Seeding Change in 2025

By DSE January 20, 2026

We're thrilled to share our 2025 Annual Report!

Last year we released seven open source tools that are helping advance global environmental policymaking and improve federal land management. This includes:

Kigali Sim, which could help countries reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions by about 5% by 2040
An AI tool that forecasts climate impacts on corn yields and informs federal agricultural policy
Bioacoustic and wildlife-monitoring technologies developed with the Karuk Wildlife Team and state partners
A new toolkit and modeling software developed with the National Park Service (and used in the wake of two California wildfires) to support vegetation recovery.

DSE and UN team members at the UN office — DSE and United Nations staff co-developed Kigali Sim for over 100 countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

2025 Visualized

Although this graphic only tells part of the story, here's a snapshot of our year.

2025 infographic — Designed by Ashley Walker (AWCO Studios)

Partner Feedback

“Schmidt DSE provided our team with analytical tools that made the National Park Service better prepared to conserve species in the face of growing threats from wildfire, climate change, and staffing shortages.”
-Nick Graver, Botany and Veg Monitoring Program Lead, Joshua Tree National Park

Read our 2025 annual report now!

Thank you to our colleagues, collaborators, and supporters for these collective achievements. We are eager to continue developing cutting-edge data and environmental science, deepening our partnerships, increasing the accessibility of our work, and expanding our positive impact worldwide.

Learn more about us: dse.berkeley.edu/projects

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