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Is biodiversity valuable? At Harvard, Boston Climate Week ponders why

Panelists were asked whether nature should be protected for its own sake, for human well-being, or for the economies that depend on it. The answer was all three.
News
Mon, May 11, 2026
Young oak sprout

What oaks teach us about biodiversity

Oak trees, with more than 430 species worldwide, help us see how biodiversity is built over evolutionary time – and why that matters as forests face climate change and ecological disruption.
Brief News
Thu, May 7, 2026

Who Pays When Temperatures Soar?

Researchers from the Climate Adaptation in South Asia Cluster examine how the economic costs of extreme heat are distributed across workers, households, firms, and governments — and how these costs cascade to disproportionately burden disadvantaged populations.
Cluster Research News White Paper
Wed, May 6, 2026

Harvard’s hidden oak collection gets global attention

At a first-of-its-kind workshop, Quercus experts examined specimens, updated decades-old identifications, and began turning one of the world’s oldest oak collections into a clearer baseline for global oak diversity studies. 
News
Tue, May 5, 2026

When Heat Doesn’t End: Robert Meade on New Insights from the Front Lines

Cluster Research News
Thu, Apr 30, 2026

Introducing the 2026 Harvard University Environmental Fellows

The Salata Institute’s Center for the Environment is pleased to announce the 2026–2028 cohort of Harvard University Environmental Fellows: Camille DeSisto, Simon Greenhill, Jong Yoon Jeon, Kyra G. Morris, and Christopher Yeh. 
News
Thu, Apr 30, 2026
A forest and soil

The science of measuring carbon in forests and soils

As forests become more central to climate policy and carbon markets, researchers are trying to pin down how much carbon they hold above ground – and below.
Brief News
Tue, Apr 28, 2026
Boston downtown skyline

Harvard at Boston Climate Week 

At Boston’s first Climate Week, the Salata Institute aims to spark ideas, action, and careers.
News
Fri, Apr 24, 2026
data center viewed from the air

On data centers, local vibes matter more than electricity prices – poll

New polling suggests the biggest question for many Americans is not what data centers might do to power bills. It is what they might do to life in the community.
Brief News
Tue, Apr 21, 2026
Harvesting in Tajikistan (David Trilling)

What war and climate change mean for staple food prices

In 2026, conflict and climate risks are colliding, pushing up costs and exposing the fragility of the global food system.
Brief News
Thu, Apr 16, 2026
India farm with a hot sun

Rethinking how India adapts to extreme heat

A new white paper from the Salata Institute's Climate Adaptation in South Asia research cluster brings together perspectives from climate science, public health, labor, agriculture, design, and finance to examine how extreme heat is reshaping life and livelihoods across India.
News White Paper Harvard Research
Wed, Apr 15, 2026

What I Got Wrong About Cities

Reflections from CID’s Urban Mobility and Climate Change Conference
News
Wed, Apr 15, 2026