Stanford Woods Institute For The Environment

The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment is the hub for interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability research at Stanford University. We are working toward a future in which societies meet people’s needs for water, food, health and other vital services while sustaining the planet. As the university’s hub of interdisciplinary environmental research at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, the Stanford Woods Institute is the go-to place for faculty, researchers and students to collaborate on research about people and the planet. Their interdisciplinary work crosses sectors and disciplines, advancing solutions to the most critical, complex environmental and sustainability challenges. Working on campus and around the globe, the Stanford Woods Institute community develops environmental leaders; informs decision-makers with unbiased scientific data; and convenes experts from all of Stanford’s seven schools, other leading academic institutions, government, NGOs, foundations and business. The Stanford Woods Institute is pursuing breakthrough knowledge and solutions that link knowledge to action and solve the environmental challenges of today and tomorrow.