Life on Land

Managing forests and terrestrial ecosystems, while combating desertification, land degradation and biodiversity loss in a sustainable way.

The current way human activity functions is extractive to the land we live on. Conventional agriculture has sped up deforestation, and 31,000 animal species are threatened with extinction. The planet is losing vital habitats on land, and nations are falling short at conserving these spaces.

Basics of Beekeeping & Supporting Pollinators in Your Garden

Join David Hoekstra, PhD '16 and clinical assistant professor of biological sciences, who runs the UBBees research and outreach initiative, to discuss the basics of beekeeping, and/or supporting the bees by planting pollinator friendly plants at their houses. Learn about all the differences between a yellow jacket, honey bee, carpenter bee, bumble bee, and other kinds of bees. (UB Alumni, 7/29/20)

UB PhD student receives Department of Energy fellowship
4/14/23
Sustainability facculty members Dr. Susan Clark and Dr. Nicholas Rajkovich will be moderators for two upcoming NYS webinars discussing the social and infrastrucutral impacts of extreme heat.
Fifteen students receive SUNY Chancellor’s Award
4/18/24
Fifteen students from UB have been recognized for their outstanding achievements in leadership, community service, campus involvement, or the arts, earning the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, the highest student award offered by SUNY.
Sustainability Month at UB celebrates success, work yet to be done
4/2/24
Sustianability Month at UB is about celebrating our faculty, staff, and student work in making progress towards the goals of our university-wide Climate Action Plan.
Connecting climate change and disease
11/30/21
In another instance of your mother being right, the presenter of this year’s Richard V. Lee, MD, Lectureship in Global Health showed how the weather — specifically absolute humidity — can affect our health.
UB urban design students share proposals for future heart of Buffalo’s Bailey Green neighborhood
5/31/22
Urban design students have once again shown what UB has to offer to the community. This month, students submitted proposals for transforming vacant spaces on Buffalo’s East Side between Zenner and Kilhoffer Street into areas for urban infrastructure and potential housing.
What’s missing from forest mortality projections? A look underground
10/22/21
In a new study, scientists conclude that the sideways flow of water through soil can have an important impact on how riparian forests respond to climate change. Models used to predict the future plight of forests typically don’t account for this factor — but they should, researchers say.
One of UB’s hidden gems is getting a much-needed makeover
11/17/21
Kanazawa Island, a tiny island tucked away in the north bay of Lake LaSalle near the Ellicott Complex, is getting new amenities — including new sidewalks and tree plantings — that will make this secluded islet even more attractive as a peaceful campus escape.
Scientists share final findings from Tonawanda Coke Soil Study
2/28/22
Scientists from the Tonawanda Coke Soil Study hosted a community meeting on Feb. 24 to share the final results of the research with the public.
Conservation in the Age of COVID-19
6/30/20
As COVID-19 took hold in New York, The Nature Conservancy worked hard to balance the safety of our staff with the need to keep preserves across the state open so that people could access the many benefits of nature. We also found creative ways to continue our critical conservation work, including the fight against climate change.
Art meets ecology in One World Café
9/22/23
UB Professor of Art Joan Linder unveils her botanical illustration exhibit "Inhabit," at One World Cafe, showcasing four types of native and non-native species that can be found across UB's campuses.