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Vulnerability and its discontents: the past, present, and future of climate change vulnerability research

Vulnerability and its discontents: the past, present, and future of climate change vulnerability research

IRES PhD candidate Graham McDowell and colleagues explore vulnerability research and its ability to capture the complexities of climate-society dynamics.

The demise of caterpillar fungus in the Himalayan region

The demise of caterpillar fungus in the Himalayan region

IRES PhD student Stephen Chignell and colleagues investigate the Himalayan caterpillar fungus—one of the world’s most expensive medicinal species—in a new publication.

Graduate applications now open! | Resources, Environment and Sustainability

Graduate applications now open! | Resources, Environment and Sustainability

Applications for the Resources, Environment and Sustainability (RES) program are now being accepted. Apply by December 31, 2018 to join one of the top ten global centres for the study of Environment and Sustainability.

November 1, 2018: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Amanda Giang

November 1, 2018: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Amanda Giang

Join IRES on Thursday, Nov. 1 for Amanda Giang’s presentation on “Policy Evaluation Problems: Evaluating the effectiveness of a global mercury treaty”

October 25, 2018: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Dr. Justin Ritchie & Dr. David Shiffman

October 25, 2018: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Dr. Justin Ritchie & Dr. David Shiffman

Join IRES on Thursday, Oct. 25 for a professional development seminar on “Communicating our research through creative media,” presented by Dr. Justin Ritchie and Dr. David Shiffman.

October 18, 2018: IRES Faculty Seminar with Robin Harder

October 18, 2018: IRES Faculty Seminar with Robin Harder

Join IRES on Thursday, Oct. 18 for Robin Harder’s talk on “Five often overlooked aspects of closing nutrient cycles from human excreta to food and farming systems.”

David Boyd’s message for the Environmental Rights Initiative in Brazil

David Boyd’s message for the Environmental Rights Initiative in Brazil

IRES Professor David R. Boyd, Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, delivers a video message for the Environmental Rights Initiative in Brazil.

November 8, 2018: Seminar with Nathan Bendriem & Weildler Guerra Curvelo

November 8, 2018: Seminar with Nathan Bendriem & Weildler Guerra Curvelo

Join IRES on Nov. 8 for Nathan Bendriem’s talk on “Economic Analysis of Genomic Technologies used to Enhance Coho Broodstock” and Weildler Guerra Curvelo’s talk on “Wayuu Ontology: a relationship between time, Wayuu people, and the non-human world.”

Reflections from Mayor Gregor Robertson, City of Vancouver

Reflections from Mayor Gregor Robertson, City of Vancouver

Join us for an informal conversation reflecting on Gregor Robertson’s decade as Mayor of Vancouver. This event is hosted by Professor David Boyd (SPPGA and IRES) and is part of SPPGA’s Policy in Practice series.

IRES welcomes Interim Director Navin Ramankutty

IRES welcomes Interim Director Navin Ramankutty

Please welcome Navin Ramankutty, Interim Director for IRES until July 2019.