This letter to our members is by Past President Stephanie Hampton. Fellow ecologists, you may recall that our annual reports cover our major stories, successes and highlights, in a celebration of our community and our science. Historically, the Past President has taken this opportunity to comment on items in the report that have been especially noteworthy. As 2025 Past President…
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Sageland Collaborative connects people, wildlife and landscapes through hands-on restoration activities.
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Comment on a sweeping proposed rule that would change how research grants are awarded, administered and terminated.
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Sep. 16, 2026 update: This expression-of-interest period has closed. ESA is no longer accepting names for COP17 observer badges. ESA is accepting expressions of interest from members to receive an ESA “observer status” badge to attend the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17), which will take place Oct. 19–30, 2026, in…
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By Astrid Caldas The crowds came. The Indigenous peoples staked their claims to representation and rights to land. The connection between biodiversity and climate change is a priority topic in this “Amazon COP”, as are synergies across the three Rio Conventions – which together address the interconnected challenges of climate change, desertification and biodiversity loss. The negative biodiversity impacts of…
Earlier this week, I joined nearly 300 participants in Washington, D.C., for the Day of Action to Save NASA Science, organized by the Planetary Society and supported by 20 partner organizations.
A comprehensive survey of scientists across ecology, evolution, and marine science has revealed significant disruptions to federal research programs following executive branch actions that began January 20, 2025.
This year, ESA’s annual meeting offset donation is going to Baltimore’s only environmental land trust.
This letter to our members is by Past President Shahid Naeem It’s my honor as 2024 ESA President to write a letter to the members, to sum up our accomplishments and introduce the full annual report. Since we realistically have to wait until the year is over to work on that, we typically don’t start until late in the winter…
ESA staff recently attended an event on Capitol Hill highlighting the importance of federal support for R&D
Don’t miss the exciting lineup of events focused on policymaking, communication and real-world impact at ESA’s Annual Meeting.