Laura López-Hoffman Lab

Mission

Our mission is ecological science and policy research to address the impacts of human society and global change on ecosystems. Our objective is to contribute to the development of policies that protect ecosystems while sustaining their contributions to human well-being.

We use the concept of ecosystem services as a means to evaluate the complex interactions between ecosystems and species, the services they provide, and human well-being.

Our ecological research seeks to understand the ways that functioning ecosystems provide services to humans. Our policy research investigates the use of innovative collaborations, agreements and policies to protect and add value to ecosystems and their services.

The geographic and topical scope of our work focuses on the ecosystems and people of the region encompassing the US southwest and northern Mexico, as well as the broader, continent-wide, transboundary ecological and social connections between the United States and Mexico.

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News
New Paper	Media Appearances	Lab Awards
How do migratory species add ecosystem services value to wilderness? by L López-Hoffman, D Semmens, and J Diffendorfer. 2013. International Jourlnal of Wilderness 19(1): 14-19. For reprints please contact: lauralh@email.arizona.edu	EarthSky \| Dec.12.2011 (en español) Laura López-Hoffman discusses the economic and benefits (ecosystem services) of bats. more > C-SPAN \| Mar.11.2011 Laura López-Hoffman appears on a panel on climate change at the Tucson Festival of Books. more > UA News \| Jun.30.2010 Laura López-Hoffman discusses the border fence's environmental impact. more > KUAZ-FM Radio \| Mar.04.2010 Laura López-Hoffman discussed the book Conservation of Shared Environments: Lessons from the U.S.-Mexico Border, of which she is lead editor. more >	Laura López-Hoffman has been named to the external advisory board of SeSynC, the new NSF-funded socio-environmental synthesis center. Carrie Presnall has received a Peace Corps Fellowship, a Springfield grant, two E. Ray Cowden Scholarships, and a Women's Faculty Club Scholarship.

phone (520) 626-9868 | e-mail lauralh@email.arizona.edu


Lopez-Hoffman lab	Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy	School of Natural Resources and the Environment