UCSB Environmental Studies Program

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Our mission is to train leaders, develop new knowledge, and devise solutions to restore and sustain our planet. Tomorrow's leaders must possess the scholarly background and intellectual skills necessary to understand complex environmental problems and formulate decisions that environmentally sound. Our educational process is highly interdisciplinary, drawing upon the diversity of environmentally r

elated departments and disciplines throughout UC Santa Barbara. The new environmental leaders will be strong scholars with practical problem-solving skills, using both traditional governmental tools and those of commerce. They will think critically across disciplines and forge innovative partnerships. The Environmental Studies Program, offers two degrees: a B.A. Both stress the importance of understanding the interrelationships between the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, with the option to allow a student the opportunity to choose studies that will most appropriately fit their environmental interests and goals.

ES Professor Iris Holzer in the news!A UC Santa Barbara soil scientist helps update international accounting guidelines ...
09/03/2026

ES Professor Iris Holzer in the news!
A UC Santa Barbara soil scientist helps update international accounting guidelines for carbon capture, utilization, and removal.
https://www.edhat.com/news/ucsb-iris-holzer-lead-ipcc-carbon-capture-storage-report/?fbclid=IwY2xjawUGeVpwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAGJyaWQRMW9jYnd0dkM0YzNIdlpKY1dzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeFS0PoECI0S3OS3CeEbm2iasTAyxbC41io5qz2lD9FLjLaXKOzlVoQR7uU3Y_aem_zK0LJttroFclB1OBVzTrGw

UCSB soil scientist Iris Holzer has been named a lead author for the IPCC methodology report updating global carbon capture, storage, and removal guidelines.

Congratulations to Senior ES Lecturer Linda Krop on this well deserved award!
08/13/2026

Congratulations to Senior ES Lecturer Linda Krop on this well deserved award!

If Linda Krop were a baseball player, her batting average would be on par with Shohei Ohtani. ⁠
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Krop is not a baseball player — but when she swings, she rarely misses. Working for the Environmental Defense Center since 1989 — and as chief counsel since 1999 — her specialty is in ensuring the biggest polluters don’t make a mess — and clean it up when they do. ⁠
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She fought oil and gas companies along the Central Coast for years even before joining the region’s mitochondria of environmental defenders, seeking to speak for the coastal resources and critters that cannot speak for themselves. In her time, she has led efforts to ban offshore fracking, end federal oil leases, and preserve beloved outdoor areas, such as the Carpinteria Bluffs. ⁠
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It was well-deserved, then, when Congressmember Salud Carbajal gave Krop a proverbial kiss on the cheek on Wednesday during an intimate gathering in the Environmental Defense Center’s backyard in Santa Barbara. He presented Krop with his Woman of the Year award, celebrating her unmatched stamina in the courtroom. ⁠

Read more: https://www.independent.com/2026/08/06/linda-krop-receives-her-flowers-for-guarding-the-central-coast/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Environment&utm_content=Krop-Award&utm_gen=utmdc
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📸: Courtesy

04/24/2026

“Rethinking rivers: Their greatest services may be the ones we overlook” is an article featuring ES Professor Rafael Schmitt talking about his work considering the value of fisheries, sediment and culture shifts economic calculations for development along rivers!
Read the UCSB Current Article here!

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