This area involves the study of sustainable agroecosystems, focusing on programs in environmental, water, soil and land resource management.

• apiculture
• aquatic biology
• pollination biology
• forestry
• pesticide chemistry
• toxicology
• biological control
• environmental microbiology

Advanced studies and research are also available on the lower atmosphere, soil, water, surficial geological deposits and relationships among these resources and their management within the context of sustainable development. Atmospheric science, soil science, environmental earth science and land resource management are specializations with a cross-disciplinary focus on biophysical science.