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Understanding how and why some forests are fragmented, degraded, and losing species, while other forests are in good condition and even regrowing and expanding, is a puzzle to any thoughtful observer of the environment.
In a world which is experiencing unprecedented degrees of environmental change and degradation at a global scale, one sees evidence of restoration, suggesting that under certain conditions, people can self-organize and stem the steady loss of the ecological systems that sustain us.
At the Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change (CIPEC) we are dedicated to understanding these processes and sharing this knowledge with the scientific community and the public.
What's New at CIPEC
May 22, 2013: Elinor Ostrom Award winners announced, congratulations to CIPEC colleagues Harini Nagendra, Charlie Schweik and Michael Cox
April 23, 2013: Dr. Burnell Fischer honored by Arbor Day Foundation
February 25, 2013: Search committee formed to name new director of IU's Ostrom Workshop
November 16, 2012: CIPEC's Bloomington Urban Forestry Research Group awarded Excellence in Research from IUB's Campus Sustainability Awards
October 23, 2012: IU researchers Dr. Burnell C. Fischer, Jessica M. Vogt, Sarah K. Mincey and Shannon Lea Watkins awarded funding to study neighborhood-level tree planting
A memorial service for Vincent and Elinor Ostrom was held on October 15, 2012. Please visit the Ostrom Workshop website for more information.
The Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis
June 12, 2012: CIPEC colleagues mourn the loss of their co-founder and mentor, Elinor Ostrom
May 2, 2012: Harini Nagendra, Tom Evans, and Elinor Ostrom receive PEER grant on the "Institutional Dynamics of Adaptation to Climate Change and Urbanization: Analysis of Rain Fed Agricultural-Urban Lake Systems in Bangalore, India"
April 18, 2012: IU professor Elinor Ostrom named to Time’s list of 100 most influential people
Time magazine has named Indiana University faculty member Elinor Ostrom to the 2012 Time 100, the magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
