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About GLUE
Land System Science for Solutions
Human land-use change has transformed the planet more than
any other environmental force. Its impacts rival those of
climate change, and pressures continue to grow as populations,
incomes, and demand for food and commodities increase worldwide.
The Global Land Use and Environment (GLUE) Lab studies the
forces that shape land use across the globe—from agricultural
expansion and commodity markets to conservation policies and
corporate supply chains. Our goal is to generate the science,
data, and tools needed to reconcile food production, forest
conservation, biodiversity protection, climate mitigation and
human well-being.
We combine AI, geospatial technologies, remote sensing,
econometrics, supply-chain analytics, and large-scale data
integration with field research and stakeholder engagement to
understand how and why land-use decisions are made. We also quantify
the environmental and social consequences of those decisions, and
identify opportunities to improve outcomes for both people and nature.
At GLUE, we believe research should do more than explain problems—it
should help solve them. We work closely with governments, companies,
non-governmental organizations, and local communities to develop
actionable science that advances conservation, strengthens sustainable
food systems, and supports better land-use decisions at scale.
