Action Alert: Comment on the OMB’s Proposed Federal Grants Rule
Comment on a sweeping proposed rule that would change how research grants are awarded, administered and terminated.
Important transition for Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
I write to inform you of an important upcoming change to Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Our December 2023 issue will be the last we produce in print; thereafter, Frontiers will transition to online-only publication.
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Honoring Black History Month
The ESA Black Ecologists Section and the Ecological Society of America would like to celebrate Black History Month and the many contributions of past and present Black ecologists and environmentalists. We are thankful for all the Black scientists who helped advance the field of ecology and related disciplines, which has inspired Black scholars of today. During a time when there are still efforts to erase or undermine the achievements of Black scientists, it is imperative to elevate, commemorate, and celebrate their contributions throughout history, around the world, and into the future.
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Policy News: January 11, 2021
The Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award Applications are now being accepted. ESA is now accepting applications for its 2021 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award. Offered each year, this award gives graduate students science policy training and opportunities to meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Visit the ESA website for more information and details on application requirements. The deadline…
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Apply for a Badge to Attend COP17 as an Observer via ESA
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 Yerevan, Armenia. Learn more about the Convention on Biological Diversity ESA may be able to issue a limited number…
Announcing Organizational Member WEST, Inc.
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) welcomes Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST) as an organizational member of the Society. “We launched our organizational membership to build better bridges with employers in the private and public sectors,” said ESA President Peter Groffman. “WEST’s staff and leadership have long been prominent in ESA, and the Society is glad to be able to…
Public Comment Now Open for The Nature Record Draft Assessment
Explore the Nature Record draft assessment and share your input.
Updates & Tips From the ESA Publications Department
There are two factors that often arise as challenges and can result in handling delays: figures that use images from other sources, and the availability of data and code. Please ensure that your submission to an ESA journal follows our guidelines.
A Fond Farewell From Catherine O’Riordan
I am deeply proud of all that we have accomplished together during my time at ESA.
Call for Experts: Review the Draft United by Nature Assessment
Help NASEM review the United by Nature assessment report.
Voices from COP30: The First Week is Done — What Have We Seen?
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…
ESA Joins Day of Action to Save NASA Science
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.