Mining, Forests, and the Kitchen Fire: Sylvia Mensah Explores How Gold Mining Affects Household Energy in Ghana
For Mastercard Foundation Scholar Sylvia Mensah, environmental degradation does not stay in the landscape. It reaches into people’s homes and everyday routines.
From Nigeria to UBC: How Kudirat Oyiza Abdulkareem is Bringing Women’s Voices into Shea Policy
For Kudirat Oyiza Abdulkareem, a master’s student at UBC FES, environmental research has never been separate from the people who live it every day.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Nature Therapy & Human Health Mechanisms (Deadline: Until Filled)
Job Post: The Multidisciplinary Institute of Nature Therapy is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to conduct research focusing on human psychological and physiological health mechanisms under nature therapy intervention. Apply now.
Isla Myers-Smith Receives CFI JELF Research Award
Congratulations to Dr. Isla Myers-Smith on receiving a CFI John R. Evans Leaders Fund award to advance research on high-latitude responses to climate change.
MIF Instructors Make Global Impact as Lead Authors of Landmark UN Forest Report
FES faculty Terry Sunderland and Peter Wood served as lead authors of the UN’s landmark Global Forest Goals Report 2026.
UBC FES Researchers Find Indigenous Lands Can Outperform Protected Areas on Conservation
UBC researchers found Indigenous-managed lands match or outperform government protected areas on forests, biodiversity and carbon storage.
Pet Cats That Roam Outdoors Carry Similar Disease Risk as Feral Cats, UBC-Led Global Study Finds
A new UBC-led study finds that outdoor pet cats carry disease risks on par with feral cats.
Raccoons Solve Puzzles for the Fun of It, New UBC FES Study Finds
A new study finds raccoons solve puzzles even without food rewards, suggesting they are driven by curiosity and information-seeking.
Wolf Reduction Boosts Caribou Survival—but Only in Rugged Terrain
UBC FES study finds that reducing wolves to protect endangered caribou doesn’t always deliver the expected results—and the shape of the land may be the deciding factor.
Researchers receive funding from B.C. Knowledge Development Fund
Our faculty are leading nine BCKDF-funded projects advancing Indigenous knowledge, climate resilience, wildfire science, and sustainable wood innovation across British Columbia.