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UBC Faculty of Forestry > Climate Change

Climate Change

In The Spotlight: Dr. Haibo Feng

August 9, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Haibo Feng is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Wood Science at UBC. His research area focuses on green building, building information modelling, life cycle assessment and building energy performance. He has extensive industrial and research experience in promoting sustainable building construction with the integration of advanced building systems and renewable energy supports.

Posted in: Highlights, In the Spotlight, News
Tagged with: Assistant Professor, Circular Bioeconomy, Climate Change, Department of Wood Science, Micro-Certificate, Research, Sustainability, Zero Carbon Building

Exploring the Arctic’s Climate Crisis through Virtual Reality

June 22, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

“Qikiqtaruk: Arctic at Risk” is a ground-breaking virtual reality project by Professor Isla Myers-Smith offering an immersive journey to an island in Canada’s Arctic, exploring the impacts of climate change.

Posted in: Highlights, News, Research
Tagged with: Arctic, Climate Change, Conservation, Herschel Island, Qikiqtaruk, Virtual Reality

The Rise of Urban Forestry

June 12, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

As the world becomes increasingly urbanized, the need for green spaces and sustainable urban ecosystems becomes crucial. Explore how urban forestry professionals work to protect and maintain urban parks, natural areas, and tree canopies in the face of climate change and land-use challenges.

Posted in: Branchlines Articles, Highlights, Urban Forestry Featured
Tagged with: Climate Change, Community, Data Analysis, Human Health, Landscape Modelling, Mental Health, Nature, Research, Sustainability, Urban Forestry, Urban Greenspace, Wellbeing, Wildlife

Bianca Eskelson Receives the Alexander Von Humboldt Research Fellowship

May 10, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Dr. Bianca Eskelson has been awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. She is recognized as a Humboldt fellow for her research project on climate-sensitive tree mortality models and the economic implications of altered mortality probabilities in mixed-species stands in central Europe and interior British Columbia, Canada.

Posted in: Awards, Highlights, News, Research Awards
Tagged with: Award, Bianca Eskelson, Climate Change, Fellowship, Forest Resources Management, Humboldt Research Fellowship, Research

Our internet addiction is destroying our ability to combat the climate crisis: An Earth Day Q&A with Hamish van der Ven

April 19, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

The internet is firmly embedded in human life, but we need to consider its rising physical and non-physical costs to the environment and our ability to address climate change. That’s according to Dr. Hamish van der Ven, assistant professor in the UBC Department of Wood Science, whose lab investigates how technology impacts the great sustainability […]

Posted in: News
Tagged with: Climate Action, Climate Change, Earth Day, Environment, Human Health, Nature, Research

Sheppard, Stephen

April 17, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Professor Emeritus
Director, Collaborative for Advanced Landscape Planning
DEPARTMENT
Forest Resources Management

Posted in: Faculty Profiles, Professor Emeriti
Tagged with: Climate Change, Communications, Communities and Livelihoods, Energy Policy, Landscape Planning, Simulation, Social Science, Sustainability, Urban Forestry, Urban Planning

Jones, Trevor Gareth

April 17, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Adjunct Professor
FCM Lead
MGEM Advisor
DEPARTMENT
Forest Resources Management

Posted in: Adjunct Professors, Faculty Profiles
Tagged with: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Communities and Livelihoods, Conservation, Ecology, Ecosystem Services, Forest Management, Land-use Change, Landscape Ecology, Modelling, Remote Sensing, Soil Science, Stand Dynamics, Tropical Landscapes and Livelihoods

van den Bosch, Matilda

April 17, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Adjunct Professor
DEPARTMENT
Forest and Conservation Sciences

Posted in: Adjunct Professors, Faculty Profiles
Tagged with: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Ecosystem Services, Ecosystems, Human Behaviour, Landscape Planning, Population Demography, Public Health, Social Science, Sustainability, Urban Planning

Axelson, Jodi N.

April 17, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Adjunct Professor
DEPARTMENT
Forest and Conservation Sciences

Posted in: Adjunct Professors, Faculty Profiles
Tagged with: Climate Change, Dendrochronology, Disturbance Dynamics, Forest Health, Forest Management, Silviculture

Isaac-Renton, Miriam

April 17, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Adjunct Professor
DEPARTMENT
Forest and Conservation Sciences

Posted in: Adjunct Professors, Faculty Profiles
Tagged with: Climate Change, Forest Genetics, Forest Measurements, Modelling

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