The Earth Institute was established in 1995 to advance our understanding of Earth science and apply that knowledge to decisions made by governments and businesses around the world. A world leader in ...

Pedro Sanchez attributes the roots of his life’s work in soil sciences to the fact that he always liked to “play with dirt.” That boyhood pastime was nurtured by the fact that his family owned a ...

Ruth DeFries examines human transformation of the landscape and its consequences for climate, biogeochemical cycling, biodiversity, and other ecosystem services that make our planet habitable. The ...

Ensure that the Earth Institute will continue to be a leader in sustainable development research, education, action and outreach. Your gifts allow us to help nurture the educational programs, teaching ...

From examining the effects of asteroid impacts to investigating the relationship between ice formation and carbon dioxide release, Earth Interns participate in exciting and groundbreaking research ...

The Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research program has provided postdoctoral scholars with the opportunity to engage in cross-disciplinary sustainable development research. Over 120 alumni have ...

Welcome to the online version of the Earth Institute’s donor report for 2009. We continue to work toward a sustainable Earth, and this report highlights some of our exciting projects in research, ...

There are few people in the world who have helped save or drastically improve as many lives as Joseph Graziano. By devoting his career to understanding the consequences of exposure to metals, he has ...

The single most important thing an individual can do to help communities achieve sustainable development is to make sure governments are putting these issues at the top of its agenda. Many experts at ...

As the deputy director and director of research at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, Peter Schlosser plays an active role in developing interdisciplinary research on sustainable development—in ...

This summer, the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, is offering a new five-week undergraduate field study program in Jordan. The ...

This fall, the Earth Institute, working with Columbia faculty and scholars, developed several new courses to be launched in the upcoming spring 2009 semester. “Climate Change in Africa,” taught by ...