PAE would like to welcome Josué Medellín-Azuara as the new managing partner and acknowledge the experience and expertise he brings to the team. Dr. Josué Medellín-Azuara is a research scientist at the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of Read more…
Founding partner Dr. Joshua Viers is contributing the Sustainable Sourcing project as an advisor to the underlying data architecture. Working with representatives from Google, Microsoft, and ESRI, the advisory group will harness the latest developments in Web 3.0 technology to Read more…
Three of PAE’s lead scientists publish on the integration of viticulture and ecology in a Conservation Letters publication. “…vinecology—the integration of ecological and viticultural practices—can produce win-win solutions for wine production and nature conservation, where the goal is a diverse Read more…
This July, PAE and Earthwatch teamed up to send Los Angeles based teen citizen scientists down the Sacramento River. As the groups rafted down the Sacramento River they learned about California’s water issues and supported PAE’s larger effort to assess Read more…
One of the principal challenges for international development is meeting the human need for water and sanitation while protecting the environment. Since 2002, Dr. Daniel Nover, a senior scientist and environmental engineer at PAE, has worked in rural communities Read more…
Dr. John Williams recently addressed the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security program as part of a convened panel on the intersection of population, health, and the environment. You can see a video of his remarks here: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/hotspots-population-growth-areas-high-biodiversity
PAE is working with Mexican counterparts and local villages in Oaxaca to improve management of forest resources. Research in the coastal dry forests is examining the effects of climate change on tree diversity, forest biomass and carbon, while a separate Read more…
Pacific Agroecology LLC contracted with the INCAE Business School and the global coffee distributor ECOM to conduct an assessment of management practices in coffee plantations (“fincas”) on biodiversity. The study, which compared fincas enrolled in a sustainability certification program with Read more…
Adapting agricultural production systems to climate change and water scarcity remains an important challenge to international development efforts. Dr. Ryan Haden, a senior scientist at PAE, has worked for more than a decade on sustainable agroforestry, vegetable, and rice production Read more…
Understanding patterns of biodiversity is necessary to guide broad initiatives aimed at restoring natural habitats was argued by two of Pacific Agroecology LLC’s scientists in a paper about to appear in the journal Restoration Ecology. Dr. Joshua Viers (PAE’s Chief Read more…