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Apply for a Badge to Attend COP17 as an Observer via ESA

ESA is accepting expressions of interest from members to receive an ESA “observer status” badge to attend the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17), which will take place Oct. 19–30, 2026, in Yerevan, Armenia. Learn more about the Convention on Biological Diversity ESA may be able to issue a limited number…

Call for Experts: Review the Draft United by Nature Assessment

Help NASEM review the United by Nature assessment report.

Voices from COP30: The First Week is Done — What Have We Seen?

By Astrid Caldas The crowds came. The Indigenous peoples staked their claims to representation and rights to land. The connection between biodiversity and climate change is a priority topic in this “Amazon COP”, as are synergies across the three Rio Conventions – which together address the interconnected challenges of climate change, desertification and biodiversity loss. The negative biodiversity impacts of…

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ESA Joins Day of Action to Save NASA Science

Earlier this week, I joined nearly 300 participants in Washington, D.C., for the Day of Action to Save NASA Science, organized by the Planetary Society and supported by 20 partner organizations.

Survey of Scientists Reveals Disruptions to Environmental Research and Training Following January 2025 Policy Changes

A comprehensive survey of scientists across ecology, evolution, and marine science has revealed significant disruptions to federal research programs following executive branch actions that began January 20, 2025.

Baltimore Green Space Receives Environmental Offset from the Ecological Society of America

This year, ESA’s annual meeting offset donation is going to Baltimore’s only environmental land trust.

ESA’s 2024 Year in Review

This letter to our members is by Past President Shahid Naeem It’s my honor as 2024 ESA President to write a letter to the members, to sum up our accomplishments and introduce the full annual report. Since we realistically have to wait until the year is over to work on that, we typically don’t start until late in the winter…

Science on the Hill

ESA staff recently attended an event on Capitol Hill highlighting the importance of federal support for R&D

Science Policy at #ESA2025: Policy-oriented sessions and other events at the Annual Meeting

Don’t miss the exciting lineup of events focused on policymaking, communication and real-world impact at ESA’s Annual Meeting.

ESA Policy Brief

Recent actions ESA has taken in the science policy arena.

From campus to the halls of Congress: One ESA Graduate Student Policy Awardee describes her experience

GSPA awardee Sarah Cuprewich shares her perspective on science policy and what it was like to participate in this year’s events.

The view from the Hill: One ESA Graduate Student Policy Awardee describes his experience

GSPA Awardee Raymond Erskine shares his perspective on science policy and what it was like to participate in this year’s events.