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In “Professor Paul Ganster On A Half-Century Of Love For Loreto,” Paul Ganster recounts his early journeys to Mexico — including a pivotal 600-mile retracing of the 1769 Portolá missionary expedition — and how those experiences shaped his life and scholarship. He discusses his long career studying the U.S.-Mexico border region, his role directing SDSU’s Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias, and his work on Loreto, Mexico: Challenges for a Sustainable Future.

In “Border Report: Climate Change Knows No Borders,” the author explores how environmental changes don’t stop at geopolitical boundaries, using the U.S.–Mexico border region as a case study. Experts like Paul Ganster highlight how rising temperatures, shifting species, water scarcity, and air pollution affect both sides of the border, and argue for increased cross-border collaboration in climate adaptation and mitigation efforts.