October 7, 2021: IRES Faculty Seminar with Edward Gregr
Understanding the distribution of species and the services they provide is critical to effective resource management. This understanding typically relies correlations between observations of species and the environment.
September 30, 2021: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
On September 30th, UBC will be observing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Classes are cancelled and university employees who are normally entitled to provincial and federal holidays will receive this day off. The day is designated as an opportunity to ‘recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools.’
September 23, 2021: IRES Faculty Seminar with Rachel White and Simon Donner
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC provides regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. Join us on September 23 for a roundtable discussion on the 2021 IPCC Report with Dr. White and Dr. Donner.
September 16, 2021: IRES Student Seminar with Erika Luna and Claire Ewing
September 16, 2021: IRES Student Seminar with Erika Luna and Claire Ewing.
IRES Seminar Series Resumes Thursday, September 16, 2021
See you all on September 16, 2021! (Photo by Garrett Parker on Unsplash)
April 15, 2021: IRES Student Symposium
The IRES Student Symposium features various RES graduate students presenting their research.
April 8, 2021: IRES Faculty Seminar with Erle Ellis
Global evidence confirms that human societies have gained the capacity to transform our entire planet. Could this unprecedented capacity be redirected to shape a better future for both people and the rest of nature? This presentation explores the possibility that some of the same social processes that have transformed this planet for the worse could also transform it for the better.
April 1, 2021: IRES Faculty Seminar with Sonja Klinsky
In this talk, Dr. Klinsky will discuss how approaching climate (in)justice through the lens of relationships can be a productive way to orient engaged scholarship in the climate justice context.
March 25, 2021: IRES Faculty Seminar with Gordon Christie
While Indigenous peoples across Canada engage in struggles over lands and waters, other battles rage in less visible forms. Academics analyzing events argue about what led to this world of conflict and about how to resolve tensions.
March 18, 2021: IRES Student Seminar with Madison Stevens and Rocío López de la Lama
March 18, 2021: IRES Student Seminar with Madison Stevens and Rocío López de la Lama