Creating sustainable solutions across the globe

The Tahoe Institute for Global Sustainability engages scholars and partners to create bold, actionable solutions to the world's most pressing environmental and social challenges, while cultivating the next generation of leaders for a just and prosperous future. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, hands-on training of emerging professionals, and deep community partnerships, we turn critical thinking into meaningful, lasting action.

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A panoramic view of Lake Tahoe.

Research initiatives at the Tahoe Institute

Tahoe Research Institute faculty are researching the most pressing issues at Lake Tahoe to help inform future decisions at the lake.
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Institute researchers in scuba gear on the back of a boat in Lake Tahoe.
Global Engagement Faculty at the Institute have done research in dozens of locations, from Mongolia, to Antarctica, to Chile, and continue to work toward finding solutions to global sustainability issues.
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Two people hold a giant fish in the Mekong River in Cambodia.
Tahoe Environmental Observatory Network The Tahoe Environmental Observatory Network (TEON) monitors water quality along the lakeshore, while also tracking changes across the Tahoe Basin.
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Researchers on a boat taking water samples in the middle of Lake Tahoe.

Recent news from the Institute

The Tahoe Co-Lab gallery featuring a wooden canoe and art pieces.

Tahoe Art-Science Co-Lab opens at the University of Nevada at Lake Tahoe

An interview with exhibit collaborators explores the intersection between artistic and scientific data collection, experience and presence at Tahoe

Workshop participants stand in a group in front of a stream at the University of Nevada at Lake Tahoe campus.

Global Springs Alliance launches at Lake Tahoe to protect irreplaceable ecosystems and prevent extinctions

University of Nevada, Reno and Tahoe Institute for Global Sustainability help establish a global conservation initiative for extraordinary freshwater habitats

Meadow science workshop participants stand in front of Prim Library at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe.

Experts convene at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe to share research about local and global meadows

University professors, alumni and graduate students join meadow scientists to discuss protection of Sierra Nevada meadows

The goal is real impact.

Tackling hard-hitting, complex projects with teams of experts using proven data-driven methods and working with private industry, the Tahoe Institute for Global Sustainability engineers win-win solutions for the environment.

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