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UBC Researchers Suggest Plastic Food Packaging Alternatives Need Further Development

October 6, 2022 | Author: UBC Forestry

With single-use plastics on their way to being banned and the growing demand for recyclable and biodegradable materials, UBC researchers are intensifying their efforts to find cost-effective, technically viable solutions.

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Tagged with: Biodegradable, Biomass, Biomaterials, Bioplastics, BioProducts Institute, Environment, Faculty of Applied Science, Plastic, Research, Study

New UBC study sheds light on access to vegetation in 31 Canadian cities

September 1, 2022 | Author: UBC Forestry

When UBC faculty of forestry researcher Dr. Lorien Nesbitt studied patterns of vegetation and green spaces in the United States a few years ago, she found widespread inequities. In many of the 10 metropolitan areas included in the study, comprising over 100 cities and towns, income and education were strongly correlated to the amount of […]

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Tagged with: Green Space, Mental Health, Research, Study, Urban Forestry, Urbanization

New Research Identifies Priority Actions For Lower Fraser River Salmon Recovery

July 20, 2022 | Author: UBC Forestry

The Fraser is the largest salmon-bearing river in British Columbia, supporting 54 unique populations, known as Conservation Units (CUs), of wild Pacific salmon, 19 of which breed in the lower Fraser River. A new open-access study by the Martin Conservation Decisions Lab found that all 19 of these CUs are on a declining trajectory over the next 25 years.

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Tagged with: Conservation, Fraser River, Research, Salmon, Salmon Research, Study

Two pathogens linked to salmon health and survival in B.C.

May 19, 2022 | Author: UBC Forestry

B.C. Wild salmon populations have declined notably over the last three decades. New UBC research, led by UBC Forestry’s Arthur Bass, presents methods to improve the protection of wild salmon. The study uses the Strategic Salmon Health Initiative’s data to assess pathogens in thousands of Chinook and Coho salmon sampled over a decade along the B.C. coast.

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Tagged with: Data Analysis, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Research, Salmon, Study, Wildlife

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