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Join our special issue in Environmental Data Science to advance data-intensive science, improve management, or inform policy related to today’s environmental challenges. The submission window is open now through September 4. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

ESIIL's Modeling Extreme Wildfires working group will discuss their work to improve representation of extreme wildfire events in forecasting tools. 🔥 More info here: esiil.org/news-events/ed…

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We are excited to announce a new seminar series highlighting the first cohort of ESIIL working groups! Each working group will be sharing their work during the EDS Seminar Tuesdays at 11:00 AM MT. 🌱 Visit our News and Events link for more information: esiil.org/news-events/ed…

📆 Mark your calendars! ESIIL's first cohort of working groups will share the story and legacy of their working groups in this special Seminar Series. Join us Tuesdays from 11-11:50 am MT from May 19 to June 30. More info: esiil.org/news-events/en…

Join our special issue in the Environmental Data Science journal. Submit by May 31: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Earlier this month, ESIIL Working Group “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Modeling Extreme Wildfire Events” met in person on site in Boulder, Colorado. PI Melissa Lucash recaps their visit in a blog post, read here: melissalucash.com/news/2026/3/13…

Join us for our upcoming EDS seminar with a presentation from Nattália Neves who will be presenting on the importance of leaf phenology in plant economic strategies in tropical dry ecosystems. 🌿Visit our website for more info: lnkd.in/gCZbip69

We are thrilled to announce the selection of ESIIL’s third cohort of working groups! These 10 dynamic teams will collaboratively address pressing environmental challenges and work towards innovative, data-driven solutions. Visit our website for more: esiil.org/news-events/an…

Join us for our upcoming EDS Seminar! Ben Baiser and Daijiang Li will be presenting, “Global Urban Biological Invasion Compendium: Synthesizing Global Data to Understand Urban Biodiversity.” 🌿 Please click here for more information and the zoom link: esiil.org/news-events/ed…

Check out our new working groups

Check out our new working groups! Visit for all the details: esiil.org/news-events/an…

ESIIL is thrilled to announce the selection of ESIIL’s third cohort of working groups! Visit for all the details: esiil.org/news-events/an…

ESIIL Postdoc, Kai Kopecky, was recently highlighted in bioGraphic Magazine about his work that asks whether skeletons of dead coral help or hinder coral reef recovery. Check out “The Curse of Dead Corals” to learn more: biographic.com/the-curse-of-d…

Congratulations to ESIIL Affiliate and CU Geography Professor, Dr. Katherine Siegel, for being named one of 11 women to watch in science! Read more about her highlight in The Story Exchange here: thestoryexchange.org/women-in-scien…

How does combining trade, nutrient, and network analyses help inform strategies to increase nutrient retention, strengthen food security, and support resilience for Pacific Island countries? Find out here: doi.org/10.1111/faf.70…

Please join us in congratulating ESIIL team members who have been awarded fellowships with University of Colorado Boulder’s Sustainability Research Initiative fellowship. Read the full announcement here: colorado.edu/researchinnova…

Read the California Biodiversity Network (CBN) working group's report to find out: cnps.org/artemisia-jour…

Applications close this week! Apply by January 31st to join the 2026 ESIIL Innovation Summit, AI for Sustainability: Translating Environmental Data into Decisions. Visit our website to learn more & apply: esiil.org/news-events/20… cu-esiil.github.io/Innovation-Sum…