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Adrian Semmelink, MSc – New Entrant Agrologist, BC Ministry of Agriculture
Posted on March 24, 2020 by mina phaisaltantiwongs
This interview features Adrian Semmelink, a 2018 RES MSc graduate! Adrian is currently working as a New Entrant Agrologist at the BC Ministry of Agriculture. What is your current position? New Entrant Agrologist with the BC Ministry of Agriculture. What kinds of responsibilities do you have in your current position, and what kinds of […]
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Seeking a more balanced indicator, Canada set to leave GDP in the dust
Posted on March 18, 2020 by mina phaisaltantiwongs
Fernanda Tomaselli, a lecturer at UBC’s faculty of forestry, and Sandeep Pai, a PhD student at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at UBC, wrote about using traditional economic measures such as GDP growth to measure Canada’s progress.