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The Brooks Range stretches across northern Alaska. Boreal forests in North America are among the largest areas experiencing a relatively low human impact. (Jason Riggio/UC Davis)

Half the Earth Relatively Intact From Global Human Influence

  • by Kat Kerlin
Study Presents Clear Opportunities to Conserve What Remains

Roughly half of Earth’s ice-free land remains without significant human influence, according to a study from a team of international researchers led by the National Geographic Society and the University of California, Davis.

Tomatoes in a pile

How has coronavirus pandemic impacted California food, agriculture and environment?

  • by Diane Nelson
New report explores long-term effect on state’s agricultural industries

A new report from agricultural economists at the University of California examines how COVID-19 continues to impact California agriculture. Profiles of leading California agricultural industries illustrate the different ways the pandemic has impacted leading industries like dairy, beef, and produce—industries that have scrambled to repurpose products from food service to retail—and tree nuts, an industry that saw a temporary spike in sales as consumers hoarded storable goods.

An illustration of the COVID-19 virus.

COVID-19 Research

CA&ES is committed to the safety and well-being of our students, staff, faculty and the people we serve. The campus has suspended operations in compliance with Governor Gavin Newsom’s statewide stay-at-home order, but we are still hard at work conducting vital research, caring for animals, tending crops and developing innovative ways to teach and learn. Instruction is taking place remotely, and essential services continue.

A woman looks into a grocery counter while wearing a mask.

Undersecretary Replaces Ross for Discussion About COVID-19 Impacts on Food Supply Chain

  • by Julia Ann Easley
Updated 11:50 a.m. May 8: Jenny Lester Moffitt, undersecretary at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, is taking the place of panelist Karen Ross, secretary of the department. Ross had to cancel her participation due to a scheduling conflict that arose.   Editor’s note: At the conclusion of the program, panelists will be available to meet with members of the media in a separate Zoom call.
One car drives across New York’s Brooklyn Bridge during this spring’s shelter-in-place directives. (Getty)

As Americans Shelter in Place, Traffic, Emissions and Fuel-Tax Revenues Decline Dramatically

  • by Kat Kerlin
COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts Could Put U.S. on Track to Meet Paris Climate Accord Goals

Americans drove drastically less, saved millions of metric tons of greenhouse gases, and, in some states, lost millions in fuel-tax revenue since COVID-19 mitigation efforts took effect in early March. That is according to the latest special report from the Road Ecology Center at the University of California, Davis.

Traffic and collisions were cut in half along some California highways during the state's shelter-in-place order. (Getty)

California COVID-19 Traffic Report Finds Silver Lining

  • by Kat Kerlin
Crashes and Traffic Are Down by Half, Saving State $40 Million Per Day During Shelter-In-Place

Traffic accidents and crash-related injuries and deaths were reduced by half during the first three weeks of California’s shelter-in-place order, which began March 20. The reductions save the state an estimated $40 million per day — about $1 billion over the time period — according to an updated special report released this week from the Road Ecology Center at the University of California, Davis.

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