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Sustainable, Just, and Abundantly Wild

Join us for these essential conversations We’re excited to share that our fall conference, “Sustainable, Just, and Abundantly Wild: Effective Action at Every Scale,” will be held here on campus Thursday, November 13. In addition to a keynote from National Geographic Society CEO Jill Tiefenthaler, we’ll have […]


Andes-Amazon trees fail to keep up with climate change

Sweeping view of lush Andes-Amazon landscape

New research led by Sabin Center scholars reveals that tree communities across the Amazon and Andes are not adapting quickly enough to climate change. Lead Author William Farfan-Rios, a Sabin Center Fellow, underscores the study’s implications: “The result is a growing climatic debt that threatens […]


Fernandez Assists in Record-Breaking Illegal Mercury Seizure

Incident Underscores Links Between Mercury Pollution, Illegal Gold Mining & Organized Crime Last month, Sabin Center Senior Fellow Luis Fernandez assisted Peruvian customs officials authorities in the seizure of a record-breaking 4-ton shipment of illegal mercury on its way to Peru. Hidden in bags of […]


Scott Schang Named Interim Executive Director

Schang Steps in as Meiburg Retires The Sabin Center welcomes Board Member Scott Schang as Interim Executive Director. Schang, a Professor of Practice and Director of the Environmental Law and Policy Clinic at Wake’s School of Law, brings decades of nonprofit, corporate, and academic experience, including leadership roles […]


Mercury Research Sparks Global Attention, Community Action

Testing reveals chronic mercury exposure across Peru’s Loreto region Climbing gold prices may mean climbing mercury poisoning rates for the people living in the Peruvian Amazon. According to a June report from our colleagues at CINCIA, widespread mercury exposure has been identified in several […]


“Gasoline on an already hot fire”

The Real World Consequences of Cuts to USAID Programs Earlier this year, the Trump Administration terminated over 6,000 grants as it rapidly dismantled the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), before any meaningful review of the programs could take place. When critical scientific funding […]


Meiburg Weighs in on Seismic Shifts in Federal Policy

With virtually each passing day of the new administration, our nation has seen major shifts in federal governance, and environmental regulation is certainly facing rapid change. Executive Director Stan Meiburg, who capped his 39-year career with the EPA as Acting Deputy Administrator under President Obama, […]


Congratulations to Claudia Vega: 2025 TED Fellow

Global mercury expert leads world-class lab in the middle of the Amazon Sabin Center Fellow Claudia Vega, who heads up CINCIA’s Mercury Program, has just been announced as a 2025 TED Fellow. Trained as an analytical chemist and a wildlife veterinarian, Vega’s work illuminates […]


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