Environmental Market Solutions Lab [emLab]

Market-based solutions for efficient and equitable environmental outcomes

The Environmental Market Solutions Lab (emLab) is an interdisciplinary team of economists and scientists based at UC Santa Barbara dedicated to bringing market-based solutions to the world's most pressing environmental problems. We deliver cutting-edge research and innovative policy solutions by combining economic principles, ecological insights, and big-data analytics.

Ocean

Improving the sustainability of marine resources and coastal communities

Land

Balancing multiple ecosystem services from the land

Climate

Informing and advancing smart and equitable climate solutions

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Our 2 Cents blog

Fish: It’s What’s for Dinner

The global-scale economic disruptions brought about by COVID-19 have laid bare the vulnerabilities of our food systems. And while for some this means running all...

A persistent barrier to the sustainability of natural resources stems from the common assumption that there is an inherent tradeoff between conservation and socio-economic goals. We believe the opposite--that conservation does not have to come at a high price. emLab works to better align conservation and economic incentives to improve the health, well-being, and resilience of communities around the world.