The Horace M. Albright Lecture in Conservation was established at the University of California in 1959. A permanent endowment of the lectureship was provided by contributions from hundreds of generous friends and admirers of Albright. This lectureship enables the University to honor him as one of its distinguished graduates, and also to stimulate for this and future generations wide general interest in the preservation of the natural beauty of America.
What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures
October 6, 2025
A special conversation with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, renowned marine biologist, policy expert, and climate thought leader, discussing her inspiring new book What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures.Read more about What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures
Climate Capitalism: A Way Forward in 2025
April 2, 2025
Tom Steyer, former presidential candidate and leading advocate for climate action, in conversation with David Ackerly, Dean of the Rausser College of Natural Resources, and David C. Wilson, Dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy.Read more about Climate Capitalism: A Way Forward in 2025
Meeting the Moment: Embracing Change at the National Geographic Society
October 29, 2024
Dr. Tiefenthaler discussed how the National Geographic Society draws on its legacy to shape its future, driving impactful initiatives — from international conservation projects to historic scientific expeditions — to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world.Read more about Meeting the Moment: Embracing Change at the National Geographic Society
Driving Climate Solutions: Amazon’s Path to Net-Zero Carbon
April 2, 2024
Kara Hurst, Chief Sustainability Officer, Amazon—in conversation with Dean Ann Harrison and Dean David Ackerly.Read more about Driving Climate Solutions: Amazon’s Path to Net-Zero Carbon
The Quest for Environmental and Climate Justice
November 1, 2023
Professor Bullard’s presentation will focus primarily on the U.S. and the need for empowering vulnerable populations, identifying environmental justice and climate change “hot-spot” zones and designing fair, just and effective adaptation, mitigation, emergency management and community resilience...Read more about The Quest for Environmental and Climate Justice
The Insect Crisis is a Human Crisis
May 4, 2023
Insects can seem to be everywhere, all at once, sometimes to an annoying extent. Three out of four every four known animal species on Earth are insects, after all. But these dazzlingly adept creatures, which pre-date the dinosaurs, are suffering a silent yet hugely consequential crisis, with their...Read more about The Insect Crisis is a Human Crisis
Ecologies of Segregation: Empirical Insights from Baltimore and Experience from Louisville
October 25, 2022
Steward T.A. Pickett is an Ecologist and Distinguished Senior Scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, in Millbrook, New York who specializes in urban and landscape ecology.Read more about Ecologies of Segregation: Empirical Insights from Baltimore and Experience from Louisville
Climate Justice and the Question of Reparations
May 5, 2022
Panel featuring: Olúfẹmi O. Táíwò, Naomi Klein, Sabrina Fernandes, and Jackie Fielder, moderated by Daniel Aldana Cohen. Organized by UC Berkeley’s Climate Equity and Environmental Justice Roundtable, co-sponsored by the Socio-Spatial Climate Collaborative, or (SC)2.Read more about Climate Justice and the Question of Reparations
In Conversation with Elizabeth Kolbert
November 17, 2021
Pulitzer Prize-winning Science Writer Elizabeth Kolbert in Conversation with Dean David Ackerly, Rausser College & Dean Geeta Anand, Graduate School of Journalism.Read more about In Conversation with Elizabeth Kolbert
Outside For All: Investing in Parks to Build Community Power
August 26, 2020
Join Diane Regas, President and CEO of The Trust for Public Land, Teresa Bendito, co-founder of Parque Padrinos, and Taylor Toynes, Executive Director of For Oak Cliff, in a discussion on parks and community power.Read more about Outside For All: Investing in Parks to Build Community Power
Half-Earth: How to Save the Natural World
October 7, 2019
Half-Earth is a clarion call to protect half the land and sea in order to safeguard the bulk of biodiversity, and ourselves. At this critical moment for our planet, the Half-Earth Project is bringing together the unique expertise and experience of scientists and thought leaders from around to world...Read more about Half-Earth: How to Save the Natural World
2019 Spring Albright Lecture in Conservation
April 27, 2019
Ana M. Alvarez serves as the Deputy General Manager of the East Bay Regional Park District, the largest local park agency in the United States. Ana’s professional accomplishments demonstrate a strong acumen for proactive and meaningful civic engagement, community building based on public trust and...Read more about 2019 Spring Albright Lecture in Conservation
Environmental Justice
November 13, 2018
Across America, low-income and minority communities are being hit hardest by the economic and health impacts of climate change. Join us for an afternoon with Van Jones—news commentator, author, and founder of Dream Corps —and learn how we can seek environmental justice for the country’s most...Read more about Environmental Justice
Planet Vision
March 12, 2018
Dr. Foley, Executive Director of the California Academy of Sciences, will speak on why we need to build a shared, positive vision of the future to address our environmental challenges.Read more about Planet Vision
Can Nature Save Us? Stories from the Natural World
November 9, 2017
At a time when humanity’s demands on the natural world have never been greater, Dr. M. Sanjayan’s keynote address highlights nature’s essential role in creating a livable future for people everywhere.Read more about Can Nature Save Us? Stories from the Natural World
Activism in Business
April 20, 2017
Rose Marcario, President and CEO of Patagonia, and Robert Strand discussed the role of progressive business leaders in the current era.Read more about Activism in Business
Our Environmental Destiny
October 27, 2016
Environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is chief prosecuting attorney for the Hudson Riverkeepers, senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, and president-at-large of the Waterkeeper Alliance.Read more about Our Environmental Destiny
America's Two Best Ideas—Public Education and Public Lands
March 26, 2015
A conversation with U.S. Secretary of the Interior The Honorable Sally Jewell, President of the University of California Janet Napolitano, Historian and Author Douglas Brinkley, and Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley Nicholas B. DirksRead more about America's Two Best Ideas—Public Education and Public Lands
The World Until Yesterday
April 30, 2014
Jared Diamond
Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and UCLA professor of geography Jared Diamond discussed his most recent book about how traditional peoples differ from members of modern industrial societies in their reactions to danger. Read more about The World Until Yesterday
What's Next for the Food Movement?
November 14, 2013
A Conversation with Kathleen Merrigan and Michael Pollan
A conversation with Kathleen Merrigan, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture under President Obama, and Michael Pollan, Knight Professor of Science and Environmental Journalism, UC Berkeley. Emmy award-...Read more about What's Next for the Food Movement?
The Quest for Sustainable Seas
March 21, 2013
Sylvia Earle
Sylvia Earle, one of the world's most influential ambassadors for the ocean, is a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, former chief scientist of NOAA, founder of the Mission Blue Foundation, a TED Prize winner, and was named TIME magazine's first Hero of the Planet....Read more about The Quest for Sustainable Seas
California Forever: The Future of Our State Parks
September 13, 2012
Sally Kaplan, Carolyn Finney, David Vassar
A special screening of "California Forever: Parks for the Future," part two of a PBS program that takes us on a journey through California's magnificent state parks and presents the challenges they face. Then, filmmakers...Read more about California Forever: The Future of Our State Parks