant from Space

Marine Subsidies to Terrestrial Consumers

Principal Investigator(s): Benjamin S. Halpern, Elizabeth Hiroyasu