YSE Forest-Related Centers & Programs

Centers & Programs associated with the Yale School of the Environment (YSE) have long-term relationships with the School, incorporating faculty research and guidance into their work and hiring on students as associates. YSE has 18 centers and programs, five of which are closely associated with the Forest School: The Forests Dialogue, the Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative, the Tropical Resources Institute , the Urban Resources Initiative, and Yale Forests.

Marlene Miller Pratt, volunteer lead, and Colleen Murphy-Dunning, executive director of Urban Resources Initiative, pose on the site of the New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence. Photo from URI.

New Haven Moms, URI Show the Healing Power of Community Forestry

January 30, 2021
Sara Santiago ’19 M.F. Marlene Miller Pratt is a mother and educator, born and raised in New Haven to a Black family with roots in North Carolina. She had mostly raised her...

The Future of Cities and Mass Timber

January 26, 2021
Eudora Miao, ’22 M.F.S., Program Associate at The Forests Dialogue What happens when you put foresters, architects, developers, investors, industrial ecologists, and non-...
A TFD field visit in Sumatra, Indonesia

TFD’s Celebrates its 20th Anniversary

December 17, 2020
Many of us started this year with shining eyes, welcoming in a new decade of restoration and celebration, but have been met by immense challenges throughout 2020. While many...
Children of Cherry Ann Park hold up signs of projects underway, including the splash pad.

URI’s Longtime Partnership with Community at Cherry Ann Park

September 25, 2020
The Urban Resources Initiative (URI) is dedicated to actively collaborating with community members and organizations to increase green spaces and tree cover across New Haven...
A co-chair of the Tanzania Land Use Dialogue in Iringa, Tanzania facilitates a breakout discussion on future priorities for work regarding sustainable land use, food security, and improved livelihoods in the Ihemi Cluster. Photo courtesy of TFD, 2017.

The Forests Dialogue Launches Land Use and TFD Approach Guides

September 25, 2020
The Forests Dialogue (TFD) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and with that comes a great deal of reflection on what the organization has accomplished and what...

YFF announces Fall 2020 webinar speaker series

August 20, 2020
The Yale Forest Forum is excited to announce the next speaker series for the fall 2020 semester, jointly hosted by the Yale Forests and the Environmental Leadership &...

TFD Welcomes Women Leadership on its 20th Anniversary

July 1, 2020
Sara Santiago (M.F. ‘19) For 20 years now, The Forests Dialogue (TFD) has sought to capture the voices of different sectors, peoples, and priorities within a forestry space...