Kozak, Robert

My research and teaching interests revolve around sustainable business management practices and issues and providing solutions to complex problems related to sustainable development, forestry, wood products and the emerging conservation economy.

Current research interests include:

• forest-dependent communities in transition
• international development and poverty alleviation
• forest governance
• community forests and decentralization
• value-added strategies
• forest certification and corporate social responsibility
• forest sector sustainability and competitiveness
• marketing, management and consumer behaviour

NOTE:  I am currently not accepting new graduate students or postdoctoral fellows.

Projects

Enhancing Effectiveness of Community Forest Enterprises
SSHRC Insight Grant

Exploring Climate Action Pathways towards a Broader, Deeper Social Mandate for a Net-Zero Carbon Economy
MITACS Elevate Grant

Charting New Pathways to Achieving Recognitional Justice in Urban Greening
SSHRC Insight Grant (Co-Investigator)

Awards

Fellow, The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining 2000
Killam Teaching Prize 2001
The Sheth Foundation Best Paper Award (Co-Winner) 2007
Association of BC Forest Professionals, BC Forest Professional Magazine Best Article of the Year Award 2007
IUFRO Scientific Achievement Award 2014
Killam Teaching Prize 2014
Doctor of Agriculture and Forestry honoris causa, University of Helsinki 2022
Honorary Professor, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University 2024