Global Food Initiative
UC is working to address one of the critical issues of our time: How to sustainably and nutritiously feed a world population expected to reach 8 billion by 2025.
Sustainable Agriculture Education Association conference overview
UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems, with support from the UC Global Food Initiative, hosted the Sustainable Agriculture Education Association national conference, highlighting hands-on educational efforts that bridge scientific and social issues.
Q&A: Mark Lipson on organics
For more than three decades, Lipson has been intimately involved with the organic movement; he has recently returned to his roots at UC Santa Cruz, serving as a research associate with UCSC’s Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems.
Rainforest Cowboys
UC Santa Barbara anthropologist explores cattle raising, deforestation and ongoing tensions between conservation and development in the Amazon.