MIF Information Session – 2025
Join our online information session on November 14, 2025 to learn more about UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship’s Master of International Forestry program.
Jorma Neuvonen receives 2025 UBC President’s Service Award for Excellence
Congratulations to Jorma Neuvonen, Assistant Dean of Professional Education and International Collaboration for the 2025 UBC President’s Service Award for Excellence.
TRANSFOR-M: Opening Global Opportunities in the Dual Master’s Program
Meet Cèilidh, a Graduate student with the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship currently pursuing a Dual Master’s with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship.
MIF Information Session – 2024
Join our online information session on October 31, 2024 to learn more about UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship’s Master of International Forestry program.
In The Spotlight: Peter Wood
Peter Wood joins the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship at UBC as a lecturer and coordinator for the Master of International Forestry (MIF) program. He has worked in the field of international forest policy, human rights and sustainability for over two decades in a variety of roles.
What is “International Forestry”?
When I tell people I’ve recently started a new role as lecturer and coordinator for UBC’s Master of International Forestry (MIF) program, one of the first questions I get is, “what exactly is international forestry”?
Establishing a More Meaningful Approach to Field Research in Global Communities
Western researchers who conduct studies overseas are likely familiar with the terms “parachute science” or “colonial science”. Both are defined as scientific work that does not appropriately acknowledge the importance of local expertise. PhD candidate Alida O’Connor wants to ensure her international fieldwork incorporates a more meaningful approach with equitable collaborations integrated into every step in the process.
Future Forests
In this age of the Anthropocene, the pressures of human activity are compelling dramatic shifts in climate and ecosystems that parallel some of antiquity’s most Earth-altering natural disasters. To secure a future for our forests, we will need to adopt new approaches to forest management that incorporate diverse perspectives and adapt to the ever-changing climate.