Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
Problem Focused. Curiosity Driven. CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): To ensure persons in all AERL workspaces remain as safe as possible, it is required that all persons follow the COVID-19 Campus Rules. IRES must operate under the AERL building Safety Plan. Per the rules above and an August 25, 2021 mandate by the Provincial Health Officer, MASKS ARE REQUIRED IN COMMON SPACES at UBC to prevent COVID-19 transmission. Most UBC courses are online-only until February 7, 2022. Anyone entering the AERL building is required to 1- complete the COVID-19 Safety Planning Training mandatory online module, 2- complete a daily self-assessment for symptoms of COVID-19, 3- AND to fill out the sign-in sheet at the 4th floor elevator every time you enter or exit. With exemptions provided for those who are vaccinated against COVID-19, UBC requires COVID-19 testing for all students, faculty and staff. UBC has implemented a process for confidential self-disclosure of vaccination status here. Click the button below to register for your vaccine if you have not already done so. Vaccine Registration
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IRES faculty members Dr. Mark Johnson, Dr. Jiaying Zhao and Dr. Leila Harris are 2021 Killam Scholars
Please join us in congratulating our faculty for their outstanding contributions to mentoring and research! Dr. Leila Harris was recognized with the Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring. A Professor in Resources, Environment and Sustainability and the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, Dr. Harris exemplifies a uniquely empowering and inclusive mentorship style […]
You’ll See More Carbon Labels in the Grocery Store Next Year. Here’s What They Mean.
December 8, 2021: Dr. Navin Ramankutty, a UBC professor at the school of public policy and global affairs and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, was quoted about the best way to approach climate solutions.
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January 20, 2022: IRES Faculty Seminar with Ilyas Siddique (First Seminar for Term 2)
Successional agroforestry offers great potential to accelerate and scale out ecosystem restoration and produce healthy food at the same time on the same land. Yet, simultaneous ecological and socioeconomic success requires detailed knowledge of management traits of diverse plants and experience with efficient allocation of labor and inputs in space and time.
January 27, 2022: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Alex Walls and Nivi Thatra
Researchers, how you communicate about your work impacts the reach and therefore the real-world applicability of your scholarship. For this workshop Alex Walls from UBC Media Relations and Nivi Thatra from IRES invite you to come with a research topic or paper in hand.
