Michelle Luiz (Natural Resources Conservation) – Fall 2019
BSCN – Pearson College UWC, Victoria, BC My work with UWC Pearson College is rewarding on many levels. My day involves a mix of outdoor guiding, kayak and canoe lessons, coordinating conservation-based events and planning discussions on social equity in the outdoors. Most of all, it is wonderful to be in a school environment where […]
Congratulations to Laura Vang Rasmussen for being awarded a 2016/17 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
Laura Vang Rasmussenm under the supervision of Jeanine Rhemtulla in the Landscapes and Livelihoods lab, will research the relation between agricultural intensification and expansion and dietary quality.
Canada urged to use vast low carbon energy resources for major new economic engine
National network of scientists, engineers, social scientists and planners examines how Canada could act to limit global warming while remaining economically competitive Ottawa, May 26 2017 – According to a new report co-authored by 71 university researchers from all 10 provinces, decreased demand for fossil fuels over the coming decades could significantly reduce inward investment […]
Scott Hinch receives NSERC Strategic Grant
Scott Hinch was awarded a NSERC Strategic grant totaling $590,000 for research into the effects of injury , pathogens, and climate warming on migration and spawning success of Pacific salmon that have escaped from fishing gear. Partner organizations include the Canadian Dept. Fisheries and Oceans, Pacific Salmon Commission, and Pacific Salmon Foundation.
Sustainable Forest Management: From concept to practice
An up-to-date synthesis of the state of knowledge on sustainable forest management from a variety of environmental, economic, social, cultural, and governance perspectives.
Cool Tools for a Warming World
While Pokémon Go has helped to bring augmented reality to everyday life, UBC researchers are using similar technology to teach high school students about climate change.
Reexamining the Forest
In forest ecology fieldwork, our research comes to life around us. In the forests where we work, this happens to be in the form of skyscraper-tall trees draped in moss and fern over layers of green shrubby plants. As part of his MSc thesis, Ira Sutherland investigates the post-logging recovery of multiple ecosystem services (ie, the benefits that people derive from nature).
Tune into Clean Wood
By using high-energy radio waves, Stavros Avramidis’s research is being used to create an environmentally friendly and sustainable process. Learn More
Researchers identify steps to save freshwater ecosystems
Tomorrow’s clean water depends on nine guiding principles, says UBC Forestry Prof. John Richardson.
Janette Bulkan
New Prof. Janette Bulkan will focus on issues facing indigenous and community forestry