Zoom Event – Settler Ecologies: The Nature Conservation Regime in Palestine-Israel
Irus Braverman will discuss her latest book, Settling Nature: The Conservation Regime in Palestine-Israel (2023, University of Minnesota Press).
Geomatics career conversations – Panel and small group discussions, hear directly from GIS professionals | Register before January 19th
Masters of Geomatics for Environmental Management invites you to a panel discussion followed by small-group conversations. Hear directly from GIS professionals as they share advice on building a career in Geomatics. Then, meet and chat with the experts about career-building, networking, and the geomatics working world. All graduate students are welcome. Coffee, tea, and light refreshments will be provided.
Labour organizing and climate justice: intersections, challenges, and political opportunities panel | IRES co-sponsored event | March 12, 5-6:30 PM | CIRS, BC Hydro Theatre (1st floor)
This panel will address two entwined questions: What can the climate movement learn from contemporary and historic labour strategy for building durable power? And, how can the climate and labour movements mutually strengthen one another?
Toolkit launch: Ethical data governance for agriculture | Thursday, March 28, 2024
How do we benefit from the power of big data in agriculture while protecting data ownership and farmer privacy? On March 28th at 9am, join a Zoom session to learn about a new toolkit that answers this question! Project research group: Dr. Sarah-Louise Ruder, Dr. Hannah Wittman, Shauna MacKinnon, Dr. Kelly Bronson, Dr. Dana James, Dr. John Janmaat, Zoé Mangin, Jonathon McIntyre, Dr. Isabelle Piot-Lepetit, Gregory Rekken, and Dr. Sean Smukler Project assistant: Catalina Garcia
Dr. David Boyd & UBC Scholars Talk about the Wrongfully Convicted and Imprisoned Niloufar Bayani
Please attend a talk by Dr. David Boyd & UBC Scholars at Risk students to learn about Niloufar Bayani, an Iranian wildlife conservationist who was wrongfully convicted and is currently imprisoned.
Interdisciplinary biannual North American conference (NACCB) | Society for Conservation Biology | UBC | June 24-28, 2024 (Early bird rates until April 12)
The Society for Conservation Biology is holding their interdisciplinary biannual North American conference (NACCB) at UBC June 24-28, 2024. It will be a dynamic program with science, art, and nature-based activities.
Vancouver Kick Off Event: Climate Solutions Research Collective September 27th
Join a discussion of "Big Ideas" with respect to climate solutions research! IRES’s Dr. Amanda Giang will join other faculty in-person on September 27 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm to discuss "Big Ideas" with respect to climate solutions research.
Nuclear is Not the Solution
Join UBC SPPGA and IRES for this book launch and conversation with its author, M.V. Ramana, and panelists Allison Macfarlane and David Boyd!
Food Systems Sustainability: Understanding the Global Challenge and Taking Local Action | Feb 13 2pm
Short presentations and panel discussion followed by Q&A with Navin Ramankutty (Director, IRES; Professor, IRES and SPPGA), David Speight (UBC Food Services Executive Chef ), and Liska Richer (SEEDS Sustainability Manager).
February 20, 2025: No Seminar This Week
There is no IRES Seminar on February 20 due to the Midterm Break (Feb 17 to 21, 2025).
February 27, 2025: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Tarun Khanna
Join Dr. Khanna's talk, titled "Evidence Based Climate Policy: What works, for whom and when?"
March 6, 2025: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Jeffrey Qi
Transition from UBC to Policy Advisor
March 13, 2025: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Jemima Baada
Drawing from migrations within Ghana, this presentation shares the voices of rural dwellers regarding their experiences of ‘adaptive’ climate migration.
March 20, 2025: IRES Student Seminar with Sam Gorle and Verena Rossa-Roccor
Talk 1: Simulating the Impacts of Hedgerow Restoration on Metapopulation Capacity in Southern Ontario. Talk 2: Academics as activists: exploring and building political knowledge mobilization capacities to influence climate policy
March 27, 2025: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Carly Ziter
Carly’s talk is centered in the growing field of urban landscape ecology. With her students, she employs citizen science, environmental sensors, field observations, and social-science methodologies to explore how the landscape structure of our cities influences biodiversity, ecosystem services, and their interaction over space and time.
April 3, 2025: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Angela Danyluk
So you want to save the planet? Join Angela Danyluk, Manager of Climate Adaptation and Equity at the City of Vancouver, for stories about working in local government on climate action and environmental policy.
April 10, 2025: IRES Student Symposium with Nikki Kaechele, Barry Momodou and Ilke Geladi
Join us for the last seminar in Term 2! Three of our students will present their research.