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Here’s how a scarcity mindset forms—and how to overcome it
Dr. Jiaying Zhao spoke about scarcity mindset.
January 16, 2025: IRES Student Seminar with Caleb Sinn and Yoshi Tanaka
Talk 1: Aquatic ecosystem metabolism and carbon biogeochemistry as indicators of stream health in the Deadman River watershed near Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Talk 2: Reawakening Traditional Ecological Practices to Revitalize Satoyama Stewardship in Japan: finding adaptive capacity of Japanese village ecology, culture and spirituality
January 9, 2025: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Adrian Lu
Join IRES Adrian Lu for a talk titled “Trade-offs and synergies among ecosystem services along landscape and local complexity gradients in the “Salad Bowl of the World””.
Have a very sustainable Christmas: 5 tips from the experts
UBC researchers Dr. Jiaying Zhao, Dr. Kai Chan, Dr. Johan Foster, Dr. Guangyu Wang, Dr. Nadine Borduas-Dedekind, and master’s student Daphne Chevalier gave advice on how to make the holiday season sustainable!
Want folks to use reusable mugs? Give them a chance to win free coffee: UBC researchers
A chance at a free coffee works better than a discount to encourage people to bring in their reusable mugs at coffee shops. UBC Psychology and IRES researchers are featured in Prince George Post for their findings.
TA Opportunity for UBC Course: ASIC 220
Looking for a TA for an introductory course that provides a comprehensive introduction to sustainability from a science, economics, and societal perspective!
COP29 preview
Dr. Simon Donner spoke to CBC about what to expect from COP29, the 29th UN climate change conference
How much progress has Canada made since the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015?
Dr. Simon Donner spoke about B.C. and Canada’s progress since the 2015 Paris Agreement was signed.
The smog capital of India
A study by Dr. David R. Boyd explained the urgency for treating air pollution as a human rights issue.