Projects
RESEARCH
Ecological Scars of Slave Plantations
A field-based ecological study in collaboration with local heritage-keepers and scholars in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
EDUCATION
Liberation Ecology Field Course
Through its Liberation Ecology Field Course, CEL readies the next generation of BIPOC environmental change researchers, educators, and organizers to pursue ecological truth telling and respond boldly to planetary and humanitarian crisis.
COMMUNITY CONVENINGS
Eco-Afro Futures Initiative
CEL partners with Black-focused organizations and thinkers to facilitate cultural dialogues between BIPOC researchers and community organizers, shaping new processes of environmental discovery through the pathway of the Black experience.
RESEARCH
Student Collaborations
University students work with CEL and their home institutions to integrate critical ecology frameworks into their programs of study. These collaborations deepen our knowledge and practice and connect students to unique resources.
MUSEUM COLLABORATION
Green Modernism
CEL Director Dr. Pierre worked with Dr. Miriam Zwast, art curator at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany, to create an art exhibition that questions the social forces shaping 20th century views of plants in Europe.
MUSEUM COLLABORATION
New Science: The Academy Exhibit
New Science, a museum exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences, was co-created by CEL and Academy scientists to showcase the experiences, perspectives, and new directions of queer and BIPOC scientists around the world.