What UMBC is Doing

44.02% Reduction in GHG Emissions from 2007 – 2020

397 Tons of Organic Waste Composted since 2016

26.18 Million kWh of Renewable Energy used in 2020

Over 20 sustainability web tools to explore campus features, review green data, and measure your own impact

UMBC has a history of working to implement sustainable practices on campus while also researching sustainable opportunities in the classroom. These actions create and demonstrate positive social, economic, and environmental impacts both locally and globally. 

Ratings & Recognition

AASHE STARS Seal Gold

second nature marks of distinction

2021 MDE Sustainability Leadership Award Winner

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Featured News

Parks Internships available in Balitmore

Urban Resources Initiative of Parks and People Foundation

For all interested students - these are summer internships offered by the Urban Resources Initiative of Parks and People Foundation. As they indicate, they are particularly interested in...

Posted: March 7, 2013, 3:19 PM

GES Professor on the State of the Global Ecosystem

Dr. Elis’s research emphasizes managing local ecosystems

Back from the Edge Could our global ecosystem be careening towards a cliff? That’s what some scientists think. Erle Ellis, an associate professor of geography and environmental systems at UMBC,...

Posted: March 6, 2013, 11:08 AM