COP16 is the 2024 meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.

ESA is pleased to announce its participation in the 2024 UN Biodiversity Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Cali, Colombia.

By the ESA Education and Diversity Office “Science isn’t finished until it’s communicated.” ~ Sir Mark Walport, UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser. As we continue to face extreme stress from changes in climate and related environmental issues, we are challenged to look toward solutions that increasingly call for public understanding and support.  The National Park Service (NPS), with its mission…

The scientific community will need to engage with the legal community by offering their expert knowledge to interpret the application of the law

Apply for an “observer status” badge to attend the UN Biodiversity Conference in Cali, Colombia.

ESA is accepting expressions of interest from members to receive an “observer status” badge to attend the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Announcing a call for applications for ESA’s Editorial Fellows Program.

The ESA community mourns the loss of Diana Wall, whose impact on ecology and ecologists leaves an enduring legacy.

No, not Greg Poehler’s short-lived international sitcom by the same name, but very literally what the hotel clerk said when I checked in. He smiled; since I’d been practicing on Duolingo for a few weeks and had hoped to proudly correctly pronounce Tack så mycket and instead replied (translated) “you’re welcome,” I did not. Blame the jet lag. Nonetheless, greetings from…

ESA seeks nominations for its Regional Policy Award to recognize a policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities.

By Adrienne Sponberg ESA recently joined more than 6,000 ocean scientists from around the world at the bi-annual Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) in New Orleans. OSM is a joint meeting between the American Geophysical Union, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography and the Oceanography Society. Executive Director Catherine O’Riordan and Director of Society Programs Adrienne Sponberg staffed the ESA…

By ESA President Shahid Naeem It’s now February and, as ESA’s President, I realize that my term is almost half over. It is a good time to reflect on our accomplishments from the past few months, while realizing that these have been possible because of the hard work of ESA members over many years. I’ve been with ESA since 1984,…