{"id":19641,"date":"2024-09-27T11:39:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/?page_id=19641"},"modified":"2024-09-30T09:48:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T13:48:19","slug":"sustainability-focus-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/sustainability-focus-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Focus Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a world facing pressing environmental challenges, the need for skilled leaders in sustainability has never been greater. CELS prepares students to address complex global issues such as climate change, resource management, and social equity. Through hands-on projects, research opportunities, and community partnerships, students gain practical experience and develop innovative solutions that can be applied in real-world settings.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our curriculum emphasizes both theoretical foundations and practical applications, preparing graduates for diverse careers in government, non-profit organizations, business, and academia. With a strong focus on collaboration and community engagement, CELS majors foster a culture of activism and leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/sustainability-minor\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/sustainability-minor\/\">Explore Our Sustainability Minor!<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Enhance your degree with our Sustainability Minor! Dive into critical topics like environmental science, sustainable practices, and social responsibility. Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to make a positive impact on the planet. Join us in shaping a sustainable future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CELS Undergraduate Programs that address sustainability:<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/animal-science-and-technology\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/feat_img_animal_science-1.jpeg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"A baby donkey outdoors behind its mother with cows in the background\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Animal Science and Technology, B.S.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/aquaculture-and-fisheries-science-b-s\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/feat_img_fisheries.jpeg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Two stacked bins on a wooden dock filled with small fish\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Aquaculture and Fisheries Sciences, B.S.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bio\/academics\/bs-in-biological-sciences\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/BSBio.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Helix shaped microscopic image\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Biological Sciences, B.S.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bio\/academics\/bachelor-of-arts-in-biology\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/BA-Bio-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"A person with gloves hands examining a sample under a microscope\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Biology, B.A.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/academics\/environmental-and-natural-resource-economics\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/ENRE-Undergrad.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Wind turbine, seen from the ground against a blue sky\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, B.S.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/academics\/environmental-science-and-management\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/feat_img_mesm.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Woodland waterfall\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Environmental Science and Management, B.S.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/geo\/academics\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/feat-img-geol.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Rocky landmass surrounded by water and ice floes\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Geology and Geological Oceanography, B.S.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/bachelor-of-arts\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/BA-Card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Students walking on the beach at the Narragansett Bay Campus\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Marine Affairs, B.A.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/lar\/academics\/bla\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/feat-img-landscape-arch.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"An expansive landscape with win turbines in the background\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Landscape Architecture B.L.A.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/bachelor-of-science\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/feat_img_mar_affairs.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Boats tied to a dock\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Marine Affairs , B.S.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bio\/academics\/bachelor-of-science-in-marine-biology\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Marine-Bio-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Underwater picture of a sea turtle\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Marine Biology, B.S.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pse\/academics\/plant-sciences-b-s\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Greenhouse-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Small seedlings growing in a large greenhouse\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Plant Sciences, B.S.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/sustainable-agriculture-and-food-systems\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/SustainableAgriculture.jpeg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Long lines of plowed earth extending into the distance\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (SAFS), B.S. <\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/academics\/wildlife-and-conservation-biology\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Wildlife_Conservation.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"A fox walking across snow grasslands\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Wildlife and Conservation Biology, B.S.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CELS Graduate Programs that address sustainability<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/BES-MS-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Biological and Environmental Sciences, M.S.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/feat_img_biology.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"A green reptile in profile against a blurred natural background\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Biological and Environmental Sciences, PhD<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/academics\/ms-environmental-and-natural-resource-economics\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Green-Economy-Card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"A long row of solar panels\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, M.S.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/enre\/academics\/phd-environmental-and-natural-resource-economics\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Green-Card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Close-up of a single leaf\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, PhD<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/ma-marine-affairs\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MS-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Diver writing notes underwater\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Marine Affairs, M.A.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/ph-d\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Phd-Card-2.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Large vessel in the ocean carrying shipping containers\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Marine Affairs, PhD<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MESM-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Path into a shady woodland landscape\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Master of Environmental Science and Management, (M.E.S.M.)\n<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/ma-marine-affairs\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MS-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Diver writing notes underwater\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Master of Marine Affairs, M.M.A.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top 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class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/lar\/academics\/community-planning-certificate\/\"\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Community Planning Graduate Certificate<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/graduate-programs\/graduate-certificate-in-hydrology\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Hydrology Graduate Certificate\n<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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