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Schmidt DSE developed a data visualization depicting current, historic, and potential oil drilling impacts in the Amazon Reef that was published in this UK-based media outlet.

Schmidt DSE developed a data visualization depicting current, historic, and potential oil drilling impacts in the Amazon Reef that was published in this Brazilian cultural magazine.

Today the Ecological Society of America (ESA) announced Alejandra Echeverri, Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management and DSE faculty advisor, is a recipient of the 2026 Sustainability Science Award. The award honors “ Biocultural vulnerability of traditional crops in the Indian Trans-Himalaya," which was published in Science Advances last year. According to ESA, this research "makes the greatest contribution to the emerging science of ecosystem and regional sustainability through the integration of ecological and social sciences." Authors include...

Professor Echeverri teaches in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management and is an expert in the interrelationships between people, culture, and biodiversity.

NEW in Mongabay: McKalee Steen & Magali de Bruyn share insights on how traditional ecological knowledge and Indigenous digital sovereignty are key to creating responsible AI for achieving #onservation and environmental goals.

We’re excited to announce a new, full-time position opening for a Research Software Engineer / Data Scientist, who will focus on biodiversity and bioacoustics research. Apply now. Around the world, researchers, Indigenous communities, and environmental practitioners rely on data to understand ecosystems, monitor biodiversity, and respond to accelerating environmental change. Yet many of the tools and workflows needed for this work remain difficult to use, inaccessible, or limited in scalability. At DSE, we’re working to help change that and looking for someone to join us in building the next...

At UC Berkeley, we are privileged every year to work with dozens of undergraduate and graduate students. Training the next generation of leaders in environmental and data science is core to our mission. In 2025 we hosted 21 students for internships, fellowships, and research positions! Students represented a variety of departments including environmental science, computer science, applied math, mechanical engineering, biology, environmental economics, environmental design, and more. Their contributions to our projects ranged from developing a biodiversity monitoring app for Tribal partners...

DSE and the Karuk Wildlife Team are thrilled to share new research in Ecology and Evolution that validates the importance of implementing local Indigenous knowledge in studies on biodiversity and population changes over time. Our paper provides groundbreaking analysis on how the Wildlife Team’s traditional knowledge, research, and citizen-science efforts support elk restoration and presents a potential model for Indigenous-led conservation efforts worldwide. It was co-written by DSE team members, the Karuk Wildlife Team, and former postdoctoral researchers in the UC Berkeley Department of...