our programs

We advance our mission through Living Labs, Collaboratories, and Cultivating Leadership.

These interrelated programs help break down silos in science through collaborations with researchers, faculty, land managers, policymakers, and community members. 

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Living Labs

Connecting place-based academic research with local expertise to solve real-world problems on private, Tribal, and public lands and waters.

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Collaboratories

Co-producing impactful conservation solutions through our “Collaborative Laboratories” (aka Collaboratories). These programs convene novel groups of experts and connect science, management, and policy with local action.

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Cultivating Leadership

Teaching, training, and learning from students, faculty, and colleagues at UC Berkeley and beyond to cultivate current and future generations of conservation leaders.