On September 30, our colleagues Luis Fernandez and Claudia Vega were part of a select delegation invited by the Vatican to brief Pope Leo XIV on their work addressing the environmental and human devastation of artisanal and small scale gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon. […]
Vega Facilitates Illegal Mining Discussion in Ecuador Dr. Claudia Vega, a researcher at CINCIA, participated in the meeting that this year addressed the interdependence and connections between the ecological, social, economic and cultural systems of the Amazon. The science that studies the impacts of illegal […]
Summer Highlights from our Sabin Fellows As summer winds down, we reflect back on the incredible opportunities and experiences our Sabin Fellows pursued from right here in town to 1,500 miles away! Municipal Sustainability Three of our Fellows worked in some capacity at the City […]
Free Film Screening Wednesday, September 9 Please join us on Wednesday, September 9, for a free film screening event hosted by the Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s new Center for Planetary and Human Health. The program marks the launch of the Center’s Film Series. […]
Join us November 5 We’re excited to share that our fall conference, “Sustainable, Just, and Abundantly Wild: Resilient Leadership for Our Era,” will be held here on campus Thursday, November 5. In addition to a keynote from 1% For The Planet CEO Kate Williams, we’ll have a […]
Morath Illuminates the Administration’s Move to Block Public Enforcement Can the executive branch block citizens from enforcing environmental statutes, even when such a right is written into the law itself? That’s what the Department of Justice is arguing in its motion for dismissal of […]
by James Bauman (Reprinted from The Pursuit, the new summer publication from Wake’s Outdoor Pursuits team) I had spent three months between Salem and Winston Hall fantasizing about what I’d see on the reefs we studied. A few days into the trip, the time […]
“Fireworks, heat and drought put this Fourth of July at high risk for wildfires” Sabin Center Board Member Lauren Lowman published an explainer on the unique wildfire dangers that surround this year’s Fourth of July festivities in The Conversation, noting the dramatic increase in […]
Morath Weighs in on Monsanto v. Durnell Ruling Do states have the right to insist on environmental protections for their citizens, even when federal agencies have refused to do so? According to the Supreme Court’s June 25, 2026 ruling in 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘷. 𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭, they do […]
“Study offers first map of Amazon’s climate-resilient upslope corridors” As the world warms, plants and animals must quickly migrate to cooler places to stay resilient and survive. For tropical species in the lowlands of the Amazon, the fastest path to survival isn’t traveling thousands of […]