Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES) supports research to understand the interactions between natural, human and social systems. Our teaching programs prepare future leaders to envision and build a just and sustainable world.
Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES) supports research to understand the interactions between natural, human and social systems. Our teaching programs prepare future leaders to envision and build a just and sustainable world.
Empowering people, driving solutions.
At this dynamic cross-campus center, IBES students and faculty conduct groundbreaking research and build creative solutions to complex 21st-century problems. Our work combines an understanding of the natural world and of human societies because environmental stewardship, human rights, and economic well-being are inextricably linked.
Through our unique interdisciplinary approach, IBES fosters actionable research outcomes and the change agents of tomorrow. Our rigorous undergraduate curriculum offers meaningful real-world experiences and unique faculty-student partnerships.
IBES faculty and students are leaders in the global conversation about environmental issues – on campus, at the State House, in boardrooms, and at the United Nations.
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IBES News
Announcing the new IBES Alumni & Family Network
The new IBES Alumni & Family Network is dedicated to fostering lasting connections and collaboration among Brown University alumni and their families who share a deep interest in climate, sustainability, and environmental matters.
Meet the Postdocs: Sonam Futi Sherpa
Alumna Spotlight: Nora Ong ’23
Alumna Spotlight: Vasu Jayanthi ’23
Research Spotlight: Associate Professor Bathsheba Demuth
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Looking at the science behind proposed solutions to environmental challenges, to help listeners cut through the noise and make choices that, possibly, will make a difference.

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Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES)
Brown University
Box 1951
85 Waterman Street
Providence, RI 02912
Phone: 401-863-3449
Fax: 401-863-3839
environment@brown.edu