The mission of the Center for Land, Environment and Natural Resources (CLEANR) is to promote innovative research and catalyze policy action in environmental and land use law.
CLEANR leverages the depth of experience and expertise of legal scholars, attorneys, geospatial analysts, urban and regional planners, and researchers in areas including ecology, climate science, environmental engineering, public health, informatics, and the social sciences, in close partnership with community leaders, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations in Southern California, the San Joaquin Valley, the Bay Area, and nationwide. Our Research centers equity, local action, maximizing community capacity and ownership, and addressing historical and structural injustices in order to carry out undone science that is of unique importance to underserved communities. Our Policy Workshops and Environmental Dispute Resolution (EDR) facilitate engagement with environmental issues among leading policymakers, practitioners, community organizations, scientists, scholars, and students in order to build advocacy networks, promote knowledge within and beyond the field, and advance law and policy on intractable environmental problems. CLEANR works with over 100 individuals and organizations across California and around the world to achieve these outcomes via Policy Workshops, interdisciplinary research teams, legal research, direct regulatory guidance, model legislation, Congressional briefings, peer-reviewed publications, and convenings.